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Parliamentary questions can be asked by any MSP to the Scottish Government or the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body. The questions provide a means for MSPs to get factual and statistical information.

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Question reference: S4W-07038

Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 May 2012
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 11 May 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive what the average fare will be under the proposed road equivalent tariff for a (a) passenger, (b) private vehicle and (c) commercial vehicle on each ferry route affected.

As set out in our 29 November 2011 news release, RET for passengers and cars will become a permanent feature in the Western Isles, Coll and Tiree. On ferry routes to the Western Isles, Coll and Tiree, RET has been extended to include small commercial vehicles. In addition, on these routes, we have taken a number of steps to reduce the impact of removing RET for larger commercial vehicles. Significant financial help has also been given to all hauliers and businesses using these ferry routes.

RET for passengers and cars will also be rolled out to other West Coast and Clyde islands within the term of this Parliament. Decisions about the exact level of RET fares for passengers and cars on each ferry route will be made available prior to the introduction of the scheme on each route. However, as noted in the Draft Ferries Plan, we want the RET single fare to be competitive with any discounts that would or might be available through any multi-journey ticket scheme.

In the longer term it is our aim to develop an overarching freight fares policy.

Question reference: S4W-07040

Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 May 2012
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 11 May 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive how many vessels registered for service on ferry routes are (a) publicly owned, (b) privately owned, (c) leased by the public sector from the private sector or (d) leased by the private sector from the public sector.

Question reference: S4W-07039

Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 May 2012
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 11 May 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive when it will publish the invitation to tender document for the 2013 to 2019 contract for Clyde and Hebridean ferry services.

Question reference: S4F-00622

Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Monday, 23 April 2012
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 26 April 2012

To ask the First Minister when a decision will be made on the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre.

Question reference: S4W-06222

Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 15 March 2012
Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 28 March 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has had discussions with (a) the Crown Estate, (b) Stirling Council and (c) the Scotland Office over plans to sell King's Park in Stirling and, if so, what the outcome of these discussions was.

There have been meetings between Historic Scotland, the Crown Estate and Stirling Council on this topic on a number of occasions. The Scotland Office was not involved in these meetings.

These meetings have discussed (a) how best to secure the future day-to-day management of certain relatively small areas of land which are particularly relevant for Historic Scotland’s visitor operations at Stirling Castle and (b) how to ensure that preservation of the wider amenity of the castle is given proper weight in future. Discussions are ongoing.

Question reference: S4W-06099

Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Monday, 12 March 2012
Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 26 March 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with (a) East Ayrshire Council, (b) Scottish Natural Heritage and (c) the European Commission regarding the impact of the Grievehill opencast coal mine on the Muirkirk and North Lowther Uplands Special Protection Area.

Question reference: S4W-06101

Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Monday, 12 March 2012
Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 26 March 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive whether adverse impacts on the Muirkirk and North Lowther Uplands Special Protection Area as a result of opencast mining at Grievehill are greater than anticipated and, if so, what those impacts are and what action is being taken to ensure compliance with the Habitats Regulations 1994 (as amended) and the Environmental Impact (Scotland) Regulations 1999 (as amended).

Question reference: S4W-06100

Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Monday, 12 March 2012
Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 26 March 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive how it will ensure that the opencast coal mine at Grievehill will not have a long-term adverse impact on the Muirkirk and North Lowther Uplands Special Protection Area.

Question reference: S4O-00850

Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 March 2012
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 29 March 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to make changes to the planning system.

Question reference: S4W-06139

Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Friday, 09 March 2012
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 21 March 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive when it will publish the results of the review of the Public Transport Users' Committee for Scotland.