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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: S3W-20620

Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Edinburgh Central, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 05 February 2009
Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 2 March 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive how many planning applications for domestic microgeneration were (a) approved and (b) refused in each of the last five years, broken down by local authority.

Question reference: S3W-20619

Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Edinburgh Central, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 05 February 2009
Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 2 March 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive how many planning applications to install domestic microgeneration equipment have been received in each of the last five years, broken down by local authority.

Question reference: S3W-20621

Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Edinburgh Central, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 05 February 2009
Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 2 March 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive what the total generating capacity was of domestic microgeneration equipment that has received planning permission in each of the last five years, broken down by local authority.

Question reference: S3W-20627

Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Edinburgh Central, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 05 February 2009
Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 2 March 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the draft proposals for the permitted development rights for domestic microgeneration equipment have changed from those outlined in the consultation paper.

The Order before Parliament has changed from the draft outlined in the consultation paper including:

Thresholds have been made less restrictive, for example the projection of solar panels above the roof plane has been increased from 150mm to 200mm and limits on the area of roof or wall to be covered have been removed;

Additional environmental safeguards have been included, for example permitted development rights for biomass equipment have not been granted in Air Quality Management Areas, and

Permitted development rights for two classes of development, wind turbines and air source heat pmps) have not been granted pending further consideration.

The consultation paper can be view at http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2008/03/04090052/0.

The Order before Parliament can be viewed at:

http://www.opsi.gov.uk/legislation/scotland/ssi2009/ssi_20090034_en_1.

Question reference: S3O-05926

Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Edinburgh Central, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 12 February 2009
Current Status: Answered by Jim Mather on 12 February 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive what progress it has made in helping to facilitate the adoption of biomass boilers.

Good progress is being made. We offer support to a wide range of organisations, both public and private and at an individual household level to assist with the installation of biomass boilers.

The Scottish Community and Householder Renewables Initiative has provided 245 grants to householders, totalling over £715,000 and 66 grants to communities, totalling over £2.5 million, to install biomass boilers.

The £7.5 million Scottish Biomass Support Scheme ran in the financial year 2007-08 and supported 60 projects. Building on that success, the Scottish Government launched the Scottish Biomass Heat Scheme in December 2008. The scheme is Scotland-wide, with funding of £2 million from April 2009 to March 2011.

Question reference: S3O-05780

Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Edinburgh Central, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 05 February 2009
Current Status: Answered by Jim Mather on 5 February 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive what financial incentives it will bring forward for householders to stimulate a mass market for micro-renewable technology and energy efficiency measures.

Question reference: S3W-19857

Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Edinburgh Central, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 15 January 2009
Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 30 January 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive what meetings its officials have had with representatives of Rothschild since May 2007 and what issues were discussed.

Question reference: S3W-19856

Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Edinburgh Central, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 15 January 2009
Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 29 January 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive what meetings Scottish ministers have had with representatives of Rothschild since May 2007 and what issues were discussed.

Question reference: S3W-19611

Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Edinburgh Central, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 12 January 2009
Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 27 January 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will list its meetings with SEStran since December 2007 regarding the use of the Forth Road Bridge for public transport, also showing what was discussed.

The following meetings were held with SEStran to discuss developments with the Forth Replacement Crossing, including the use of the Forth Road Bridge (FRB) for public transport:

21 October 2008, meeting to discuss refined strategy including the use of the Forth Road Bridge (FRB) for public transport.

8 January 2009, Stakeholder Briefing Session to provide project update following decisions being made on the function of the replacement crossing, the use of the FRB, the proposed design of the new bridge, the road connections, and the funding, procurement and legislation of the project.

Question reference: S3W-19614

Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Edinburgh Central, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 12 January 2009
Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 27 January 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will list its meetings with City of Edinburgh Council since December 2007 regarding the Forth Replacement Crossing, also showing what was discussed.

The following meetings have been held with officials from the City of Edinburgh Council to discuss the Forth Replacement Crossing (FRC):

6 March 2008, Stakeholder Briefing Session to provide project update following decision to proceed with cable stayed bridge and to discuss stakeholder engagement

25 March 2008, meeting to discuss initial corridors for the connecting roads

17 June 2008, meeting to discuss road alignment options

30 October 2008, meeting to discuss refined strategy including the use of the Forth Road Bridge for public transport

9 January 2009, Stakeholder Briefing Session to provide project update following decisions being made on the function of the replacement crossing, the use of the FRB, the proposed design of the new bridge, the road connections, and the funding, procurement and legislation of the project.