- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 November 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 25 November 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how much it has received in Barnett consequentials as a result of the £25 million allocated for community heating schemes in the 2009-10 UK Budget.
Answer
The £25 million from the UK Government budget funding for community district heating included approximately £2.1 million in consequentials for the Scottish Government.
It is for Scottish ministers to decide on the eventual allocation of consequential funding (general or the product of subsequent new funding) in light of Scottish needs and priorities. It does not follow that this funding would be allocated in similar areas to that allocated by Whitehall Departments.
There is funding available to support biomass fired CHP/district heating in Scotland (up to £100,000 per project) through the Communities and Renewable Energy Scheme. Our Energy Efficiency Action Plan Consultation paper: Conserve and Save, which we are currently consulting on, considers what Scottish Government support is needed for low carbon district heating.
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 November 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 25 November 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what projects have benefited from any consequential funding arising in 2009-10 as a result of the UK Budget allocation for district heating.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-29030 on 25 November 2009. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 06 November 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 18 November 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-27997 by Jim Mather on 4 November 2009, whether it will list the (a) dates of and (b) signatories to correspondence between its ministers and Welsh Assembly Government ministers about funds in Ofgem’s Fossil Fuel Levy account.
Answer
There has been no correspondence between Scottish ministers and Welsh Assembly Government ministers on the subject of the Fossil Fuel Levy surplus.
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 06 November 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 17 November 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-27997 by Jim Mather on 4 November 2009, whether it will list the (a) dates of and (b) signatories to correspondence between its ministers and ministers in the (i) Department of Trade and Industry, (ii) Department of Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform and (iii) Department for Business, Innovation and Skills about funds in Ofgem’s Fossil Fuel Levy account.
Answer
The dates of and signatories to all correspondence between Scottish and UK ministers on the subject of Scotland''s Fossil Fuel Levy surplus are set out in the answer to question S3W-27997 on 4 November 2009. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at:
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 06 November 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 17 November 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-27997 by Jim Mather on 4 November 2009, whether it will list the (a) dates of and (b) signatories to correspondence between its ministers and ministers in the Department of Energy and Climate Change about funds in Ofgem’s Fossil Fuel Levy account.
Answer
The dates of and signatories to all correspondence between Scottish and UK ministers on the subject of Scotland''s Fossil Fuel Levy surplus are set out in the answer to question S3W-27997 on 4 November 2009. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at:
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 06 November 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 17 November 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answers to questions S3W-27550 and S3W-28034 by Jim Mather on 30 September and 26 October 2009 respectively, in relation to how many applications for (a) new wind energy developments and (b) extensions to existing wind energy developments received since May 2007 it has failed to meet its target of a decision within nine months where there is no public inquiry.
Answer
In December 2007, I announced an objective of having applications being determined within nine months where there is no public inquiry.
Since that date, we have received five applications for new wind farms and six applications for extensions to existing wind farms. Of these, the following have not been able to be determined within our nine month objective.
Applications for New Wind Farms
| Name of Development | Date Received | Status |
| Dorenell wind farm | 06-05-2008 | Application under consideration |
| Earlshaugh wind farm | 25-06-2008 | Application under consideration |
Applications for Extensions to Existing Wind Farms
| Name of Development | Date Received | Status |
| Black law wind farm extension | 25-01-2008 | Application under consideration |
| Rothes wind farm extension | 27-12-2007 | Application under consideration |
| Whitelee wind farm extension | 23-04-2008 | Consented within 13 months |
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 November 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 12 November 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with ministers of the (a) UK Government, (b) Government of the Republic of Ireland, (c) Northern Ireland Executive and (d) Welsh Assembly Government regarding the integration of the Irish Single Electricity Market and British Electricity Trading and Transmission Arrangements.
Answer
The Scottish Government has regular discussions with the UK Government and the governments of Ireland, Northern Ireland and Wales on a wide range of energy policy issues. In particular, we are further developing our discussions on possible areas for closer joint working and interconnection through the energy grid and marine workstreams of the British Irish Council.
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 November 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 12 November 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it supports the recommendation of the Joint Business Council of Irish Business and Employers Confederation and the Confederation of British Industry (Northern Ireland) that there should be an integration of the Irish Single Electricity Market and British Electricity Trading and Transmission Arrangements.
Answer
Scottish ministers are keen to develop Scotland''s energy interconnections to the UK, Ireland and Europe. These connections are the key building blocks that will transport and export Scotland''s renewable energy to national electricity markets in the UK and Europe.
Delivering this vision will require collaborative approaches to interconnection between countries, regions and members states towards a strategic, co-ordinated and connected grid network. It will also require significant and sustained effort with other countries and regions to standardise electricity transmission and regulation and integrate energy markets. We are working closely with UK and Irish Governments and a range of other EU partners on this.
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 02 November 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 12 November 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what funding is available from it or its agencies for the creation of high-occupancy-vehicle lanes on trunk roads.
Answer
Intervention 9 of the Strategic Transport Projects Review (STPR) describes how Transport Scotland proposes to enhance road capacity and operations through measures such as Intelligent Transport Systems and subsequently High-Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes. Transport Scotland is currently at an early stage in investigating the feasibility of introducing HOV lanes on Scotland''s trunk roads. Subject to available funding, Transport Scotland will explore those potential opportunities with relevant partners.
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 02 November 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 12 November 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to create high-occupancy-vehicle lanes on trunk roads.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-28575 on 12 November 2009. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.
