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The expected income to Forestry Commission Scotland by 2020 is £30 million per year from the development of renewable energy facilities on the national forest estate.

Young Scot used their networks and experience to establish the teams. The process of identifying locations included ensuring that the teams should represent urban and rural areas.

The process also involved ensuring that participants included young people of different ages in full time education, and young people who are currently not in education or employment. Two schools and one training organisation are involved in the local investigation teams, which are based in Stirling, Lochgilphead and Kilmarnock, and worked with the young people attending their organisations to identify team members.

The most recently published information is contained within Table 1 of the Annual Report on Environmental Performance of the Scottish Government estate for the 2008-09 financial year. This report was published on 21 May 2010 and is available from the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib. number 50874). Carbon dioxide emissions arising from the business travel of Scottish Government officials decreased by 2.5%, between 2005-06 and 2008-09, including a reduction in air mileage of 9% and an increase in rail mileage of 6%; this modal shift of journeys was in line with the Scottish Government''s Travel Plan.

The one-off grant scheme is managed and administered by Eco-Schools Scotland and funded through the core grant from the Scottish Government. Eco-Schools Scotland could continue to operate the one-off grant scheme but in the context of increasing demand for assessments and in order to make best use of their resources, the grant scheme has been suspended from 31 March 2011. Eco-Schools Scotland agreed this approach in consultation with the Eco-Schools Advisory Group which includes the Scottish Government.

Eco-Schools is a highly successful programme and it is important that Eco-Schools Scotland have the operational flexibility to make best use of their resources.

The Scottish Government has confirmed that core funding of £425,000 will be made available in 2011-12, which is the same level of funding as in 2010-11. The shows the Scottish Government''s commitment to Eco-Schools Scotland at a time of considerable financial pressures.

The number of schools and pre-schools awarded a Green Flag under the Eco-Schools programme in each financial year since the programme began in Scotland has been provided by Eco-Schools Scotland and is set out in the following table:

Financial Year	Schools*	Pre-Schools**
1994-95	0	0
1995-96	2	0
1996-97	1	0
1997-98	1	0
1998-99	2	1
1999-2000	5	0
2000-01	3	0
2001-02	4	0
2002-03	12	5
2003-04	31	5
2004-05	64	2
2005-06	89	15
2006-07	121	11
2007-08	172	14
2008-09	191	25
2009-10	173	26
2010 “ 1 March 11	197	24
Total	1,068	128

Notes:

*Includes Primary, Secondary, Independent, Special and composite schools many of which include nursery classes.

**Includes Nursery Schools (not nursery classes) and Early Years Partnership Providers.

Information has only been included in respect of first Green Flags. Many schools have been award a second, third or fourth Green Flag in recent years, though the focus now will be on attaining and retaining the Green Flag rather than have multiple flags.

The Eco-Schools programme is managed and administered by Eco-Schools Scotland which is part of Keep Scotland Beautiful, with funding from the Scottish Government.

The Government On Line Sustainable Performance Information Exchange (GOLSPIE), a web portal within www.scotland.gov.uk is under development and will publish daily energy consumption data. In line with our commitment in Conserve and Save: Energy Efficiency Action Plan we will start to publish this information in the spring. Copies of the Action Plan are available from the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib. Number 52545).

The most recently published information is contained within Table 1 of the Annual Report on Environmental Performance of the Scottish Government estate for the 2008-09 financial year. This report was published on 21 May 2010 and is available from the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib. number 50874). This 10% target has been met.

As at 1 March 2011, the percentage of establishments awarded the Eco-Schools Green Flag is:

(a) 38% of local authority schools including primary, secondary and special schools 

 (b) 31% of local authority nursery schools and nursery classes. 19% of local authority or partnership pre-school education providers have been awarded a Green Flag.

The most recently published information is contained within Table 1 of the Annual Report on Environmental Performance of the Scottish Government estate for the 2008-09 financial year. This report was published on 21 May 2010 and is available from the Scottish Parliament Information Centre, (Bib. number 50874). 73% of waste was recycled during this period.

The one-off grant scheme is managed and administered by Eco-Schools Scotland and funded through the core grant from the Scottish Government.

A one-off grant has been awarded by Eco-Schools Scotland to all schools which have attained their first Eco-Schools Scotland Award, irrespective of level (Bronze, Silver or Green Flag) and applied for the award. Schools are asked to provide an overview to Eco-Schools Scotland of how they plan to spend the grant. The number of applications for the grant is the same as the number awarded.

Information on the number of one-off grants awarded by Eco-Schools Scotland in each financial year since the first grant in 2003-04 is provided in the following table:

Financial Year	Number of one-off grants awarded by Eco-Schools Scotland
2003-04	204
2004-05	232
2005-06	309
2006-07	203
2007-08	461
2008-09	280
2009-10	271
2010 “ 1 March 2011	128
Total	2,088

 

A further 129 one-off grants are expected to be made before the end of March 2011.