- Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 01 October 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Ross Finnie on 29 October 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive what studies it has carried out, commissioned or is aware of relating to environmental courts in other countries and whether this information is being collated to assist its “consideration of the establishment of environmental courts and other options for improving prosecution and dispute resolution”, as set out in the Partnership Agreement.
Answer
The Scottish Executive will take account of a range of research, with both a domestic and an international scope, on environmental courts and other methods of dispute resolution in its work on this Partnership Agreement commitment. This research includes, but is not limited to:
Modernising Environmental Justice: regulation and the role of an environmental tribunal
Professor Richard Macrory CBE and Michael Woods LLM
Centre for Law and the Environment, Faculty of Laws UCL, 2003
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/laws/environment/tribunals/docs/full_report.pdfTrends in Environmental Sentencing in England and Wales
Claire Dupont and Dr Paul Zakkour
Environmental Resources Management (ERM) 2003
http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/justice/pdf/erm-sentencing.pdfUsing the Law: access to environmental justice; barriers and opportunities
Maria Adebowale (Capacity Global)
http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/justice/pdf/ejureport.pdfEnvironmental and Civil Penalties; a more proportionate response to regulatory breach
Professor Richard Macrory CBE and Michael Woods LLM
Centre for Law and the Environment, Faculty of Laws UCL
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/laws/environment/civil-penalty/docs/ECPreport.pdfCivil Law Aspects of Environmental Justice
Paul Stookes (Environmental Law Foundation)
The Environmental Justice Project, 2004
http://www.wwf.org.uk/filelibrary/pdf/envirojustice.pdf.
- Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 30 September 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Ross Finnie on 28 October 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive when it expects to consult stakeholders in relation to its commitment within the Partnership Agreement regarding its “consideration of the establishment of environmental courts and other options for improving prosecution and dispute resolution” and how this consultation will be carried out.
Answer
The Scottish Executive is currently considering the potential roles that environmental courts and other methods of dispute resolution might play in Scotland. Decisions on the timing and nature of any consultation will be taken in due course.
- Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 October 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Ross Finnie on 28 October 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive what implications for Scotland arise from the ruling of the European Court on 7 September 2004 in respect of Case No. C-1/03 on contaminated land, Van De Walle & Ors v Texaco Belgium SA.
Answer
The Scottish Executive is considering the legal implications of the judgment in the Van de Walle case.
- Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 September 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicol Stephen on 30 September 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it would support the creation of a direct rail or tram link from Glasgow to Braehead.
Answer
We have awarded £535,000 to Glasgow City Council to carry out a Clyde Corridor Transport Study, which includes investigation of the potential for a fixed tram link between Glasgow and the Braehead shopping centre. The final report has only recently been submitted to the Executive. Its findings and recommendations will be given detailed consideration. New infrastructure proposals will be assessed in due course as part of the Strategic Projects Review.
- Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 06 September 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicol Stephen on 22 September 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive what the estimated security costs are from any protests that may arise from the proposed construction of the M74 northern extension.
Answer
No such costs have been estimated.
- Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 06 September 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicol Stephen on 22 September 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has any estimates of the impact on health of the proposed M74 northern extension.
Answer
A health impact assessment of air quality impacts of the construction and operation of the M74 Completion scheme has been carried out. The M74 completion scheme is not assessed to have any detectable effect on the health of local residents.
- Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 06 September 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicol Stephen on 17 September 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it intends to monitor the impact on health of the proposed M74 northern extension in relation to recent research that indicates that up to a sixth of cot deaths may be directly attributable to vehicle exhaust fumes.
Answer
Vehicle emissions will be monitored following completion of the M74 to measure the impact of the new motorway on air quality.
- Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 06 September 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicol Stephen on 17 September 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it intends to monitor the impact on health of the proposed M74 northern extension in relation to Asthma UK’s estimate that 3.5 million asthma sufferers in the United Kingdom state that traffic pollution aggravates their condition.
Answer
Vehicle emissions will be monitored following completion of the M74 to measure the impact of the new motorway on air quality.
- Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 06 September 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicol Stephen on 17 September 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive when it expects to announce the findings of the M74 public local inquiry.
Answer
The full report of the public local inquiry has recently been received from the Scottish Executive Inquiry Reporters Unit. The reporter’s findings are now being assessed and every effort will be made to reach an early decision on the M74 proposals.
- Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 June 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Frank McAveety on 24 June 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive whether rising fuel prices may impact adversely on the tourism industry and, if so, what measures it proposes in the tourism industry to address this issue.
Answer
Fuel prices are one factor that people will take into account when deciding where to go on holiday. VisitScotland and the Area Tourist Boards continue to successfully promote all parts of Scotland within our important UK and near European markets, with all areas reporting a very good start to the current year.
