- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 September 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 23 September 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how many representations it has received, either directly or via Aberdeenshire Council, in relation to the planning application by Trump International Golf Links, Scotland, for a development at the Menie Estate, Aberdeenshire, and how many (a) were supportive, (b) requested that the development not be constructed on the Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and (c) approved of the development in its entirety.
Answer
We received correspondence from approximately 4,800 people prior to the public local inquiry into the planning application for the Menie Estate, and have received around 1,600 pieces of correspondence following the close of the inquiry. We do not hold the information broken down in the manner requested, which could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
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- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 September 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 23 September 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive when it expects to receive the reporter’s report and recommendations following the public local inquiry into the planning application by Trump International Golf Links, Scotland, for a development at the Menie Estate, Aberdeenshire, and whether receipt of the report, if not its contents, will be made known to the Parliament or to relevant parties to the inquiry.
Answer
We expect to receive the report of the public local inquiry during the autumn. We will advise Parliament and will make an announcement through the Scottish Government''s website when the report of the inquiry is submitted by the reporters.
- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 September 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 16 September 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it has taken to ensure that there is a sustainable network of petrol stations in rural areas.
Answer
From 1 April 2008, responsibility and funding for the Rural Petrol Stations Grant Scheme was transferred to Highlands and Islands Enterprise and Scottish Enterprise. Decisions on how to allocate funding to meet local needs and priorities are now made by these bodies.
- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 August 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 12 September 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what the operational impact will be on Strathclyde Police if the Scottish Government does not make extra funding available to cover the £29 million shortfall in pensions cost for 2009-10.
Answer
Operational policing is a matter for the Chief Constable of Strathclyde Police. Discussions between the Scottish Government, the Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland and COSLA on longer term pensions issues are continuing and we hope to reach a joint solution soon.
- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 15 August 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 12 September 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what impact fare increases for bus passengers will have on the amounts bus operators are expected to claim as reimbursement from the concessionary travel budget in (a) 2008-09 and (b) 2009-10.
Answer
The concessionary travel budget is a limited budget that is increased year-on-year using a cost escalator based on bus industry running costs rather than the fare increases implemented by each operator. The full impact of any fare increases are not therefore necessarily reflected in the level of reimbursement made in any given financial year.
- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 August 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 11 September 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether Strathclyde Police will be able to meet the target number of additional police officers if the Scottish Government does not make funding available to cover the £29 million shortfall in pensions cost for 2009-10.
Answer
Decisions on the recruitment of police officers are matters for the Chief Constable and the Strathclyde Joint Police Board. The Scottish government is investing £94 million to centrally the fund the recruitment of 1,000 extra police officers by 2011 and Strathclyde Police will receive its appropriate share of that funding.
- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 25 August 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 11 September 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-13288 by Stewart Stevenson on 3 June 2008, whether it will provide an update on its position on eligibility criteria for the Scotland-wide free bus travel scheme for older and disabled people.
Answer
The evaluation of the national concessionary travel scheme in Scotland is on-going. The Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth has already announced, on 4 July 2008, that the current eligibility criteria will be maintained. We will report back in due course.
- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 15 August 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 11 September 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has decided to set statutory interim targets for greenhouse gas emissions over the period to 2011.
Answer
The content of the forthcoming Scottish Climate Change Bill is currently under consideration. The consultation on the proposals for the bill considered the scope of the 2050 target and possible interim targets.
- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 15 August 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 11 September 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will publish its single outcome agreements with the 32 individual councils in Scotland or make them available in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre.
Answer
Copies of all 32 single outcome agreements which were agreed with local authorities on 30 June 2008 can be obtained via the Improvement Service website by the following link:
http://www.improvementservice.org.uk/component/option,com_docman/Itemid,43/task,cat_view/gid,561/.
- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 15 August 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 10 September 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive on what cost projections the benefit-to-cost ratio for the Borders railway project was calculated and what the ratio would be if the latest cost estimates were used.
Answer
As I stated to the Parliament on 5 March 2008, the Borders rail project is expected to cost between £235 to £295 million, with a benefit-to-cost ratio of 1.32. There has been no revision to this forecast cost range.
