Chamber
Plenary, 18 Jan 2007
18 Jan 2007 · S2 · Plenary
Item of business
SCOTTISH EXECUTIVE
Seafield Waste Water Treatment Works
General Questions
I take this opportunity to welcome the minister to her new portfolio. I know that she has a greater insight into the issue than most—it spans many years—and am sure that she shares my frustration and that of many hundreds, if not thousands, of other people in Edinburgh that a sustainable solution to the problem has not yet been put in place. When she meets the chair and chief executive of Scottish Water later this month to discuss the issue—I very much welcome the fact that she is doing so—will she ensure, while she acknowledges the work that has been done, that she looks at the independent research commissioned by Scottish Water that shows the continuing extent of the problem? Will she make it crystal clear to Scottish Water that a lasting solution to the problem, which has gone on for too long, must be put in place as a matter of urgency?
In the same item of business
4. Susan Deacon (Edinburgh East and Musselburgh) (Lab):
Lab
To ask the Scottish Executive what progress has been made in tackling odour emissions from Seafield waste water treatment works. (S2O-11686)
The Deputy Minister for Environment and Rural Development (Sarah Boyack):
Lab
Stirling Water, the operator of the Seafield works, and Scottish Water have made significant progress to reduce instances of odour emissions in recent years....
Susan Deacon:
Lab
I take this opportunity to welcome the minister to her new portfolio. I know that she has a greater insight into the issue than most—it spans many years—and ...
Sarah Boyack:
Lab
As Susan Deacon says, I am well aware of the history of the issue and of the frustration that has built up on it. There has previously been enforcement actio...