- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 26 March 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 30 April 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive how the £0.793 million outturn efficiency for Fisheries Research Services in 2008-09 was achieved, as reported in the Efficiency Outturn Report for 2008-09.
Answer
The Fisheries Research Services achieved £0.793 million efficiency savings in 2008-09 through more effective asset management, accessing wider Scottish Government arrangements for the provision of services, rationalising internal processes and procedures and more effective procurement.
- 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 Roseanna Cunningham on 30 April 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-32666 by Roseanna Cunningham on 16 April 2010, when the copy of its memorandum of understanding with Norway on aquaculture cooperation was first published on the Scottish Government’s website.
Answer
A copy of the memorandum of understanding (MOU) was published on the Scottish Government website on 31 March 2010. The delay in publishing was due to the extensive revamping of the Marine Scotland sections of the website.
A draft copy of the MOU was sent to the Scottish industry on 9 July 2009. The MOU was signed in Norway on 17 August 2009, and this was announced by a Scottish Government press notice on the same day.
- 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 Roseanna Cunningham on 28 April 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3O-9994 by Roseanna Cunningham on 25 March 2010, for how long funding will be made available to support innovations in combating wildlife crime.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-33320 on 28 April 2010. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.
- 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 Roseanna Cunningham on 28 April 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3O-9994 by Roseanna Cunningham on 25 March 2010, who is eligible to apply for the funding to support innovations in combating wildlife crime.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-33323 on 28 April 2010. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.
- 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 Roseanna Cunningham on 28 April 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3O-9994 by Roseanna Cunningham on 25 March 2010, how applications can be made for funding to support innovations in combating wildlife crime.
Answer
An application form and further details of the scheme are available on the Scottish Natural Heritage website at
www.snh.gov.uk/funding/our-grants/what/wildlife-crime-(paw)/.
- 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 Roseanna Cunningham on 28 April 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3O-9994 by Roseanna Cunningham on 25 March 2010, how much funding has been made available to support innovations in combating wildlife crime.
Answer
Up to £220,000 is available for a two-year programme over 2009-10 and 2010-11 to support innovations in tackling wildlife crime. Projects are assessed by PAW Scotland and grant arrangements are managed by Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH). Other projects which contribute to tackling wildlife crime may also be eligible for grant assistance from SNH.
- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 26 March 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 23 April 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive how the £11.9 million outturn efficiency for the Forestry Commission Scotland in 2008-09 was achieved, as reported in the Efficiency Outturn Report for 2008-09.
Answer
Forestry Commission Scotland achieved its efficiency outturn by disposing of assets that were not delivering strongly against Scottish Government objectives.
- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 26 March 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 23 April 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive how the £1.393 million outturn efficiency for Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh in 2008-09 was achieved, as reported in the Efficiency Outturn Report for 2008-09.
Answer
The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh achieved efficiency savings of £1.393 million in 2008-09 by the following sources:
Levering in donations (£1 million) for the Gateway Visitor Centre to supplement Scottish Government capital funding.
Securing co-funding (£0.331 million) for research projects while obtaining 100% of the contract outputs.
Improving business processes, such as staff deployment and working practices (£0.062 million).
- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 26 March 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 23 April 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive how the £8.46 million outturn cash-releasing efficiency for Scottish Natural Heritage in 2008-09 was achieved, as reported in the Efficiency Outturn Report for 2008-09.
Answer
Scottish Natural Heritage''s (SNH) cash-releasing efficiency of £8.46 million in 2008‘09, which includes both recurring and non-recurring savings, was delivered through the following categories:
Shared Services (£0.1 million) “ arising from the co-location of the regional offices of SNH, Forest Enterprise, Scottish Government Rural Payments and Inspections Directorate and Highlands and Islands Enterprise Caithness and Sutherland in one new office in Golspie;
Asset Management (£6.5 million) “ arising from the disposal of surplus freehold and leasehold property in Edinburgh and Golspie, the disposal of vehicles, energy efficiency improvements, and more efficient utilisation of staff;
Procurement (£0.05 million) “ arising from a change to SNH''s pension provision contract and review of mobile telephone usage.
Other initiatives (£1.8 million) “ chiefly a notional cash efficiencies arising from the absorption of additional work, principally relating to the Scottish Rural Development Programme (SRDP), within SNH''s existing resources. Other savings arose from vacancy management and an increase in electronic publishing on SNH''s website.
- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 26 March 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 23 April 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive how the £0.045 million outturn efficiency for the Deer Commission for Scotland in 2008-09 was achieved, as reported in the Efficiency Outturn Report for 2008-09.
Answer
Deer Commission for Scotland outturn efficiency savings of £0.045 million in 2008‘09 arose from decreased accommodation costs associated with their co‘location with Scottish Natural Heritage in Great Glen House.
