- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Monday, 07 September 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 18 September 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-24912 by Jim Mather on 17 June 2009, whether it intends to publish thermal generation guidance for Scotland based on a consultation applicable only to England and Wales.
Answer
Thermal generation guidance for Scotland will be based on the revised section 36 guidance for the development of thermal power stations which was published in late 2008 for consultation. In addition to this consultation process, we have also had on-going engagement with Scottish based stakeholders on the development of carbon capture and storage through a series of seminars and meetings. The UK consultation invited respondents with a particular interest in Scottish Government policy to copy their responses to Scottish ministers. We have also been working closely with DECC on the current consultation and held a workshop where Scottish Government and others discussed the consultation with DECC officials. Scottish ministers are currently considering the consultation responses and their decisions will be further informed by responses to the UK consultation.
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Monday, 07 September 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 18 September 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what its position is on the UK Government proposals for carbon capture and storage (CCS) demonstration projects to demonstrate CCS on only 400 megawatt (gross) of capacity.
Answer
The Scottish Government aims to ensure that the regulatory framework in broad terms is similar across the UK as a whole, with the overall objective of encouraging CCS deployment and the objective of decarbonisation of the electricity sector by 2030. We will await the completion of the UK consultation process before issuing our final thermal generation guidance including what the expected position is on demonstration capacity.
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Friday, 04 September 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 18 September 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it supports an increase in funding at EU level for the creation of farming co-operatives, as proposed in amendment 5254 to the EU agriculture budget.
Answer
The government is in favour of farmers organising themselves into co-operatives and other collaborative structures in order to strengthen their commercial position. Financial support for such collaboration can be offered in a number of ways, using both national and EU funding.
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Monday, 07 September 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 18 September 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what consultation it plans to carry out on the development of an emissions performance standard for power stations.
Answer
The Scottish Government have received a number of representations on an emissions performance standard in response to our consultation on thermal guidance. The development of an emissions performance standard is also considered in the UK consultation on clean coal and we are currently working with the UK Government closely on this issue. We will consider our position once the consultation process is fully complete.
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Friday, 04 September 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 18 September 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it supports the withdrawal of EU funding from compensation for withdrawals and buy-ins, as proposed in amendment 5258 to the EU agriculture budget.
Answer
Withdrawals and buy-ins has received only limited use in Scotland. Should the proposed amendment be adopted, the Scottish Government anticipate that it would not have a significant impact in Scotland.
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Friday, 04 September 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 18 September 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will list EU member state representatives with whom the Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and the Environment has discussed electronic identification for sheep in the last two months and detail any action taken as a result of each discussion.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-26957 on 18 September 2009 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/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Friday, 04 September 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 18 September 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it supports a reduction in EU export refunds for the milk industry.
Answer
EU export subsidies are subject to restrictions, as agreed in the Uruguay Round of international trade negotiations. Further modifications may be agreed in the context of the current WTO Doha Round. In the meantime the government supports the European Commission''s approach of applying export subsidies on a case-by-case basis and in compliance with WTO rules.
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Monday, 07 September 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 18 September 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it aims for new coal-fired power stations in Scotland to demonstrate carbon capture and storage capacity greater than that required in England and Wales.
Answer
The Scottish Government aims to encourage early carbon capture and storage deployment in Scotland with the objective of decarbonisation of the electricity sector by 2030.
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- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Friday, 04 September 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 18 September 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers that milk production should be based on imported animal feed or grass-fed production.
Answer
The Scottish Government does not promote one particular feeding regime over another. The method by which dairy producers feed their animals is a matter for the farmer to determine.
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Monday, 07 September 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 18 September 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how it will encourage new coal-fired power stations to operate carbon capture and storage from the outset or to be able to meet an equivalent emissions performance standard by other means.
Answer
The Scottish Government''s thermal guidance will set out policy on the development of CCS technology for both new and existing power plant. This guidance will be issued following consideration of responses to our consultation on this subject last year and the completion of the UK consultation process.
