Questions and answers

Question reference: S2W-28076

Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 01 September 2006
Current Status: Answered by Allan Wilson on 19 September 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive how many businesses were granted regional selective assistance in each year since 1999 and, of these, how many have subsequently (a) gone into administration or ceased operations and (b) relocated their operations outside Scotland.

The following table providesdetails of the number of RSA offers accepted and the amount paid in each financialyear between 1999-2000 and 2005-06. It also shows the amount of grant recoveredand written-off in the same period.

Financial Year	Accepted Offers	Grant Paid	Grant Recoveries	Written-Off
1999-2000	253	£51,966,770	£9,167,752	£1,104,008
2000-01*	180	£72,191,855*	£2,673,119	£3,784,412
2001-02*	160	£44,419,350*	£20,354,106	£1,366,625
2002-03*	183	£44,480,856*	£5,859,787	£1,296,633
2003-04*	157	£44,233,335*	£12,514,738	£1,519,935
2004-05*	164	£43,944,800*	£1,763,332	£1,734,124
2005-06*	152	£43,818,969*	£586,685	£1,117,232
Total	1,249	£345,055,935	£52,919,339	£11,922,969

Note: *Spend fromfinancial year 2000-01 is given on an accruals basis

RSA is paid in instalments, sometimesover several years and only as specific job and capital expenditure targets aremet. Not all projects will proceed, and nor do all accepted offers result in fullpayment of RSA grant, as projects are sometimes scaled down or abandoned beforepayments are made. The amount of RSA paid, shown above, will therefore include paymentsin relation to offers that were accepted in previous financial years. Grant recoveriesare, for the most part, in relation to amounts paid out in earlier years.

We do not hold specific recordsof companies that have gone into administration, ceased trading or relocated outsideScotland after receiving RSA. However, grant recoveries and write-offs result fromnon compliance with the conditions in the RSA grant agreement. Some of the reasonsfor this will be because businesses have gone into administration or ceased operations.

Question reference: S2W-28077

Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 01 September 2006
Current Status: Answered by Allan Wilson on 19 September 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of regional selective assistance allocated in each year since 1999 was granted to (a) new technology companies, (b) call centres, (c) manufacturing industries and (d) other industries.

The information requested isnot held centrally. However, information on accepted offers and payments of RSAsince April 2002, including a description of the projects, can be found on the RSAScotland website at www.rsascotland.gov.uk.

Further information on RSA acceptedoffers, including details by sector, using Standard Industrial Classification (SIC)Codes, are published in Scottish Economic Statistics, a Scottish ExecutiveNational Statistics publication. Copies of these annual publications can be foundat:

http://www.scotland.gov.uk/stats/ses/ses-00m.asp.

There are no SIC codes specificallyfor new technology companies and call centres.

Question reference: S2W-27876

Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 21 August 2006
Current Status: Answered by Tavish Scott on 13 September 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-27564 by Tavish Scott on 17 August 2006, what issues are being considered in the further work being undertaken to assess the implications and practicalities of dualling between Perth and Pitlochry.

The transport corridor betweenBirnam and Ballinluig in particular is very constrained. A road improvement in thisarea could affect the existing railway line, the River Tay and its tributaries.The River and its tributaries are protected by their European Directorate designationas a Special Area of Conservation - and the National Scenic Area.

Transport Scotland’s consultantswill assess the feasibility of engineering a dual carriageway in this corridor withacceptable impacts on these constraints and on the local residents. The consultantswill also report on the cost and economic benefits of such a proposal.

Transport Scotland hasthe operational responsibility for this area, and can be contacted for more informationif required.

Question reference: S2W-27875

Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 21 August 2006
Current Status: Answered by Tavish Scott on 13 September 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-27564 by Tavish Scott on 17 August 2006, when it expects that the further work being undertaken to assess the implications and practicalities of dualling between Perth and Pitlochry will be completed.

Question reference: S2W-28114

Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 04 September 2006
Current Status: Answered by Tavish Scott on 13 September 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-21696 by Tavish Scott on 13 January 2006, how many personal injury accidents and deaths there were in 2005 on the A811 between (a) Stirling and the roundabout at Kippen Station and (b) Kippen Station and the junction with the A81 at Ballat.

Data about personal injury roadaccidents are collected by the police and reported to the Scottish Executive usingthe STATS 19 statistical report form. The following table gives the numbers of roadaccidents which were identified in these returns as occurring on the specified sectionsof the A811 in 2005, and the associated numbers of fatalities.

It should be noted that the followingstatistics are based upon the data which are held in the Scottish Executive’s road accidentstatistics database and which were collected by the police at the time of the accidentand subsequently reported to the Executive. They may differ from any figures whichthe local authorities would provide now, because they do not take account of anysubsequent changes or corrections that local authorities may have made to the statisticalinformation, for use at local level, about the location of each accident, basedupon their knowledge of the roads and areas concerned.

Injury Road Accidents Occurringon Sections of the A811, and the Associated Numbers of Fatalities, as Reported inthe STATS 19 Statistical Returns

Year	Injury Road Accidents	Fatalities
2005	5	9	0	1

Year

Injury Road Accidents

Fatalities

Stirling to

Kippen*

Kippen* to

Ballat**

Stirling to

Kippen*

Kippen* to

Ballat**

2005

5

9

0

1

Notes:

* the junction of the A811 andthe B822, near Kippen.

** the junction of the A811 andthe A81, near Ballat.

Question reference: S2W-27228

Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 July 2006
Current Status: Answered by Nicol Stephen on 12 September 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive how many new business start-ups there were per 10,000 head of population in each year since 1997.

Data on the number of VAT registrationsare released annually by the Small BusinessService, an agency of the Department of Trade and Industry. These figures are usedto monitor the number of business start-ups.

The following table shows therate of VAT registrations per 10,000 resident adults in Scotland from1997 to 2004:

Year	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
Rate	31	29	28	28	27	27	29	29

Source: Small Business Service,DTI.

Please note that these figuresdo not account for all business activity as only companies with a turnover abovethe VAT threshold are required to register. The VAT threshold is increased eachyear. It was £48,000 in 1997 increasing to £58,000 in 2004.

Question reference: S2W-28105

Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 04 September 2006
Current Status: Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 11 September 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of all planning inquiries dealt with by the Scottish Executive Inquiry Reporters Unit resulted in appeals being upheld in each year since 1999.

Question reference: S2W-28104

Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 04 September 2006
Current Status: Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 11 September 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive which planning inquiries dealt with by the Scottish Executive Inquiry Reporters Unit resulted in appeals being upheld in each year since 1999.

The information provided in thefollowing table shows the planning inquiries dealt with by the Scottish ExecutiveInquiry Reporters Unit (SEIRU) where the appeal was allowed (upheld) in each yearsince 1 April 1999.

SEIRU Reference	Site Address	Development Description
1999-2000
P\PPA\160\23	Land to the South of Methlan Park, Clyde Shore Road, Dumbarton	Erection of Residential Development (Outline)(Revised Scheme)
P\PPA\110\137	Land to the West of Glengarioch Distillery, Oldmeldrum	OPP for residential development, public open space and by-pass.
P\PPA\340\133	Plot B, Middle Dalguise, By Dunkeld	Erection of a house
P\PPA\230\171	9/10 Commercial Street, Edinburgh	Change of use from office (Class 2) to Bistro (Class 3)
P\PPA\340\134	Land at Loanleven, Near Almondbank	Winning and working of materials
P\PPA\230\174	Craigcrook Road, Edinburgh	Erection of 71 houses, 34 town houses and 57 flats
P\PPA\130\32	Ardmore, Near Helensburgh	Erection of waste water treatment plant
P\PPA\230\187	Glasgow Road, Edinburgh	Erection of standalone restaurant with drive thru’ facilities
P\PPA\230\195	104 West Port, Edinburgh	Change of use of public house to public house/entertainment centre
P\PPA\160\30	Vale of Leven District General Hospital, Main Street, Alexandria	OPP for the erection of residential development and formation of a “4 way” roundabout
P\PPA\200\58	Duncans Garden Centre, 101 Main Street, Milngavie	Erection of Restaurant/Public House and Hotel
P\PPA\410\8	Stornoway Balti House, 25 South Beach, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis	Form Night Club and Second Floor Flat
P\PPA\340\149	Wallace Works Site, 8 Dunkeld Road, Perth	Class 1 non food retail development with associated car parking and service area
P\PPA\260\107	Sanda Street (Opposite Nos 1-5), Glasgow	Demolition of outbuildings, erection of 16 flats and formation of basement level car park.
P\PPA\270\117	Land at Culloden Shopping Centre, Keppoch Road, Culloden, Inverness	Erection of two restaurants with takeaway facilities
P\PPA\230\185	Mortonhall Caravan Park, Frogston Road East, Edinburgh	New wash-up area, service yard, additional pitches & managers caravan
P\PPA\230\196	Craiglockhart House, 48 Craiglockhart Dell Road, Edinburgh	Erection of one lodge house; five townhouses and eleven flats
P\PPA\260\143	238A Saracen Street, Possilpark, Glasgow	Use of Shop as extension to betting office
P\PPA\150\19	Land between River Black Devon and Forth Crescent, Alloa	Residential development, associated infrastructure, structural landscaping, community facilities & recreational/space
2000-2001
P\PPA\100\56	Links Road, Aberdeen	OPP for proposed retail park, car parking, access road, landscaping and associated service areas.
P\PPA\130\43	Land South of Pennyfuir Cemetery, Connel Road, Oban	Erection of waste water treatment works
P\PPA\370\97	Robert Loan Farm, Loans, Troon	Change of use from agricultural land to residential for private housing.
P\PPA\340\169	Lambhill Farm, Blairingone	Approval of land restoration plan and extn.of time to complete restoration of opencast extraction site
P\PPA\350\111	Junction 26, off M8, Mossland Road, Hillington	Erection of Hotel with associated parking, formation of access.
P\PPA\230\229	55 High Street, South Queensferry	Change of use from garage & storage to dwellinghouse with same area of built footprints
P\PPA\250\260	Mugdum East Lodge Fishing Station, Newburgh	Residential Development
P\PPA\220\29	Westbourne Centre, Kelburn Street, Barrhead	Erection of class 1 food retail unit with associated car parking, service arrangement and formation of access.
P\PPA\370\83	Dunure Road, Doonfoot, Ayr	residential development of 60 detached dwellings
P\PPA\260\157	Minerva Way, Finnieston, Glsagow	Opp for flattted residential development - up to 8 storeys in height
P\PPA\100\138	Pittodrie Place and Pittodrie Street, Aberdeen	Erection of residential development including associated parking and landscaping
P\PPA\300\11	North Oakenhead Wood, By Lossiemouth	Wastewater and sewage treatment plant
P\PPA\110\213	Banavie, Bridge Street, Ellon	Erection of 22 flats and associated works.
P\PPA\390\104	61 Murray Place, Stirling	Change of use to amusement centre with ancillary retail sales & catering
P\PPA\200\68	Land on Southview Drive, Bearsden	Erection of 26 residential units
P\PPA\190\44	Watson Farm, Ochiltree	Proposed erection of 26 private dwellinghouses
P\PPA\350\133	Former Anchor Mills, Seedhill Road, Paisley	Residential development with associated road. Car parking and amenity space
SEIRU Reference	Site Address	Development Description
2001-2002
P\PPA\240\62	Sunnyside Road, Wallacestone, Polmont	Residential Development
P\PPA\190\46	105 King Street, Kilmarnock	Proposed change of use to amusement centre with ancillary retail sales and catering
P\PPA\290\42	Pentland Retail Park, Straiton Mains, Straiton, Loanhead	Erection of restaurant with drive through and takeaway facilities
P\PPA\250\291	Site to the West of Church Street, Ladybank, Cupar	Residential development including demolition of house
P\PPA\340\193	6-8 South Methven Street, Perth	Conversion of former council offices to an entertainment complex
P\PPA\300\73	Land at Junction of A96 and Nairn Road, Forres	Develop a supermarket and petrol filling station
P\PPA\230\322	9 Featherall Avenue, Edinburgh	Erect Flatted Housing Development for the Elderly
P\PPA\270\163	15-21 Dunabban Road, Inverness	Erection of 9 flats with associated car parking
P\PPA\110\221	Nether Park, Drumoak	Extraction of sand and gravel, associated processing plant/structures settling pond, haul road/vehicle access onto A93
P\PPA\240\65	75-77 High Street, Falkirk	Change of use to form amusement centre
P\PPA\230\334	48 Nicholson Street, Edinburgh	C O U from tanning studio to amusement centre
P\PPA\260\180	8 Norby Road, Broomhill Shopping Centre, Glasgow	Use of shop as public house (public house licence)
P\PPA\170\24	Mountainhall Fields (Phase 2), Bankend Road, Dumfries	Opp for a residential development
P\PPA\380\165	4 Cullen Road, East Kilbride	Erection of Single Storey Extension to Betting Office
P\PPA\250\327	130 Market Street, St Andrews	Side and rear extension to amusement arcade to for area for bingo
P\PPA\270\168	Dalraddy Holiday Park, Aviemore	Extension of caravan/chalet/tent camping areas
P\PPA\140\136	81-83 High Street, Hawick	Change of use of retail premises to betting office
P\PPA\310\51	Site to the North of Ford Wood, Ladyland Estate, Kilbirnie	OPP for erection of farm/estate house and associated farm buildings
P\PPA\250\332	Sawmill, Cupar Muir	OPP for Residential Development and Formation of Access onto Cupar Road
P\PPA\250\333	Land at Cupar Road, Cupar Muir	Removal of Condition 16 which Restricts the development of the Site to a Maximum of 4 Houses
P\PPA\370\120	Ottoline Drive/Wilson Avenue, Troon (01/0354/FUL)	Proposed Development of 47 Detached Residential Houses
P\PPA\150\30	Menstrie Mains, off Main Street, Menstrie	OPP for residential development
P\PPA\280\34	Hydro House, West Glen Road, Kilmacolm	Proposed residential development consisting of 4 detached dwellinghouses
2002-2003
P\PPA\400\89	Land Adjacent to Kildimmery Housing Development, Edinburgh Road, Linlithgow	Change of use from agricultural to grazing paddock land.
P\PPA\100\167	Mill O’Dyce, Dyce, Aberdeen	Alteration & Extension to Existing Buildings
P\PPA\290\62	Hardengreen, Eskbank, Midlothian	Erection of licensed restaurant with indoor play area and lounge bar (in outline)
P\PPA\290\66	Hardengreen, Eskbank	Erection of Restaurant with Indoor Play Area and Lounge Bar
P\PPA\320\97	Motherwell Town Centre	Refurbishment partial redevelopment and extension of Motherwell Town Centre.
P\PPA\320\101	Watsonhead Opencast Site, Morningside Road, Newmains, Wishaw	Amend. Condition 31 of Consent SX99/01661 to Allow Controlled Site Blasting
P\PPA\230\398	15-19 Devon Place, Edinburgh	Erection of Class 4 Office Development
P\PPA\390\147	Gartness Road, Drymen	Erection of 20 New Dwellings
P\PPA\230\396	Meadowplace Road, Corstorphine, Edinburgh	Variation of Condition G41 of Permission A02549/97 to Permit Loading/Unloading in Service Yard from 6 am to 11 pm
P\PPA\300\103	Site at Iowa Place, Forrest	Creation of 10 House Plots, Assoc. Access Road and Site Preparation Works
P\PPA\210\83	Tesco Store and Adjacent Land and Buildings at Newton Port, Haddington	Partial Demolition and Extension to Tesco Superstore
P\PPA\100\219	50 Union Street, Aberdeen	Change of Use from Class 1 (Retail) to Class 2 (Betting Office)
P\PPA\240\77	Myrehead Farm, Whitecross, Falkirk	OPP for Erection of Abattoir and Meat Processing Plant
2003-2004
P\PPA\180\100	77 High Street, Dundee	COU from Retail Shop to Amusement Centre with First Floor Beauty Salon
P\PPA\380\203	18 Cornwall Way, East Kilbride	Change of Use from Shop Unit to Amusement
P\PPA\400\111	Limefield, Boghall, Bathgate	Erection of Pre-Fabricated Building Within existing Farm Shed for the Intensive Breeding and Processing of Rodents
P\PPA\250\372	Land at Pitlair, Pitlair House, Bow of Fife, by Cupar	Erection of 8 Warden Assisted Dwellinghouses
P\PPA\110\367	Uryside, Inverurie, Aberdeenshire	Residential Development
P\PPA\380\212	2 Princes Square, East Kilbride	Change of Use from Retail Shop to Amusement Centre with Ancillary Catering Retail & Tanning Facilities
P\PPA\270\222	Sir Walter Scott Drive, Beechwood Park, Inverness	New Bingo Club with Car Parking
P\PPA\380\209	The Old Schoolhouse, Hallburn Road, Drumclog	Change of use from Dwellinghouse to Form Residential Institution
P\PPA\230\482	59-67 Ratcliffe Terrace, Edinburgh	Construction of 2 Commercial Uses, 2 Mews Houses and 12 Apartments
P\PPA\250\381	Westfield Opencast Coal Site, Cardenden, Lochgelly, Fife	Provision of Waste Resource Facilities, Rehabilitation & Restoration of Site etc…
P\PPA\100\240	Elmhill House, Ashgrove Road, Aberdeen	C.O.U OF Elmhill House and Alt. to Form 31 Flats, Erection of 109 New Flats and 14 Townhouses and Associated Car Parking
P\PPA\230\491	Wanton Walls Farm, 103 Newcraighall Road, Newhailes, Edinburgh	Erection of 11 Houses, Alteration to Access Road and Demolition of 105 Newcraighall and Outbuildings
P\PPA\350\210	Land to the Immediate North-East of Glenpatrick Works, Glenpatrick Road, Elderslie	Outline Planning Permission for Residential Development (200 Dwellings) with Associated Parking, Landscaping & Access
P\PPA\200\131	Bishopbriggs Water Tower, off Wester Cleddens Road, Bishopbriggs, Glasgow	Installation of up to 15 no Antennae and up to 6 no Transmission Dishes and Associated Equipment
P\PPA\380\233	33A Downiebrae Road, Rutherglen	Formation of Showmen’s Permanent Living Quarters
P\PPA\400\133	Site Near Paddockhall Cottages, Linlithgow	Erection of Gate Piers at Side Entrance
2004-2005
P\PPA\110\434	Westfield, Oldmeldrum	Residential Development
P\PPA\180\114	334-336 Perth Road, Dundee	Conversion of Student Accommodation to Form 5 Townhouses, 13 Apartments and 4 Townhouses
P\PPA\230\578	Westacres, 579 Lanark Road West, Balerno, Edinburgh, EH14 7BL	The Construction of a Large Two Storey Detached House with Garage & Garden Ground
P\PPA\250\468	Balgeddie Riding School, Balgeddie Way, Glenrothes, Fife	Erection of 72 Dwellinghouses, Domestic Garages, Access Roads, Play Areas, Open Space & Associated Works
P\PPA\230\605	139 Princes Street, Edinburgh	C OF U from Office to Adult Gaming Centre with Ancillary Retail and Catering Facilities and Tanning Centre
P\PPA\130\108	Land West of A815/A886, Strachur, Argyll	Construction of New Sewage Treatment Facilities
P\PPA\230\601	Bell’s Mill, Edinburgh	Erection of a Residential Development Comprising 24 Units with Associated Landscaping/Parking
P\PPA\250\476	Vacant Unit and Land to the Rear, Primrose Lane, Rosyth	Outline Planning Application for Residential Use
SEIRU Reference	Site Address	Development Description
2005-2006
P\PPA\220\95	58 Aurs Drive, Barrhead, G78 2LW	Change of Use of Shop to Hot Food Take Away
P\PPA\300\128	Hills of Towie, Knockan and McHattie’s Cairn, Drummuir, Keith, Banffshire	21 Wind Turbines, Assoc Turbine Transformers, Access Road, Control Building etc
P\PPA\300\137	Hills of Towie, Knockan and McHattie’s Cairn, Drummuir, Keith, Banffshire	Three Small Borrow Pits
P\PPA\230\649	Raeburn House Hotel, 112 Raeburn Place, Edinburgh & Edinburgh Academical Sports Centre, Port Gower Place, Edinburgh EH4 1HG	Extension for Existing Hotel and New Member Clubhouse (all to Operate with Hotel Liquor Licence)
P\PPA\190\109	Loudounhill Quarry, Strathaven Road, Darvel	Amendment to Condition No 3 of 99/0581/FL-Extend Time Period of Consent and Site
P\PPA\190\110	Loudounhill Quarry, Strathaven Road, Darvel	Amendment of Conditions No 2 and 3 of KL/E/FL/94/288A-Extend IME Period of Consent and Restoration
P\PPA\190\111	Loudounhill Quarry, Strathaven Road, Darvel	Extension of Dryworking Sand and Gravel Quarry
P\PPA\110\477	Greenford Farm, Oldmeldrum, Aberdeenshire AB51 0EZ	Storage, Manufacture and Distribution of Fencing, Steel and Agricultural Related Products (Temp and Retrospective)
P\PPA\120\142	Vacant Former Westburn Foundry, Stobcross, Arbroath	Proposed Supermarket, Associated Car Parking, Servicing and Improved Access
P\PPA\120\143	Former Westburn Foundry, Adjacent Bruce House Offices & Adjacent Land, Stobcross, Arbroath	Proposed Supermarket, Associated Car Parking, Servicing, Relocated council Offices/Car Parking & Revised Access
P\PPA\120\144	Vacant Land at 114 Robert Street, Arbroath	Change of use from Vacant Land to Car Parking with New Access
P\PPA\190\121	Land East Side of Waterslap, Fenwick, Kilmarnock KA3 6AJ	Proposed Residential Development Comprising 6 No Detached Private Dwellings with Access
P\PPA\260\335	Service Road Adjacent to 21 Westerhouse Road, Glasgow	Widening of Existing Access Road and Creation of New Spur into Superstore Site
P\PPA\230\700	97-99 South Bride, Edinburgh EH1 1HN	Change of use to Adult Amusement Centre
P\PPA\230\728	7 Home Street, Edinburgh EH3 9JR	Change of use to Permit Sit In Facility to Cold Food Take Away
P\PPA\130\126	Lynn Road, Oban, Argyll PA34 4PL	Erection of Class 1 Retail Unit with Associated Car Park and Service Area
P\PPA\180\145	Land North of Campfield Square, Nursery Road, Broughty Ferry, Dundee	Installation of a 12.5 Metre High Streetworks Style Mast and 2 Equipment Cabinets
P\PPA\110\491	Land to North of School Road, Newburgh	Proposed Residential Development
P\PPA\120\156	Land at Powmyre Farm, Kirriemuir, Angus, DD8 1QQ	Formation of Quarry Access

Question reference: S2W-28106

Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 04 September 2006
Current Status: Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 11 September 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of planning inquiries in respect of wind farm proposals dealt with by the Scottish Executive Inquiry Reporters Unit resulted in approval of wind farms in each year since 1999.

The percentage of planning inquiriesin respect of wind farm proposals dealt with by the Scottish Executive Inquiry ReportersUnit (SEIRU) which resulted in appeals being allowed (approved) since 1 April 1999is shown in the following table.

Year	% Allowed
1999-2000	0
2000-01	0
2001-02	0
2002-03	0
2003-04	0
2004-05	0
2005-06	50

There have been only four delegatedwind farm appeals decided by public local inquiry since 1 April 1999. One appealwas dismissed in each of the years 2003-04, 2004-05 and 2005-06 and one was allowedin 2005-06.

Question reference: S2W-27733

Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 August 2006
Current Status: Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 4 September 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive why it has not yet ratified the bye-law prohibiting outdoor drinking in Fintry, as approved by Stirling Council on 16 June 2005.

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