- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 21 June 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 13 July 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what reports it will commission on the cumulative impact of small to medium wind farm developments.
Answer
The recentlypublished Scottish Planning Policy 6: Renewable Energy (SPP6) stipulatesthat prospective developers must adequately address the cumulative impact of theirproposal. It also requires that Planning Authorities take account of projects thathave already been built, as well as those consented but not yet built and thosethat are currently at the application stage. This, together with existing ScottishNatural Heritage guidance, should ensure that cumulative impacts are effectivelymitigated. At this stage, we have no plans to commission research.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 21 June 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 9 July 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what funding is available for domestic micro-hydroelectric schemes.
Answer
The Scottish Communityand Householder Renewables Initiative provides grant funding for the installationof domestic micro-hydro schemes. Householders can obtain a grant of 30% of the installedcost, up to a maximum of £4,000.
Householders in Scotland are also eligible for funding under the UK Government’sLow Carbon Buildings Programme. A maximum grant of £1,000 per kW of installed capacityis available for micro-hydro, subject to an overall maximum of £2,500 or 30% of the relevant eligible costs, whichever is the lower.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 21 June 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 9 July 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what funding has been allocated for domestic micro-hydroelectric schemes in each year since 1999.
Answer
The Scottish Communityand Householder Renewables Initiative has provided funding for the installationof six domestic micro-hydro schemes since its launch in 2002, with a total of £22,507being allocated.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 June 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 9 July 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how many public service workers given special leave with pay and serving with the Territorial Army or reserves have subsequently been recorded as suffering either physical or mental health problems as a result of their service activities.
Answer
This informationis not held centrally. We continue our discussions the Ministry of Defence andNHS boards to develop new models of service delivery for veterans.
Currentarrangements include assessment and out-patient service for those members of the reserved forces demobilised since January 2003 whose mental health isassessed to have suffered primarily as a result of their operationaldeployment. In-patient care is provided by NHS boards through normal referralprocesses subject to the terms on the priority to be attached for treatment forthose veterans in receipt of a service related pension.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 June 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 9 July 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how many of its staff are currently on special leave with pay and serving with the Territorial Army or reserves, broken down by directorate.
Answer
There arecurrently no Scottish Executive staff on special leave for the purpose ofTerritorial Army or reservist duty with or without pay.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 June 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 9 July 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how many patients who are now, or were formerly, members of the British armed forces are being treated in hospitals in Scotland for mental health problems related to post-traumatic stress or combat fatigue.
Answer
This informationis not centrally held. Work continues with the Ministry of Defence and NHS boardsto improve access tostructured care and support that better reflects needs for serving and former servicepersonnel.
Assessment and outpatient services are in place forthose members of the reserved forces demobilised since January 2003 whosemental health is assessed to have suffered primarily as a result of theiroperational deployment. The out-patient services are provided and funded byDefence Medical Services from facilities in Kinloss, Leuchars and Faslane.
In-patient careis also provided and fully funded by NHS boards through normal referralprocesses subject to the terms on the priority to be attached for treatment forthose veterans in receipt of a service related pension.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 June 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 5 July 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-25808 by Cathy Jamieson on 23 May 2006, what plans it now has to introduce a convention to prevent the Special Branch carrying out electronic surveillance of MSPs and whether it will hold discussions with the UK Government and the security services on extending the Wilson Doctrine to cover MSPs in a similar way to MPs.
Answer
Scottishministers have no role in authorising general covert surveillance. They do havethe specific power to authorise interception of communications for the purpose of the prevention or detection of serious crime. Authorisation of interception warrantsfor matters of national security and for the purpose of safeguarding the economicwellbeing of the United Kingdom remains the responsibility of UK Secretaries of State.
The Scottish Governmenthas no plans to seek to extend the Wilson Doctrine to cover MSPs, nor to introducea convention to prevent police Special Branches carrying out covert surveillancein circumstances which meet the strict tests of necessity and proportionality requiredby law.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 June 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 4 July 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what funding will be allocated for the provision of independent advice and support services by NHS boards in partnership with local citizens advice bureaux, broken down by board.
Answer
The Scottish Governmenthas made it clear to NHS boards that it expects them to provide this service forthe benefit of patients. The funding of the local service is a matter for each NHSboard and information on it is not held centrally.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 June 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 4 July 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-792 by Nicola Sturgeon on 18 June 2007, how many NHS staff currently on special leave with pay and serving with the Territorial Army or reserves have been away from work for (a) one to three weeks, (b) one to three months, (c) six to nine months and (d) a year of more in each year since 2001.
Answer
The information requestedis not held centrally.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 June 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 4 July 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-792 by Nicola Sturgeon on 18 June 2007, what NHS Scotland’s annual costs have been since 1999 to cover for staff on special leave with pay who were performing civic and public duties with the Territorial Army or reserves.
Answer
The information requestedis not held centrally.
