- Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 31 July 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 23 August 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether any European regulations or legislation have affected the timescale for the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route project and, if so, whether it will provide details of such regulations or legislation.
Answer
Compliance with Europeanregulations and legislation have been factored into the timetable for deliveringthe Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route.
- Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 31 July 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 23 August 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is considering the remit of a public inquiry into the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route project and, if so, whether it will ensure that climate change implications and effects on congestion levels are included as part of the inquiry.
Answer
The Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route is being promoted under the terms of the Roads(Scotland) Act 1984. A Public Local Inquiry is requiredto be held in certain circumstances prescribed in the act to hear evidence in relationto objections lodged against the draft orders. It is too early to say what evidencewould be heard at any inquiry.
- Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 27 July 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 21 August 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is satisfied that the current regulatory regime for renewable electricity generation takes full account of Scottish circumstances.
Answer
Ofgem鈥檚 transmissioncharging regime works against the development of renewable energy resources in Scotland. This government wants Ofgem to set charging regimeswhich support rather than work against environmental objectives. The First Ministerintends to meet with Ofgem to discuss the impact their charging regimes have onScottish electricity generators.
- Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 26 July 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 14 August 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what other potential targets were assessed in advance of setting the target for an 80% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
Answer
I refer the memberto the answer to question S3W-2433on 14 August 2007. All answers to written parliamentary questions are availableon the Parliament鈥檚 website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 26 July 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 14 August 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-387 by Stewart Stevenson on 11 June 2007, what the current timetable is for consideration of each submitted regional transport strategy.
Answer
I am currently examiningthe Regional Transport Strategies in detail. They are complex documents thatdeserve careful consideration. It is my intention to complete that considerationbefore Parliament resumes.
- Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 26 July 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 14 August 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-387 by Stewart Stevenson on 11 June 2007, which regional transport strategies were approved or returned within the three-month period stated in Scotland鈥檚 Transport Future: Guidance on Regional Transport Strategies.
Answer
None was approvedor returned within three months. I am currently examining the Regional TransportStrategies. They are complex documents that deserve careful consideration. Itis my intention to complete that consideration before Parliament resumes.
- Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 26 July 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 14 August 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will publish its response to each regional transport strategy currently under consideration.
Answer
Yes. The ScottishGovernment response to each Regional Transport Strategy will be publishedon the Executive website. It will be a matter for each individual Regional TransportPartnership to decide whether and how to publish the response it receives.
- Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 26 July 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 14 August 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what reports or other evidence it took account of when drawing up its target for an 80% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, announced by the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth on 21 June 2007
Answer
I refer the memberto the answer to question S3W-2433on 14 August 2007. All answers to written parliamentary questions are availableon the Parliament鈥檚 website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 26 July 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 14 August 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive why the target for a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, announced by the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth on 21 June, was set at 80%.
Answer
The 80% emissionstarget proposed is in line with the manifesto commitment and sets out the ScottishGovernment鈥檚 level of ambition. We are setting in place research, immediate engagementwith stakeholders and a formal consultation in order to inform the nature and levelof the target for the proposed Scottish Climate Change Bill.
- Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 26 July 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Adam Ingram on 9 August 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers that biometric systems are necessary for the exercise by education authorities of their functions under the provisions of section 8 of the Schools (Health Promotion and Nutrition) (Scotland) Act 2007 or for the exercise of any other functions.
Answer
The ScottishExecutive does not consider the use of biometric systems by educationauthorities to be necessary. Section 8 of the Schools (Health Promotion andNutrition) (Scotland) Act 2007 will require educationauthorities to take reasonable steps to protect the identity of pupilsreceiving free school lunches. This can be achieved in a number of ways and itis up to local authorities and schools to determine the best system locally. If an authority decides to use biometricsystems in its schools then we would expect them to follow best practice whenit comes to data protection and to consult parents.
