- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 13 March 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 11 April 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the advice of the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) to Aberdeen City Council’s public local inquiry in May 2006 and Moray Council’s public local inquiry in November 2007 complied with Scottish Ministers’ strategic objective to provide clear and readily available advice and information on SEPA’s work and to involve the public in environmental protection and, if so, in what way.
Answer
I refer the Member to the question S3W-10935 on 11 April 2008. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 13 March 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 11 April 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether and how the advice of the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) to Aberdeen City Council’s public local inquiry in May 2006 and Moray Council’s public local inquiry in November 2007 complied with SEPA’s general duty to ensure that its activities are compatible with the statutory guidance on sustainable development in respect of SEPA’s own contribution to sustainable development and environmental justice.
Answer
I refer the Member to the answer to question S3W-10935 on 11 April 2008. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 13 March 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 11 April 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether a comprehensive drainage assessment was required to address groundwater issues and discharges to watercourses in the planning application for the Aviemore resort hotels master plan and, if not, what the reasons were for such an assessment not being required.
Answer
I refer the Member to the answer to question S3W-10935 on 11 April 2008. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 13 March 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 11 April 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether, when giving advice to the Cairngorms National Park Authority in the Aviemore resort hotels master plan planning application, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) properly exercised its statutory functions to inform policy and promote an understanding of its activities; whether SEPA complied with its statutory duties, and how it exercised its statutory powers to make environmental information available to the public and involve communities in decisions that affect their local environment.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-10935 on 11 April 2008. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 13 March 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 11 April 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what the First Minister discussed with Mr Donald Macdonald when they met in October 2007.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-9043 on 25 February 2008. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search. m¼$
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 13 March 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 11 April 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what specific statutory duties ministers have in relation to the functions of the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) under the relevant Acts which govern SEPA.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-10979 on 11 April 2008. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 13 March 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 11 April 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the advice of the Scottish Environment Protection Agency to the Cairngorms National Park Authority in the planning application for the Aviemore resort hotels master plan complied with Scottish Planning Policy 7: Planning and Flooding (SPP 7).
Answer
I refer the Member to the answer to question S3W-10935 on 11 April 2008. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 13 March 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 11 April 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Scottish Environment Protection Agency’s advice to the Cairngorms National Park Authority on the Aviemore resort hotels master plan planning application complied with its statutory duty to promote sustainable flood management and, if so, in what way and whether that advice took full account of regulations and guidance issued by Scottish Ministers.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-10935 on 11 April 2008. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 13 March 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 11 April 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is ministers or the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) that have a statutory responsibility placed on them by the relevant Acts which govern SEPA.
Answer
The Environment Act 1995 establishes SEPA and defines its main statutory powers and duties. Additional statutory duties have been given to SEPA by legislation enacted since the formation of SEPA. SEPA is responsible for the operational exercise of these powers. The act also gives ministers certain functions in relation to SEPA, including the power to make appointments to the board of SEPA, give directions to SEPA, give guidance to SEPA with respect to the agency''s aims and objectives, and approve SEPA''s charging schemes.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 13 March 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 11 April 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether a non-departmental public body which was being given a direction by the Scottish Government would be informed that it was a formal direction it was being given and whether any such notification would normally make clear whether the direction was following a decision of ministers.
Answer
The ability of ministers and officials to instruct or direct non-departmental public body (NDPB) delivery partners is part of the long established governance framework between government and the bodies they sponsor.
Within this delivery relationship, there is a wide range of terminology used to describe instructions that can be given to NDPBs and this is normally contained in enabling legislation or other relevant corporate documentation underpinning the governance framework. The scope of instruction and direction can also vary considerably, ranging from simple accounting matters to issues of substance and can cover procedures and timescales where ministers believe there is a public interest. Whether of a general or specific nature, powers of direction allow government to exercise the degree of control necessary to ensure parliamentary, ministerial and public accountability for bodies in receipt of government funds.
The way in which the Scottish Government discharges these core functions is not recorded separately or given prominence over other issues of sponsorship activity. In addition, the way in which directions can be invoked and communicated will vary depending on the individual circumstances or context.
The governance framework which confers NDPB status provides for a degree of Ministerial judgement in deciding the most appropriate level of interaction between body and government.
NDPB sponsorship guidance is contained on the Scottish Government''s public bodies website at http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Government/public-bodies.
