- Asked by: Phil Gallie, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 31 January 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 14 February 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive what effect its 18% renewable energy target by 2010 will have on the renewables obligation buy-out and whether it will disadvantage the consumer or Scottish-based generating companies, given the target of 10% set by the UK Government.
Answer
Our target has no effect on the buy-out fund, nor does it disadvantage either consumers or Scottish based generating companies. The size of the buy-out fund is determined solely by the level of the obligation on designated electricity suppliers and the buy-out price.
- Asked by: Phil Gallie, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 31 January 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 14 February 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive what the cost to consumers has been of the renewables obligation buy-out in each year since April 2002.
Answer
Total payments to the buy-out fund by designated electricity suppliers in respect of the Renewables Obligation (Scotland) for the obligation periods thus far are as follows:
| 2002-03 | £11,210,730 |
| 2003-04 | £16,436,835 |
The way in which suppliers’ costs are passed onto consumers is a matter for each individual supplier. Ofgem has estimated that the cost of the Renewables Obligations currently makes up around 2% of domestic debit electricity bills.
- Asked by: Phil Gallie, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 October 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 12 January 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive how much funding it currently allocates for the water pumping operation at the site of the proposed Blindwells New Settlement in East Lothian that prevents the flooding of surrounding villages.
Answer
This is an operational matter for Scottish Water.
- Asked by: Phil Gallie, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 December 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 16 December 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to replace the loss of secure places for serious young offenders following the closure of Kerelaw School.
Answer
As the member will be aware, Kerelaw School and Kerelaw Secure Unit are separate entities.
By 2007, Kerelaw Secure Unit was expected to provide 12 secure places in total. Those places will now be provided between St Philips School and The Good Shepherd Centre. Glasgow Council has already made clear that it is responsible for arranging the smooth running of Kerelaw Secure Unit for the transitional period.
- Asked by: Phil Gallie, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 19 November 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 16 December 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had, and is currently having, with National Grid Transco before setting renewable targets.
Answer
We discuss network infrastructure issues in relation to the UK renewables targets with all of the transmission companies, including NGT, through the aegis of the Transmission Issues Working Group.
- Asked by: Phil Gallie, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 November 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Allan Wilson on 8 December 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive when it will introduce a single application form for cross-border local authority European Leader Plus projects.
Answer
We have no plans to impose a single application form for joint projects. Local circumstances differ and joint projects can extend to other UK or EU groups. Scottish Executive officials have worked with local action groups on a common form for joint projects. Scottish groups may use or adapt this form as they see fit and at the same time retain the flexibility to accommodate other (non Scottish) groups’ requirements.
- Asked by: Phil Gallie, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 19 November 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 6 December 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive what savings in CO2 emissions it has calculated in setting renewable generation targets and whether it has taken account of spinning reserve emissions.
Answer
CO2 emissions savings could be up to 16 million tonnes by 2020, if the targets are met in full. The actual savings would depend on which fuels are displaced by renewables. Spinning reserve was not taken into account.
- Asked by: Phil Gallie, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 19 November 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 6 December 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive what level of spinning reserve it has calculated in setting renewable generation targets to guarantee security of supply at existing levels.
Answer
No such calculations have been made.
- Asked by: Phil Gallie, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 19 November 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 6 December 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has established the maximum level of wind generation capacity as a percentage of total available generation capacity that will allow the operators of the grid system to guarantee security of supply at existing levels.
Answer
No. However, we have commissioned a study, being carried out by the University of Edinburgh in conjunction with the Scottish grid owners, which will enable an understanding of the full implications to the electricity network of the growth in, primarily intermittent, renewable generation and how this might be managed in order to maintain a secure and stable power system with sufficient reserve margins across Scotland. This study is due to be completed in spring 2005.
- Asked by: Phil Gallie, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 19 November 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 6 December 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive what studies it has carried out, in setting renewable generation targets, into the current circumstances surrounding wind generation in Denmark and Germany.
Answer
We have not undertaken any specific study, although we keep up-to-date in all important areas of renewable energy developments.
