- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 22 January 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 2 February 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive, in the event of an employee of Forestry Commission Scotland not taking up an offer of job transfer under the transfer of undertakings (protection of employment) regulations (TUPE) under the proposed plans to lease up to one quarter of the most commercially-viable, publicly-owned forests, whether that employee will be deemed to have resigned from their post.
Answer
The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) (TUPE) regulations do not provide for an offer of job transfer “ employees are transferred automatically under the regulations. However, Forestry Commission Scotland (FCS) would ensure that it made every effort to find an alternative role for any employee who did not wish to transfer.
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 22 January 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 2 February 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive, in the event of an employee of Forestry Commission Scotland (FCS) not taking up an offer of job transfer under the transfer of undertakings (protection of employment) regulations (TUPE) under the proposed plans to lease up to one quarter of the most commercially-viable, publicly-owned forests and wishing to remain an FCS employee, whether that employee would be offered an alternative position in FCS or offered voluntary redundancy.
Answer
If any employee expressed a preference to remain with Forestry Commission Scotland (FCS), rather than transfer under the TUPE regulations, FCS would make every effort to find the employee an alternative role.
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 18 December 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 30 January 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how much was spent on fisheries scientific research in (a) 2005, (b) 2006, (c) 2007 and (d) 2008 and what the projected spend is for (i) 2009, (ii) 2010 and (iii) 2011.
Answer
The spend on research related to marine fisheries and the marine environment which supports them is as follows:
| 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | 2009-10 | 2010-11 |
| 9,161,652 | 9,964,062 | 10,035,982 | 11,551,853 | 12,924,832 | 12,423,469 |
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 22 January 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 29 January 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what decisions have been made following the Agricultural Wages in Scotland: The Scottish Agricultural Wages Board consultation.
Answer
No decision has yet been taken on the future of the Scottish Agricultural Wages Board.
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 22 January 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 29 January 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it supports the retention and expansion of the Scottish Agricultural Wages Board.
Answer
We will give very careful consideration to future arrangements for determining the pay and conditions of service of agricultural workers in Scotland as part of the review of the Scottish Agricultural Wages Board.
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 January 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 28 January 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive on how many occasions air ambulance aircraft have been grounded due to staff shortages in each of the last six months.
Answer
The Scottish Ambulance Service (SAS) has advised that, due to short notice sickness absence, there were five occasions over the last six months when one air ambulance aircraft has been grounded. On these occasions, the remaining three aircraft were in operation. The SAS have advised that no requests for an air ambulance were declined due to the unavailability of the aircraft on the five occasions in question.
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 January 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 26 January 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what further consultation is carried out when pre-application consultations are deemed inadequate.
Answer
There are currently no statutory requirements for prospective developers to undertake pre-application consultation on development proposals. The government''s proposals for such consultation with communities are contained in the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (Scotland) Regulations 2008 which were laid in Parliament on 23 December 2008 and are currently subject to parliamentary scrutiny.
Applications for planning permission are subject to the consultation arrangements set out in the Town and Country Planning (General Development Procedure) (Scotland) Order 1992. Applications may also be subject to additional consultation as set out in Directions issued by the Scottish ministers.
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 January 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 26 January 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers that National Planning Framework for Scotland 2: Discussion Draft promotes better and earlier public participation in the planning system as set out in Planning Advice Note PAN 81: Community Engagement - Planning with People.
Answer
The Scottish Government considers that it has encouraged interest and wide public participation in the preparation of the second National Planning Framework.
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-19700 on 26 January 2009, which explains that further information regarding participation in the preparation of the National Planning Framework is set out in the NPF2: Participation Statement Interim Conformity Report which is available on the government''s NPF website at: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Built-Environment/planning/National-Planning-Policy/themes/npf/NPF-PS.
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: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 January 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 26 January 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will review National Planning Framework for Scotland 2: Discussion Draft to ensure that the National Standards for Community Engagement and participation objectives described in Preparation of the Second National Planning Framework: Participation Statement are achieved.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-19700 on 26 January 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: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 January 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 26 January 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what subsequent consultation will be carried out on National Planning Framework for Scotland 2: Discussion Draft to ensure maximum community engagement as set out in Planning Advice Note PAN 81: Community Engagement - Planning with People.
Answer
The NPF2: Discussion Draft had a 12 week consultation which included a programme of regional discussion seminars and meetings with stakeholders. Following revisions to the framework, a Proposed NPF was laid before the Scottish Parliament which is currently being considered by the relevant committees.
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-19700 on 26 January 2009, which explains that further information regarding participation in the preparation of the National Planning Framework is set out in the NPF2: Participation Statement Interim Conformity Report which is available on the government''s NPF website at:
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Built-Environment/planning/National-Planning-Policy/themes/npf/NPF-PS.
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.
