As stated in the answer to question S3W-28764 on 9 November 2009, any new  coal-fired station in Scotland would need to demonstrate carbon capture and storage on at least 300 megawatts of its net capacity from day one of operation and to  retro-fit for those stations by no later than 2025. As the technology develops, we expect new coal stations built by 2020, to be 100% fitted with carbon capture and storage.

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Over 1,000 public representations opposing the proposal have already been received by the Scottish Government prior to the application itself being formally lodged. These representations will be considered alongside any further public representations subsequently received.

Due to the size and complexity of large-scale s36 applications it is difficult to accurately predict processing timescales however, Scottish ministers have set an aspirational target to determine any new application submitted under s36 of the Electricity Act within nine months. Given this Scottish ministers would expect to be in a position to either make a determination or call a public inquiry some time in the second quarter of 2011.

The position of the Scottish Government on new thermal power stations was stated in the previous answer to question S3W-28764 on 9 November 2009.

Any new thermal power station application will be subject to statutory consultation under section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989, when specialist advice from the Planning Authorities, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency, the Health and Safety Executive, Scottish Natural Heritage and other interested parties will be considered as part of the overall decision making process.

Scottish ministers will then consider all material issues before determining each application in accordance with the relevant environmental and planning obligations.

In respect of existing coal fuelled power stations, a rolling review of the technical and economic viability of carbon capture and storage (CCS) will be undertaken with the aim of taking a final view on retro-fitting by 2018.

Officials are also working closely with regulators and DECC officials to assess the effectiveness of existing legislative regimes for the efficient processing of thermal applications and to ensure the careful and thorough consideration of the capture, transport and storage elements of the application.

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The statutory requirements for pre-application consultation with communities as set out in planning legislation do not apply across alternative consent regimes. The main alternative consent regimes are listed below with an outline of their public consultation requirements. The exact consent procedures for each national development have not yet been determined, but, depending on the specific project, is likely to involve one or more of the procedures listed (and/or a planning application). Where consent for a project was pursued through an Act of Parliament, the procedures would be a matter for Parliament.

Electricity consent applications - In accordance with The Electricity (Applications for Consent) Regulations 1990, all applications for consent under Section 36 of the Electricity Act must have notices published for two successive weeks in one or more local newspapers circulating in the locality of the proposed development, in the Edinburgh Gazette, and in one or more national newspapers. These notices will contain information enabling members of the public to make representations on the proposal. Pre-application consultation with communities by the prospective applicant is increasingly encouraged as good practice.

Transport and Works Orders “ Where a project sought consent under the Transport and Works (Scotland) Act 2007, applicants are required to demonstrate on making a full application that they have carried out publicity and consultation on their proposals. Ministers can then take due account of any representations received. Proposals have to be advertised in a local newspaper and 42 days allowed for representations to be made to ministers.

Harbours Orders “ The Harbours Act 1964 requires, a public notice of the application to be placed in the local press and 42 days allowed for objection/representation to be made to ministers.

The Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 - Nothing under this act would authorise a national development by a developer but it is possible that roads to be constructed by the Scottish Ministers could be designated a national development. Scottish ministers are required to publish a notice of their proposal to make an Order to construct trunk roads under the act in at least one local newspaper, a national newspaper and the Edinburgh Gazette and 42 days are allowed for objections to be made. If there are objections to the Orders there may be a Public Local Inquiry. In the case of Orders which would constitute a national development, Section 143A of the act provides that those orders may not simply be made but are to be laid before Parliament and are subject to affirmative parliamentary procedure. Section 143A also applies to schemes under section 7 of the act which constitutes a national development.

In 2007-08, the Scottish public sector delivered £1,316 million cash-releasing efficiency savings and a further £839 million in 2008-09. The November 2009 Efficiency Delivery Plan identified potential savings of £1,111 million in 2009-10 and £1,609 million in 2010-11.

Once the incoming UK Government confirms its intentions for the spending review and the future of the public finances, the Scottish Government will consider the detail of what that will mean in terms of the next phase of efficiencies.

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NHS Quality Improvement Scotland (NHS QIS) published Clinical Standards for Adult Renal Services in February 2002. Standard 13 deals with transportation for haemodialysis, and contains a desirable, as opposed to an essential, criterion that within the constraints of population density and geography, that a renal unit is available within half an hour''s travelling time for patients. The criterion was included to ensure renal units were considering the possibility of satellite units where appropriate, to minimise travelling times for patients.

Since the publication of the NHS QIS report, NHS boards have indeed been increasing the number of satellite dialysis units, so that as many people as possible get this form of renal replacement therapy nearer to their home or place of work. As indicated in the answer to S3W-32978 on 28 April 2010, the main renal units in Scotland are now complemented by 22 satellite dialysis units.

NHS QIS'' National Overview of Adult Renal Services published in March 2003 highlighted issues for those living in remote and rural areas who face very long and difficult journeys to renal units, and strongly urged NHS boards to develop innovative solutions to these issues.

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The figures in the following table show the numbers of adults and children receiving hospital dialysis in each NHS board at the end of December from 2005 to 2009.*

NHS Board**	2005		2006		2007		2008		2009
	Over 16 Years	Under 16 Years	Over 16 Years	Under 16 Years	Over 16 Years	Under 16 Years	Over 16 Years	Under 16 Years	Over 16 Years	Under 16 Years
Ayrshire and Arran	116	0	145	0	145	0	146	0	147	0
Borders	29	0	28	0	36	0	42	0	52	0
Dumfries and Galloway	52	0	50	0	49	0	52	0	50	0
Fife	111	1	113	0	130	0	135	0	140	0
Forth Valley	88	1	89	0	102	0	104	1	99	0
Grampian	169	1	178	1	183	0	191	1	185	0
Greater Glasgow and Clyde	411	0	423	1	427	4	437	3	419	3
Highland	93	1	95	0	101	0	93	1	99	0
Lanarkshire	162	0	173	0	172	0	180	1	187	0
Lothian	200	1	225	1	232	0	225	0	227	0
Orkney	1	0	5	0	4	0	6	0	7	0
Shetland	2	0	2	0	4	1	3	0	3	0
Tayside	133	0	133	0	158	0	138	0	169	0
Western Isles	2	0	3	0	5	0	7	0	8	0

Notes:

*Figures do not include individuals treated with peritoneal dialysis or those with kidney transplants.

**The figures provided are by patients'' NHS board area of residence. Dialysis treatment may be provided in a different NHS board area.

The figures in the following table show the numbers of adults and children receiving home dialysis in each NHS board at the end of December from 2005 to 2009.*

NHS Board**	2005		2006		2007
	Over 16 years	Under 16 years	Over 16 years	Under 16 years	Over 16 years	Under 16 years
Ayrshire and Arran	3	0	3	0	2	0
Borders	0	0	0	0	1	0
Dumfries and Galloway	1	0	0	0	0	0
Fife	0	0	0	0	0	0
Forth Valley	5	0	5	0	7	0
Grampian	6	0	5	0	6	0
Greater Glasgow and Clyde	10	0	9	0	10	0
Highland	2	0	2	0	5	0
Lanarkshire	6	0	6	0	4	0
Lothian	6	0	5	0	4	0
Orkney	3	0	0	0	0	0
Shetland	0	0	0	0	1	0
Tayside	1	0	1	0	0	0
Western Isles	0	0	0	0	0	0

 

NHS Board**	2008		2009
	Over 16 years	Under 16 years	Over 16 years	Under 16 years
Ayrshire and Arran	1	0	7	0
Borders	3	0	3	0
Dumfries and Galloway	0	0	0	0
Fife	0	0	0	0
Forth Valley	9	0	8	0
Grampian	5	0	6	0
Greater Glasgow and Clyde	14	0	16	0
Highland	7	0	4	0
Lanarkshire	3	0	2	0
Lothian	5	0	6	0
Orkney	0	0	0	0
Shetland	1	0	1	0
Tayside	0	0	0	0
Western Isles	0	0	0	0

Notes:

*Figures do not include individuals treated with peritoneal dialysis nor those with kidney transplants.

**The figures provided are by patients'' NHS board area of residence. Dialysis treatment may be provided in a different NHS board area.

There are now 10 adult and one paediatric renal units in Scotland, complemented by 22 satellite dialysis units. The renal units and associated satellite units are listed in the following table by NHS board area:

NHS Board	Renal Unit
NHS Ayrshire and Arran	Crosshouse Hospital	Kilmarnock	Main Unit
NHS Borders	Borders General Hospital	Melrose	Satellite
NHS Dumfries and Galloway	Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary	Dumfries	Main Unit
	Galloway Community Hospital	Stranraer	Satellite
NHS Fife	Queen Margaret''s Hospital	Dunfermline	Main Unit
	Victoria Hospital	Kirkcaldy	Satellite
	St Andrews Community Hospital	St. Andrews	Satellite
NHS Forth Valley	Falkirk and District Royal Infirmary	Falkirk	Satellite
NHS Grampian	Aberdeen Royal Infirmary	Aberdeen	Main Unit
	Campbell Hospital	Portsoy	Satellite
	Dr Gray''s Hospital	Elgin	Satellite
	Inverurie Hospital	Inverurie	Satellite
	Peterhead Community Hospital	Peterhead	Satellite
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde	Glasgow Royal Infirmary	Glasgow	Main Unit
	Inverclyde Royal Hospital	Greenock	Satellite
	Royal Hospital for Sick Children	Glasgow	Main Unit
	Stobhill Hospital	Glasgow	Satellite
	Vale of Leven District General Hospital	Alexandria	Satellite
	Victoria Infirmary	Glasgow	Satellite
	Western Infirmary Glasgow	Glasgow	Main Unit
NHS Highland	Belford Hospital	Fort William	Satellite
	Caithness General Hospital	Wick	Satellite
	Raigmore Hospital	Inverness	Main Unit
NHS Lothian	Royal Infirmary Edinburgh	Edinburgh	Main Unit
	St John''s Hospital	Livingston	Satellite
	Western General Hospital	Edinburgh	Satellite
NHS Orkney	Balfour Hospital	Orkney	Satellite
NHS Shetland	Gilbert Bain Hospital	Lerwick	Satellite
NHS Tayside	Arbroath Infirmary	Arbroath	Satellite
	Ninewells Hospital	Dundee	Main Unit
	Perth Royal Infirmary	Perth	Satellite
NHS Western Isles	Western Isles Hospital	Stornoway	Satellite

Source: Scottish Renal Registry April 2010.