- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 13 March 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 11 April 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Scottish Environment Protection Agency’s evidence to Aberdeen City Council’s public local inquiry in May 2006 and to Moray Council’s public local inquiry in November 2007 complied with its statutory duty to promote sustainable flood management and, if so, in what way and whether that evidence took full account of regulations and guidance issued by Scottish Ministers.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-10935 on 11 April 2008. 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: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 13 March 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 11 April 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the reporter’s advice to ministers on Aberdeen City Council’s public local inquiry in May 2006 and Moray Council’s local plan public local inquiry in November 2007 have been considered by ministers and, if so, what conclusions were reached in each case.
Answer
Responsibility for the preparation and adoption of local plans lies with the planning authority for the relevant area. The planning authority is responsible, where necessary, for appointing a reporter to hold a public local inquiry. The reporter''s report and recommendations are for the planning authority to consider, not Scottish ministers. It is for the planning authority to decide whether to accept or reject the reporter''s findings and recommendations.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 13 March 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 11 April 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Scottish Environment Protection Agency’s (SEPAs) evidence to Aberdeen City Council’s public local inquiry in May 2006 and to the Moray Council public local inquiry in November 2007 complied with the rules and guidelines relevant to the exercise of SEPA’s functions, duties and powers, as set out in the Management Statement drawn up by the Scottish Executive Environment and Rural Affairs Department and, if so, in what way.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-10935 on 11 April 2008. 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: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 13 March 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 11 April 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether any minister has sought advice about instructing or directing the Scottish Environment Protection Agency in relation to taking any particular courses of action in the last seven months.
Answer
Ministers have issued directions to the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) since 1 August 2007 in a number of cases. These covered a range of topics, including water quality issues, bathing water classifications and SEPA''s charging schemes.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 13 March 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 11 April 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the advice of the Scottish Environment Protection Agency to Aberdeen City Council’s public local inquiry in May 2006 and Moray Council’s public local inquiry in November 2007 complied with Scottish Ministers’ strategic objective to develop a close and responsive relationship with the public, local authorities and regulated authorities and, if so, in what way.
Answer
I refer the Member to the answer to question S3W-10935 on 11 April 2008. 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: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 13 March 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 11 April 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether any member of the Scottish Government saw, or was shown, the exhibition of phase two of the Aviemore resort hotel’s development arranged by Mr Donald Macdonald for the First Minister during the SNP Conference in Aviemore from 26 to 28 October 2008.
Answer
No member of the Scottish Government saw the exhibition.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 13 March 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 11 April 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will make a statement to the Parliament on how the actions of Scottish Ministers in respect of the advice of the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) to the Cairngorms National Park Authority in the planning application for the Aviemore resort hotels master plan and related planning applications comply with ministers’ responsibilities and accountabilities, as set out in the SEPA Management Statement drawn up by the Scottish Executive Environment and Rural Affairs Department, with particular regard to ministers’ powers to call-in applications and determine appeals in relation to SEPA’s statutory functions.
Answer
I refer the Member to the answer to question S3W-10947 on 11 April 2008. 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: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 13 March 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 11 April 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Scottish Environment Protection Agency’s advice to the Cairngorms National Park Authority on the Aviemore resort hotels master plan planning application complied with its statutory duty to promote sustainable flood management and, if so, in what way and whether that advice took full account of regulations and guidance issued by Scottish Ministers.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-10935 on 11 April 2008. 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: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 13 March 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 11 April 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers that proposals for new housing or retail development requiring new flood prevention measures should proceed only through the development plan process and with full consideration of all the implications of such development.
Answer
The Scottish Government considers that in accord with Scottish Planning Policy (SPP)7 Planning and Flooding, proposals for the development of additional undeveloped areas which would require new flood prevention measures should come forward through the development plan process.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 13 March 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 11 April 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what advice was given to the First Minister or his special advisers in relation to the receipt of the correspondence and enclosures sent by the First Minister’s constituency office manager to his private office, intimating Mr Donald Macdonald’s intention to show the First Minister the exhibition of the live planning application for the second phase of the resort’s development that Mr MacDonald had arranged to be viewed in his hotel complex.
Answer
No such advice was given.
