- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 April 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 13 May 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers that increasing the availability of employment for local young people in the Cairngorms National Park should be a priority.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-22986, on 13 May 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: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 April 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 13 May 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers that national park authority boards should have increased engagement with local people.
Answer
Both National Park Authorities give a high priority to engagement with their local communities. For instance, the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park Authority has a programme of community action planning, Community Futures, which has helped to encourage 18 communities to prepare community-based plans. The Cairngorms National Park Authority has supported One Community “ a Way Forward to ensure local communities have their voice heard when important decisions are taken.
- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 April 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 13 May 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is considering changing the method of appointing the convener and deputy convener of the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park Authority Board.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-22970 on 13 May 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: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 April 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 13 May 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it intends to increase the proportion of directly elected members on the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park Authority Board.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-22970, on 13 May 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: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 April 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 13 May 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers that there is a need to increase the availability of affordable housing in the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park.
Answer
This is a matter for the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park Authority to address in the park plan and the local development plan. I understand that the Park Authority is working collaboratively with the four local housing authorities in the park to identify opportunities to deliver affordable housing. Through the local plan the park authority are developing a Rural Housing Enabler Project in partnership with each local housing authority, to identify opportunities to deliver affordable housing across the park.
- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 April 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 13 May 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers that increasing the availability of employment for local young people in the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park should be a priority.
Answer
In the National Parks, as elsewhere, the lead authorities responsible for supporting young people into work, and creating routes to employment include Scottish Enterprise, Skills Scotland, Job Centre Plus and each of the four local authorities. Both National Park Authorities are addressing the issue of the employment of young people through a number of initiatives and in the formulation of their Park Plans and Local Development Plans.
- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 April 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 13 May 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is considering the designation of additional national parks.
Answer
Ministers have no immediate plans to bring forward proposals for designation of new national parks.
- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 April 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 13 May 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it intends to reduce the size of the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park Authority Board.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-22970 on 13 May 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: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 April 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 13 May 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it intends to establish a national parks strategy group.
Answer
This is one of a number of recommendations from the National Parks Review. There has been a public consultation on these recommendations. The report of the findings is due in early May and I intend to announce decisions on the recommendations later this year.
- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 April 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 13 May 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is considering changing the planning powers of the national park authorities.
Answer
Changes to implement the Scottish Government''s modernisation and improvement of the planning system are in the process of being introduced. This will affect every planning authority in Scotland. There are no specific plans to change the planning powers of the national park authorities.
