- Asked by: Rob Gibson, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 23 May 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Ross Finnie on 2 June 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is undertaking in respect of the exchange between regions of best practice on sustainable development.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S2W-16822 on 2 June 2005. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Rob Gibson, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 23 May 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Ross Finnie on 2 June 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with other regions outside the United Kingdom regarding the exchange of best practice on sustainable development.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S2W-16822 on 2 June 2005. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Rob Gibson, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 23 May 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Ross Finnie on 2 June 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive why it declined an invitation to join the Network of Regional Governments for Sustainable Development.
Answer
The Scottish Executive maintains close links with the Network of Regional Governments for Sustainable Development which comprises 24 regions from across the world. We receive their papers and one of my officials attended a conference which the network arranged in Cardiff last year while another was a speaker at a seminar on sustainable development indicators that the network organised in Bilbao last autumn.
The Scottish Executive has considered carefully whether it should become a member of the Network. On balance, we have concluded that we should concentrate our international work within Europe where other regions’ experience and social, economic and environmental circumstances are closer to our own.
We are active members of the Environment Conference of Regional Environment Ministers (ENCORE) network which is the main forum for co-operation between the Regional Environment Ministers of Europe. One of my officials represents the UK on the ENCORE Steering Group. The Scottish Executive’s agreements with Catalonia and Bavaria include co-operation on environmental and sustainable development.
- Asked by: Rob Gibson, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 08 April 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 5 May 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive which bodies are involved in taking forward the ministerial commitment to make forest crofts available to applicants.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S2W-15869 on 5 May 2005. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Rob Gibson, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 08 April 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 5 May 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive when the process to make forest crofts available will be announced.
Answer
I refer the member to my answer to question S2W-15869 on 5 May 2005. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Rob Gibson, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 08 April 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 5 May 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive what process has been put in place to make forest crofts available from the Forestry Commission estate.
Answer
A review of the land managed by Forestry Commission Scotland was carried out last year and ministers accepted the recommendation that “Forestry Commission Scotland, SEERAD and the Crofters Commission should jointly examine whether; and how, national forest estate land might be used to create new crofts under the crofting legislation”.
A steering group, comprising Forestry Commission Scotland, Scottish Executive Environment and Rural Affairs Department and the Crofters Commission, has been set up to consider options for the creation of forest crofts. The Scottish Crofting Foundation and Highlands and Islands Enterprise will also be invited to join and the steering group will report to ministers by the end of the year.
- Asked by: Rob Gibson, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 21 April 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 3 May 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-12957 by Tavish Scott on 20 January 2005, whether it has reached a conclusion on whether to conduct a review of the Game (Scotland) Acts and, if so, when the review will commence, what its timescale will be and what opportunities will be available for stakeholders to make a contribution.
Answer
These matters remain under active consideration and an announcement will be made shortly.
- Asked by: Rob Gibson, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 01 April 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Peter Peacock on 28 April 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it will take on the status of the Scots language in schools. The member has provided the following Scots translation: Tae speir at the Scottish Executive whit it will dae anent the status o the Scots leid at the schuil.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S2W-15708 on 26 April 2005. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Rob Gibson, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 01 April 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Peter Peacock on 28 April 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive how many schools use the "Itchy Coo" Scots language project.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S2W-15708 on 26 April 2005. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Rob Gibson, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 31 March 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 26 April 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive what measures it is taking to ensure that urban waste water treatment in Lerwick complies with Council Directive 91/271/EEC.
Answer
Scottish Water have been requested to build a secondary treatment works at Lerwick in compliance with Directive 91/271/EEC. Plans are being finalised and the plant is due for completion in 2006 with final commissioning due in June/July 2006.
