- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 05 October 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 4 November 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions Scottish ministers have had with Department of Energy and Climate Change ministers about funds in Ofgem’s Fossil Fuel Levy account.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-27997 on 4 November 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: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 05 October 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 4 November 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions its officials have had with Welsh Assembly Government officials about funds in Ofgem’s Fossil Fuel Levy account.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-27997 on 4 November 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: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 05 October 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 4 November 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions Scottish ministers have had since May 2007 with ministers in the (a) Department of Trade and Industry, (b) Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform and (c) Department for Business, Innovation and Skills about funds in Ofgem’s Fossil Fuel Levy account.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-27997 on 4 November 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: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 05 October 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 4 November 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions its officials have had since May 2007 with HM Treasury officials about funds held in Ofgem’s Fossil Fuel Levy account.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-27997 on 4 November 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: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 05 October 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 4 November 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what correspondence Scottish ministers have had with Welsh Assembly Government ministers about funds in Ofgem’s Fossil Fuel Levy account.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-27997 on 4 November 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: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 05 October 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 4 November 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what correspondence Scottish ministers have had since May 2007 with ministers in the (a) Department of Trade and Industry, (b) Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform and (c) Department for Business, Innovation and Skills about funds in Ofgem’s Fossil Fuel Levy account.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-27997 on 4 November 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: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 05 October 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 4 November 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what correspondence its officials have had with Department of Energy and Climate Change officials about funds in Ofgem’s Fossil Fuel Levy account.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-27997 on 4 November 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: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 05 October 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 4 November 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions Scottish ministers have had since May 2007 with HM Treasury ministers about funds in Ofgem's Fossil Fuel Levy account.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-27997 on 4 November 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: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 05 October 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 4 November 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what correspondence Scottish ministers have had since May 2007 with HM Treasury ministers about funds in Ofgem’s Fossil Fuel Levy account.
Answer
The Scottish Government has made numerous representations to the UK Government on the subject of access to Scotland''s Fossil Fuel Levy surplus.
The matter has been raised at ministerial meetings with UK Government counterparts and has been discussed at official level. We continue to make the case for a solution which would allow these funds to be released for investment in renewable energy in Scotland.
For example, a letter of 30 July 2009 from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth to the Chancellor included a request for a meeting with UK ministers to discuss the Fossil Fuel Levy as part of our joint preparation for the Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen in December. To date, no reply to that correspondence has been received.
The dates and signatories of correspondence with the Treasury on this subject are shown in the following table:
| Date | From | To |
| 25 October 2007 | Scottish Government Deputy Director of Finance | HM Treasury |
| 14 February 2008 | HM Treasury | Scottish Government Deputy Director of Finance |
| 22 September 2008 | Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth | Chief Secretary to the Treasury |
| 7 October 2008 | Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth | Chief Secretary to the Treasury |
| 21 October 2008 | Chief Secretary to the Treasury | Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth |
| 12 November 2008 | Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth | Chief Secretary to the Treasury |
| 11 March 2009 | Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth | Chancellor of the Exchequer |
| 10 April 2009 | Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth | Chancellor of the Exchequer |
| 5 June 2009 | Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth | Chancellor of the Exchequer |
| 15 July 2009 | Chief Secretary to the Treasury | Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth |
| 30 July 2009 | Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth | Chancellor of the Exchequer |
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 05 October 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 4 November 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what correspondence its officials have had since May 2007 with officials in the (a) Department of Trade and Industry, (b) Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform and (c) Department for Business, Innovation and Skills about funds in Ofgem’s Fossil Fuel Levy account.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-27997 on 4 November 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.
