- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 January 2005
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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.
Answer
There have been no applications from the nuclear industry to construct, extend or operate a generating station in any of the last five years.
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 January 2005
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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.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S2W-13284, on 19 January 2005. 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/wa.search.
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 10 January 2005
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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.
Answer
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.
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 10 January 2005
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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.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S2W-13284, on 19 January 2005. 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/wa.search.
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 13 December 2004
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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.
Answer
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.
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 29 November 2004
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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.
Answer
(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.
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 January 2005
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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.
Answer
Awaiting answer
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 December 2004
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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.
Answer
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% |
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 December 2004
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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.
Answer
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% |
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 16 December 2004
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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.
Answer
I have asked Angiolina Foster, Chief Executive of Communities Scotland to respond. Her response is as follows:
The rural home ownership grants scheme was developed in April 1994 and national guidelines have been available since that time, with a recent reissue of promotional material in 2004. Information can be found on the Communities Scotland website at http://www.communitiesscotland.gov.uk/.
