- Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 May 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 9 June 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide clarification on the detail of the remit of the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route Project given to Reporters.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-13573 on 9 June 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: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 May 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 9 June 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive why it chose to exclude any discussion of alternative transport options from the remit of the inquiry into the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route project.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-13576 on 9 June 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: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 May 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 9 June 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will outline the options that were considered for the remit of the public inquiry into the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route.
Answer
Details of the public local inquiry into the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route, including the remit, can be found at the reporter’s website
www.awpr-pli.org.
- Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 May 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 9 June 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive why it chose to exclude climate change implications and effects on congestion levels from the remit of the inquiry into the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route project.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-13576 on 9 June 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: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 May 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 9 June 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how the benefit to cost ratio of 5:1 for the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Project was calculated and what assumptions and evidence were used as a basis for the calculation.
Answer
The benefit to cost ratio has been evaluated over a 60-year period in accordance with current national guidance and methodology.
- Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 May 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 9 June 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will consider delaying the public inquiry into the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route project in order to address significant public concern over the restrictive remit of the inquiry.
Answer
No.
- Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 May 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 9 June 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what financial contribution (a) Aberdeen City Council, (b) Aberdeenshire Council and (c) the Executive will make to the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route project and whether these contributions are based on the original cost estimate for the project or the current final cost estimate.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-2502 on 14 August 2007. 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: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 May 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 9 June 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive why it chose to exclude from the remit of the public inquiry any discussion of the need in principle for the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route project.
Answer
Scottish ministers confirmed in their statement on Transport to Parliament on 27 June 2007 that the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route is vital to the north-east and that they were committed to its delivery.
- Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 01 May 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 21 May 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how its Government Economic Strategy will take into account the impact of peak oil.
Answer
On a global level, there has been considerable debate about whether peak oil has occurred. In any event, significant reserves remain in the North Sea and the Scottish oil and gas industry, which is of enormous economic importance to Scotland, will remain a vital sector of our economy for decades to come.
The Government Economic Strategy (GES) sets out how the government intends to create a more successful country, with opportunities for all of Scotland to flourish, through increasing sustainable economic growth. While the strategy will continue to evolve as economic conditions change, the strategy identifies the Scottish oil and gas industry as one of significant economic importance to Scotland. The strategy also sets out the desired characteristics of growth - one of which is sustainability - and sets challenging emissions targets. The GES identifies the energy sector (with a particular focus on renewables) as a key sector which has an important part to play not only in contributing to Scotland''s wealth but also in developing an energy supply that is diverse and sustainable and which supports the transition to a low carbon economy.
- Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 08 May 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Tricia Marwick on 21 May 2008
To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body whether it will mark International Day Against Homophobia on 17 May 2008 by flying a rainbow flag from the Parliament building.
Answer
The request does not fall within the scope of the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body''s agreed policy on flag flying. The Parliament routinely flies the Saltire, Union and European Union flags on a daily basis. In addition, the Parliament flies the United Nations and Commonwealth flags on United Nations Day (24 October) and Commonwealth Day (2nd Monday in March) respectively. Outwith these dates, the Parliament will also fly the relevant country flags for a visiting head of state and, on occasions, for a visiting Prime Minister or parliamentary speaker.
