Question thread · 13 questions
What the current status is of the First Minister's commitment to establish an environmental justice fund for Greengairs.
Started with S2W-26417 on 31 May 2006; latest 1 Aug 2006. Each later question says it follows up an earlier answer.
The thread, in order
Each answer’s opening lines; open a question for the full text-
To ask the Scottish Executive what the current status is of the First Minister's commitment to establish an environmental justice fund for Greengairs.
Ross Finnie, 8 Jun 2006: In Choosing Our Future,the Scottish Sustainable Development Strategy published in December 2005, the Executivenoted that complex funding streams caused problems for those seeking to promotelocal environmental regeneration projects. The Executive is reviewing the rangeof funding available with a view to simplifying the… -
Whether this answer indicates that no specific environmental justice fund for Greengairs will now be established.
Ross Finnie, 20 Jun 2006: No, we plan to introduce anenvironmental justice fund to assist communities in Scotland affectedby environmental injustice. -
How much funding has been committed to Greengairs from the Environmental Justice Fund.
Ross Finnie, 20 Jun 2006: There is £1 million availablein the Environmental Justice Fund this year. No decisions have been madeabout the areas of Scotland to which it might be allocated. -
When it will publish the details, eligibility criteria and application procedures in respect of the Environmental Justice Fund.
Rhona Brankin, 20 Jul 2006: The aims and conditions of the Environmental Justice Fund will be settled after Ministers haveconsidered the findings of our review on the range of funding available forlocal environmental regeneration projects. -
What criteria it will set for applications to the Environmental Justice Fund.
Rhona Brankin, 20 Jul 2006: I refer the member to thequestion S2W-27119 answered on 20 July 2006. All answers to written parliamentaryquestions are available on the Parliament's website the search facility forwhich can be at: http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search. -
Who will manage the Environmental Justice Fund on the Executive’s behalf.
Rhona Brankin, 20 Jul 2006: I refer the member to thequestion S2W-27119 answered on 20 July 2006. All answers to written parliamentaryquestions are available on the Parliament's website the search facility forwhich can be at: http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search. -
How it will solicit applications to the Environmental Justice Fund.
Rhona Brankin, 20 Jul 2006: I refer the member to thequestion S2W-27119 answered on 20 July 2006. All answers to written parliamentaryquestions are available on the Parliament's website the search facility forwhich can be at: http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search. -
Whether the £1 million available in the Environmental Justice Fund applies to the current calendar or fiscal year.
Rhona Brankin, 20 Jul 2006: The provision is for thefinancial year to end March 2007. -
Which bodies or individuals will be eligible for funding under the Environmental Justice Fund.
Rhona Brankin, 20 Jul 2006: I refer the member to thequestion S2W-27119 answered on 20 July 2006. All answers to written parliamentaryquestions are available on the Parliament's website the search facility forwhich can be at: http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search. -
How organisations or individuals will be able to apply for funding under the Environmental Justice Fund.
Rhona Brankin, 20 Jul 2006: I refer the member to thequestion S2W-27119 answered on 20 July 2006. All answers to written parliamentaryquestions are available on the Parliament's website the search facility forwhich can be at: http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search. -
How the Environmental Justice Fund will be spent.
Rhona Brankin, 20 Jul 2006: I refer the member to thequestion S2W-27119 answered on 20 July 2006. All answers to written parliamentaryquestions are available on the Parliament's website the search facility forwhich can be at: http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search. -
What sources of funding available for the promotion of local environmental regeneration projects have been identified thus far in the Executive’s review of the range of funding for such projects.
Malcolm Chisholm, 29 Aug 2006: This information is availableat: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Housing/regeneration-/EnvironmentFundsProjects. -
Whether the £1 million made available under the Environmental Justice Fund will be carried over to the next financial year if the Executive’s review of the range of funding available for the promotion of local environmental regeneration projects is not finalised by the end of March 2007.
Ross Finnie, 28 Aug 2006: Under current spending plans,the budget for the Fund rises from £1 million in 2006-07 in 2006-07 to £2 millionin 2007-08. The allocation of any end-year underspends available to carry forwardinto 2007-08, in this or any other area of spending will be determined once theExecutive’s overall outturn position for 2006-07 …
How this thread is put together
- Follow-up
- A question whose text says it is “further to the answer to question …” (or reply, response, or asks for a “substantive answer” to an earlier question). The question it names is its parent.
- Several citations
- When a question cites more than one earlier question, the most recent one we hold is used as the parent; the others are listed as “also cites”.
- Thread
- Follow parents back to the first question; every question that leads back to it is in this thread. Branches are shown in date order.