- Asked by: Shiona Baird, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 October 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Tavish Scott on 22 November 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive how much has been spent on preparatory works, including engineering, surveying, drilling and other associated costs, in respect of the proposed Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route since the announcement of the chosen route in December 2005.
Answer
Since the announcement on 1 December 2005, approximately£5.6 million has been spent on preparatory works for the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route.
Transport Scotland hasoperational responsibility for this area, and can be contacted for more informationif required.
- Asked by: Shiona Baird, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 20 October 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Allan Wilson on 15 November 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive what conditions in respect of the sustainability of raw materials have been attached to the grant of £9 million to the INEOS Enterprises biofuels plant in Grangemouth, in particular whether the Regional Selective Assistance from the Executive prohibits the company from using palm oil from south-east Asia.
Answer
I understand that it is the company’sintention to use rape seed oil supplemented with soya oil for its raw materialsbut this is not a specific condition of grant (Regional Selective Assistance – RSA)support. RSA is available to support business investment to create or safeguardjobs in assisted areas. Formal grant contracts incorporate conditions mainly inrelation to employment and investment targets. There are no conditions attachedto RSA grant agreements restricting or prohibiting companies with regards to thesourcing of raw materials. Market comments and advice are sought on each grant applicationand, with regard to wider issues, businesses are of course required to operate inaccordance within all regulatory and legal frameworks.
- Asked by: Shiona Baird, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 November 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 15 November 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive when its response to the consultation on Review of Access Criteria for Infertility Services in Scotland is expected to be published.
Answer
We are currently consideringresponses received to the review. Further areas of work have been identifiedand are on-going, and we hope to publish a final report and draftrecommendations in 2007.
- Asked by: Shiona Baird, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 November 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Tavish Scott on 14 November 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive what progress has been made in relation to the proposed re-opening of Laurencekirk station and when it anticipates that construction work will begin.
Answer
We are currently assessing thefinal feasibility study, giving the costs and benefits of the re-opening of Laurencekirkstation. I hope to be able to make a decision before the end of the year.
- Asked by: Shiona Baird, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 November 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Tavish Scott on 14 November 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route will cross the Old Deeside Railway line and, if so, what action will be taken to ensure that the line will remain capable of supporting the future railway service to and from a re-opened Banchory station.
Answer
The Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route will pass beneath the former Deeside Railway line,allowing the future provision of a suitable bridge.
- Asked by: Shiona Baird, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 November 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Tavish Scott on 14 November 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive whether draft road orders with specific reference to the finalised, rather than indicative, route will be published in respect of the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route before full public consultation has been carried out.
Answer
Draft road orders will be publishedshowing the final route proposals. The public consultation, as required by statute,will commence on the date of publication of the draft orders.
- Asked by: Shiona Baird, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 October 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Tavish Scott on 7 November 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive what public consultation was carried out in relation to the route chosen by the Minister for Transport for the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route prior to the final decision being announced in December 2005.
Answer
An extensive informal publicconsultation exercise was carried out between 10 March 2005 and 29 April 2005 includinga series of exhibitions at various locations throughout the North East of Scotland.Over 7,600 responses were received which helped inform the decision announced on1 December 2005. The formal consultation on the proposals will follow the publicationof the draft orders towards the end of the year.
Transport Scotland hasoperational responsibility for this area, and can be contacted for more informationif required.
- Asked by: Shiona Baird, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 October 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Tavish Scott on 7 November 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive how much money was spent on (a) public consultation and (b) preparatory works, including engineering, surveying, drilling and other associated costs, in respect of each of the original five route options which were proposed and consulted on in relation to the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route, prior to the announcement of the chosen route in December 2005.
Answer
The information is not availablein the breakdown requested. The total spend on preparatory work on the project from2003 until 1 December 2005 was approximately £10.8 million.
Transport Scotland hasoperational responsibility for this area, and can be contacted for more informationif required.
- Asked by: Shiona Baird, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 October 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Ross Finnie on 7 November 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive what increased capacity has been developed in the recyclate market in the last three to four years, through its funding for Remade and WRAP, in response to the increased amount of material being collected by local authorities and community groups.
Answer
WRAP’s Capital Grant Scheme hassupported, or is in final negotiations to support, 42 projects in Scotland coveringa range of materials including glass, paper, aggregates, garden and food waste,plastic and wood. It has also supported eight assets which will be used for recyclingthrough it’s eQuip scheme (a lease guarantee scheme).
Once fully operational, the combinedprocessing capacity of these projects will be over 2 million tonnes a year. Thetotal investment in these projects is over £33 million, of which the grant fundingfrom WRAP will be around £8.4 million.
- Asked by: Shiona Baird, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 October 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Ross Finnie on 7 November 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive whether recyclers based in Scotland are still dependent on recyclate markets based in the rest of the United Kingdom or abroad.
Answer
The location of markets for recycledmaterial differs depending on the type of material. Organic material (such as gardenor green waste) is very likely to undergo reprocessing in Scotland (to turn it intocompost) as the heavy nature of the material makes it uneconomic for it to be transportedlarge distances. Recycled wood and glass collected in Scotland is also likely tobe reprocessed in Scotland as we have a number of reprocessors of these materials.Clearly, the final products from this reprocessing may be sent elsewhere in theUnited Kingdom or exported: for example, glass bottles made from recyclate may beused to contain Scotch whisky, for which the main markets are outwith Scotland.
The markets for recycled paper,plastics and metals are international and so the products may well be processedelsewhere. However, Scotland does have one of Europe’s leading recyclers of plastics.
