Parliamentary questions

Claudia Beamish

624 questions tabled in the Scottish Parliament, most recent first.

6 Jan 2012 · Written Question

Answer · Keith Brown: I refer the member to the answer to question S4W-04853 on 19 January 2012. 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/parliamentar…

6 Jan 2012 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to encourage private sector investment in walking and cycling measures for (a) 2012, (b) 2013 and c) 2014.

Answer · Keith Brown: In delivering cycling and walking projects, we will continue to work with a range of stakeholders from all sectors which have an important role to play in providing facilities and promoting and encouraging active and sustainable travel more widely. For exampl…

6 Jan 2012 · Written Question

Answer · Keith Brown: We are working with Scottish Enterprise, electricity suppliers, vehicle manufacturers, transport operators, technology companies and others to exploit opportunities for private sector investment to help overcome the barriers to an increased take up of low car…

6 Jan 2012 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what steps are being taken, beyond funding provided for in the 2012-13 draft budget, to ensure delivery of the £296 million required for cycling and walking infrastructure investment in 2012 as set out in Low Carbon Scotland: Meeting the Emissions Reduction Targets 2010-22, The Report on …

Answer · Keith Brown: I refer the member to the answer to question S4W-04851 on 19 January 2012. 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/parliamentaryb…

6 Jan 2012 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what steps are being taken, beyond funding provided for in the 2012-13 draft budget, to ensure delivery of the £508 million required to reduce emissions from transport in 2012 as set out in Low Carbon Scotland: Meeting the Emissions Reduction Targets 2010-22, The Report on Proposals and P…

Answer · Keith Brown: Low Carbon Scotland: Meeting the Emissions Reduction Targets 2010-22, the Scottish Government’s first climate change Report on Proposals and Policies (RPP) provides the current estimated costs for full delivery of the transport proposals contained within it. …

21 Dec 2011 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Executive to what extent it monitors the site condition of seabird breeding colony special protection areas, including the corresponding marine extensions.

14 Dec 2011 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many times have (a) Galloway Community Hospital and (b) other rural hospitals have or had their accident and emergency units downgraded to minor injuries units due to a shortage of suitably-qualified staff in (i) 2008, (ii) 2009, (iii) 2010 and (iv) 2011.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: None.

14 Dec 2011 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many wind turbines are (a) community- and (b) cooperative-owned.

Answer · Fergus Ewing: There is no official register which captures all community, including co-operative-owned wind energy, projects in Scotland. The Scottish Government has commissioned the production of a database of community and locally owned renewable projects and the finding…

14 Dec 2011 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how much has been distributed to cooperatives by the Community and Renewable Energy Scheme since the scheme was introduced.

Answer · Fergus Ewing: To date no co-operatives have received funding from the Community and Renewable Energy Loan Scheme.

14 Dec 2011 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many cooperatives have (a) applied for and (b) received funding from the Community and Renewable Energy Scheme since the scheme was introduced.

Answer · Fergus Ewing: The Community and Renewable Energy Loan Scheme received two notes of interest from co-operatives. However, no formal applications were submitted and to date no co-operatives have received funding from the scheme.

7 Dec 2011 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how much it has committed to its rural priorities and how much it will commit for 2012 and 2013.

22 Nov 2011 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive when it expects the first passenger service via Midlothian to run on the Borders railway.

Answer · Keith Brown: I refer the member to the answer to question S4W-03188 on 25 October 2011. 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/parliamentaryb…

9 Nov 2011 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what impact the 7.5% real-terms reduction in funding of the equalities strand of the NHS budget will have between 2011 and 2015.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: Under the plans that the UK Government announced in its October 2010 Spending review, between 2010-11 and 2014-15, Scotland faces real terms resource budget reductions of 9.2 per cent and a real terms cut to our capital budget of 36.7 per cent. Despite these …

3 Nov 2011 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how it will protect college courses for part-time students, disabled people, vulnerable groups and those living far from colleges who often take part in Open University-linked courses.

Answer · Michael Russell: We have made clear to the colleges sector the value we place on non-recognised qualifications where they provide an access route to employment including for people with disabilities and that, where this is the case, we expect such provision to be protected. …

14 Sep 2011 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, in light of the four recent negative Scottish Environment Protection Agency beach monitoring reports in South Scotland, what financial support it will provide specifically to help farmers tackle diffuse pollution.

13 Sep 2011 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether its implementation of the Aarhus Convention and directive 2003/35/EC depends on the availability of legal aid.

Answer · Stewart Stevenson: The implementation of the Aarhus Convention and the related EU directive does not depend solely on the availability of legal aid. Legal aid is not available in Scotland to all potential applicants and cannot be awarded to non-governmental organisations. In a…

12 Sep 2011 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers that regulation 15 of the Civil Legal Aid (Scotland) Regulations 2002 acts as a barrier to individuals applying for legal aid in civil environmental cases.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: I refer the member to the answer to question S4W-02637 on 21 September 2011. 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/parliamentar…

12 Sep 2011 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to repeal regulation 15 of the Civil Legal Aid (Scotland) Regulations 2002.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: The Scottish Government has no plans to repeal regulation 15 of the Civil Legal Aid (Scotland) Regulations 2002.

12 Sep 2011 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers that regulation 15 of the Civil Legal Aid (Scotland) Regulations 2002 acts as a barrier to legal aid being awarded in most civil environmental cases.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: In cases where it appears that a legal aid applicant is jointly concerned with other persons, or has the same interest in the matter in connection with which the application is made, Regulation 15 of the Civil Legal Aid (Scotland) Regulations 2002 does not al…

12 Sep 2011 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, in relation to the implementation of the Aarhus Convention and directive 2003/35/EC, whether it considers that legal aid provides adequate access to justice in environmental cases.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: The availability of legal aid is an important part of the Scottish Government's measures which implement the provisions of the Aarhus Convention and Directive 2003/35/EC in relation to access to justice in environmental cases. Since legal aid is not available…

31 Aug 2011 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what support and funding it has provided for anti-sectarianism programmes in primary and secondary schools since 2007.

15 Jun 2011 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what role it considers specialist young carers services have in implementing the young carers strategy.

25 May 2011 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive when the proposed new train service between Edinburgh and Glasgow via Carstairs will be operational and whether trains will call at (a) Carstairs and (b) Carluke.

Answer · Keith Brown: Detailed timetable work is underway to test and prove the optimum timetable and stopping patterns for the new service between Edinburgh and Glasgow via Carstairs planned for introduction to the December 2013 timetable. The service proposals and precise timet…

25 May 2011 · General Question

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