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Parliamentary questions can be asked by any MSP to the Scottish Government or the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body. The questions provide a means for MSPs to get factual and statistical information.

Written questions must be answered within 10 working days (20 working days during recess)
Other questions such as Topical, Portfolio, General and First Minister's Question Times are taken in the Chamber

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Question reference: S1W-24112

Asked by: Andrew Welsh, MSP for Angus, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 March 2002
Current Status: Answered by Ross Finnie on 27 March 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-17138 by Ross Finnie on 17 August 2001, why a sum was given for the total agri-management budget in 2001-02 rather than the budget provision for the Rural Stewardship Scheme as requested.

Question reference: S1W-24005

Asked by: Andrew Welsh, MSP for Angus, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 11 March 2002
Current Status: Answered by Ross Finnie on 25 March 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive how many refrigerators and free'ers are currently estimated to be stored by local authorities.

Question reference: S1W-24004

Asked by: Andrew Welsh, MSP for Angus, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 11 March 2002
Current Status: Answered by Ross Finnie on 25 March 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive what advice has been given to businesses interested on establishing facilities which will recycle refrigerators and free'ers in accordance with EC Regulation 2037/2000.

The Executive wrote to the waste management industry and others on 14 September 2001 to inform them of the new disposal requirements, and on 6 December 2001 to inform them of the storage standards. Guidance is also being prepared on treatment standards. In addition, Executive officials have been in frequent ad-hoc contact with individual companies investigating the business potential in Scotland of disposing of fridges to the new standards.

Question reference: S1W-24006

Asked by: Andrew Welsh, MSP for Angus, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 11 March 2002
Current Status: Answered by Ross Finnie on 25 March 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive how many refrigerators and free'ers are estimated to be discarded each year in Scotland.

Question reference: S1W-24001

Asked by: Andrew Welsh, MSP for Angus, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 11 March 2002
Current Status: Answered by Ross Finnie on 25 March 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive what progress has been made with regard to the establishment of a facility which will recycle refrigerators and free'ers in accordance with EC Regulation 2037/2000.

Question reference: S1W-24002

Asked by: Andrew Welsh, MSP for Angus, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 11 March 2002
Current Status: Answered by Ross Finnie on 25 March 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1O-4360 by Ross Finnie on 20 December 2001, what comparative information it holds which other EC countries are in a similar position in respect of the implementation of EC Regulation 2037/2000.

Question reference: S1W-24003

Asked by: Andrew Welsh, MSP for Angus, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 11 March 2002
Current Status: Answered by Allan Wilson on 25 March 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive when it was first aware of EC Regulation 2037/2000 and what preparations were made for its implementation.

The Executive has been aware of the final terms of EC Regulation 2037/2000 since June 2000.The Executive worked closely with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, to publicise the requirements of the EC Regulation. UK guidance was issued by the then Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions and the Department of Trade and Industry in July 1999, in advance of the EC Regulation being finalised. The Executive issued additional guidance in October 2000, immediately after the regulation took effect, and further guidance was issued in September and December 2001, prior to obligations on the disposal of domestic refrigeration equipment entering into force on 1 January 2002. Guidance was also made available on the Executive's website at:www.scotland.gov.uk/environment/ozone/substances.asp.

Question reference: S1W-24000

Asked by: Andrew Welsh, MSP for Angus, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 11 March 2002
Current Status: Answered by Ross Finnie on 25 March 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive what advice is currently being given to local authorities with regard to the storage and/or treatment of end-of-life refrigerators following the introduction of EC Regulation 2037/2000.

The Executive wrote to local authorities on 14 September 2001 to inform them of the new disposal requirements, and on 6 December 2001 to inform them of storage standards. The second letter also conveyed the Executive's estimates of waste refrigerator arising by local authority area, to enable the relevant authority to plan effectively for dealing with them. Local authorities will also be informed of treatment standards, when the draft guidance (which is currently the subject of consultation) has been finalised.

Question reference: S1W-23998

Asked by: Andrew Welsh, MSP for Angus, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 11 March 2002
Current Status: Answered by Ross Finnie on 25 March 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive which local authorities are currently storing domestic refrigerators and free'ers following the introduction of EC Regulation 2037/2000 and what is the cost of this to each local authority.

Question reference: S1W-23996

Asked by: Andrew Welsh, MSP for Angus, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 11 March 2002
Current Status: Answered by Ross Finnie on 25 March 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-20724 by Ross Finnie on 20 December 2001, when it will make an announcement on what additional funding will be allocated to local authorities to help with the storage of old refrigerators and free'ers.