- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Edinburgh Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 05 February 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 2 March 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how many planning applications to install domestic microgeneration equipment have been received in each of the last five years, broken down by local authority.
Answer
This information is not held centrally.
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Edinburgh Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 05 February 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 2 March 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how many planning applications for domestic microgeneration were (a) approved and (b) refused in each of the last five years, broken down by local authority.
Answer
This information is not held centrally.
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Edinburgh Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 05 February 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 2 March 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the draft proposals for the permitted development rights for domestic microgeneration equipment have changed from those outlined in the consultation paper.
Answer
The Order before Parliament has changed from the draft outlined in the consultation paper including:
Thresholds have been made less restrictive, for example the projection of solar panels above the roof plane has been increased from 150mm to 200mm and limits on the area of roof or wall to be covered have been removed;
Additional environmental safeguards have been included, for example permitted development rights for biomass equipment have not been granted in Air Quality Management Areas, and
Permitted development rights for two classes of development, wind turbines and air source heat pmps) have not been granted pending further consideration.
The consultation paper can be view at http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2008/03/04090052/0.
The Order before Parliament can be viewed at:
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/legislation/scotland/ssi2009/ssi_20090034_en_1.
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Edinburgh Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 05 February 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 2 March 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how many complaints about the (a) noise, (b) visual impact, (c) reflective glare and (d) smoke emissions of domestic microgeneration equipment have been received in each of the last five years, broken down by local authority.
Answer
This information is not held centrally.
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Edinburgh Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 05 February 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 2 March 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what key issues arose from its consultation on Permitted Development Rights for Domestic Microgeneration Equipment.
Answer
The key issues raised in response to the 26 questions posed in the consultation paper can be seen in the Summary of Consultation Responses. This can be viewed on the government website at
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2009/02/06145853/0.
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Edinburgh Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 05 February 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 2 March 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what the proposed total generating capacity was of domestic microgeneration equipment that has been refused planning permission in each of the last five years, broken down by each local authority.
Answer
This information is not held centrally.
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Edinburgh Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 12 February 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 12 February 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what progress it has made in helping to facilitate the adoption of biomass boilers.
Answer
Good progress is being made. We offer support to a wide range of organisations, both public and private and at an individual household level to assist with the installation of biomass boilers.
The Scottish Community and Householder Renewables Initiative has provided 245 grants to householders, totalling over £715,000 and 66 grants to communities, totalling over £2.5 million, to install biomass boilers.
The £7.5 million Scottish Biomass Support Scheme ran in the financial year 2007-08 and supported 60 projects. Building on that success, the Scottish Government launched the Scottish Biomass Heat Scheme in December 2008. The scheme is Scotland-wide, with funding of £2 million from April 2009 to March 2011.
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Edinburgh Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 05 February 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 5 February 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what financial incentives it will bring forward for householders to stimulate a mass market for micro-renewable technology and energy efficiency measures.
Answer
This question was answered in the Chamber. The answer can be viewed in the Official Report using the following link: http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/business/officialReports/meetingsParliament/or-09/sor0205-01.htm
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Edinburgh Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 15 January 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 30 January 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what meetings its officials have had with representatives of Rothschild since May 2007 and what issues were discussed.
Answer
The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Edinburgh Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 15 January 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 29 January 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what meetings Scottish ministers have had with representatives of Rothschild since May 2007 and what issues were discussed.
Answer
Scottish ministers have met with representatives of Rothschild bank on two occasions in connection with ideas developed by Rothschilds with regard to the forestry sector.
