- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 05 October 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 4 November 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions its officials have had with Department of Energy and Climate Change officials about funds in Ofgem’s Fossil Fuel Levy account.
Answer
I refer the member to 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: Monday, 05 October 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 4 November 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions Scottish ministers have had with Welsh Assembly Government ministers about funds in Ofgem’s Fossil Fuel Levy account.
Answer
I refer the member to 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: Thursday, 08 October 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 30 October 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-27616 by Jim Mather on 6 October 2009, whether it will publish details of the registrations of interest for the Saltire Prize competition and, if so, when.
Answer
As no agreement has been made with Saltire Prize Registrants to release information, the Scottish Government will not be publishing details of the registrations of interest received for the Saltire Prize. There could be potential to breach commercial confidentiality. However, details of the teams that make formal applications to participate in the competition will be published on the Saltire Prize website. Application packs for entry will be finalised by the end of 2009.
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 08 October 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 30 October 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-27617 by Jim Mather on 6 October 2009, how many responses it received to the public consultation on the draft guidelines for the Saltire Prize.
Answer
There were 21 responses to the public consultation on the draft guidelines for the Saltire Prize.
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 05 October 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 28 October 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-27553 by Stewart Stevenson on 5 October 2009, whether it will list, in relation to each report, (a) the name of the planning application, (b) the date of receipt by ministers of the report of the public local inquiry and (c) when it expects to announce its decision
Answer
Scottish ministers are currently considering reports submitted by the Directorate for Planning and Environmental Appeals as follows:
| Site | Development | Date Report Submitted to Scottish Ministers. | Date Decision Expected |
| Beauly to Denny. | Section 37 application for power line and also compulsory purchase orders, wayleaves and planning appeals. | Main line report submitted 18 February 2009. | 2009. |
| Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route. | Road Scheme. | 30 June 2009. | Under active consideration and expect to make a decision as soon as possible. |
| M8 (Baillieston to Newhouse) Special Road Scheme. | Roads Scheme. | 13 October 2008. | Under active consideration and expect to make a decision as soon as possible. |
| M8/M73/M74 (Networks Improvements) Road Orders and Compulsory Purchase Orders. | Roads Scheme. | 24 July 2009. | Under active consideration and expect to make a decision as soon as possible. |
| M876 Glenbervie (connecting Roads). | Roads Scheme. | 3 December 2008. | Under active consideration and expect to make a decision as soon as possible. |
| A92 Trunk Road (Station Brae and Inerdovat Junctions) (Prohibition of Specified Turns) Draft Order. | Roads Scheme. | 28 July 2009. | Under active consideration and expect to make a decision as soon as possible. |
| Morrison Street, Edinburgh. | Planning application in respect of the demolition of building and structures, regrading existing car park, redevelopment comprising hotels etc. | 17 September 2009. | October 2009. |
| Baillie Windfarm, by Thurso. | Section 36 windfarm application. | 17 August 2009. | Under active consideration and hope to make decision in 2009. |
| Muaitheabhal, Isle of Lewis. | Section 36 windfarm. | 5 September 2008. | Under active consideration and hope to make decision in 2009. |
| Calliachar, Amulree, Strathtay. | Planning appeal for a 14 turbine windfarm with ancillary development. | 12 October 2009. | Spring 2010, this case is being considered conjointly with another windfarm appeal in the same area, the report for which will not be submitted to Scottish ministers until early 2010. |
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 05 October 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 26 October 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-27550 by Jim Mather on 30 September 2009, whether it will list the (a) name of the project, (b) date of application and (c) mega watt capacity of the seven new wind energy development applications
Answer
The details of the seven applications referred to above are:
| 1. Dorenell wind farm Received “ 6 May 2008 Capacity “ 177MW | 2. Earlshaugh wind farm Received “ 25 June 2008 Capacity - 108MW | |
| 3. Harelaw Renewable Energy Park Received “ 19 May 2009 Capacity “ 120MW | 4. Pairc wind farm Received - 1 June 2007 Capacity “ 94MW | |
| 5. Strathy South wind farm Received “ 29 June 2007 Capacity “ 177MW | 6. Viking wind farm Received “ 19 May 2009 Capacity - 550MW | |
| 7. Wester Dod wind farm Received “ 7 September 2009 Capacity “ 108MW | | |
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- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 05 October 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 26 October 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-27550 by Jim Mather on 30 September 2009, whether it will list the (a) name of the project, (b) date of application and (c) mega watt capacity of the three applications for extensions to existing wind energy developments that the Scottish Ministers have not yet determined.
Answer
The details of the three applications referred to above are:
| 1. Black Law wind farm extension Received “ 25 January 2008 Capacity “ 90MW | 2. Rothes wind farm extension Received “ 27 December 2007 Capacity “ 37MW |
| 3. Whitelee wind farm extension Phase II Received “ 30 May 2009 Capacity “ 162MW |
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 05 October 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 26 October 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-27550 by Jim Mather on 30 September 2009, whether it will list the (a) name of the project, (b) date of application, (c) date of consent and (d) mega watt capacity of the extension for the four applications for extensions to existing wind energy developments that the Scottish Ministers have determined.
Answer
The details of the four applications referred to above are:
| 1. Crystal Rig wind farm Phase II Received “ 13 June 2007 Consented “ 29 July 2008 Capacity - 27MW | 2. Kilbraur wind farm extension Received “ 13 March 2009 Consented “ 14 September 2009 Capacity - 20MW |
| 3. Millennium wind farm extension Received “ 6 January 2009 Consented “ 7 August 2009 Capacity “ 15MW | 4. Whitelee wind farm extension Received “ 23 April 2008 Consented “ 20 May 2009 Capacity “ 130MW |
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 September 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 8 October 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-17458 by Jim Mather on 19 November 2008, whether £10 million for the Saltire Prize is included in the budget for 2010-11.
Answer
As a challenge-based prize it is difficult to predict the exact date of the £10 million award. However, the Saltire Prize has been allocated within the current spending review period with the £10 million committed in period 2010-11.
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 24 September 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 8 October 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the decision to cancel the Glasgow Airport Rail Link was evaluated against any proposal for the cancellation of any other major transport project.
Answer
In considering the Draft Budget for 2010-11, the Scottish Government had to take into account the significant pressures that had arisen in 2010-11, including budget reductions imposed upon us by the UK Government, and the expectation that this pressure would grow, in line with the Treasury''s forecasts (in the Chancellor''s Red Book) of major capital scarcity in the medium term.
As a responsible administration, the Scottish Government has had to begin planning for this period of scarcity, to help ensure that available funding continues to be directed toward front line services, and one of the steps we reluctantly decided to take was to cancel the branch line element of Glasgow Airport Rail Link, because this project required significant capital in the next three years.
