Question reference: S1W-02665
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 11 November 1999
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Current status: Answered by Susan Deacon on 18 November 1999
Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to lift the restrictions on scallop farms that have fallen within the permitted toxin level on two consecutive tests.
Answer
This is the general rule operated. However, if toxin levels remain above the statutory limit in adjacent waters additional data will be required.