- Asked by: Bruce Crawford, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 February 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Rhona Brankin on 13 March 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-23329 regarding ship-to-ship oil transfers by Rhona Brankin on 27 February 2006, what discussions it has had with Her Majesty’s Government with regard to the government’s identification of the Forth Estuary as a marine environment high risk area.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S2W-23650 on 13 March 2006. All answers to written parliamentaryquestions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for whichcan be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Bruce Crawford, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 February 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Rhona Brankin on 13 March 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-23329 regarding ship-to-ship oil transfers by Rhona Brankin on 27 February 2006, what discussions it has had with Her Majesty’s Government with regard to the Firth of Forth being a Special Protection Area.
Answer
The Scottish Executive is inregular contact with Her Majesty’s Government on a number of issues, including theproposals for the ship-to-ship transfer of oil in the Firth of Forth. These discussionshave included the Special Protection Areas, the concerns expressed by adjacent localauthorities, the public consultation which commenced on 16 February and somewhatseparately, the designation of three Marine Environmental High Risk Areas inthe mouth of the Firth.
- Asked by: Bruce Crawford, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 February 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Rhona Brankin on 13 March 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-23329 regarding ship-to-ship oil transfers by Rhona Brankin on 27 February 2006, what discussions it has had with Her Majesty’s Government in respect of the consultation process regarding ship-to-ship oil transfers and, in particular, consultation with community councils in Fife and the Lothians.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S2W-23650 on 13 March 2006. All answers to writtenparliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facilityfor which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Bruce Crawford, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 February 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Rhona Brankin on 13 March 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-23329 regarding ship-to-ship oil transfers by Rhona Brankin on 27 February 2006, what discussions it has had with Her Majesty’s Government in respect of concerns expressed by, and opposition received from, local authorities whose boundaries border the Firth of Forth and whose areas may be exposed to oil spill risk.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S2W-23650 on 13 March 2006. All answers to writtenparliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facilityfor which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Bruce Crawford, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 24 February 2006
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Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 10 March 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-19357 by Lewis Macdonald on 3 October 2005, what patient involvement there will be in the tendering process for providing an assessment of needs for ME services.
Answer
In taking forward the tenderingprocess, we shall consider how people with ME/CFS, and those representing theirinterests, can most effectively contribute.
- Asked by: Bruce Crawford, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 24 February 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 10 March 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-19357 by Lewis Macdonald on 3 October 2005, when it expects to put the contract for providing an assessment of needs for ME services out to tender; when the tender process will be complete, and how much it will cost.
Answer
The Executive is committedto carrying out an assessment of the service needs of those with CFS/ME and thefinancial resources for the assessment have been identified. We are stillconsidering the best options for obtaining an independent assessment, and ensuringthat the arrangements conform to procurement requirements. We also want to makesure that the specification for the tender will deliver the intended outcomes. Ihope to be able to make an announcement in the near future which will includethe information requested in the question.
- Asked by: Bruce Crawford, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 24 February 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 10 March 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-19357 by Lewis Macdonald on 3 October 2005, whether it will list the companies or organisations that will be invited to tender to provide an assessment of needs for ME services.
Answer
The Executive will follow theprocedures laid down for tendering exercises, and will be happy to make public thenames of those organisations which submit a bid to undertake the assessment.
- Asked by: Bruce Crawford, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 February 2006
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Answered by Andy Kerr on 28 February 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has any plans to review Fife NHS Board’s “Right for Fife” reconfiguration proposals.
Answer
There are no plans to do so. Following approval by the Minister for Health in 2002, it is for NHS Fife to take forward the proposed development of healthcare services set out in Right for Fife. In doing so, I would expect the board to take account of and ensure consistency with national policy and guidelines, including those set out in Delivering for Health. I would also expect NHS Fife to continue to involve local communities in Fife in the implementation of its proposals.
- Asked by: Bruce Crawford, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 February 2006
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Answered by Rhona Brankin on 27 February 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with Her Majesty’s Government with regard to proposals for ship-to-ship oil transfers to take place in the Firth of Forth.
Answer
The Scottish Executive is in regular contact with Her Majesty's Government on a number of issues, including the proposals for ship-to-ship transfers of oil as cargo in the Firth of Forth.
- Asked by: Bruce Crawford, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 15 December 2005
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Answered by Allan Wilson on 12 January 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive how many responses it has received to the consultation on the proposed Beauly to Denny transmission line and, of these, how many have been in support of, and how many against, the line.
Answer
As of 9 January 2006 the Executive had recorded 36 responses of support and 9,047 objections to the proposed overhead transmission line from Beauly to Denny. A considerable number of further responses, estimated to be in the region of 9,000, have still to be recorded.
