- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 December 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 13 January 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what economic benefits Perth will receive if it obtains legal city status.
Answer
The Scottish Government has not conducted any such economic impact assessment but believes that city status would be an asset for Perth.
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 December 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 6 January 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will instruct the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) to provide compensation to farmers and land managers affected by flooding in cases where the primary reason for the flooding was related to SEPA prohibiting a land manager from carrying out activities aimed at preventing flooding, for example not allowing the clearing out of a drainage ditch due to the presence of a particular aquatic species.
Answer
SEPA will authorise applications made under the Water Environment (Controlled Activities) (Scotland) Act 2005 (CAR) for activities which clearly demonstrate improvements in flood risk management.
When considering CAR licence applications, SEPA takes into account the social, economic and environmental impacts of such works, including impacts on protected species, aiming to strike a balance between all these factors. There is no provision for compensation to be paid by either SEPA or the Scottish Government for farmers and land managers affected by flooding.
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 03 December 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 15 December 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has made representations to Perth and Kinross Council regarding the Perth incinerator proposal.
Answer
Scottish ministers are statutory consultees under the Environmental Impact Assessment (Scotland) Regulations 1999. The proposal to build an incinerator in Perth required an Environmental Impact Assessment to be undertaken and accordingly Scottish ministers were consulted. Scottish Government responded, without substantive comments, to Perth and Kinross Council in April 2009.
However, in respect to the actual application itself Scottish Government did not make any representations.
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 03 December 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 14 December 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what is being done to increase the capacity of the Fern telephone exchange to improve broadband connectivity.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-29695 on 14 December 2009. 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/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 03 December 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 14 December 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what is being done to increase the capacity of the Menmuir telephone exchange to improve broadband connectivity.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-29695 on 14 December 2009. 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/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 03 December 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 11 December 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what studies it has undertaken to measure the impact of a new supermarket on a town or city.
Answer
No such studies have been undertaken. In the event of a planning application for a new supermarket being made, the impact on the existing town or city centre would be one of a number of considerations taken into account by the planning authority in reaching a decision.
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 03 December 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 11 December 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how many supermarkets have opened in each of the last 10 years, broken down by local authority area.
Answer
This information is not held centrally.
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 November 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 3 December 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive, in light of the recent flooding in Tayside, what (a) assistance and (b) compensation affected farmers in Angus and Perthshire can expect from the Scottish Government and its agencies.
Answer
The primary responsibility to safeguard property and businesses from hazards of nature such as flooding lies with the owners concerned. They are required to take all reasonable steps to protect their property from such hazards.
However, farmers can expect advice on flood risk and flood warnings from the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA). SEPA operates flood warning schemes on most of the large rivers and their tributaries in Perthshire and Angus, with warnings for the North Esk becoming operational in March 2010. Farmers can currently access information on flooding through SEPA''s Floodline telephone system, 0845 988 1188, or SEPA''s website www.sepa.org.uk. SEPA''s Flood Warnings Direct service will become operational in March 2011 when farmers who pre-register their landlines and mobiles with SEPA, will be sent messages free of charge about flooding in areas covered by flood warning schemes. The messages will point them to Floodline for more detailed information; providing them with crucial time to take action.
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 26 October 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 4 November 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive, in light of recent newspaper reports, whether it has made a decision on the proposed Beauly to Denny power line upgrade.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to the question S3W-21310 on 9 March 2009. 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/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 08 October 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 8 October 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what recent discussions it has had with NHS Tayside regarding the provision of health services in highland Perthshire.
Answer
This question was answered in the Chamber. The answer can be viewed in the Official Report using the following link: http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/business/officialReports/meetingsParliament/or-09/sor1008-01.htm
