- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 07 December 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Allan Wilson on 21 December 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the introduction of the aggregates tax will lead to any increase in the level of imports of finished stone products and whether this will have an adverse effect on Scottish businesses.
Answer
The levy will apply to imports, while exports will be exempt. The Executive, therefore, does not expect to see a large increase in the level of imported finished stone products.
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 07 December 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Allan Wilson on 21 December 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the postponement of the introduction of the aggregates tax in Northern Ireland will place Scottish industry at any competitive disadvantage.
Answer
Assessment of economic impacts of taxation measures is a matter for HM Treasury.
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 22 November 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 20 December 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive when the Minister for Justice will reply to my letter of 29 September 2001 regarding the Scottish Prison Service Estates Review.
Answer
A reply was sent by the Scottish Prison Service on 2 November 2001.
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 November 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 20 December 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what legislative or administrative changes are planned to enable local authorities and police forces to retain money raised from speed and traffic camera enforcement and when any such changes will be introduced.
Answer
We are examining what legislative or administrative changes might be required to enable local authorities and police forces to retain money from fixed penalty notices to improve road safety.
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 03 December 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Ross Finnie on 20 December 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what the total amount spent on the (a) Organic Aid, (b) Rural Stewardship and (c) Farm Woodlands Premium schemes was in each year since the introduction of modulation.
Answer
The total amount of expenditure up to 31 October 2001 on these schemes since modulation came into operation on 1 January 2001 is as follows:
Organic Aid Scheme | £2,528,783 |
Rural Stewardship Scheme | £ nil |
Farm Woodland Premium Scheme | £467,889 |
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 03 December 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Ross Finnie on 17 December 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what the total amount spent on the (a) Organic Aid, (b) Rural Stewardship and (c) Farm Woodlands Premium schemes was in (i) 1997-98, (ii) 1998-99 and (iii) 1999-2000.
Answer
The total amounts spent on the Organic Aid and Farm Woodland Premium Schemes in 1997-98, 1998-99 and 1999-2000 are detailed in the table. As 2001 is the first year of operation of the Rural Stewardship Scheme, there were no payments for this scheme in the years specified.
Scheme | Year | Amount |
Organic Aid Scheme | 1997-98 | £146,000 |
1998-99 | £194,000 |
1999-2000 | £1,226,000 |
Farm Woodland Premium Scheme | 1997-98 | £2,400,000 |
1998-99 | £2,850,000 |
1999-2000 | £3,400,000 |
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 03 December 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Ross Finnie on 17 December 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive how much money it expects to save on the (a) Organic Aid, (b) Rural Stewardship and (c) Farm Woodlands Premium schemes as a result of the introduction of modulation.
Answer
There will be no saving of money as a result of the introduction of modulation. On the contrary, modulation will mean that in the period up to 2006 about £114 million will become available for new commitments under agri-environment and woodland schemes than would otherwise have been the case.
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 December 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Wendy Alexander on 13 December 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive when the Minister for Enterprise, Transport and Lifelong Learning last met her counterpart in the National Assembly for Wales.
Answer
I last met the Welsh First Minister, who is my counterpart for industry matters in the National Assembly for Wales, on the 25 October 2001.
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 November 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Ross Finnie on 12 December 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what powers local authorities have in respect of appointing litter wardens and what resources are available to authorities to help meet the cost of making such appointments.
Answer
Under section 87 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990, littering is an offence and local authorities have the power under section 88 of the same Act to appoint litter wardens. The general revenue grant the Scottish Executive provides to local authorities covers the full range of local authority services and it is up to individual authorities how they then allocate those resources.
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 November 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicol Stephen on 12 December 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-17603 by Mr Jack McConnell on 14 September 2001, what progress has been made with the review of swimming provision available to school pupils with particular regard to any findings in respect of such provision in the Aberdeenshire Council area.
Answer
A questionnaire seeking quantitative and qualitative information is with local authorities and should provide an up-to-date picture of opportunities available for school pupils. Responses are expected during December after which we will be in a position to consider if any action is required.
