- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 04 November 2021
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Current Status:
Answered by Mairi McAllan on 19 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide the data that shows the efficacy of the Hawick flood defences that are soon to be completed.
Answer
The data about the efficacy of the Hawick flood defences is not held by the Scottish Government. The scheme is being taken forward and constructed by Scottish Borders Council and they will be able to provide the relevant data.
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 12 November 2021
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Current Status:
Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 19 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many applications to the (a) Less Favoured Area Support Scheme and (b) Agri-Environment Climate Scheme there have been in each year since 2015, and how many (i) were approved and (ii) are awaiting a decision.
Answer
The following table summarises how many applications to the (a) Less Favoured Area Support Scheme there have been in each year since 2015, and how many (i) were approved and (ii) are awaiting a decision.
Please note the LFASS claims received in 2021 are still being assessed for approval.
Year | Total LFASS Claim Population Received | Eligible Population (Approved) | Awaiting Decision |
2015 | 12,198 | 11,406 | 0 |
2016 | 12,092 | 11,334 | 0 |
2017 | 11,916 | 11,186 | 0 |
2018 | 11,790 | 11,058 | <3 |
2019 | 11,644 | 10,920 | 5 |
2020 | 11,602 | 10,877 | 23 |
The following table summarises how many applications to the (b) Agri-Environment Climate Scheme there have been in each year since 2015, and how many (i) were approved and (ii) are awaiting a decision. The figures below exclude those applications that were submitted then subsequently withdrawn by the businesses concerned.
Please note the 2020 Round was not open to new applications, rather a one year’s extension was offered to all Management options that were due to end in 2020. Not all businesses accepted the offer.
Regards the 2021 Round, no approval decisions have been made as yet. However 72 applications have, so far, been deemed ineligible for approval.
Year | Received AECS Applications | Approved AECS Applications | Awaiting Decision |
2015 | 927 | 594 | 0 |
2016 | 1,251 | 979 | 0 |
2017 | 989 | 807 | 0 |
2018 | 900 | 604 | 0 |
2019 | 709 | 506 | 0 |
2021 | 753 | 0 | 681 |
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 12 November 2021
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Current Status:
Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 19 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many applications to the (a) Less Favoured Area Support Scheme and (b) Agri-Environment Climate Scheme in each year since 2015 that were not approved have been appealed, and how many appeals (i) have been upheld and (ii) are awaiting a decision.
Answer
The following table summarises how many applications to the (a) Less Favoured Area Support Scheme in each year since 2015 that were not approved have been appealed, and how many appeals (i) have been upheld and (ii) are awaiting a decision.
Please note the LFASS claims received in 2021 are still being assessed for approval.
Year | Number of Appeals | Upheld (in favour of the applicant) | Awaiting Decision |
2015 | <3 | <3 | 0 |
2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 | <3 | 0 | 0 |
2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The following table summarises how many applications to the (b) Agri-Environment Climate Scheme in each year since 2015 that were not approved have been appealed, and how many appeals (i) have been upheld and (ii) are awaiting a decision.
Please note the 2020 Round was not open to new applications, rather a one year’s extension was offered to all Management options that were due to end in 2020. Not all businesses accepted the offer.
Regards the 2021 Round, no approval decisions have been made as yet.
Year | AECS Applications Reviewed | Review Upheld (in favour of the applicant) | Awaiting Decision |
2015 | 66 | 13 | 0 |
2016 | 93 | 18 | 0 |
2017 | 54 | 14 | 0 |
2018 | 76 | 27 | 0 |
2019 | 63 | 17 | 0 |
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 04 November 2021
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Current Status:
Answered by Mairi McAllan on 17 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how much funding it has allocated to the James Hutton Institute in each year since 2011.
Answer
Details of Scottish Government funding provided to The James Hutton Institute (JHI) is published in their Annual Financial statements available on their website at The James Hutton Institute | Science connecting land and people
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 04 November 2021
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Current Status:
Answered by Mairi McAllan on 17 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government when Scottish Water and SEPA last conducted a river profile assessment of the Liddel Water through Newcastleton.
Answer
The most recent cross section survey of the Liddel Water was commissioned by Scottish Borders Council in 2017. This survey was carried out as part of the flood study for Newcastleton. As part of the flood study, SEPA also provided Scottish Borders Council with a LiDAR topographical survey, undertaken in 2013.
SEPA carried out a trash line survey following flooding in February 2021 to determine the flood extent.
A CCTV survey was also undertaken after Storm Dennis in 2020.
Newcastleton is part of the Scottish Borders flood warning scheme. This scheme will be reviewed by SEPA’s Flood Forecasting and Warning Team during the next FRM cycle (2021 – 2027) to determine whether improvements can be made or if there is a need to recalibrate at this location.
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 05 November 2021
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Current Status:
Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 16 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-03472 by Mairi Gougeon on 3 November 2021, when the Private Storage Aid scheme will be put in place for the pig industry.
Answer
The Private Storage Aid Scheme (Pigmeat)(Scotland) Regulations 2021 were laid in the Parliament on the 5th of November. The scheme went live on the 9th of November and is now open for applicants.
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 05 November 2021
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Current Status:
Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 16 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many rejected applications to the Organic Farming Agri-Environment Climate Scheme have been appealed, and of those how many (a) were upheld following appeal and (b) are awaiting a decision, in each year since 2015.
Answer
The following table summarises the rejected Agri-Environment Climate Scheme (AECS) applications, specifically Organic Farming, that have been appealed. It records the number of applications that were (a) upheld following appeal and (b) are awaiting a decision, in each year since 2015.
Please note that the 2020 round was not open to new applications, rather a one year’s extension was offered to all Management options that were due to end in 2020. Not all businesses accepted the offer. 63 Organic applications were offered an extension with 55 applications accepting.
The 2021 round that closed at the beginning of July 2021 was also extended. These applications are still being assessed.
Year | Application Type | Applications Reviewed | Review Upheld (decision changed to approve) | Awaiting Decision |
2015 | Organic | 5 | 3 | 0 |
2016 | Organic | <3 | 0 | 0 |
2017 | Organic | <3 | 0 | 0 |
2018 | Organic | 3 | 0 | 0 |
2019 | Organic | <3 | <3 | 0 |
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 05 November 2021
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Current Status:
Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 16 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many applications to the Organic Farming Agri-Environment Climate Scheme there were, and of those how many (a) were approved and (b) are awaiting a decision, in each year since 2015.
Answer
The following table summarises the number of Agri-Environment Climate Scheme (AECS) applications received, applying specifically for Organic Farming options, and of those how many were (a) were approved and (b) are awaiting a decision, in each year since 2015. The figures below exclude those applications that were submitted then subsequently withdrawn by the businesses concerned.
Please note that the 2020 round was not open to new applications, rather a one year’s extension was offered to all Management options that were due to end in 2020. Not all businesses accepted the offer.
The 2021 round that closed at the beginning of July 2021 was also extended. These applications are still being assessed.
Year | Application Type | Applications Submitted1 | Applications Approved | Awaiting Decision |
2015 | Organic | 82 | 75 | 0 |
2016 | Organic | 121 | 115 | 0 |
2017 | Organic | 86 | 79 | 0 |
2018 | Organic | 48 | 35 | 0 |
2019 | Organic | 76 | 72 | 0 |
1Excludes those applications that were submitted then subsequently withdrawn by the businesses concerned.
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 05 November 2021
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Current Status:
Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 16 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many applications to the Slurry Storage Agri-Environment Climate Scheme there were, and of those how many (a) were approved and (b) are awaiting a decision, in each year since 2015.
Answer
The following table summarises the number of Agri-Environment Climate Scheme (AECS) applications received, applying specifically for Slurry Storage and of those how many were (a) were approved and (b) are awaiting a decision, in each year since 2015. The figures below exclude those applications that were submitted then subsequently withdrawn by the businesses concerned.
Please note that the 2015 round did not include a Slurry Store option and that the 2020 round was not open to new applications, rather a one year’s extension was offered to all Management options that were due to end in 2020. Not all businesses accepted the offer. Slurry Store is not a Management Option, it is capital only, and as such was not included in the round.
The 2021 round that closed at the beginning of July 2021 was also extended. These applications are still being assessed.
Year | Application Type | Applications Submitted1 | Applications Approved | Awaiting Decision |
2015 | Slurry Store | NA* | - | - |
2016 | Slurry Store | 4 | 4 | 0 |
2017 | Slurry Store | 62 | 58 | 0 |
2018 | Slurry Store | 61 | 36 | 0 |
2019 | Slurry Store | 62 | 47 | 0 |
1Excludes those applications that were submitted then subsequently withdrawn by the businesses concerned.
* Application type not included in Round.
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 05 November 2021
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Current Status:
Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 16 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many rejected applications to the Improving Public Access Agri-Environment Climate Scheme have been appealed, and of those how many (a) were upheld following appeal and (b) are awaiting a decision, in each year since 2015.
Answer
The following table summarises the rejected Agri-Environment Climate Scheme (AECS) applications, specifically Improving Public Access (IPA), that have been appealed. It records the number of applications that were (a) upheld following appeal and (b) are awaiting a decision, in each year since 2015.
Please note that the 2020 round was not open to new applications, rather a one year’s extension was offered to all Management options that were due to end in 2020. Not all businesses accepted the offer. IPA is not a Management Option, it is capital only, and as such was not included in the round.
The 2021 round that closed at the beginning of July 2021 was also extended. These applications are still being assessed.
Year | Application Type | Applications Reviewed | Review Upheld (decision changed to approve) | Awaiting Decision |
2015 | Improving Public Access | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 | Improving Public Access | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 | Improving Public Access | <3 | <3 | 0 |
2018 | Improving Public Access | 10 | <3 | 0 |
2019 | Improving Public Access | NA* | - | - |
* Application type not included in Round