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Wednesday 30 October 2013 SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT Governance and Communities Murdo Fraser (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party): To ask the Scottish Government whether and, if so, how it will ensure that wind turbine applications currently in the planning process are refused planning permission if they are without an OFGEM licence or exemption from the Department of Energy and Climate Change. (S4W-17661) Derek Mackay: Matters concerning OFGEM licences or exemptions relate to the interpretation of electricity legislation in the Court of Session’s decision in the Viking wind farm judicial review. The decision does not concern applications for planning permission made under planning legislation and to how the planning system operates. Consequently, the Scottish Government considers that it is not appropriate to refuse planning permission for wind turbine applications without OFGEM licences or exemptions. Learning and Justice Bob Doris (Glasgow) (Scottish National Party): To ask the Scottish Government how it works with Police Scotland to promote enhanced community policing in Glasgow. (S4O-2511) Kenny MacAskill: Through reform, we have protected frontline services across Scotland, including the 1,000 extra police officers that have helped to cut crime to a 39-year low. We’re working very closely with Police Scotland, through our ambitious Building Safer Communities Programme, to make communities across Scotland, including those in Glasgow, safer and stronger. Strategy and External Affairs Patricia Ferguson (Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn) (Scottish Labour): To ask the Scottish Government what priority it gives to promoting and developing Scotland’s world heritage sites. (S4W-17597) Fiona Hyslop: The Scottish Government fully endorses the global accolade that inscription on the World Heritage List represents and the international obligations that come with this, and actively supports and promotes Scotland’s five World Heritage Sites (WHSs). The Scottish Government’s Cultural Heritage Directorate sets strategic policy and acts as state party for Scotland. Historic Scotland oversees the review and implementation of the site management plans, is an active partner in the delivery of each site plan, undertakes direct works on properties within the WHSs and actively promotes WHSs. To facilitate and improve this work, Historic Scotland has recently set up a dedicated World Heritage Team, overseen by a programme board of senior staff. At an international level, Historic Scotland continues to promote its WHSs through the Scottish Ten initiative, an ambitious five year project using cutting edge technology to create exceptionally accurate digital models of Scotland’s five WHSs and five international heritage sites. The Scottish Government’s commitment to the promotion and development of UNESCO World Heritage is further demonstrated by its strong desire to secure World Heritage status for the iconic Forth Bridge. The nomination dossier, currently in preparation, will be submitted to UNESCO, via the Department of Culture, Media and Sport, in January 2014. Patricia Ferguson (Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn) (Scottish Labour): To ask the Scottish Government what action it has taken to promote Scotland’s world heritage sites in each of the last five years. (S4W-17598) Fiona Hyslop: Historic Scotland promotes individual World Heritage Sites (WHSs) in its marketing activities, and works with other agencies to market and promote the WHSs more widely, including Visit Scotland, Scottish Canals and Scottish Natural Heritage. Historic Scotland has recently produced a series of promotional materials specifically to raise awareness of Scotland’s five World Heritage Sites, in English and selected foreign languages. This information is detailed below for the period 2009-13. Promotional activities related to World Heritage Sites for the period 2009-13 2008 Publication “Edge of Empire: The Antonine Wall – Rome’s Scottish Frontier” Breeze, DJ Antonine Wall Leaflet Website : www.antoninewall.org 2009-2013 The Orkney and Antonine Wall sites are promoted annually in the Historic Scotland (HS) Membership Handbook (65,000 copies printed), which goes to all members with the spring magazine. The Orkney and Antonine Wall sites are included in the 78 “Sites Guide” – print 450,000 in 2013. These sites are included in the Explorer Pass & Map leaflet - print 210,000 Orkney Islands leaflet – print 60,000 LandmarkPress http://www.welcometoscotland.com/search?q=Antonine+Wall Listings on Welcome to Scotland website which has up to 1.5 million unique users per year Historic Scotland Website each site is listed at www.historic-scotland.gov.uk/places WHSs marketed via HS social media channels. Orkney sites marketed via entries in what to see and do guides Development of the Orkney Explorer Pass which includes entry to all HS sites. Production of a specific Orkney rangers leaflet - reprint of 5000 in 2013. Trade marketing via inclusion in Scottish Heritage Pass and participation at Expo on the Scotland’s Heritage Aisle. Worked closely with the cruise operators over the period to develop day visits to Orkney WHS in particular. Partnership working across visitor attractions and businesses in Edinburgh Old Town via Castlehill Group and Edinburgh Capital Group. Members of Orkney Tourism Group and Outdoor Orkney. 2009 Winter 09 - news piece on 3D scanning of World Heritage sites Publication (in English and German) of Frontiers of the Roman Empire: The Antonine Wall by Breeze, DJ with Jilek,S & Thiel, A Production of 1:25,000 Map of the Antonine Wall (HS, RCAHMS and Hunterian Museum) 2010 Summer 10 - Antonine Wall included in the “three to view” piece 2011 Year of Scotland’s Islands promotion, inclusion of Orkney Spring 11 - news piece featured in HS Members’ magazine promoting World Heritage day Autumn 11 - news piece in HS members’ magazine on scanning St Kilda Winter 11 - Orkney sites featured in HS members’ magazine as part of island monuments blog piece 2012 Royal Highland Show, Edinburgh – WHSs leaflets provided on HS stand Antonine Wall and generic WHSs leaflets in German provided to Saalburg Roman Fort, Germany, for distribution to visitors Orkney – Dounby Show and County Show – WHSs leaflets provided to WHS Rangers English Heritage Festival of History – WHSs leaflets provided Spring 12 - News piece in HS Members’ magazine on the Scottish Ten Summer 12 - Orkney included in a days out piece (full page) in HS Members’ magazine. Winter 12 - Maeshowe news piece in HS Members’ magazine. Visit Scotland’s Brave Movie Map Distributed across Scotland in Visitor Information Centres and accommodation providers, highlights the Antonine Wall as being a World Heritage Site and features listings for Croy Hill, Rough Castle and Bar Hill Fort. Part of the Ancient Scotland itinerary map which can be downloaded from: http://www.visitscotland.com/brave/itineraries/pdfs/ancient-scotland.pdf Series of information postcards of all five Scottish World Heritage Sites, together with a generic one 6ft pop up display stands for each WHSs, together with a generic one Small display counter with imagery of all 5 WHSs Generic WHS Leaflet in English, French, Gaelic, German and the “Scottish 10” languages (Gujurati, Hindi, Japanese, Mandarin) Site specific leaflets for each WHSs in English, Gaelic and German First edition of “Stonechat”, a newsletter for Orkney WHSs 2013 Pop up display boards and leaflets provided for Edinburgh World Heritage World Heritage Day Lectures Leaflets provided to Visit Scotland for industry training/familiarisation workshops Orkney – Dounby Show and County Show – WHSs leaflets provided to WHSs Rangers English Heritage Festival of History – WHSs leaflets provided Promotion of events in HS’s Events Guide with particular emphasis on Rangers Walks in Holyrood Park and on Orkney as part of Year of Natural Scotland activity. Orkney profiled as part of HS’s start of season campaign in 2013 in partnership with Visit Scotland linked with Year of Natural Scotland Spring 13 - St Kilda world heritage double page spread in HS members’ magazine. Summer 13 - Orkney world heritage double page spread in HS members’ magazine. Autumn 13 - New Lanark world heritage double page spread in HS members’ magazine. News piece on Antonine Wall in HS members’ magazine. Promoted Edinburgh world heritage official bus tour in HS members’ magazine. Advertised specialist guided tours at Skara Brae in HS members’ magazine. HS staff are currently working with staff at New Lanark Trust on a membership offer on their wool kits to go in the winter edition of the HS members’ magazine, and are also helping with retail developments, including branding, staff development days and visual merchandising. WHSs poster and map On-line fact sheets for each WHSs, together with a generic one Second edition of “Stonechat”, a newsletter for Orkney WHSs Production of “Celebrating World Heritage” flags to promote World Heritage Day. Patricia Ferguson (Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn) (Scottish Labour): To ask the Scottish Government what work has been done to promote the Antonine Wall as a place of interest. (S4W-17599) Fiona Hyslop: The Antonine Wall was inscribed in 2008 as part of the Frontiers of the Roman Empire World Heritage Site (FRE (AW)), along with Hadrian’s Wall and the German Limes. The initial five-year management plan (2008-12) included various promotional objectives: some of these have been completed, while others will continue into the next plan period (2014-19), including signage strategies,