- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 22 June 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Sarah Boyack on 6 July 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive how many objections Mouchel Scotland Ltd submitted during 2000 in respect of planning applications affecting access onto trunk roads which they were responsible for maintaining and in how many of these cases planning permission was (a) granted and (b) refused.
Answer
During 2000, Mouchel Scotland Ltd assessed 72 planning applications on behalf of the Scottish Executive. The Scottish Executive considered the information provided by Mouchel and recommended that 18 applications be refused.The responsibility for making final determinations on planning applications lies with the planning authorities and their decisions on these planning applications are not readily available to the Scottish Executive.
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 22 June 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Sarah Boyack on 6 July 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive whether BEAR Scotland Ltd are statutory consultees in respect of planning applications which affect access onto trunk roads which they are responsible for maintaining and whether, if they lodge an objection to such an application, this automatically results in the application being called in.
Answer
The Scottish Executive is a statutory consultee in respect of planning applications that affect trunk roads. BEAR Scotland Ltd provide the Scottish Executive with an assessment and recommendation on planning applications submitted by planning authorities in the North of Scotland. Any recommendation by BEAR Scotland Ltd to refuse an application is assessed by the Scottish Executive before a decision is recommended to the planning authority. If the planning authority ignores the Scottish Executive's recommendation, a decision is taken on whether the planning application should be called in.
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 22 June 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Ross Finnie on 6 July 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1O-3599 by Ross Finnie on 21 June 2001, whether it will give an undertaking that no measures relating to the proposal to introduce a 20-day standstill period following movements of livestock will be implemented prior to their consideration by the Parliament.
Answer
No decisions have yet been taken on the 20-day standstill proposal. Any new requirements that may arise from the proposal or alternative suggestions will require legislative backing before introduction and, as mentioned in the consultation paper, a further consultation will be undertaken on the draft legislation. Any new legislation will be subject to scrutiny in the normal way before coming into force.
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 June 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Rhona Brankin on 4 July 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what new appointments have been made to the senior management team of the Scottish Environment Protection Agency.
Answer
Since June 2000, the only new appointment to the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) central management team was that of Dr Campbell Gemmell to the post of Strategic Planning Director in April 2001. There have been two retirements during the same period, resulting in an overall reduction in the number of Directors, so that the team now comprises the Chief Executive and four Directors. The only appointment to the SEPA Board during the past 12 months was that of Mrs M. Patricia Henton, on her promotion to the position of SEPA Chief Executive in October 2000.
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 June 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Rhona Brankin on 4 July 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive how many posts have been transferred from offices within the former regional structure of the Scottish Environment Protection Agency to their corporate office in Stirling following the new appointments made to the agency.
Answer
This is a matter for the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA). The information is not held centrally.
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 14 June 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 3 July 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to lodge a motion in the Parliament on the fluoridation of the public water supply.
Answer
Our National Health: A plan for action, a plan for change promised a wide-ranging consultation on children's oral health, which would seek views on a range of measures, including fluoridation of public water supplies. Proposals for the consultation are being developed and will be announced in due course.
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 June 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Rhona Brankin on 28 June 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what advice Scottish Natural Heritage has given on whether Mellon Charles near Aultbea in Wester Ross should be chosen as the location for a repository of nuclear waste material from decommissioned nuclear submarines.
Answer
Scottish Natural Heritage has not been asked for advice on whether Mellon Charles near Aultbea in Wester Ross should be chosen as the location for a repository of nuclear waste material from decommissioned nuclear submarines. Mellon Charles lies within the Wester Ross National Scenic Area and, consequently, should a planning application be submitted, then SNH would be consulted as required by the Town and Country Planning Act 1971.
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 14 June 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Ross Finnie on 28 June 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive whether fluoridation of the water supply would have any implications for the future development of organic farming and horticulture.
Answer
Fluoride is a natural mineral present in many soils. It is also present in fresh water and sea water. It is not added to any Scottish drinking water at present but occurs naturally in some.There is no evidence that the addition of fluoride at the optimum (1 ppm) level for dental health would have any implications for organic farming or for horticulture.
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 14 June 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Jack McConnell on 28 June 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive whether teachers who work as education advisors will, under the McCrone agreement, receive salary increases at least equivalent to those already agreed for other local authority teachers and what the reasons are for its position on this matter.
Answer
A short-life working group has been set up under the auspices of the Scottish Negotiating Committee for Teachers to review the pay and conditions of service for educational advisers.
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 14 June 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Allan Wilson on 28 June 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps sportscotland is planning to take to promote the Cairngorm National Park as a sport and recreation centre of international excellence.
Answer
The National Parks (Scotland) Act 2000 provides for the establishment of a National Park Authority and the promotion of the park will be a matter for the authority. However, sportscotland intends to work closely with the authority to develop a Park Plan that will ensure that the aim of "promoting understanding and enjoyment (including enjoyment in the form of recreation) of the special qualities of the area by the public" is met.
