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Scottish Water and Local Authorities are working together to understand how sewerage and drainage networks operate at times of heavy rainfall. This work is enabling them to assess the performance of sewerage and drainage networks whether these be for the day to day management of the networks, the planning of investment or the enabling of new connections.

The models and plans resulting from these studies are updated periodically to ensure that they remain up to date.

We keep these issues constantly under review to ensure the maximum environmental standards for Scotland. This includes working with all enforcement partners, to improve the effectiveness of enforcement as a deterrent.

We keep these issues constantly under review to ensure the maximum environmental standards for Scotland. This includes working with all enforcement partners, to improve the effectiveness of enforcement as a deterrent.

The information on fines collection that the SCTS holds is not broken down to specific charges, such as fly tipping. Fine accounts are connected to a person rather than one charge, therefore fines imposed and collected for multiple charges will appear on one account.

As set out in my response to question S5W-13949 and the Statement I delivered to Parliament on 23 January 2017, my approval of these proposals is conditional on: NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde maintaining and developing community based paediatric services, thereby maximising local provision where clinically appropriate; and on the Health Board working directly with families from the Paisley area on specific treatment plans. These plans must be in place before any service changes are made, and will ensure that there is a full understanding of what services and support will be available to local families and from where. This will include transport and financial support advice. The Royal Hospital for Children has a dedicated Family Support Information Service which offers support for families accessing the hospital. It provides funding to cover transport, fuel, travel expenses, or other forms of assistance identified by the family or medical and nursing staff on the wards.

In accordance with the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment)(Scotland) Regulations 2017 Scottish Water has submitted an EIA Screening Opinion Request to the planning authority.

As set out in my response to question S5W-13949 and the Statement I delivered to Parliament on 23 January 2017, my approval of these proposals is conditional on: NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde maintaining and developing community based paediatric services, thereby maximising local provision where clinically appropriate; and on the Health Board working directly with families from the Paisley area on specific treatment plans. These plans must be in place before any service changes are made, and will ensure that there is a full understanding of what services and support will be available to local families and from where.

The current public consultation on regulation of animal sanctuaries recognises that rehoming activities involve organisations or individuals operating without premises to keep animals, as well as those with fixed premises. The consultation outlines a possible approach to regulation based on the numbers of animals being rehomed by individuals or organisations as well as the number of animals being kept. Detailed regulations will be prepared based on the results of this consultation. The consultation may be found at .

The volume of fly-tipped material on farmland isn’t held centrally. Information in the Criminal Proceedings in Scotland database does not identify the type of land where fly-tipping has occurred.

Assessments have been carried out as follows.

Ecosystem disruption

To assess the potential disruption to the ecosystem by beavers, Scottish Natural Heritage assessed the potential interaction between beavers and ecosystems on Tayside and Knapdale and habitat which may be occupied by beavers in the future. This is reported in Chapters 3.4.1 to 3.4.10 of the Beaver in Scotland report published in June 2015 and available at the following link .

This assessment was further updated through the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA), published by the Scottish Government on 12 December 2017, which is available at this link . This assessed the likely impacts to protected habitats and species from the two current beaver populations as well as an element of range expansion.

These assessments looked at the potential for positive and negative effects, including whether and how mitigation could be used to avoid or minimise the potential for disruption to the ecological function of key habitats and their species.

Spread of disease among native species

SNH assessed the likely implications to public and animal health associated with the beaver populations at Knapdale and Tayside and considered any implications for wider expansion across Scotland. This is reported in Chapter 4.6 pages 142 -146 of the Beavers in Scotland report and in the SEA.

Flooding and adverse watercourse condition risk, and infrastructure damage as a result of the recent establishment of beaver populations

Chapter 4 of the Beaver in Scotland report assesses the likely flooding and adverse watercourse condition risk and infrastructure damage. Thisincludes a summary of experience prior to 2015 of beaver and impacts on forestry, agriculture and infrastructure/general land use. Chapter 3.4.2 and 3.4.3 assessed potential for changes to water chemistry. The SEA and the Tayside Beaver Study Group final report (2015) updated this and included findings of recent cases where beavers had been cited as having an impact on material assets, flooding and arable farmland.