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Parliamentary questions can be asked by any MSP to the Scottish Government or the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body. The questions provide a means for MSPs to get factual and statistical information.

Written questions must be answered within 10 working days (20 working days during recess)
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Question reference: S4W-05086

Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 19 January 2012
Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 31 January 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive how much funding has been allocated to each of the 300 projects funded under the Community and Renewable Energy Scheme.

Question reference: S4W-05085

Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 19 January 2012
Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 31 January 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive whether details will be published of the 300 projects allocated funding under the Community and Renewable Energy Scheme.

Question reference: S4W-05092

Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 19 January 2012
Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 27 January 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive which renewables developers have entered into (a) rental agreements or (b) joint ventures with Forestry Commission Scotland.

To date, Forestry Commission Scotland has entered into lease rental agreements for wind power with EoN Climate and Renewables UK, National Engineering Laboratory,

RWE Npower Renewables, Scottish Power Renewables and Scottish and Southern Renewables. Additionally, lease rental agreements for hydro power have been arranged with Conaglen Estate, Dulas Hydro Generation, Inverleiver Hydro, Infinis, Triodos Renewables, Wyvis Plant & Power, RWE Npower Renewables, Mr Peter Brown, Mr Tony Dalton and Mr Roy Foster.

Forestry Commission Scotland has not entered into any Joint Venture arrangements as yet. However, Forestry Commission Scotland will have the option of entering into joint ventures with Partnership for Renewables, Scottish Power Renewables, PNE Wind UK, E.ON Climate & Renewables and Fred Olsen Renewables (for wind power) and with Green Highland Renewables and a consortium of Broadland Properties and Gilbert Gilkes & Gordon (for hydro power).

In addition, Forestry Commission Scotland has a number of agreements relating to access across the national forest estate that is required to service renewable developments on neighbouring land.

Question reference: S4W-05087

Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 19 January 2012
Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 27 January 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive how much funding has been allocated to developing local community energy schemes on Forestry Commission land in each year since 2007.

The following table lists Community and Renewable Energy Scheme (CARES) funding to communities on the national forest estate. The CARES funding was a grant unless stated as a loan.

Project	Amount of Funding since 2007
Callander Development Trust	£9,733
Colintraive and Glendaruel Development Trust	£8,812
Gleneig and Arnisdale Community Trust	£15,000
Kilfinan	£8,340 + £146,000 Cares Loan
Lochgoilhead	£2,143
Mull and Iona Community Trust	£2,143
Mull and Iona Community Trust	£42,786 + Cares Loan £37,940
North West Mull Community Woodland Company	£26,089
Rumster	£99,777
Tarbert and Skipness	£21,553
Sunart Community	£18,000

Question reference: S4W-05088

Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 19 January 2012
Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 26 January 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive what the estimated annual payment to local communities on Forestry Commission land will be from the Forestry Commission Scotland renewables contracts.

Question reference: S4W-05091

Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 19 January 2012
Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 26 January 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of income generated by Forestry Commission Scotland renewables contracts will be given directly to local communities.

Question reference: S4W-05089

Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 19 January 2012
Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 26 January 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive how much has been invested by local communities on Forestry Commission land in Forestry Commission Scotland renewables contracts.

At present there have been no investments by local communities in renewable projects on Forestry Commission land. However, in addition to current negotiations with communities about potential projects, the Forestry Commission Scotland website has details of opportunities for communities. These include the possibility of community developments on Forestry Commission land and the option of participating in joint ventures with Forestry Commission Scotland development partners.

Question reference: S4O-00646

Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 January 2012
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 2 February 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive when the Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Employment and Sustainable Growth last met COSLA and what issues were discussed.

Question reference: S4O-00615

Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 January 2012
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 26 January 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive what the increase in number of children entering Gaelic medium education has been since the Gaelic Action Plan was published.

Question reference: S4O-00565

Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 December 2011
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 12 January 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive when the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Wellbeing and Cities Strategy last met NHS Highland.