- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 17 September 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 25 September 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how much was applied for under the private water supply grant scheme was in (a) 2006-07, (b) 2007-08 and 2008-09.
Answer
Local authorities are entitled to seek reimbursement of expenditure reasonably incurred in making grants under section 47 of the Local Government in Scotland Act 2003 and in connection with their administration of the private water supplies grant scheme.
Section 47 reimbursement claims submitted to the Scottish ministers are as follows:
| 2006-07 | £360,000 |
| 2007-08 | £872,000 |
| 2008-09 | £1,963,000 |
- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 17 September 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 24 September 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what the sources of the pollution were that resulted in bathing waters at Sandyhill beach being assessed as of poor quality during the 2009 bathing season.
Answer
A combination of diffuse agricultural pollution and sewage-related pollution is suspected. Microbial source tracking samples have been collected for analysis.
- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 17 September 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 24 September 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to increase reporting of predicted water quality at EC designated bathing water beaches.
Answer
All remaining (non-signage) bathing waters which currently look to be most at risk of not meeting the future EU bathing water standards in 2012 will be the priority ordered by user numbers. Ten to 15 sites are expected to be in this category.
- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 17 September 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 24 September 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive for what reason daily information on predicted water quality is provided at only 11 out of 80 EC designated bathing water sites, and how these sites were selected.
Answer
Electronic signage with daily information has been trialled and is being extended as resources have been made available. Sites for the programme of electronic signage were chosen on the basis of: the number of poor water quality results at the site, the ability of each location (and catchment) to be predictable by mathematical models, the numbers of people using the bathing water, and geographic spread.
- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 17 September 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 24 September 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive when it expects Scottish Environment Protection Agency’s report into the state of contaminated land in 2009 to be published.
Answer
The State of Contaminated Land Report was published in May 2009 and is available at
http://www.sepa.org.uk/land/land_publications.aspx.
- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 17 September 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 24 September 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what progress it is making in establishing a soil focus group.
Answer
The first meeting of the Soil Focus Group is scheduled to take place on 11 November 2009.
- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 17 September 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 24 September 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what input it has had into the review of the National Emission Ceilings Directive 2001/81/EC.
Answer
The Scottish Government has had no direct input into the European Commission''s review of the National Emissions Ceilings Directive 2001/81/EC. However, we have been working closely with the UK Government on the provision of supporting information which will inform the development of the UK''s future negotiating line.
Once a proposal is published by the Commission the Scottish Government will look closely at what it might mean for Scotland. Scottish stakeholders'' views on the proposal will be considered and we will work with the UK Government to try to persuade them to represent Scottish interests in the UK''s negotiating lines.
- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 17 September 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 24 September 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what the sources of the pollution were that resulted in bathing waters at Irvine beach being assessed as of poor quality during the 2009 bathing season.
Answer
Of the season''s 20 samples, one was poor because of mechanical failure at a nearby sewage pumping station, and a second poor result was due to a mix of diffuse agricultural and urban pollution, following heavy rain.
- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 17 September 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 24 September 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what the sources of the pollution were that resulted in bathing waters at Saltcoats and Ardrossan beaches being assessed as of poor quality during the 2009 bathing season.
Answer
A mix of diffuse rural and urban pollution, following heavy rainfall, is suspected. Microbial source tracking samples have been collected for analysis.
- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 17 September 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 24 September 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what the sources of the pollution were that resulted in bathing waters at Ettrick Bay beach being assessed as of poor quality during the 2009 bathing season.
Answer
Significant rainfall, causing diffuse agricultural pollution to be washed from the land.
