- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 June 2022
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Current Status:
Answered by Lorna Slater on 21 July 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will request that SEPA issues no further waste management licences for incineration plants other than for those under construction or in receipt of planning permission, or for potential remote/rural projects as identified in the recent Independent Review of the Role of Incineration in the Waste Hierarchy in Scotland.
Answer
Under Pollution Prevention and Control (Scotland) Regulations 2012, SEPA may only grant a permit in respect of a specified waste management activity if it is satisfied that planning permission is in force under the Town and Country Planning Act (Scotland) 1997 where the use of the site for the activity requires such permission. As such, SEPA are unable to issue permits if a facility does not have planning permission.
That is why, in line with Dr Church’s recommendation that no further planning permission is granted unless balanced by an equal or greater closure of capacity, (with limited exceptions for remote and rural areas, if fully justified) we will keep in place the Energy from Waste Notification Direction. This requires planning authorities to alert Scottish Ministers of new planning applications that involve incineration facilities and to notify Scottish Ministers if they are minded to grant planning permission to such facilities. This gives Ministers the opportunity to decide whether there are national interests at stake which would merit Ministers calling in an application for their own determination or to allow the local authority to issue the decision at local level.
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 23 June 2022
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Current Status:
Answered by Tom Arthur on 12 July 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-08710 by Tom Arthur on 14 June 2022, whether it will provide a breakdown by local authority area of all applications to the Vacant and Derelict Land Investment Programme received in each stage of funding, also broken down by (a) which ones were successful and (b) the value of each award.
Answer
The following table provides a breakdown by local authority area of all applications to the Vacant and Derelict Land Investment Programme received in Round 1, for funding in financial year 2021-22.
Applicant | Project proposal | Award |
City of Edinburgh Council | Western Villages Granton | £619,661 |
Clyde Gateway | Dalmarnock Riverside Park | £750,000 |
East Dunbartonshire Council | Kirkintilloch Community Sport Complex | £836,000 |
East Renfrewshire Council | Levern Water Revival | £1,084,661 |
Falkirk Council | Lionthorn Bing Greenspace Project | £563,621 |
Glasgow City Council | Belle Gro'@ The Meat Market | £450,474 |
Glasgow City Council | Transforming Avenue End Road Greenspace | £417,812 |
Inverclyde Council | 6FootLab | £69,000 |
South Lanarkshire Council | Clyde Cycle Park | £296,000 |
South Lanarkshire Council | ONECarluke Community Growing | £84,150 |
Clackmannanshire Council | Foodbank Energy Hub | NA |
Clyde Gateway | Shawfield Infastructure Works | NA |
Clyde Gateway | Shawfield Phase 2 - Remediation Works | NA |
Dundee City Council | Lochee Road Sites | NA |
East Ayrshire Council | St Marnock Square | NA |
Glasgow City Council | CWIC Campus Compensatory Flood Storage | NA |
Glasgow City Council | GalGeal Urban Croft | NA |
Glasgow City Council | Hamiltonhill Green Infrastructure | NA |
Glasgow City Council | Kyleakin Road and Kilbeg Terrace Development | NA |
Glasgow City Council | Maryhill Green Infrastructure | NA |
Glasgow City Council | Tureen Street Residential Development | NA |
Highland Council | Alness Coulpark | NA |
Highland Council | Ardersier Gap Site | NA |
Highland Council | Aviemore Former Primary School | NA |
Highland Council | Carrbridge Struan Hotel | NA |
Highland Council | Conon Ferintosh Office | NA |
Highland Council | Dingwall Former Distillery Offices | NA |
Highland Council | Dingwall Mill Street Former Hardware Shop | NA |
Highland Council | Harbour Road | NA |
Highland Council | Invergordon Cromlet | NA |
Highland Council | Inverness Eastgate Hostel | NA |
Highland Council | Inverness Viewhill House | NA |
Highland Council | Muir of Ord High Street Villmount | NA |
Highland Council | Riverside Field | NA |
Highland Council | Wick Airport | NA |
Inverclyde Council | Baker Street | NA |
Inverclyde Council | Inverclyde Community Food Growing | NA |
North Ayrshire Council | Bank Street Town Centre | NA |
North Lanarkshire | Glenmanor Greenspace Moodiesburn | NA |
North Lanarkshire | Waterloo Outdoor Spaces | NA |
Orkney Council | Lyness Clean Energy Campus | NA |
South Ayrshire Council | Prestwick Solar Farm | NA |
South Ayrshire Council | Town Centre Green Spaces | NA |
South Ayrshire Council | Weir Road Communtiy Allotment | NA |
West Dunbartonshire Council | Food Growing Strategy | NA |
West Dunbartonshire Council | Lilac Avenue | NA |
West Dunbartonshire Council | Pappert Bonhill | NA |
West Lothian Council | Candleworks Broxburn | NA |
West Lothian Council | Doomsdale Tip Linlithgow Bridge | NA |
West Lothian Council | Riddochill | NA |
The following table provides a breakdown by local authority area of all applications to the Vacant and Derelict Land Investment Programme received in Round 2, for funding in financial year 2022-23.
Applicant | Project proposal | Award |
City of Edinburgh Council | Greendykes North affordable housing | £623,713 |
Clyde Gateway | D2 GRIDS | £664,000 |
East Dunbartonshire Council | Twechar Canal Regeneration Project | £614,925 |
Glasgow City Council | Hamiltonhill Green Infrastructure Project | £924,911 |
Glasgow City Council | Ruchazie Greening and Growing project | £670,000 |
Inverclyde | Carwood Street Food Growing Project | £69,500 |
Inverclyde | HSCP Community Learning | £990,000 |
North Ayrshire Council | Annickbank Innovation Campus, Irvine Enterprise Area | £400,000 |
North Lanarkshire Council | Glenmanor Greenspace | £230,911 |
West Dunbartonshire Council | Community Food Growing – Former Bonhill PS | £100,000 |
City of Edinburgh Council | Granton Waterfront Gateway site | NA |
Clyde Gateway | Dalmarnock Green Infrastructure and Travel Interchange | NA |
Clyde Gateway | Magenta Technology Hub | NA |
Clyde Gateway | Shawfield Phase 2 – Site Investigation Works | NA |
Clyde Gateway | Shawfield Riverside Infrastructure Works | NA |
Falkirk Council | Tamfourhill | NA |
Fife Council | Queen Anne Street Renewal | NA |
Glasgow City Council | Blaeloch Grow, Play and Shop | NA |
Glasgow City Council | Collina Street Self Build Project – Enabling Work | NA |
Glasgow City Council | North Maryhill TRA Green Infrastructure Improvements | NA |
Glasgow City Council | Tureen Street Low Carbon Specialist Housing project | NA |
Highland Council | Carrbridge Struan Hotel | NA |
Highland Council | Inverness Eastgate Hostel | NA |
Highland Council | Inverness Viewhill House | NA |
Highland Council | Longman Park | NA |
North Ayrshire Council | The King’s Arms, Irvine | NA |
North Lanarkshire Council | Ravenscraig Active Travel Link | NA |
South Ayrshire Council | Heathfield Ayr (212B) – Waste Transfer Station | NA |
West Dunbartonshire Council | Residential development at Bank Street, Alexandria | NA |
West Dunbartonshire Council | Residential development at Pappert, Bonhill | NA |
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 17 June 2022
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Current Status:
Answered by Lorna Slater on 30 June 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) exemption and (b) voluntary return point applications have been processed by Zero Waste Scotland to date.
Answer
Deposit Return Scheme applications for exemptions and voluntary return points have been open since 1 January 2021. The following table provides a breakdown of applications received so far.
Deposit Return Scheme Exemption and Voluntary Return Point Applications |
| | Proximity Exemption | Environmental Health Exemption | Voluntary Return Point | Total |
Approved | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Declined | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
In progress | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
ZWS anticipate an increase in applications over late summer /early autumn when the milestone ‘one year to go’ is reached. It is expected this will be followed by a lull over the Christmas period with further increases in 2023 building from early spring until go-live in August 2023.
APPLICATION TYPE | ESTIMATED NO.s |
Proximity Applications | 2000 |
Food Safety Applications | 5000 |
Voluntary Return Point Applications | 500 |
It should be noted that there is a degree of uncertainty around these estimated numbers and the demand profile, however at this stage these are the most current projected figures. Zero Waste Scotland continues to work with members of the System Wide Advisory Group to more accurately forecast and manage application numbers.
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 16 June 2022
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Current Status:
Answered by Lorna Slater on 29 June 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how organisations can apply to the Textile Innovation Fund, and what the criteria are for receiving funding.
Answer
Information about applying to the fund, including the criteria involved, is available on the Zero Waste Scotland website at: https://www.zerowastescotland.org.uk/content/circular-textiles-fund
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 16 June 2022
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Current Status:
Answered by Lorna Slater on 29 June 2022
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason Zero Waste Scotland’s project in 2017 on a residual waste treatment analysis reportedly did not result in a report being produced, and how much was spent on the project.
Answer
Further to your query on this report in February 2021 (S5W-34878 on 10 February 2021), the intention of the analysis of residual waste treatment was to help inform and support future work. The output from this research was, therefore, never intended to be published. The cost of this project was £27,700.
Subsequent work in this area included the Scottish Government commissioned ‘Waste Markets Study’ in 2019; and Zero Waste Scotland produced a report on the Climate Change Impact of Burning Municipal Waste in Scotland.
The waste markets study is available here: Waste markets study: full report
Zero Waste Scotland’s report is available here: The climate change impact of burning municipal waste in Scotland | Zero Waste Scotland
All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/written-questions-and-answers
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 16 June 2022
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Current Status:
Answered by Lorna Slater on 29 June 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what the current publication status is of Zero Waste Scotland’s report on insight into consumer food waste behaviours, and how much the report cost to produce.
Answer
The publication of the Household Food Waste Behaviours Research was delayed due to reprioritisation of work during the COVID-19 pandemic; however, results have continued to inform ongoing intervention and communication development. Zero Waste Scotland has confirmed this report is currently being reviewed to ensure the information remains valid and appropriate to publish as a standalone document. The cost of this work was £20,000.
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 June 2022
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Current Status:
Answered by Clare Haughey on 29 June 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of the number of baby boxes delivered in each year since 2017.
Answer
The Programme for Government 2016 included a commitment to provide a Baby Box for every baby born and living in Scotland containing essential items designed to provide practical help for parents.
Registration opened on 15 June 2017, and delivery of boxes nationwide began on 15 August 2017 for all babies born and resident in Scotland.
Please find breakdown of Baby Boxes delivered annually since the scheme began:
2017 – 22,001 boxes
2018 – 48,524 boxes
2019 – 47,202 boxes
2020 – 42,636 boxes
2021 – 42,452 boxes
2022 – 17,973 boxes (please note that data is up to the 10th of June)
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 16 June 2022
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Current Status:
Answered by Lorna Slater on 29 June 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how much of the Textile Innovation Fund has been spent to date.
Answer
None. The Fund officially launched on 24 June 2022.
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 16 June 2022
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Current Status:
Answered by Lorna Slater on 29 June 2022
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason Zero Waste Scotland’s report on reuse and repair sector stock control options was not published on its website, and how much the report cost to produce.
Answer
The final cost to produce the report on reuse and repair sector stock control options was £13,325. The figure of £20,000 quoted in the above response relates to the overarching project budget which this report forms part of.
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 16 June 2022
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Current Status:
Answered by Lorna Slater on 29 June 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how much was spent on producing Zero Waste Scotland’s report on quantifying liquid food waste from food and drink manufacture.
Answer
Further to Scottish Government’s answer to your query on this report in February 2021 (S5W-34878 on 10 February 2021), Zero Waste Scotland have confirmed that £51,000 was spent on this work.
All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/written-questions-and-answers
