Parliamentary questions
Rhoda Grant
2,396 questions tabled in the Scottish Parliament, most recent first.
18 Jul 2011 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive when it plans to publish a public engagement strategy for the development of community renewables.
Answer · Fergus Ewing: I refer the member to the answer to question S4W-01735 on 11 August 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/parliamentarybu…
18 Jul 2011 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how it encourages the development of mutualised local energy companies.
Answer · Fergus Ewing: The Scottish Government will consider how to encourage the development of mutualised local energy companies alongside the development of the new Agri-Renewables Strategy which is due by summer 2012.
18 Jul 2011 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive when the Scottish Futures Trust will publish plans for a national financing model for renewable heat schemes.
Answer · Fergus Ewing: This is a matter for the Scottish Futures Trust (SFT). SFT and the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA) are exploring ways to support Local Authorities in the development of renewable energy projects. These approaches may provide a platform from w…
18 Jul 2011 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive when it will develop a self-financing funding scheme for community renewables.
Answer · Fergus Ewing: The Community and Renewable Energy Scheme (CARES) now provides loans to farmers, land managers, rural businesses, cooperatives and communities for the pre-planning consent costs of developing proposals. The spending review later this year will give an opportu…
18 Jul 2011 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how it supports the expansion of community renewables.
Answer · Fergus Ewing: In the 2020 Routemap for Renewable Energy in Scotland, the Scottish Government has set a target of 500 megawatts of community and locally-owned renewable energy by 2020. The Routemap is published on the Scottish Government website at: http://www.scotland.gov…
18 Jul 2011 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how it supports housing associations with the development of renewable capacity.
Answer · Fergus Ewing: The Scottish Government encourages take-up by housing associations of support available across Britain, including funding from energy suppliers under the Carbon Emissions Reduction Target and Community Energy Saving Programme; the Feed-In Tariff for renewable…
18 Jul 2011 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what funding it gives to community groups to develop community-owned renewable power facilities.
Answer · Fergus Ewing: I refer the member to the answer to question S4W-01736 on 11 August 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/parliamentarybu…
18 Jul 2011 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how it ensures that renewable energy projects developed on public land provide benefit to local communities.
Answer · Fergus Ewing: The Scottish Government is leading by example through achieving levels of £5,000 per megawatt per annum community benefit on commercial developments recently leased on Forestry Commission (Scotland) (FCS) land. The recent leasing process by FCS also gives an …
18 Jul 2011 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will impose a community benefit fund requirement on the large-scale renewable power developments which it is responsibile for.
Answer · Fergus Ewing: I refer the member to the answer to question S4W-01735 on 11 August 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/parliamentarybu…
18 Jul 2011 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many regional green skills hubs it plans to establish.
Answer · Alasdair Allan: The Scottish Government aims to support the creation of Green Skills Academies and will be working and consulting with relevant stakeholders, including those from the business community, colleges, universities and local authorities, in due course to take forw…
18 Jul 2011 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many meetings it has had with further education colleges and other training providers regarding the establishment of regional green skills academies.
Answer · Alasdair Allan: The Scottish Government aims to support the creation of Green Skills Academies and will be working and consulting with relevant stakeholders, including those from the business community, colleges, universities and local authorities, in due course to take forw…
18 Jul 2011 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the criteria will be to define a green skills academy.
Answer · Alasdair Allan: The Scottish Government aims to support the creation of Green Skills Academies and will be working and consulting with relevant stakeholders, including those from the business community, colleges, universities and local authorities, in due course to take forw…
18 Jul 2011 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what involvement local authorities will have in establishing regional green skills academies and how many meetings it has had with them on this.
Answer · Alasdair Allan: The Scottish Government aims to support the creation of Green Skills Academies and will be working and consulting with relevant stakeholders, including those from the business community, colleges, universities and local authorities, in due course to take forw…
18 Jul 2011 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive when it will establish the first green skills academy.
Answer · Alasdair Allan: The Scottish Government aims to support the creation of Green Skills Academies and will be working and consulting with relevant stakeholders, including those from the business community, colleges, universities and local authorities, in due course to take forw…
18 Jul 2011 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what financial support it gives to each Green Skills Hub.
Answer · Alasdair Allan: The Scottish Government aims to support the creation of Green Skills Academies and will be working and consulting with relevant stakeholders, including those from the business community, colleges, universities and local authorities, in due course to take forw…
18 Jul 2011 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many Green Skills Hubs are there and at what locations.
Answer · Alasdair Allan: The Scottish Government aims to support the creation of Green Skills Academies and will be working and consulting with relevant stakeholders, including those from the business community, colleges, universities and local authorities, in due course to take forw…
18 Jul 2011 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many Green Skills Hubs it plans to establish by 2015.
Answer · Alasdair Allan: The Scottish Government aims to support the creation of Green Skills Academies and will be working and consulting with relevant stakeholders, including those from the business community, colleges, universities and local authorities, in due course to take forw…
18 Jul 2011 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how much financial support it plans to give to develop Green Skills Hubs in each of the next five years.
Answer · Alasdair Allan: The Scottish Government aims to support the creation of Green Skills Academies and will be working and consulting with relevant stakeholders, including those from the business community, colleges, universities and local authorities, in due course to take forw…
18 Jul 2011 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the criteria is for designating a Green Skills Hub.
Answer · Alasdair Allan: The Scottish Government aims to support the creation of Green Skills Academies and will be working and consulting with relevant stakeholders, including those from the business community, colleges, universities and local authorities, in due course to take forw…
18 Jul 2011 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how companies will be able to take part in the energy and low-carbon sector apprenticeships scheme and when the first apprenticeships will be available.
Answer · Alasdair Allan: We have made specific provision for up to 500 apprenticeship opportunities for the energy and low carbon sectors as part of the 25,000 apprenticeship places in 2011-12, therefore a maximum of 500 companies in these sectors will be able to take part. There a…
18 Jul 2011 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many apprenticeships will be provided in the energy and low-carbon sector in each of the next five years.
Answer · Alasdair Allan: We have made specific provision for up to 500 apprenticeship opportunities for the energy and low carbon sectors as part of the 25,000 apprenticeship places in 2011-12.
18 Jul 2011 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how much annual investment the Scottish Energy Laboratory needs to co-ordinate and promote energy research and development.
Answer · Fergus Ewing: This is an operational matter for Scottish Enterprise. Scottish Enterprise leads on this program providing staff, marketing and other support. I will ask Scottish Enterprise’s Chief Executive to write to you with the information.
18 Jul 2011 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what support it gives to attract research and development investment.
Answer · Fergus Ewing: This is an operational matter for Scottish Enterprise. Scottish Enterprise leads on this program providing staff, marketing and other support. I will ask Scottish Enterprise’s chief executive to write to you with the information.
18 Jul 2011 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the added value to the economy is of the research and development work by the Scottish Energy Laboratory.
Answer · Fergus Ewing: This is an operational matter for Scottish Enterprise. Scottish Enterprise leads on this program providing staff, marketing and other support. I will ask Scottish Enterprise’s Chief Executive to write to you with the information.
18 Jul 2011 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what financial support it will give the Scottish Energy Laboratory in each of the next five years.
Answer · Fergus Ewing: The Scottish Government does not provide direct financial support to the Scottish Energy Laboratory. The laboratory does however receive some financial support from Scotland’s enterprise agencies.
18 Jul 2011 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how much investment the Scottish Energy Laboratory has attracted since it was launched.
Answer · Fergus Ewing: This is an operational matter for Scottish Enterprise. Scottish Enterprise leads on this program providing staff, marketing and other support. I will ask Scottish Enterprise’s Chief Executive to write to you with the information.
18 Jul 2011 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how the Scottish Energy Laboratory attracts foreign companies.
Answer · Fergus Ewing: This is an operational matter for Scottish Enterprise. Scottish Enterprise leads on this program providing staff, marketing and other support. I will ask Scottish Enterprise’s Chief Executive to write to you with the information.
18 Jul 2011 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive when the International Technology and Renewable Energy Zone will be fully operational; how much financial support it has given to establish the zone and how much it will provide in each of the next five years.
Answer · Fergus Ewing: The Scottish Government does not provide any direct financial support to the International Technology and Renewable Energy Zone. The zone does however receive financial support from Scottish Enterprise. The question of when the zone will be fully operational…
18 Jul 2011 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what criteria it will use to classify a low carbon enterprise zone.
Answer · Fergus Ewing: The Scottish Government is currently considering how best to introduce enterprise zones in Scotland, including exploring the creation of one or more low carbon enterprise zones, so as to maximise their economic impact. These considerations include the criteri…
18 Jul 2011 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive when it will establish a low carbon enterprise zone.
Answer · Fergus Ewing: The Scottish Government is currently considering how best to introduce enterprise zones in Scotland, including exploring the creation of one or more low carbon enterprise zones, so as to maximise their possible economic impact.