- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Edinburgh Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 13 March 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 23 March 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how it will ensure that policy is coherent between Marine Scotland and other UK administrations.
Answer
The agreement of 24 November 2008 between the Scottish ministers, other devolved administrations and the UK Government under the Joint Ministerial Committee (JMC) will ensure that policy is coherent between Marine Scotland and other UK administrations.
The full text of the JMC agreement can be viewed on pages 3-7 of the document found at this address:
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/s3/committees/rae/lcm/documents/CAbsecletterreRiverESk13feb09formatted.pdf.
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Edinburgh Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 13 March 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 23 March 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether Marine Scotland will champion the interests of Scottish ministers.
Answer
As part of the Scottish Government, Marine Scotland will take direction, where appropriate, from Scottish ministers and will be responsible directly to them for its activities and decisions. There will be appropriate safeguards in relation to transparency of appeals, enforcement and science.
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Edinburgh Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 13 March 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 23 March 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how it will ensure that marine conservation is central to the objectives of Marine Scotland.
Answer
Marine conservation will be a key priority for Marine Scotland and conservation priorities and objectives will be articulated through the National Marine Plan.
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Edinburgh Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 12 March 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 20 March 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what measures it intends to put in place to ensure that local authorities fully implement Scottish Planning Policy SPP 6: Renewable Energy.
Answer
Scottish Planning Policy (SPP) 6, Renewable Energy (March 2007) is a non-statutory document. It is for planning authorities to apply the policy as they deem appropriate.
The Scottish Government has put in place a number of measures to assist planning authorities with this including:
providing consultancy support and advice to local authorities on the preparation of Supplementary Planning Guidance for windfarms.
issuing PAN 45 Annex 2, Spatial Frameworks and Supplementary Planning Guidance for Windfarms.
issuing PAN 84, Reducing Carbon Emissions in New Development.
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Edinburgh Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 12 March 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 20 March 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what timescale it envisages for carrying out research on permitted development rights for micro wind turbines and air source heat pumps.
Answer
Recommendations are expected before the end of 2009, with the intention that, if applicable, a further Amendment Order could be laid within 12 months of the original coming into force.
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Edinburgh Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 12 March 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 20 March 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will publish the brief for the research to be carried out into permitted development rights for micro wind turbines and air source heat pumps.
Answer
The normal procedures for procuring research include:
Advertising the project on the Scottish Government website and requesting Expressions of Interest from organisations.
Issuing the specification to organisations which have been shortlisted from the previous stage and asking them to tender for the contract.
It is therefore not normal procedure to publish the specification.
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Edinburgh Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 12 March 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 20 March 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what measures it is taking to address the level of skill in carbon assessment linked to the implementation of planning regulations.
Answer
Officials are in discussion with the Improvement Service about a range of training and development matters associated with planning modernisation.
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Edinburgh Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 12 March 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 20 March 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the research into micro wind turbines and air source heat pumps will be carried out at the same time given the different issues raised by the decision to delay the granting of permitted development rights for micro wind turbines and air source heat pumps.
Answer
A single study will look at the issues relating to the introduction of permitted development rights for domestic wind turbines and air source heat pumps.
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Edinburgh Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 12 March 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 20 March 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is still committed to removing the need for planning permission for micro wind turbines.
Answer
The government is committed to this objective but a decision on removing the need for planning permission for micro-turbines will depend on the recommendations of the study, which will look at all the relevant issues.
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Edinburgh Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 12 March 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 20 March 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what draft secondary legislation it expects to make available to the Transport Infrastructure and Climate Change Committee to aid its Stage 2 consideration of the Climate Change (Scotland) Bill.
Answer
The draft regulations which have not been subject of detailed research or scrutiny to support the provisions of Section 50 of the Climate Change (Scotland) Bill [as introduced] will be provided to the Transport, Infrastructure and Climate Change Committee at Stage 2.
