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To ask the Scottish Government what lessons were learned from the storm in January 2005, which led to fatalities at the causeway linking South Uist and Benbecula, including what action has been taken and contingencies put in place to reduce the risk of similar accidents at that site. Following the tragic fatalities in January 2005, the Scottish Government ...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
11 December 2018
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of concerns that it can constrain commercial rooftop solar projects, for what reason it requires permitted development for any site above 50kW in Scotland, compared with a 1MW threshold in England and Wales.
Zero Waste Scotland's Flymapper system is a way for land managers to record, manage and report flytipping, making it easier to catch offenders and to deal with illegal dumping sites. We continue to support Dumb Dumpers public reporting facility.
To ask the Scottish Government what impact the centralisation of the Scottish Driving Assessment Service to a single site in Edinburgh has had on the number of motability assessments.
Information on the funded entitlement (including links to local authority information) and other sources of support with childcare can be found on the mygov.scot site: https://www.mygov.scot/childcare-costs-help/funded-early-learning-and-childcare/ S5W-15809
The inclusion of a battlefield on the Inventory identifies it as an area of added protection where particular consideration must be given to impacts on the site. The effect of a proposed development on inventory battlefields is a material consideration in the planning system.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
10 January 2018
Alongside existing regulatory controls including Environmental Impact Assessment, the NMP provides a framework which aims to minimise and mitigate the environmental impacts of developments through, among other things, appropriate siting of farms in relation to protected species and wider biodiversity interests.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
21 December 2017
Through Zero Waste Scotland (ZWS), we launched FlyMapper in March 2015 – a new system to record, manage and report flytipping, making it easier to catch offenders and to deal with illegal dumping sites. So, far 27 Local Authorities have registered.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
2 November 2017
The Scottish Government will continue to encourage appropriately-sited, low carbon, affordable district heating in all sectors where cost effective to do so.
For the individual college, in last year’s accounts the overall income was £26 million; the balance sheet net assets were about £38 million or £39 million.