- Asked by: Patricia Ferguson, MSP for Glasgow Maryhill, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 June 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 16 July 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how it will ensure that planning authorities are provided with guidance on implementing the sustainable development duty placed on them by the Planning etc. (Scotland) Act 2006.
Answer
Guidance on planning and sustainable development will be provided through the consolidated Scottish Planning Policy when it is finalised, and through the National Planning Framework for Scotland.
- Asked by: Patricia Ferguson, MSP for Glasgow Maryhill, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 June 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 16 July 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what factors it took into account in deciding to reduce its proposed statutory guidance on sustainable development from 52 paragraphs in Statutory Guidance on Planning and Sustainable Development: Consultation Paper published in March 2007 to the two paragraphs in Scottish Planning Policy (SPP) Consultative Draft published in April 2009.
Answer
The decision to incorporate statutory guidance under Section 3E of the Planning etc. (Scotland) Act 2006 into the draft consolidated Scottish Planning Policy reflects the Scottish Government''s commitment to proportionate and practical national planning policies and to scaling back the amount of national planning advice. Through the consolidated Scottish Planning Policy, national planning policy is being expressed in more concise terms to make it clearer, easier to understand and more accessible.
- Asked by: Patricia Ferguson, MSP for Glasgow Maryhill, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 June 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 16 July 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how it will ensure that planning authorities comply with their sustainable development duty as required by the Planning etc. (Scotland) Act 2006.
Answer
The Planning etc. (Scotland) Act 2006 places a new duty on planning authorities to exercise their development planning functions with the objective of contributing to sustainable development. In the first instance, it is for planning authorities to consider how best to achieve this, in preparing each strategic development plan and local development plan and carrying out the related Strategic Environmental Assessment, as required by the Environmental Assessment (Scotland) Act 2005.
Where there are outstanding objections to a plan, the 2006 act requires that an examination must be held. A reporter from the Scottish Government''s Directorate of Planning and Environmental Appeals will hold the examination. If issues are raised around the way the content of the plan demonstrates compliance with the new duty, then they may be considered at the examination.
As well as having a specific role in the final approval of Strategic Development Plans, Scottish Ministers are involved at each stage of the Strategic and Local Development Plan process and may intervene where there are concerns that statutory requirements are not being met. However, through close working between Scottish Government officials and planning authorities, as well as the early engagement of key agencies, it is hoped that late intervention can be avoided.
- Asked by: Patricia Ferguson, MSP for Glasgow Maryhill, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 June 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 13 July 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Scottish Sustainable Development Strategy remains Scottish Government policy.
Answer
The Scottish Government remains committed to sustainable development, as defined in the 2005 UK shared framework for sustainable development,
One future “ different paths. This commitment is reflected in the Government Economic Strategy, which supersedes the previous administration''s sustainable development strategy,
Choosing our Future.
The Government Economic Strategy, supported by the National Performance Framework, sets out how we are pursuing our central purpose to create a more successful country where all of Scotland can flourish through increasing sustainable economic growth. In its most recent assessment of the Scottish Government''s performance, the Sustainable Development Commission concluded that this approach represents good practice in sustainable development governance.
- Asked by: Patricia Ferguson, MSP for Glasgow Maryhill, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 June 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 13 July 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the UK Sustainable Development Strategy remains Scottish Government policy.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-24913 on 13 July 2009. 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/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.
- Asked by: Patricia Ferguson, MSP for Glasgow Maryhill, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 June 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 13 July 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers that sustainable development and sustainable economic growth must include a recognition that there are environmental limits.
Answer
Yes, as reflected in our Government Economic Strategy.
- Asked by: Patricia Ferguson, MSP for Glasgow Maryhill, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 02 July 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 10 July 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the bereaved families and survivors of the Stockline disaster will be given sight of Lord Gill’s report into the disaster prior to its publication.
Answer
The report will be published jointly by the Scottish ministers and the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions. It will be laid before the Scottish and UK Parliaments on the day of publication. We understand that the inquiry team will be making arrangements for the core participants and their legal representatives to have sight of the report, in confidence, before it is published.
- Asked by: Patricia Ferguson, MSP for Glasgow Maryhill, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 15 June 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 6 July 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how much per day is spent on food for each inpatient in hospitals where conventional catering systems are used.
Answer
No information is held centrally on how much per day is spent on food for each inpatient in hospitals where conventional catering systems are used.
Scottish Health Service Costs 2008 presents information on catering costs per patient consumer week, by health board and hospital, in tables R070 and R070X. These tables are available at:
http://www.isdscotland.org/isd/costs-book-detailed-tables.jsp?pContentID=3612&p_applic=CCC&p_service=Content.show&.
- Asked by: Patricia Ferguson, MSP for Glasgow Maryhill, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 15 June 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 6 July 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how much is spent per day on food for each inpatient in hospitals where the cook-chill system is used.
Answer
No information is held centrally on how much is spent per day on food for each inpatient in hospitals where the cook-chill system is used.
Scottish Health Service Costs 2008 presents information on catering costs per patient consumer week, by health board and hospital, in tables R070 and R070X. These tables are available at:
http://www.isdscotland.org/isd/costs-book-detailed-tables.jsp?pContentID=3612&p_applic=CCC&p_service=Content.show&.
- Asked by: Patricia Ferguson, MSP for Glasgow Maryhill, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 15 June 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 6 July 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how much per day is spent on food for each inpatient in hospitals where the cook-freeze system is used.
Answer
No information is held centrally on how much per day is spent on food for each inpatient in hospitals where the cook-freeze system is used.
Scottish Health Service Costs 2008 presents information on catering costs per patient consumer week, by health board and hospital, in tables R070 and R070X. These tables are available at:
http://www.isdscotland.org/isd/costs-book-detailed-tables.jsp?pContentID=3612&p_applic=CCC&p_service=Content.show&.
