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The level of the fee paid to a landfill operator for every tonne of waste disposed of at a site is a commercial decision for the operator of a landfill site.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
20 December 2001
The ground conditions on the Holyrood site together with the physical properties of the proposed Parliament building dictate the types of foundations which can be used.
There are some areas that will be more sensitive than other areas and some will have a greater capacity to absorb visitors in a way that does not damage the character of the park.
Will the Executive undertake a study to compare the net economic impact of the scheme with that of a public service obligation, which could benefit the residents to at least the same extent as the current scheme does and attract more investment, more visitors and more jobs to the Western Isles?
Can we look to the Executive for support for better public transport so that people from every part of Scotland can enjoy the magnificent new visitor attraction at the museum? While I admire the creative and imaginative way in which John Home Robertson engineered that question, today we are paying tribute to one of the greatest feats of British engineering ...