Questions and answers

Question reference: S2W-13307

Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 January 2005
Current Status: Answered by Allan Wilson on 19 January 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive what planning applications have been received in connection with the nuclear industry in each of the last five years.

Question reference: S2W-13308

Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 January 2005
Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 19 January 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has on whether the UK Department of Trade and Industry has taken a decision not to locate additional energy-related posts to its Aberdeen office and whether it intends to raise the matter with that department.

Question reference: S2W-13284

Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 10 January 2005
Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 19 January 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it has taken to persuade the UK Department of Trade and Industry to locate additional energy-related civil service jobs in Aberdeen.

The Scottish Executive is in regular contact with the UK Government on a wide range of issues including the potential to relocate UK civil service jobs in Scotland.

Decisions about the deployment of civil service staff in UK departments are an operational matter for the department concerned. However, Scottish Development International is in discussions with a range of UK Government departments about the advantages of Scottish locations for specific projects as part of its role to seek to attract high-quality jobs and investment to Scotland.

Question reference: S2W-13285

Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 10 January 2005
Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 19 January 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is aware of any discussions within the UK Department of Trade and Industry on the possibility of transferring energy-related civil service posts to Aberdeen; whether its views were sought on any such proposal and, if so, whether it will provide details of any such discussions or views.

Question reference: S2W-12991

Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 13 December 2004
Current Status: Answered by Ross Finnie on 18 January 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive how many fishing vessels have been registered to each port in each of the last six years, showing year-on-year percentage changes.

Information about the numbers of vessels by port of registration is collected and maintained by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency. Table 1 presents the number of vessels by port of registration and table 2 presents these figures as annual percentage changes. These figures differ from those presented in the Scottish Fisheries Statisics publication where “home port” is used throughout.

Table 1 - Number of Fishing Vessels by Port of Registration in Scotland - 2000 to 2005 (as at 1 January Each Year)

Number of Vessels	Year (as at 1 January)
Port of Registration	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
Aberdeen	38	39	37	33	30	25
Achiltibuie				1	1	1
Annan	9	6	6	5	5	5
Anstruther	28	28	27	26	23	24
Arbroath	25	27	28	25	23	20
Ardnamurchan	13	10	13	13	11	9
Ardrishaig	8	8	7	11	7	7
Arisaig	21	19	20	19	18	21
Avoch	5	2	5	5	5	5
Ayr	21	21	18	18	20	18
Ballantrae	6	6	7	7	6	7
Banff					1	1
Benbecula	15	15	13	16	15	16
Bernera (Lewis)	21	19	25	25	24	22
Bernera (N Uist)	6	6	6	7	7	7
Boddam	9	9	9	9	10	9
Bracadale	6	6	5	4	3	4
Broadford	4	9	10	13	14	14
Brora	3	3	5	5	5	5
Buckie	59	60	60	62	56	51
Burghead	4	4	3	3	2	3
Burnmouth	7	7	7	6	6	3
Burntisland	2	2	2	2	1	2
Bute	15	14	14	12	14	12
Campbeltown	34	38	35	36	36	35
Carradale	19	15	15	17	14	14
Castlebay	54	50	52	57	55	52
Catterline	2	1	1
Central Mainland (Shetland)	13	13	13	13	12	10
Coll	6	6	6	6	6	6
Colonsay	1	1	1	1	1	1
Cove (Leith)	2	2	2	2	2	2
Crail	10	11	9	9	10	11
Cumbraes	1
Drummore	10	11	9	9	9	9
Dunbar	15	15	13	13	14	13
Dunbeath	5	6	5	3	3	3
Dunrossness And Fair Isle	16	16	16	18	16	16
Dunure	6	7	7	7	5	6
Dunvegan	12	12	11	9	10	12
Erribol	7	7	7	6	6	6
Eyemouth	26	28	33	33	30	29
Findochty	3	3	3	2	1	1
Fort William	6	6	7	9	9	8
Fraserburgh	157	161	161	129	110	111
Gairloch	9	8	8	7	7	7
Gardenstown	30	28	27	26	24	25
Gareloch	2	2	1	1	1	1
Gigha	7	7	7	6	5	5
Girvan	12	11	11	10	9	8
Glasgow					1
Gourdon	14	13	13	14	13	13
Granton	11	11	11	11	11	10
Greenock	10	8	8	9	10	10
Grimsay	21	19	18	17	17	16
Gruinard - Aultbea	4	3	4	5	5	5
Helmsdale	12	14	12	14	12	11
Hopeman	10	9	9	6	5	5
Hoy	13	13	12	9	8	7
Invergordon	1	1	2	5	3	4
Inverness	3	2	2	5	5	4
Islay	42	39	40	39	38	35
Isle of Whithorn	13	11	10	8	7	6
John O'Groats	22	21	21	22	20	19
Johnshaven	5	5	6	8	7	6
Jura	3	4	4	4	4	4
Keiss	9	7	8	9	7	7
Kinlochbervie	14	13	13	12	15	16
Kirkcudbright	27	26	27	28	28	29
Kirkwall	49	47	51	48	43	46
Kyle	29	31	31	30	28	29
Kylesku	1	1	1	1	1	1
Largs	1	1	1	1	1
Leith	1	1
Lerwick	58	55	50	47	39	41
Loch Buie (Mull)	2	2	2	3	2	2
Loch Carnan	1	1	1	1	1	1
Loch Glendcoul -Culkein	2	3	3	2	2	2
Loch Scridain (Isle Mull)	36	35	39	33	30	22
Lochboisdale						1
Lochinver	20	17	18	18	17	15
Lossiemouth	15	15	12	8	4	5
Luing	27	25	22	22	22	20
Lybster	9	9	9	9	8	7
Macduff	45	41	44	41	34	33
Maidens	2	2	1
Mallaig	59	62	63	58	52	51
Methil And Leven	12	13	13	11	12	11
Montrose	16	13	14	13	12	13
North Arran	9	8	8	8	6	6
North Berwick	7	7	7	6	6	6
North Harris	1	2	2	1	2	2
North Uist	43	41	41	39	37	37
Northmavine	9	9	8	9	10	10
Oban	60	57	57	55	55	56
Pennan	1	1	1	1	1	1
Peterhead	127	127	132	105	93	89
Pittenweem	22	24	25	24	23	22
Port Ellen	2	2	3	2	2	2
Port Erroll	2	2	2	2	2	1
Port Seton	23	21	20	18	18	16
Port William	1
Portknockie	6	6	6	7	6	6
Portmahomack	2	2	2	6	5	7
Portnaguran	11	12	13	14	14	13
Portpatrick	4	4	3	1	1	1
Portree	30	25	30	22	22	27
Portskerra	3	3	3	3	3	2
Portsoy	4	4	4	4	5	6
Rosehearty	6	6	6	7	7	8
Rousay to Shapinsay	7	5	4	5	4	4
Sanday	19	16	14	15	11	10
Sandhaven and Pitullie	7	5	5	7	7	7
Scalloway and Isles	56	55	54	46	41	36
Scalpay	26	23	20	20	18	19
Scourie	2	2	3	7	7	7
Scrabster	35	38	35	27	23	21
Shetland					1	1
Sleat	2	3	3	6	5	4
Snizort	6	6	7	9	9	9
South Harris	25	28	28	28	24	22
South Lochs	18	17	17	16	16	16
South Ronaldsay	13	14	15	17	18	17
South Uist and Eriskay	42	39	39	43	44	43
St Abbs	21	19	17	14	14	12
St Andrews	16	15	14	13	12	12
St Monance	7	6	5	2	2	1
Stonehaven	5	6	7	8	8	8
Stornoway	47	45	42	42	46	48
Stranraer	6	5	5	7	8	6
Strathaird	13	10	11	13	12	13
Stromness	28	25	23	17	15	14
Stronsay	8	10	9	8	8	9
Tarbert	33	34	35	33	30	31
Tayinloan	4	4	4	4	4	5
Tayvallich	5	5	5	5	5	5
Tingwall	8	10	10	17	17	16
Tiree	10	9	7	7	7	7
Tobermory (Isle of Mull)	24	20	19	18	19	19
Torridon	23	19	18	20	22	21
Troon	34	34	33	31	31	31
Ullapool	42	44	45	47	48	51
Unspecified Scottish Port					1	1
West Loch Tarbert	4	4	5	6	6	5
West Mainland (Shetland)	26	26	25	25	22	20
Westray	37	37	38	34	33	33
Whalsay and Skerries	43	44	48	47	41	39
Whitehills	14	14	13	16	14	14
Wick	30	30	28	24	24	25
Yell and Fetlar	20	21	20	20	18	20
All Scottish Ports	2,548	2,488	2,485	2,385	2,239	2,189

Source: Register of Shipping and Seamen.

Table 2 – Annual Percentage Change in Number of Fishing Vessels by Port of Registration in Scotland - 2000 to 2005 (as at 1 January Each Year)

Percentage Change in Number of Vessels	Year (As At 1 Jan)
Port Of Registration	2000-01	2001-02	2002-03	2003-04	2004-05
Aberdeen	3%	-5%	-11%	-9%	-17%
Achiltibuie	-	-	-	0%	0%
Annan	-33%	0%	-17%	0%	0%
Anstruther	0%	-4%	-4%	-12%	4%
Arbroath	8%	4%	-11%	-8%	-13%
Ardnamurchan	-23%	30%	0%	-15%	-18%
Ardrishaig	0%	-13%	57%	-36%	0%
Arisaig	-10%	5%	-5%	-5%	17%
Avoch	-60%	150%	0%	0%	0%
Ayr	0%	-14%	0%	11%	-10%
Ballantrae	0%	17%	0%	-14%	17%
Banff	-	-	-	-	0%
Benbecula	0%	-13%	23%	-6%	7%
Bernera (Lewis)	-10%	32%	0%	-4%	-8%
Bernera (N Uist)	0%	0%	17%	0%	0%
Boddam	0%	0%	0%	11%	-10%
Bracadale	0%	-17%	-20%	-25%	33%
Broadford	125%	11%	30%	8%	0%
Brora	0%	67%	0%	0%	0%
Buckie	2%	0%	3%	-10%	-9%
Burghead	0%	-25%	0%	-33%	50%
Burnmouth	0%	0%	-14%	0%	-50%
Burntisland	0%	0%	0%	-50%	100%
Bute	-7%	0%	-14%	17%	-14%
Campbeltown	12%	-8%	3%	0%	-3%
Carradale	-21%	0%	13%	-18%	0%
Castlebay	-7%	4%	10%	-4%	-5%
Catterline	-50%	0%	-100%	-	-
Central Mainland (Shetland)	0%	0%	0%	-8%	-17%
Coll	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Colonsay	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Cove (Leith)	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Crail	10%	-18%	0%	11%	10%
Cumbraes	-100%	-	-	-	-
Drummore	10%	-18%	0%	0%	0%
Dunbar	0%	-13%	0%	8%	-7%
Dunbeath	20%	-17%	-40%	0%	0%
Dunrossness and Fair Isle	0%	0%	13%	-11%	0%
Dunure	17%	0%	0%	-29%	20%
Dunvegan	0%	-8%	-18%	11%	20%
Erribol	0%	0%	-14%	0%	0%
Eyemouth	8%	18%	0%	-9%	-3%
Findochty	0%	0%	-33%	-50%	0%
Fort William	0%	17%	29%	0%	-11%
Fraserburgh	3%	0%	-20%	-15%	1%
Gairloch	-11%	0%	-13%	0%	0%
Gardenstown	-7%	-4%	-4%	-8%	4%
Gareloch	0%	-50%	0%	0%	0%
Gigha	0%	0%	-14%	-17%	0%
Girvan	-8%	0%	-9%	-10%	-11%
Glasgow	-	-	-	-	-100%
Gourdon	-7%	0%	8%	-7%	0%
Granton	0%	0%	0%	0%	-9%
Greenock	-20%	0%	13%	11%	0%
Grimsay	-10%	-5%	-6%	0%	-6%
Gruinard - Aultbea	-25%	33%	25%	0%	0%
Helmsdale	17%	-14%	17%	-14%	-8%
Hopeman	-10%	0%	-33%	-17%	0%
Hoy	0%	-8%	-25%	-11%	-13%
Invergordon	0%	100%	150%	-40%	33%
Inverness	-33%	0%	150%	0%	-20%
Islay	-7%	3%	-3%	-3%	-8%
Isle of Whithorn	-15%	-9%	-20%	-13%	-14%
John O'Groats	-5%	0%	5%	-9%	-5%
Johnshaven	0%	20%	33%	-13%	-14%
Jura	33%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Keiss	-22%	14%	13%	-22%	0%
Kinlochbervie	-7%	0%	-8%	25%	7%
Kirkcudbright	-4%	4%	4%	0%	4%
Kirkwall	-4%	9%	-6%	-10%	7%
Kyle	7%	0%	-3%	-7%	4%
Kylesku	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Largs	0%	0%	0%	0%	-100%
Leith	0%	-100%	-	-	-
Lerwick	-5%	-9%	-6%	-17%	5%
Loch Buie (Mull)	0%	0%	50%	-33%	0%
Loch Carnan	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Loch Glendcoul -Culkein	50%	0%	-33%	0%	0%
Loch Scridain (Isle Mull)	-3%	11%	-15%	-9%	-27%
Lochboisdale	-	-	-	-	-
Lochinver	-15%	6%	0%	-6%	-12%
Lossiemouth	0%	-20%	-33%	-50%	25%
Luing	-7%	-12%	0%	0%	-9%
Lybster	0%	0%	0%	-11%	-13%
Macduff	-9%	7%	-7%	-17%	-3%
Maidens	0%	-50%	-100%	-	-
Mallaig	5%	2%	-8%	-10%	-2%
Methil And Leven	8%	0%	-15%	9%	-8%
Montrose	-19%	8%	-7%	-8%	8%
North Arran	-11%	0%	0%	-25%	0%
North Berwick	0%	0%	-14%	0%	0%
North Harris	100%	0%	-50%	100%	0%
North Uist	-5%	0%	-5%	-5%	0%
Northmavine	0%	-11%	13%	11%	0%
Oban	-5%	0%	-4%	0%	2%
Pennan	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Peterhead	0%	4%	-20%	-11%	-4%
Pittenweem	9%	4%	-4%	-4%	-4%
Port Ellen	0%	50%	-33%	0%	0%
Port Erroll	0%	0%	0%	0%	-50%
Port Seton	-9%	-5%	-10%	0%	-11%
Port William	-100%	-	-	-	-
Portknockie	0%	0%	17%	-14%	0%
Portmahomack	0%	0%	200%	-17%	40%
Portnaguran	9%	8%	8%	0%	-7%
Portpatrick	0%	-25%	-67%	0%	0%
Portree	-17%	20%	-27%	0%	23%
Portskerra	0%	0%	0%	0%	-33%
Portsoy	0%	0%	0%	25%	20%
Rosehearty	0%	0%	17%	0%	14%
Rousay to Shapinsay	-29%	-20%	25%	-20%	0%
Sanday	-16%	-13%	7%	-27%	-9%
Sandhaven and Pitullie	-29%	0%	40%	0%	0%
Scalloway and Isles	-2%	-2%	-15%	-11%	-12%
Scalpay	-12%	-13%	0%	-10%	6%
Scourie	0%	50%	133%	0%	0%
Scrabster	9%	-8%	-23%	-15%	-9%
Shetland	-	-	-	-	0%
Sleat	50%	0%	100%	-17%	-20%
Snizort	0%	17%	29%	0%	0%
South Harris	12%	0%	0%	-14%	-8%
South Lochs	-6%	0%	-6%	0%	0%
South Ronaldsay	8%	7%	13%	6%	-6%
South Uist and Eriskay	-7%	0%	10%	2%	-2%
St Abbs	-10%	-11%	-18%	0%	-14%
St Andrews	-6%	-7%	-7%	-8%	0%
St Monance	-14%	-17%	-60%	0%	-50%
Stonehaven	20%	17%	14%	0%	0%
Stornoway	-4%	-7%	0%	10%	4%
Stranraer	-17%	0%	40%	14%	-25%
Strathaird	-23%	10%	18%	-8%	8%
Stromness	-11%	-8%	-26%	-12%	-7%
Stronsay	25%	-10%	-11%	0%	13%
Tarbert	3%	3%	-6%	-9%	3%
Tayinloan	0%	0%	0%	0%	25%
Tayvallich	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Tingwall	25%	0%	70%	0%	-6%
Tiree	-10%	-22%	0%	0%	0%
Tobermory (Isle of Mull)	-17%	-5%	-5%	6%	0%
Torridon	-17%	-5%	11%	10%	-5%
Troon	0%	-3%	-6%	0%	0%
Ullapool	5%	2%	4%	2%	6%
Unspecified Scottish Port	-	-	-	-	0%
West Loch Tarbert	0%	25%	20%	0%	-17%
West Mainland (Shetland)	0%	-4%	0%	-12%	-9%
Westray	0%	3%	-11%	-3%	0%
Whalsay and Skerries	2%	9%	-2%	-13%	-5%
Whitehills	0%	-7%	23%	-13%	0%
Wick	0%	-7%	-14%	0%	4%
Yell and Fetlar	5%	-5%	0%	-10%	11%
All Scottish Ports	-2%	0%	-4%	-6%	-2%

Source: Registerof Shipping and Seamen.

Question reference: S2W-12711

Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 29 November 2004
Current Status: Answered by Tom McCabe on 14 January 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of (a) electricity, (b) heating and (c) transport fuel used by it is generated from renewable sources.

(a) 100 percent of electricity consumed by the Scottish Executive was generated from renewable sources.

(b) 4.4 percent of the energy used for heating the 14 largest Scottish Executive buildings was generated from renewable sources. Data is not held centrally for the remaining smaller premises.

(c) Only a trivial proportion of business travel mileage by Scottish Executive vehicles in 2003-04 was fuelled by renewable sources. However, 80% of the Executive fleet comprises alternatively-fuelled or dual fuelled vehicles. These primarily use LPG which, while more environmentally responsible than petrol or diesel fuels, is still non-renewable.

Question reference: S2W-13008

Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 December 2004
Current Status: Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 12 January 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive how much funding was provided to the Scottish Environment Protection Agency in each of the last six years, showing year-on-year percentage changes.

The amount of Grant-in-Aid provided by the Executive to the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) over the last six years together with year-on-year percentage changes is shown in the following table:

Fiscal Year	Cash Grant-in-Aid (£ Million)	Year-on-Year Percentage Change
1998-99	19.836
1999-2000	18.600	-6.2%
2000-01	17.300	-7.0%
2001-02	23.470	35.7%
2002-03	25.980	10.7%
2003-04	29.953	15.3%

Question reference: S2W-13009

Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 December 2004
Current Status: Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 12 January 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive what level of income was generated by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency, independent of its central grant, in each of the last six years, showing year-on-year percentage changes.

The income generated by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) in the last six years, independent of Grant in Aid from the Executive together with year-on-year percentage changes is shown in the following table:

Fiscal Year	Receipts from Fees and Charges and other Income (£ Million)	Year-on-Year Percentage Change
1998-99	10.725
1999-2000	13.752	28.2%
2000-01	16.836	22.4%
2001-02	17.530	4.1%
2002-03	18.523	5.7%
2003-04	20.233	9.2%

Question reference: S2W-13390

Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 January 2005
Current Status: Awaiting answer

To ask the Scottish Executive how many fishermen have worked in the fish-catching sector in each of the last five years.

Question reference: S2W-13051

Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 16 December 2004
Current Status: Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 5 January 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has produced national guidelines for the promotion of rural home ownership grants.

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