- Asked by: Gil Paterson, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 19 May 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 3 June 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how much electricity was used in pump storage in 2007.
Answer
Data for 2007 is not yet available. Data for 2006 was released by the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform in January 2008 and is summarised in the following table.
Used in Pumping at Pumped Storage and Other Use by Major Power Producers
| 2005 | 2006 |
| 3,403GWh | 4,267GWh |
More information on energy generation data can be found at the following link:
http://www.berr.gov.uk/energy/statistics/publications/trends/index.html.
- Asked by: Gil Paterson, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 19 May 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 3 June 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how much electricity was generated by all generators in 2007.
Answer
Data for 2007 is not yet available. Data for 2006 was released by the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform in January 2008 and is summarised in the following table.
| | 2005 | 2006 |
| Total Electricity Generated in Scotland | 49,246GWh | 53,609GWh |
More information on energy generation data can be found at the following link:
http://www.berr.gov.uk/energy/statistics/publications/trends/index.html.
- Asked by: Gil Paterson, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 19 May 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 3 June 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what the total losses for the transmission and distribution of electricity were in 2007.
Answer
Data for 2007 is not yet available. Data for 2006 was released by the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform in January 2008 and is summarised in the following table.
(a) Transmission loss
| | 2005 | 2006 |
| Total | 573 GWh | 571 GWh |
(b) Distribution loss
| | 2005 | 2006 |
| Total | 1,874GWh | 1,826GWh |
More information on energy generation data can be found at the following link:
http://www.berr.gov.uk/energy/statistics/publications/trends/index.html.
- Asked by: Gil Paterson, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 19 May 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 3 June 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how much electricity was generated by (a) thermal and (b) non-thermal renewables in 2007.
Answer
Data for 2007 is not yet available. Data for 2006 was released by the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform in January 2008 and is summarised in the following table.
(a) Thermal Renewables
| | 2005 | 2006 |
| Total Electricity Generated in Scotland | 595GWh | 714GWh |
(b) Non-Thermal Renewables (excluding Hydro Natural Flow)
| | 2005 | 2006 |
| Total Electricity Generated in Scotland | 1,281GWh | 2,023GWh |
More information on energy generation data can be found at the following link:
http://www.berr.gov.uk/energy/statistics/publications/trends/index.html.
- Asked by: Gil Paterson, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 19 May 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 3 June 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how much electricity was generated by oil in 2007.
Answer
Data for 2007 is not yet available. Data for 2006 was released by the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform in January 2008 and is summarised in the following table.
| | 2005 | 2006 |
| Total Electricity Generated in Scotland from Oil | 1,902 GWh | 2,141 GWh |
More information on energy generation data can be found at the following link:
http://www.berr.gov.uk/energy/statistics/publications/trends/index.html.
- Asked by: Gil Paterson, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 19 May 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 3 June 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how much electricity was generated by (a) hydro natural flow and (b) hydro pump storage in 2007.
Answer
Data for 2007 is not yet available. Data for 2006 was released by the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform in January 2008 and is summarised in the following table.
(a) Hydro Natural Flow
| | 2005 | 2006 |
| Total Electricity Generated in Scotland | 4,588GWh | 4,225GWh |
(b) Hydro pump storage
| | 2005 | 2006 |
| Total Electricity Generated in Scotland | 643GWh | 1,184GWh |
More information on energy generation data can be found at the following link:
http://www.berr.gov.uk/energy/statistics/publications/trends/index.html.
- Asked by: Gil Paterson, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 19 May 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 3 June 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how much electricity was generated by coal in 2007.
Answer
Data for 2007 is not yet available. Data for 2006 was released by the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform in January 2008 and is summarised in the following table.
| | 2005 | 2006 |
| Electricity Generated in Scotland by Coal | 12,143GWh | 17,518GWh |
More information on energy generation data can be found at the following link:
http://www.berr.gov.uk/energy/statistics/publications/trends/index.html.
- Asked by: Gil Paterson, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 19 May 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 20 May 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive when it will announce its intentions for the Scottish Futures Trust initiative.
Answer
I have today written to the Convener of the Finance Committee explaining the government''s intention to set up a Scottish Futures Trust company and providing further details of its plans for the Scottish Futures Trust initiative. A copy of that letter and the associated Business Case is available in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib. number 45605).
- Asked by: Gil Paterson, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 15 May 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 15 May 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has any plans to monitor the long-term effects of PPP schemes on local authority finances.
Answer
It is the responsibility of every public sector procuring body, when entering into a contract, to ensure all payments committed through that contract are affordable over the length of the contract. This applies to all contracts and not just PPP contracts.
- Asked by: Gil Paterson, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 27 March 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 23 April 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive on how many days the Clyde Tunnel was closed to all vehicles in each year from 1997 to 2007, broken down by month.
Answer
This information is not held centrally by the Scottish Government. The Clyde Tunnel is owned and operated by Glasgow City Council who advise that it has never been closed completely over the period in question.
