- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Thursday, 23 February 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 21 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government when the consultation on the Long-Term Plan for Vessels and Ports on the Clyde & Hebrides and Northern Isles networks (2023-45), which is part of the Islands Connectivity Plan, will be launched.
Answer
I look forward to launching the public consultation of the draft Long-term Plan for Vessels and Ports on the Clyde & Hebrides and Northern Isles Networks (2023 – 2045) in April. An advance copy of the draft Plan was sent to key stakeholders, for initial comments, and published on the Transport Scotland website on 30 December 2022.
www.transport.gov.scot/publication/draft-for-consultation-long-term-plan-for-vessels-and-ports-on-the-clyde-hebrides-and-northern-isles-networks-2023-2045-islands-connectivity-plan
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 March 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Patrick Harvie on 21 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on how many people to date have repaid their interest-free loans through the Access Bikes scheme.
Answer
The Access Bikes scheme closed in February 2022. During the life of the scheme, 4 loans were distributed, and 3 of those have been repaid.
A new Access Bikes scheme has been running since April 2022 which focuses on assisting those facing challenges to access a bike through various means. There is no loan aspect provided in the new scheme.
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 March 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Patrick Harvie on 21 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many additional miles travelled by bicycle, that have replaced miles travelled by vehicles, it estimates there have been as a result of the Access Bikes scheme.
Answer
We do not hold information on mileage travelled by the recipients, but from follow-up surveys for the new Access Bikes scheme running since April 2022, we can confirm that 76% of scheme recipients have swapped car journeys for bike journeys.
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 March 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Patrick Harvie on 21 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to reopen the Access Bikes scheme.
Answer
The original Access Bikes scheme closed in February 2022. A new Access Bikes scheme has been running since April 2022.
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 March 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Patrick Harvie on 21 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on how many people have expressed an interest in receiving an interest-free loan through the Access Bikes scheme to date, broken down by local authority area.
Answer
The Access Bikes scheme closed in February 2022. During the life of the scheme, 348 people expressed an interest, 43 people advanced to the application stage and 4 of those applications were successful and received a loan.
A new Access Bikes scheme has been running since April 2022 which focuses on assisting those facing challenges to access a bike through various means. There is no loan aspect provided in the new scheme.
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 March 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Patrick Harvie on 21 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government which specific organisations have been involved in distributing funding allocated to the Access Bikes scheme, and how much funding was allocated to each.
Answer
The Access Bikes scheme closed in February 2022. The scheme was run by Cycling UK, who partnered with Capital Credit Union and ScotWest Credit Union as a mechanism for offering the loans. £250,000 was originally provided for financial transactions, though only £7,000 of this was distributed to successful applicants.
A new Access Bikes scheme has been running since April 2022 which focuses on assisting those facing challenges to access a bike through various means. This scheme is also run by Cycling UK.
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 March 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Patrick Harvie on 21 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on when it anticipates meeting the target of 10% of everyday journeys to be taken by bicycle.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-13420 on 19 January 2023. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/written-questions-and-answers
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 March 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Patrick Harvie on 21 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on how many applicants to the Access Bikes scheme have received an interest-free loan to date, broken down by local authority area.
Answer
The Access Bikes scheme closed in February 2022. During the life of the scheme, 4 loans were distributed, though we do not hold information on the recipients or local authority area.
A new Access Bikes scheme has been running since April 2022 which focuses on assisting those facing challenges to access a bike through various means. There is no loan aspect provided in the new scheme.
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Thursday, 09 March 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Mairi McAllan on 20 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-12361 by Mairi McAllan on 1 December 2022, whether it will provide an update regarding the date on which it anticipates that the goose management policy review report will be published.
Answer
As set out in the answer to S6W-15782 on 20 March 2023, stakeholders will be consulted on a draft report in April. Following this the Steering Group will produce a final report which will be submitted to Ministers and published in due course thereafter.
All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/written-questions-and-answers
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Thursday, 09 March 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Mairi McAllan on 20 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-12361 by Mairi McAllan on 1 December 2022, whether the Steering Group carrying out the review of its goose management policies shared a draft report with stakeholders in February 2023.
Answer
We shared the results from the goose management policy questionnaire and discussed priorities at the National Goose Forum meeting on 14 February 2023, however a draft report of the review of goose management policy was not ready in February to be shared.
We expect to consult further with stakeholders to allow them to comment on a draft of the report in April.