This search includes all content on the Scottish Parliament website, except for Votes and Motions. All Official Reports (what has been said in Parliament) and Questions and Answers are available from 1999. You can refine your search by adding and removing filters.
The advice from Scottish natural heritage (SNH) with regards to the protected features at each site was either to remove, avoid or reduce limit pressure from various fishing activities.
For larger scale wind farm applications determined under S36 of the Electricity Act 1989, where an environmental impact assessment of the development is conducted and detects peat on site, a carbon calculation will be required and will be a material consideration for consent.
The contractor is also required to ensure that all site-based employment opportunities (including those with subcontractors and suppliers) are notified to job centres (including local job centres) at the time they become available.
These are matters for owners and local authorities to address, and this is also the case concerning Broadford Works, where we understand the owner and Aberdeen City Council are having active discussions on preventing further damage to the site. Historic Scotland does provide online advice on fire prevention and they are always pleased to advise local autho...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
20 January 2015
The Scottish Government works closely with the UK Government, the Office for Nuclear Regulation – the independent security regulator – and industry to ensure security measures at civil nuclear sites in Scotland are of the highest possible standard.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
22 November 2013
PAS 2031:2012 requires both the installation service process evaluation (desk based assessment) and installation service delivery evaluation (on-site assessment) to take place in order for an accredited Green Deal certificate to be issued to an applicant installer, in line with the requirements of BS EN 45011 standard.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
12 August 2013
Published information on headcount and whole time equivalent of medical staff and nursing and midwifery staff, broken down by NHS board at 30 September 2011 and 2012 can be found on the workforce statistics web site at: https://isdscotland.scot.nhs.uk/Health-Topics/Workforce/Publications/2013-05-28/Medical_Trend_M2013.xls?
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
11 December 2012
Details of the consultees and their responses are in the consultation report, which can be found at: http://www.snh.gov.uk/protecting-scotlands-nature/protected-areas/site-consultations/sound-of-barra/ The independent review is being undertaken by two well qualified marine scientists and they are also reviewing the scientific case.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
11 December 2012
Research into tree diseases is undertaken, on behalf of Forestry Commission Scotland and the other parts of the Forestry Commission, by Forest Research which has sites in Roslin, Midlothian and Farnham, Surrey.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
29 November 2012
To ask the Scottish Government how many one bedroom (a) affordable homes and (b) affordable homes for social rent have been (i) started, (ii) approved and (iii) completed in each year since 2007 and how many are planned. Information on approvals, site starts and completions for the Affordable Housing Supply Programme is not held centrally by number of bedr...