- Asked by: Shiona Baird, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 16 March 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Ross Finnie on 24 March 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive what proportion of funding provided by it to Forward Scotland was spent on administration in each year since 1996 and what measures it has in place to ensure that this is comparable to the proportion of funding spent on administration by public bodies.
Answer
I refer the member to the answerto question S2W-24342 on 24 March 2006. All answers to written parliamentaryquestions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be foundat:
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Shiona Baird, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 16 March 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Ross Finnie on 24 March 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it gives any guidance to Forward Scotland in relation to the operation of its functions.
Answer
I refer the member to the answerto question S2W-24342 on 24 March 2006. All answers to written parliamentaryquestions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be foundat:
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Shiona Baird, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 16 March 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Ross Finnie on 24 March 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive what the sources are of Forward Scotland's income and what proportion of it is derived from the Executive or its agencies.
Answer
I refer the member to the answerto question S2W-24342, answered on 24 March 2006.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/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Shiona Baird, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 27 February 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Tavish Scott on 17 March 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive what support might be available to assist trust ports, such as Montrose Port, in attracting international cruise ships.
Answer
We recognise the potential roleof the cruise sector in bringing visitors to Scotland, and VisitScotland is commissioningresearch to assess the market for and the potential economic benefits of cruisetourism to Scotland. They expect a summary of the findings from this researchto be available by the middle of 2007. Some local authorities and ports are alreadyactive in marketing opportunities with the cruise liner industry, and can accessa variety of funding sources from the enterprise network.
- Asked by: Shiona Baird, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 March 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Robert Brown on 16 March 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive what progress has been made in the promotion of forest schools.
Answer
Forest School is cited as one of the delivery mechanisms in Woods forLearning, Forestry Commission Scotland’s Education Strategy launched in January.Forest School has been running in Scotland since 2003; five trainingcourses have been run and 20 forest schools have been set up by course participantsto help complete the training and gain experience. Forestry Commission Scotlandhave just received a report reviewing progress. The report is published on:
www.forestry.gov.uk/woodsforlearning.Forestry Commission Scotland is developing a partnership withthe education sector to ensure that Forest School targets the Curriculum for Excellence,and further training courses are planned for 2006-07.
- Asked by: Shiona Baird, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 27 February 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Tavish Scott on 13 March 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will establish a route development fund for ports in order to support their role in helping Scotland to move towards an efficient, low carbon economy.
Answer
As part of the forthcoming consultationon Scotland’s National Transport Strategy we will consider developmentsthat can assist ports.
- Asked by: Shiona Baird, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 27 February 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Tavish Scott on 13 March 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to develop a new ports policy to allow for government investment in trust ports, such as Montrose Port, where such support would bring demonstrable benefits to the regional economy and infrastructure.
Answer
I refer the member to thequestion S2W-23530 answered on 13 March 2006. All answers to written parliamentaryquestions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility forwhich can be found at:
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Shiona Baird, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 27 February 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Tavish Scott on 13 March 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive what financial assistance is available to trust ports, such as Montrose Port, in developing capacity for the benefit of the regional economy and infrastructure.
Answer
Trust ports are not publicsector bodies. Under the terms of their specific local legislation they directtheir own commercial strategy and are responsible for funding their owninvestment. We will be considering the development of Scotland’sports as part of the forthcoming consultation on Scotland’s National TransportStrategy.
- Asked by: Shiona Baird, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 27 February 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Tavish Scott on 10 March 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive what assistance might be available to assist in improving rail and road links to any ports, such as Montrose Port, that are currently affected by lack of transport infrastructure.
Answer
Assistance may be available toports to improve rail infrastructure through the Freight Facilities Grant schemewhere additional facilities are required to transfer freight from road to rail orwater.
Statutory responsibility forthe network of local roads lies with individual local authorities, who have receivedan additional £60 million in each of 2006-07 and 2007-08 for roads and bridges work.In addition, £35 million in capital funding will be available in each of 2006-07and 2007-08 to the Regional Transport Partnerships to provide support for strategicregional and local road and public transport projects.
- Asked by: Shiona Baird, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 27 February 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Tavish Scott on 7 March 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive how many grants have been awarded under the Waterborne Freight Grant scheme to assist with the operating costs of transferring freight from road to waterborne transport and which ports have benefited as a result of these grant allocations.
Answer
We have made two awards of grantunder the Waterborne Freight Grant scheme. Neither award was made to a port.
Superfast Ferries received grantsupport totalling £519,722 to enable them to continue operating a two vessel ferryservice between Rosyth and Zeebrugge during 2005. Grant support ceased once a singlevessel service was introduced in November 2005. KD Marine (UK) Ltd received grantsupport of £19,604 to part fund a feasibility study into the provision of a waterbornefreight service through the Caledonian Canal.
