Question reference: S1W-01069
- Asked by: Bruce Crawford, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 24 August 1999
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Current status: Answered by Ross Finnie on 7 September 1999
Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many tonnes of rendered material from the BSE cattle cull are currently held in storage and how much does it cost per storage location per month to store this material.
Answer
There is currently 72,100 tonnes of rendered material held in secure storage at two sites (Ratho and Glenrothes) in Scotland.The contractual terms of securing storage space are commercially sensitive and are a matter between the Intervention Board and the companies themselves. On average, the Board pays about £16-18 a year to store one tonne of meat and bonemeal.