Chamber
Plenary, 22 Mar 2007
22 Mar 2007 · S2 · Plenary
Item of business
SCOTTISH EXECUTIVE
Coastal Pollution
General Questions
The Pollution Prevention and Control (Scotland) Regulations 2000 (SSI 2000/323) are the primary means of reducing pollution and controlling emissions from industrial processes to water, including Scotland's coasts. Implementation of the regulations is the responsibility of the Scottish Environment Protection Agency. In addition, in 2006 the Scottish Executive introduced a new regulatory regime under the Water Environment (Controlled Activities) (Scotland) Regulations 2005 (SSI 2005/348), which provides for SEPA to regulate any discharges from industrial sources into Scottish coastal waters not covered under the PPC regulations.
At present, the United Kingdom, with the involvement of SEPA, is reviewing and setting new standards for pollutants viewed as posing a risk to the water environment. In due course, the Scottish Executive will consider where those standards may be applied under Scottish legislation.
At present, the United Kingdom, with the involvement of SEPA, is reviewing and setting new standards for pollutants viewed as posing a risk to the water environment. In due course, the Scottish Executive will consider where those standards may be applied under Scottish legislation.
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4. Scott Barrie (Dunfermline West) (Lab):
Lab
To ask the Scottish Executive what measures it is taking to protect Scotland's coasts from industrial pollution. (S2O-12442)
The Deputy Minister for Environment and Rural Development (Sarah Boyack):
Lab
The Pollution Prevention and Control (Scotland) Regulations 2000 (SSI 2000/323) are the primary means of reducing pollution and controlling emissions from in...
Scott Barrie:
Lab
I thank the minister for that comprehensive response. She will be well aware that there have been substantial changes of use in and around the Firth of Forth...
Sarah Boyack:
Lab
I do not think that the member would expect me to answer the detail of that question in the terms in which he has posed it. I will be absolutely clear. The E...