Chamber
Plenary, 22 Mar 2007
22 Mar 2007 · S2 · Plenary
Item of business
SCOTTISH EXECUTIVE
Coastal Pollution
General Questions
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 over the past couple of decades. There have been changes in how we deal with agricultural waste; changes in water treatment and sewerage; and changes in industrial use. Given those improvements, ship-to-ship oil transfer has no place on the modern Forth. Does the minister support the aim of all the local authorities surrounding the Forth, and Fife and Lothian MSPs, to ensure that the proposal by Forth Ports plc does not go ahead?
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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
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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...