Parliamentary questions

Des McNulty

1,840 questions tabled in the Scottish Parliament, most recent first.

5 Jan 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Minister for Enterprise, Energy and Tourism was aware of the £30,000 donated to the SNP by Mr Donald Macdonald of Aviemore Highland Resort when meeting representatives of Macdonald Hotels, the Cairngorms National Park Authority, Highland Council and the Minister for Community …

Answer · Jim Mather: As with all donations above £5,000, the donation was registered with the Electoral Commission and had been a matter of public record since 21 August 2007.

17 Dec 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing’s ministerial statement on health strategy on 12 December 2007, whether it will include Clydebank in the pilot scheme for a nurse-led minor injuries clinic.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: The Better Health, Better Care Action Plan which I announced on 12 December 2007 sets out our commitmentto improve access to health care services. This includes a pilot to provide walk-inaccess to a range of primary care services, such as nurse-led minor inj…

14 Dec 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive which of its projects, plans and programmes will not be subjected to a strategic environmental assessment.

Answer · Michael Russell: I refer the memberto the answer to question S3W-7318 on 19 December 2007. All answers to written parliamentary questions are availableon the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at <ahref="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/w…

14 Dec 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what projects, plans and programmes are currently undergoing a strategic environmental assessment.

Answer · Michael Russell: A list of those Scottish ResponsibleAuthorities and the projects, plans and programmes that they have submitted forconsideration under Strategic Environmental Assessment is outlined in thefollowing table.<table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3> <thead…

14 Dec 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-7521 by John Swinney on 13 December 2007, whether the determination of the planning application on the proposed Trump development, now that it has been called in, will specifically consider the extent to which it contributes towards or detracts from …

Answer · John Swinney: All relevant material considerationswill be taken into account in the determination of the planning application.

14 Dec 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-7539 by Michael Russell on 13 December 2007, whether it will list the 14 works receiving funding for sewerage odour nuisance in the quality and standards IIIa capital investment programme for 2006-10.

Answer · Michael Russell: The list of 35 works to receiveadditional capital funding totalling £42 million to meet the Quality and StandardsIII Ministerial objective to minimise odour in 2006-14 has been decided by the ScottishOdour Steering Group and is published on the Scottish Gover…

14 Dec 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-7537 by Michael Russell on 13 December 2007, what information it can provide concerning the enforcement notice served by a local authority under section 26 of the Water Services etc. (Scotland) Act 2005.

Answer · Richard Lochhead: The one enforcement notice wasserved on 11 July 2007 by North Ayrshire Council on Scottish Water under section26 of the Water Services etc (Scotland) Act 2005 and was in relation to Largs wastewater treatment works in Ayrshire. At the time, the Largs wastewat…

11 Dec 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what policies and legislation it, or any Reporter appointed to consider the called-in planning application by the Trump Organisation for a golf course, hotel and residential development on the Menie Estate in Aberdeenshire, anticipates will be considered as part of the evaluation of the i…

Answer · John Swinney: All relevant material considerationswill be taken into account in the determination of the planning application.

11 Dec 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how long it expects its consideration of the Trump Organisation’s planning application for a golf course, hotel and residential development on the Menie Estate in Aberdeenshire to take.

Answer · John Swinney: The timescale will depend onthe procedures to be followed.

11 Dec 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what procedures and legislative instruments will be applied by ministers in dealing with the called-in planning application by the Trump Organisation for a golf course, hotel and residential development on the Menie Estate in Aberdeenshire.

Answer · John Swinney: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-7712 on 20 December 2007. All answers to written parliamentaryquestions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for whichcan be found at <a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/…

6 Dec 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the regeneration of the Clydebank riverside will remain a national priority for the enterprise network.

Answer · Jim Mather: Discussions areunderway about the transfer of local regeneration activities between ScottishEnterprise and local authorities in line with recent reforms. However, nodecisions have been made on the status of individual projects, such as theClyde Waterfront or …

6 Dec 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what level of financial support is committed by it and other government agencies to the regeneration of the Clydebank riverside.

Answer · Stewart Maxwell: There are currentlya number of funding streams which are contributing to the regeneration of the Clydebank riverside. These include the support that the ScottishGovernment and Scottish Enterprise are providing for Clydebank Re-built Urban RegenerationCompany,…

6 Dec 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether Scottish Water met all required compliance dates for the Code of Practice on Sewerage Nuisance.

Answer · Michael Russell: The Scottish Governmentare monitoring Scottish Water and their PFI operators compliance with the Codethrough the Scottish Odour Steering Group, and can advise the vast majority of requiredcompliance dates have been met, and the remaining two requiremen…

6 Dec 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many complaints about odour have been made since the introduction of the Code of Practice on Sewerage Nuisance.

Answer · Michael Russell: The Code of Practiceon Sewerage Nuisance came into force on 22 April 2006.There were 759 complaintson odour in 2006-07 and there have been 596 odour complaints in 2007-08 to date.

6 Dec 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will list the odour ratings of each site at which sewerage odour nuisance has been recorded since the introduction of the Code of Practice on Sewerage Nuisance.

Answer · Michael Russell: No. The odour ratingformula included in the Code of Practice is a tool to assist operators and regulatorsassess whether an odour nuisance may exist. It is not designed to determine accuratelyodour nuisance, which is the responsibility of the local authority E…

6 Dec 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether complaints related to sewerage odour nuisance have reduced since the introduction of the Code of Practice on Sewerage Nuisance.

Answer · Michael Russell: The numbers of complaintsin recent years are:2005-06: 7342006-07: 7592007-08 (to date):596 (compared with 645 at the corresponding date last year).

6 Dec 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what assessment has been made of the effectiveness of the Code of Practice on Sewerage Nuisance.

Answer · Michael Russell: The Scottish Odour Steering Group,which produced the code, continue to monitor its compliance and effectiveness. Thegroup is chaired by officials from the Scottish Government with membership drawnfrom Scottish Water and local authorities.The group also…

5 Dec 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what Scottish Water’s budget is for dealing with sewerage odour nuisance over the next three years.

Answer · Michael Russell: Scottish Waterwere allocated £14.4 million for odour minimisation at 14 works inthe Quality & Standards IIIa capital investment programme for 2006-10.Compliance withCode of Practice on Sewerage Nuisance is met within Scottish Water’so…

5 Dec 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what additional monies have been allocated by Scottish Water to comply with the provisions of any enforcement notices issued to it for sewerage odour nuisance.

Answer · Michael Russell: The oneenforcement notice that has been served on Scottish Water was in relation to aworks that was in the commissioning phase, and was dealt with under thecontractual arrangements in place at the time. No additional monies wereallocated to Scottish Water for…

5 Dec 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many enforcement notices have been issued under section 26 of the Water Services etc. (Scotland) Act 2005.

Answer · Michael Russell: There has beenone enforcement notice served by local authorities to date under Section 26 of the Water Services etc. (Scotland) Act 2005. The primarypurpose of the Code of Practice on Sewerage Nuisance –Assessment and Controlof Odour from Waste Wate…

5 Dec 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-6404 by Stewart Stevenson on 29 November 2007, what additional information can be provided about its proposed carbon impact assessments.

Answer · Stewart Stevenson: The carbon impactof a spending proposal will be an integral part of the policy assessmentprocess during the next budgetary period. Where appropriate, the assessmentwill measure the likely impact on emissions and incorporate the monetary costof these emissions…

5 Dec 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how its designation of planning applications of national importance and consideration of such applications will take account of the target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 80% by 2050 and whether individual projects in this category will be required to demonstrate how they will con…

Answer · Stewart Stevenson: Theconsiderations the Scottish ministers will take into account in designatingprojects as national developments were set out in the statement to Parliament bythe Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth on 13 September 2007.The contribution a proj…

5 Dec 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how its deliberations on the proposed Trump development in Aberdeenshire will take into account the extent to which it contributes towards or detracts from the target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 80% by 2050.

Answer · John Swinney: All relevantmaterial considerations will be taken into account in the determination of theplanning application.

29 Nov 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether ministers will make a statement following the publication of the report of the independent review, led by Tom Shaw, Historical Abuse Systemic Review: Residential Schools and Children’s Homes in Scotland 1950 to 1995.

Answer · Adam Ingram: Further to my responseto question S3W-6410 on 22 November 2007, the Scottish Governmentwill take forward the recommendations in the Historical Abuse Systemic Review: Residential Schoolsand Children’s Homes in Scotland 1950 to 1995.…