- Asked by: Andrew Welsh, MSP for Angus, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 13 March 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Ross Finnie on 21 March 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to appoint an official to promote equine matters within the rural economy.
Answer
The equine industry can play an important role in improving the rural economy. The Scottish Executive is working with VisitScotland and the Enterprise Networks to support the development of the rural economy. These activities cannot realistically be the responsibility of one official. It is important that all departments and public bodies understand the potential role of the equine industry.
- Asked by: Andrew Welsh, MSP for Angus, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 13 March 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Ross Finnie on 21 March 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to appoint a dedicated team within its Environment and Rural Affairs Department to promote equine matters within the rural economy.
Answer
Equine matters are diverse including animal health, tourism and rural enterprise. These issues are dealt with by a number of Scottish Executive departments and we are not convinced that a dedicated team in a single department would improve the consideration of equine matters in Scotland.
- Asked by: Andrew Welsh, MSP for Angus, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 March 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Ross Finnie on 19 March 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive whether businesses in Arbroath that are dependent on the white fish sector will benefit from the temporary rates relief measures announced on 11 March 2003.
Answer
The measures announced on 11 March will apply to any business which can demonstrate reliance on a port where more than 20% of the value of the landings is represented by whitefish. Ports which have vessels eligible for the transitional support available to the whitefish catching sector will also qualify.
- Asked by: Andrew Welsh, MSP for Angus, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 March 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 19 March 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive when it will decide what action, if any, should be taken regarding the statutory arrangements for controlling entry to NHS pharmaceutical lists.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-34455 on 13 March. 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/webapp/search_wa.
- Asked by: Andrew Welsh, MSP for Angus, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 28 February 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Ross Finnie on 10 March 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what contribution the equine industry makes to the rural economy.
Answer
Information on the contribution of the equine industry to the rural economy is not currently available.
- Asked by: Andrew Welsh, MSP for Angus, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 February 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Mike Watson on 27 February 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what action is being taken to promote the equine industry in (a) Angus and (b) Scotland.
Answer
The Executive, through its various agencies, stands ready to assist where it can the development of any industry.
- Asked by: Andrew Welsh, MSP for Angus, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 07 February 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 18 February 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what the latest response times are for ambulances responding to emergency calls in Carnoustie and the rest of the Angus area.
Answer
I refer to the answer given to S1W-33912 today. 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/webapp/search_wa.
- Asked by: Andrew Welsh, MSP for Angus, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 07 February 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 18 February 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of emergency category A responses has been within eight minutes in each NHS board area since the introduction of priority-based dispatch.
Answer
The priority-based dispatch system is scheduled to be rolled out across Scotland by 2004. The system was introduced into the south east of Scotland on 1 August 2002, and into the Tayside area on 30 September. Officials from the Scottish Executive's Health Department are currently in discussion with the Scottish Ambulance Service about the frequency to which performance information should be published. In the past, the service in its annual report has published such information once a year.
- Asked by: Andrew Welsh, MSP for Angus, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 February 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 18 February 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive whether housing and regeneration budgets will be affected by industrial action by fire service personnel.
Answer
No.
- Asked by: Andrew Welsh, MSP for Angus, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 February 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Hugh Henry on 17 February 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what the cost of industrial action by fire service personnel has been to date and from which budget this cost has been met.
Answer
Provision was made in the Spring Revision to the Budget Bill laid before Parliament on 30 January for £18.5 million. This is the estimated cost of providing emergency cover for the fire dispute based on this being necessary to the end of the financial year. Provision has been found by re-profiling budgets across the Executive.
