- 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 Roseanna Cunningham on 4 March 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether Scottish ministers have discussed proposals concerning forestry with representatives of Rothschild since May 2007.
Answer
Scottish ministers have met with representatives of Rothschild bank on two occasions to receive advice on forestry matters.
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Edinburgh Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 February 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 3 March 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it accepts the definition of public goods commonly accepted in economic theory, that is non-rivalled (it can be consumed by one person without reducing the availability to others) and non-excludable (individuals cannot be prevented from using it).
Answer
The standard definition in economic theory of a public good being non-rival and non-excludable provides a set of hypothetical criteria against which market failure can be assessed, and is one of five economic rationales for government intervention. Governments often have to take a more pragmatic approach when assessing the rationale for government intervention against these hypothetical criteria and in that sense are not tied to precise definitions. Beyond economic theory, the term public good is used more broadly to refer to a range of social, economic and environmental benefits.
- 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 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 when it will publish the responses to its consultation on Permitted Development Rights for Domestic Microgeneration Equipment, which closed on 12 May 2008.
Answer
The responses were published on the Scottish Government website in August 2008. A summary of the responses to the consultation on PD rights for domestic micro-generation equipment were published on Monday 9 February 2009. They can be viewed on the government website at
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/publications/2008/08/28101947/0.
- 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 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 what the total generating capacity was of domestic microgeneration equipment that has received planning permission 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 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 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, 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.
