- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 April 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 10 May 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive how an owner-occupier of a C(S)-listed building can apply for it to be delisted.
Answer
An owner-occupier may apply for a building to be delisted by writing to Historic Scotland''s Listing Team, giving the address of the property and setting out why they consider it no longer meets the criteria for inclusion on the list. The team will then investigate the case, consulting as required, making any changes necessary, and keeping the proposer informed at each stage.
- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 22 April 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 6 May 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-32604 by Richard Lochhead on 14 April 2010, what the role of the Scottish Futures Trust is in the collection of data on local authority waste management infrastructure requirements.
Answer
The Scottish Futures Trust (SFT) has no official role collecting data on local authority waste management infrastructure requirements. However, as a one off exercise in partnership with COSLA, SFT is collecting data to enable the public and private sector to have a clearer picture of the 32 local authority waste infrastructure plans to help meet both landfill diversion and recycling targets.
- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 22 April 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 5 May 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006 protects racing greyhounds from the potential risks presented by racing and, if so, which sections of the Act apply.
Answer
Section 24 of the Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006 makes it an offence to fail to meet the needs of a protected animals (racing greyhounds are protected animals) and one of these needs is to protect an animal from suffering, injury and disease. However, section 24(2) (b) of the act requires consideration to be given to whether the activity undertaken in relation to the animal was lawful.
- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 22 April 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 5 May 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-32600 by Richard Lochhead on 14 April 2010, whether the amended single document accompanying the specification for the protected geographical indication for Scottish farmed salmon will be published and, if so, where it will be made available for public inspection.
Answer
It is for the industry to come forward with an application to amend the specification and single document. Any proposed amendment must comply with the requirements set out in Article 9 of the EC Regulation 510/2006. Where there is a proposed amendment to the single document the Regulation requires the member state to initiate a public consultation procedure. Slightly different procedures apply if the amendment to the single document is classed as a minor amendment.
- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 22 April 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 5 May 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-32605 by Richard Lochhead on 29 March 2010, whether the Scottish Futures Trust will provide funding for (a) joint and (b) individual local authority waste management programmes.
Answer
I have asked Barry White, Chief Executive of the Scottish Futures Trust (SFT) to respond. His response is as follows:
SFT''s role is to support local authorities, acting individually or in collaboration with others, in securing value for money in the delivery of their residual waste treatment requirements. The six projects with which SFT is involved, either as an invited member of the project board and/or providing direct support to the project team, will together manage approximately 40% of Scotland''s residual household waste.
- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 22 April 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 5 May 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-32853 by Richard Lochhead on 14 April 2010, for what reason slippage in the payment of invoices in 2008-09 was reported in the Efficiency Outturn Report 2008-09 as an outturn efficiency.
Answer
The answer to question S3W-32853 explained the reason for a £20,000 underspend in the animal health and welfare publicity budget for 2008-09. This underspend was not part of the outturn efficiency of £20,000 from that budget as reported in the Efficiency Outturn Report for 2008-09.
The efficiency saving of £20,000 was achieved by using new methods of providing information to farmers and other stakeholders on animal health and welfare matters. Making greater use of text messaging and email reduced the cost of mailshots whilst maintaining the same level of service.
- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 22 April 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 5 May 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with representatives of the Greyhound Board of Great Britain regarding the welfare of racing greyhounds.
Answer
Scottish Government officials met with representatives of the National Greyhound Racing Club in October 2007 and with representatives of the Greyhound Board of Great Britain in September 2008. The welfare of greyhounds was the main topic at both meetings.
- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 22 April 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 5 May 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it can provide an estimate of the number of racing greyhounds in Scotland.
Answer
The Scottish Government does not keep information about the number of racing greyhounds.
However, the Independent Review of the Greyhound Industry in Great Britain by Lord Donoughue of Ashton, published in November 2007, estimated that there were about 10,000 greyhounds registered each year. The racing career of a greyhound is approximately from 15 months to about four or five years, thus at any one time there may be about 32,500 greyhounds registered to run at tracks operated under the Greyhound Board of Great Britain (GBGB) rules.
In addition, Lord Donoughue estimated that there may be an additional 4,000 greyhounds which run at independent tracks. This would give a GB racing population of approximately 36,500 greyhounds.
- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 22 April 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 5 May 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is aware of any assessment of the impact on greyhound racing should a requirement to microchip all racing greyhounds be introduced in Scotland.
Answer
The Scottish Government is not aware of any assessment of the impact on greyhound racing if all racing greyhounds were required to be microchipped. However, all greyhounds registered with the Greyhound Board of Great Britain require greyhounds to be permanently identified. From April this year this identification includes a microchip.
- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 22 April 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 5 May 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-32597 by Richard Lochhead on 14 April 2010, whether organisations other than the Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation can propose amendments to the specification of the protected geographical indication for Scottish farmed salmon.
Answer
Any group satisfying the conditions of Articles 5(1) and (2) of the EC Regulation 510/2006 and having a legitimate interest may lodge an application for Scottish farmed salmon if they so wish. It is up to Defra to decide if an application is appropriate and meets the conditions of the EC Regulation 510/2006.
