The scottish government announced it would fund the remaining £300k of the remediation.
http://news.stv.tv/stirling-central/265419-cash-pledge-to-clear-contaminated-land-in-blanefield-estate/
Mr Swinney [MSP for Perthshire North and is currently Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Employment and Sustainable Growth in the Scottish Government] said:
"It is inexcusable that residents affected by the contaminated land have not only had to worry about the risks to their health, but they have had to live in fear of being held financially responsible for the cost of the removal of the waste.
"That's why we have now pledged up to £300,000 to help residents meet the costs of cleaning up this contaminated land."
He added: "Landfill tax and the decision to exempt disposals of contamination is currently a matter for Westminster.
"If the UK Government waived the tax costs associated with the clean-up when the lead and arsenic was first discovered, residents would not have had such an ordeal.
"The Scottish Government is already taking steps to ensure that once landfill tax is transferred to Scotland other residents cannot find themselves in this situation.
"I now hope our contribution means the hazardous waste can be removed in a timely fashion, and people in Blanefield can get on with their lives."
I find the first sentence a bit worrysome (coming from a senior govenment figure) as it appears to say the principle of P2A is "Inexcuisable" . Is this not the whole premise of PartIIA? through the EPA? (though I might be taking it out of context if he is only talking about the landfill tax element)
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