- 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 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 will propose that the conclusions of the National Parks Review Report, published in November 2008, be the subject of a debate in the Parliament.
Answer
I would be willing to consider this subject and find a suitable slot in the parliamentary programme.
- 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 the conclusions in the National Parks Review Report, published in November 2008, will be subject to wider consultation.
Answer
Public consultation on the conclusions in the National Parks Review Report commenced at the same time as the publication of the report. The consultation findings will be published later this summer.
- 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: Thursday, 09 April 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 13 May 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers that a meeting with organisations from the demolition industry would be beneficial in raising awareness of the safe disposal of plastic foam insulation containing ozone depleting substances (ODS) from steel-clad buildings and, if so, which organisations would be invited and what the terms of reference would be.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-22922 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: Friday, 01 May 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 12 May 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it intends that seal licences, as introduced in the Marine (Scotland) Bill, should not be issued during the breeding season of common and grey seals.
Answer
As the accompanying documentation for the Marine (Scotland) Bill explains, the detailed arrangements for implementing the proposals in the Bill will be developed in consultation with interested parties and will be the subject of further research. Existing guidance on welfare standards developed by my officials with stakeholders through the Seals Forum and the Moray Firth Seal Management Plan will be of assistance in designing the new system and a firearms licence from the police authorities will continue to be required.
- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 01 May 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 12 May 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the conditions imposed by a seal licence, alluded to in section 100(2) of the Marine (Scotland) Bill, will include a prohibition on the shooting of seals in water.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-23458 on 12 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.
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- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 01 May 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 12 May 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the conditions imposed by a seal licence, alluded to in section 100(2) of the Marine (Scotland) Bill, will include a prohibition on the shooting of seals from boats or other unstable platforms.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-23458 on 12 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.
