- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 May 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 17 May 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what the statutory status is of the Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters Marine Spatial Plan Framework.
Answer
The framework sets out a process for developing a plan for Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters in a staged approach. The framework is not a statutory document.
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 May 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 17 May 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-32071 by Richard Lochhead on 15 March 2010 indicating that the Marine Strategic Studies Forum met only once, whether it considers that stakeholders have been sufficiently involved in the creation of the Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters Marine Spatial Plan Framework.
Answer
Yes. Members of the Marine Strategic Studies Forum were given opportunity to advise on the proposed approach to the Framework via email in August 2009. There have been other opportunities for stakeholders to provide input into the proposed approach to the framework, at the two stakeholder events held in Thurso and Orkney, and the current consultation.
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 May 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 17 May 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what (a) statutory and (b) non-statutory bodies were involved in the formulation of the Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters Marine Spatial Plan Framework.
Answer
Informal meetings about the proposed approach to developing the Framework were held with Orkney and Highland councils, The Crown Estate and Scottish Natural Heritage. The Scottish Government''s Marine Energy Spatial Planning Group discussed the proposed approach in one of their meetings. There were two open-invitation stakeholder events in Thurso and Kirkwall for other interested parties. Information was also made public on the internet on the process of developing the framework.
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 May 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 17 May 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers that the membership of the Marine Energy Spatial Planning Group represents the full range of stakeholder interests.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-33518 on 17 May 2010. 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: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 May 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 17 May 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what the statutory status will be of the completed marine spatial plan for the Pentland Firth.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-33523 on 17 May 2010. 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: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 May 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 17 May 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what the membership is of the Marine Energy Spatial Planning Group environment research sub-group.
Answer
The membership of this group is the same as for Marine Energy Spatial Planning Group.
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-32070 on 15 March 2010. 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: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 May 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 17 May 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what opportunities there were for stakeholder involvement in the formulation of the Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters Marine Spatial Plan Framework.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-33514 on 17 May 2010. 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: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Thursday, 13 May 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 13 May 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive when the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth last met representatives of Orkney Islands Council.
Answer
Ministers and officials regularly meet representatives of councils, including Orkney Islands Council.
I had planned to meet representatives of the council on Monday but a delay to the flight prevented this from happening. I will make further arrangements to hold this meeting.
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Friday, 09 April 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 6 May 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive how much it spends on energy reduction initiatives, also broken down by (a) directorate and (b) funds channelled through agencies.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-33123 on 6 May 2010. 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: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Friday, 09 April 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 6 May 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive how much it spends on renewable energy initiatives, also broken down by (a) directorate and (b) funds channelled through agencies.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-33123 on 6 May 2010. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Scottish Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at:
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/apps2/business/pqa/default.aspx.
