- Asked by: Ken Macintosh, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 February 2011
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Current Status:
Answered by Adam Ingram on 9 March 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-37308 by Adam Ingram on 5 November 2010, whether the £100,000 funding made available is new funding.
Answer
No, the £100,000 funding is provided from existing funding streams.
- Asked by: Ken Macintosh, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 24 February 2011
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 4 March 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what has changed since the publication of the Report on the Review of Prison Visiting Committees, 2005 that has required a further consultation on the independent monitoring of prisons.
Answer
This administration''s commitment to simplify Scotland''s landscape of public sector organisations is a key driver for looking afresh at independent monitoring of prisons.
The consultation on independent monitoring of prisons purpose sought views on the system for monitoring the quality and safety of prisons and the treatment of prisoners in Scotland in this context.
- Asked by: Ken Macintosh, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 24 February 2011
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 4 March 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive how it would protect the independence of prison visiting committees if their functions were integrated into HM Inspectorate of Prisons.
Answer
The consultation on independent monitoring of prisons closed on 25 February 2011. The responses will be analysed and a findings report will be available before dissolution of the Parliament on 23 March 2011. It is not possible at this time to pre-empt any decisions following the consultation. Any work following the findings report and my response will be done to ensure appropriate independent monitoring of prisons in Scotland.
- Asked by: Ken Macintosh, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 24 February 2011
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 4 March 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what support there has been for the proposal that the functions of prison visiting committees be integrated into HM Inspectorate of Prisons.
Answer
The consultation on independent monitoring of prisons closed on 25 February 2011. The responses are being analysed and a report on the outcomes will be available before dissolution of the Parliament on 23 March 2011. This will include details of reactions to the proposed question on the integration of visiting committees with HM Inspectorate of Prisons.
- Asked by: Ken Macintosh, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 24 February 2011
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 4 March 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive how it would protect the monitoring role of prison visiting committees if their functions were integrated into HM Inspectorate of Prisons.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-39878 on 4 March 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/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.
- Asked by: Ken Macintosh, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 February 2011
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 2 March 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what emphasis it places on the views of local residents when considering an application for consent under section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989.
Answer
All representations made by members of the public, including the views of local residents, are taken into account before ministers determine an application under section 36. In addition, the views of local community councils are an important consideration for Scottish ministers in determining applications.
- Asked by: Ken Macintosh, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 February 2011
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 2 March 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what emphasis it places on the views of the local authority when considering an application for consent under section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989.
Answer
For a section 36 application, the relevant local planning authority is a statutory consultee throughout the whole process. The views of the local planning authority are a major factor considered by Scottish ministers in determining these applications.
- Asked by: Ken Macintosh, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 February 2011
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 2 March 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive whether waste disposal and electricity generation plants applying for consent under section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989 require planning permission.
Answer
Consent under section 36 of the Electricity Act can be granted only for electricity generating stations and functions on-site which are directly ancillary to electricity generation. Any function on-site which is not ancillary to electricity generation will require planning permission.
- Asked by: Ken Macintosh, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 February 2011
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 1 March 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive whether a significant volume of heavy industrial traffic to and from a plant generating electricity from waste products would be a factor when considering an application for consent under section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989.
Answer
Yes. Traffic assessment impacts are a material consideration in any planning application and in particular with those applications which are industrial in nature.
Applications to Scottish ministers for power stations, and those for significant power lines, need to be accompanied by an environmental statement which describes the effects the development is likely to have on the environment.
The environmental statement covers all elements that the development may have an impact upon, both in the construction phase of developments and in their day to day operations.
Scotland has a robust consenting system and Scottish ministers will always seek to strike the right balance between developing and delivering Scotland''s energy future and protecting environmental, cultural heritage, economic and community issues.
- Asked by: Ken Macintosh, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 February 2011
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 1 March 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the location of a waste disposal and electricity generation plant on a green field site in the countryside would be a factor when considering an application for consent under section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989.
Answer
Yes. Green field sites are a material consideration in any planning application.
Applications to Scottish ministers for power stations, and those for significant power lines, need to be accompanied by an environmental statement which describes the effects the development is likely to have on the environment.
The environmental statement covers all elements that the development may have an impact upon, both in the construction phase of developments and in their day to day ongoing operations.
The applications, and the environmental statement, are made available locally for public inspection. The local planning authority and public statutory bodies such as Scottish Natural Heritage and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency are invited to comment on the application; their views and representations made to ministers by members of the public and other interested parties are considered during the decision making process.
Scotland has a robust consenting system in place for section 36 applications and Scottish ministers will always seek to strike the right balance between developing and delivering Scotland''s energy future and protecting environmental, cultural heritage, economic and community issues.
