- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 10 September 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Donald Dewar on 25 November 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it intends to allow MSPs to meet with Scottish Trade International without going through the office of the Minister for Lifelong Learning and Enterprise.
Answer
As the Civil Service Code applies to officials of Scottish Trade International, requests for contact should go through the Office of the Minister for Enterprise and Lifelong Learning. This is in accordance with the procedure relating to all officials to whom the Code applies.
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 November 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by John Home Robertson on 16 November 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it intends to support the fishing industry's call for Government funding to be made available in Scotland towards the modernisation and renewal of the Scottish fishing fleet which will then allow access to specific European Union funding.
Answer
The measures referred to form part of the proposals for a new Financial Instrument for Fisheries Guidance (FIFG) which is the subject of ongoing EU negotiations. It is not yet clear to what extent eligibility for vessel construction and modernisation funding will be linked to Multi-Annual Guidance Programme targets and vessel capacity reduction criteria. I shall discuss with the industry priorities for FIFG expenditure.
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 29 October 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by John Home Robertson on 12 November 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the statement by the Deputy Minister for Rural Affairs on 28 October 1999, whether it will reconsider its decision not to make a Ministerial statement to the Parliament following each meeting of the EC Fisheries Council.
Answer
I intend to report to Parliament after every Fisheries Council. Whether this should be by oral statement, by written means, to the Rural Affairs Committee or indeed a combination of these will depend on the substance of what I have to report.
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 October 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Ross Finnie on 9 November 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to promote the sale and consumption of Scottish meat in Scotland and internationally.
Answer
The Scottish Executive continues to support, both at home and abroad, the marketing and promotional efforts of Scotland's meat and livestock industry. The formation of the new Scottish Quality Meat Council, which I announced on 8 November, will strengthen the industry's ability to sell Scotland's quality beef, lamb and pork in existing as well as new markets.
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 October 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Ross Finnie on 9 November 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive how much income has been generated by the collection of levies on each meat and livestock sector in Scotland by the Meat and Livestock Commission in each of the last five years.
Answer
The following table provides this information on a financial year basis.
| | Cattle | Sheep | Pigs |
1994-95 | £2.30 million | £1.90 million | £0.70 million |
1995-96 | £2.50 million | £2.10 million | £0.70 million |
1996-97 | £2.90 million | £1.80 million | £0.70 million |
1997-98 | £2.70 million | £1.50 million | £0.90 million |
1998-99 | £2.70 million | £1.50 million | £0.90 million |
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 October 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Ross Finnie on 9 November 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive what was the level of Meat and Livestock Commission and other public sector grants awarded to bodies involved in the promotion of meat and associated products, such as the Scotch Beef and Lamb Association, in each of the last five years, giving the name of each organisation and the amount of each award granted.
Answer
The information is as follows:
| Year | Company | Grant Award (£) | Source |
1995-96 | SCOTMEX | 409,000 | Scottish Enterprise |
| | SCOTMEX | 88,176 | Scottish Office |
| | SQBLA | 978,000 | Meat & Livestock Commission |
| | SQBLA | 31,740 † | European Commission |
| | SQBLA | 92,000 | Scottish Enterprise |
| | SPII | 16,416 | Scottish Enterprise |
1996-97 | SQBLA | 150,000 | Scottish Office |
| | SQBLA | 150,000 | Scottish Office |
| | SQBLA | 1,077,387 | Meat & Livestock Commission |
| | SQBLA | 133,212 † | European Commission |
| | SQBLA | 150,000 * | Scottish Office |
| | SQBLA | 147,500 * | Scottish Office |
| | SQBLA | 150,000 * | Scottish Office |
| | SQBLA | 130,000 * | Scottish Office |
| | SQBLA | 110,000 * | Scottish Office |
| | SPII | 180,000 | Meat & Livestock Commission |
1997-98 | SQBLA | 1,007,651 | Meat & Livestock Commission |
| | SQBLA | 85,589 † | European Commission |
| | SQBLA | 100,000 * | Scottish Office |
| | SQBLA | 100,050 * | Scottish Office |
| | SQBLA | 28,500 * | Scottish Office |
| | SQBLA | 105,000 * | Scottish Office |
| | SQBLA | 150,000 * | Scottish Office |
| | SQBLA | 100,000 * | Scottish Office |
| | SQBLA | 150,000 * | Scottish Office |
| | SQBLA | 56,825 * | Scottish Office |
| | SQBLA | 20,000 * | Scottish Office |
| | SQBLA | 46,500 * | Scottish Office |
| | SQBLA | 5,715 * | Scottish Office |
| | SQBLA | 339,000 | Highland & Islands Enterprise |
| | SPII | 48,980 | Scottish Office |
| | SPII | 200,000 | Meat & Livestock Commission |
1998-99 | SQBLA | 1,115,837 | Meat & Livestock Commission |
| | SQBLA | 154,740 † | European Commission |
| | SQBLA | 6,500 * | Scottish Office |
| | SQBLA | 150,000 * | Scottish Office |
| | SQBLA | 150,000 * | Scottish Office |
| | SQBLA | 40,000 * | Scottish Office |
| | SQBLA | 70,000 * | Scottish Office |
| | SPII | 50,192 | Scottish Enterprise |
| | SPII | 150,000 | Scottish Office |
| | SPII | 270,000 | Meat & Livestock Commission |
| | MLC | 581,000 | Highlands & Islands Enterprise |
1999-2000 | SQBLA | 150,000 | Scottish Executive |
(to date) | SQBLA | 190,000 † | European Commission |
| | SQBLA | 631,083 | Meat & Livestock Commission |
| | SPII | 270,000 | Meat & Livestock Commission |
| | SQBLA | 72,000 | Scottish Borders Enterprise |
* Awarded under the Scotch Beef Quality Assurance and Marketing Initiative which was a three year programme under the Marketing Development Scheme to develop quality assurance systems to recognised EU standards at all links in the production and marketing chain.
† Funding from EU routed through the Intervention Board for Agricultural Produce and the Meat and Livestock Commission specifically for the promotion of European Quality Beef.
SQBLA (Scotch Quality Beef and Lamb Association)
SPII (Scottish Pig Industry Initiative)SCOTMEX (Scottish Meat Executive, which became part of SQBLA in 1996)
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 August 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by John Home Robertson on 9 November 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has made representations on behalf of the fishing industry to Her Majesty's Government in relation to the Scottish Waters Adjacent Boundary Order 1999 and, if so, when they were made, to whom, and whether any response has been received.
Answer
I have, as promised in the debate, written to the Minister of the Crown on these matters. The outcome of this correspondence, and any ancillary consultations, will be made known to the Parliament when they are concluded.
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 October 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 8 November 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-1665 by Mr Jim Wallace on 6 October 1999, whether it will define the area referred to as "part of this area is out with the sea area covered by the Scottish Adjacent Boundaries Order".
Answer
The southern boundary to the Scottish zone of British fishery limits in the North Sea is defined in the Scottish Adjacent Waters Boundaries Order 1999. The Civil Jurisdiction (Offshore Activities) Order 1987 defines a boundary further to the south in the North Sea running approximately due east at 55º50' N.
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 26 August 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Henry McLeish on 8 November 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive if it will extend the consultation period for the Scottish Tourism strategy document issued on 3 August beyond 31 August.
Answer
Over 300 businesses and individuals had submitted views by 30th August. I recognise, however, that it is difficult for some to respond at the height of the tourist season. I announced on 1 September that the consultation period would be extended until the end of September.
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 October 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by John Home Robertson on 4 November 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has discussed with representatives of the fishing industry the impact of fuel duty on its costs.
Answer
I have had no representations about this matter.
