- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 13 March 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 11 April 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what issues were discussed and agreed when the Minister for Enterprise, Energy and Tourism met representatives of Macdonald Hotels, the Cairngorms National Park Authority, Highland Council and the Minister for Community Safety in Aviemore on 26 October 2007.
Answer
Those attending the meeting on 26 October 2007 discussed the progress, at that time, of the planning process relating to the application by Macdonald Hotels at Aviemore. The ministers urged all public agencies to work within the bounds of due process to progress the application quickly, aiming for the necessary information to be available in time for the next planning committee meeting.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 13 March 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 11 April 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers that the Scottish Environment Protection Agency was correct to withdraw its objection on 4 December 2007 to the planning application for the Aviemore resort hotels master plan under consideration by the Cairngorms National Park Authority in the absence of a flood risk assessment from the developer and to agree to the proposed allocations in the master plan on the basis that adequate flood risk assessment would be undertaken.
Answer
I refer the Member to the answer to question S3W-10935 on 11 April 2008. 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/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 13 March 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 11 April 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Scottish Environment Protection Agency’s (SEPA’s) advice to the Cairngorms National Park Authority on the Aviemore resort hotels master plan planning application complied with the rules and guidelines relevant to the exercise of SEPA’s functions, duties and powers, as set out in the Management Statement drawn up by the Scottish Executive Environment and Rural Affairs Department and, if so, in what way.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-10935 on 11 April 2008. 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/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 13 March 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 11 April 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the advice of the Scottish Environment Protection Agency to the Cairngorms National Park Authority in the planning application for the Aviemore resort hotels master plan complied with Scottish Ministers’ strategic objective to develop a close and responsive relationship with the public, local authorities and regulated authorities and, if so, in what way.
Answer
I refer the Member to the answer to question S3W-10935 on 11 April 2008. 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/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 13 March 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 11 April 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Scottish Environment Protection Agency’s advice to the Cairngorms National Park Authority on the Aviemore resort hotels master plan planning application complied with its statutory duty to promote sustainable flood management and, if so, in what way and whether that advice took full account of regulations and guidance issued by Scottish Ministers.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-10935 on 11 April 2008. 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/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 13 March 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 11 April 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Scottish Environment Protection Agency’s (SEPAs) evidence to Aberdeen City Council’s public local inquiry in May 2006 and to the Moray Council public local inquiry in November 2007 complied with the rules and guidelines relevant to the exercise of SEPA’s functions, duties and powers, as set out in the Management Statement drawn up by the Scottish Executive Environment and Rural Affairs Department and, if so, in what way.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-10935 on 11 April 2008. 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/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 13 March 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 11 April 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether correspondence from Mr Donald Macdonald’s company and enclosures of further correspondence between Mr Macdonald’s company and the planning authorities, the Cairngorms National Park Authority and Highland Council in relation to the Aviemore resort hotels planning application, which was received by email from the First Minister’s constituency office manager on 9 and 13 November 2007, were placed on the ministerial correspondence system.
Answer
They were not.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 13 March 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 11 April 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the advice of the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) to the Cairngorms National Park Authority in the planning application for the Aviemore resort hotels master plan complied with Scottish Ministers’ strategic objective to provide clear and readily available advice and information on SEPA’s work and to involve the public in environmental protection and, if so, in what way.
Answer
I refer the Member to the answer to question S3W-10935 on 11 April 2008. 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/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 13 March 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 11 April 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive which protocol dictated that the First Minister’s private office should not bring to his attention correspondence from Mr Donald Macdonald’s company and enclosures of further correspondence between the company and the planning authorities, the Cairngorms National Park Authority and Highland Council in relation to the Aviemore resort hotels planning application, which was received from the First Minister’s constituency office manager on 9 and 13 November 2007.
Answer
The correspondence of 9 November 2007 was a forwarded copy of a forwarded email, with an attached letter, which was not addressed to the First Minister: in line with established practice, this correspondence was therefore not shown to the First Minister. The correspondence of 13 November 2007 was a forwarded copy of an email which was not addressed to the First Minister: in line with established practice, this correspondence was therefore not shown to the First Minister.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 13 March 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 11 April 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will make a statement to the Parliament on how the actions of Scottish Ministers in respect of the advice of the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) to the Cairngorms National Park Authority in the planning application for the Aviemore resort hotels master plan and related planning applications comply with ministers’ responsibilities and accountabilities, as set out in the SEPA Management Statement drawn up by the Scottish Executive Environment and Rural Affairs Department, with particular regard to ministers’ powers to call-in applications and determine appeals in relation to SEPA’s statutory functions.
Answer
I refer the Member to the answer to question S3W-10947 on 11 April 2008. 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/webapp/wa.search.
