Chamber and committees

I refer themember to the answer to question S3W-2817 on 5 September 2007. All answers to written parliamentary questions areavailable on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can befound at http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.

I refer themember to the answer to question S3W-2817 on 5 September 2007. All answers to written parliamentary questions areavailable on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can befound at http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.

I would refer theMember to the Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and the Environment’s openingspeech to the Greener Scotland debate on 13 June 2007. He acknowledged the good work that is being done throughoutthe public sector but made it clear that we are not doing enough or going forwardfast enough. He announced that the Scottish Government will work with its partnersto develop and publish a detailed programme to improve the Scottish public sector’senvironmental and sustainability performance. Cabinet Secretaries and ministersare fully committed to that programme for action both personally and in terms ofhow they develop their portfolios.

I refer the memberto the answer to question S3W-2817 on 5 September 2007. All answers to written parliamentary questions are availableon the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.

I refer the memberto the answer to question S3W-2817 on 5 September 2007. All answers to writtenparliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facilityfor which can be found at http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.

I refer the memberto the answer to question S3W-2817 on 5 September 2007. All answers to written parliamentary questions are availableon the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.

In the period May2005 to April 2006, a total of 1,168,021 passengers used Highlands and Islands Airports Ltd’s 10 airports. In the AirDiscount Scheme’s first year of operation, May 2006 to April 2007, this figurehad risen to 1,239,938, an increase of 6%.

The Budget Billfor 2007-08 Financial Year was laid before Scottish Ministers in January 2007,this outlines the spending plans voted by Parliament for the 2007-08 financialyear. The Annual Budget Cycle permits revisions to the Budget Bill, the firstbeing the Autumn Budget Revisions and later the Spring Budget Revisions, whichare both laid before Parliament.

Any revisions tothe spending plans for 2007-08 resulting from the review of  Transport Scotland Major Projects in June 2007 will be reflected inthese Budget Revisions.

All pressures acrossthe Scottish Executive will be reviewed as part of the wider current Scottish ExecutiveSpending Review SSR07.

My officials are currentlyhaving preliminary discussions with Renfrewshire, West Dunbartonshire and Glasgow City Councils and Strathclyde Partnershipfor Transport regarding the Clyde Fastlink Phase 1 proposals.