- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 02 November 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 9 November 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what arrangements are in place for the repayment of awards received by Young’s Seafood under the Fisheries Processing and Marketing Awards Scheme in 2003 and 2004 for the upgrading of its production facilities in Annan.
Answer
The company have beeninformed that they will be required to repay the financial assistance paid in 2003and 2004 in line the grant conditions and agreed procedures for recovery. Officialsare presently in discussion with the company regarding the procedures for recovery.
- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 05 October 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 8 November 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how many times the (a) Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth and (b) Minister for Enterprise, Energy and Tourism met representatives of COSLA prior to the Cabinet Secretary’s announcement on 26 September 2007 about the restructuring of Scottish Enterprise and Highlands and Islands Enterprise.
Answer
The Cabinet Secretaryfor Finance and Sustainable Growth met with representatives from COSLA seven timesprior to the announcement of the reform of the enterprise networks whilst I metwith them on three occasions. These meetings and discussions covered wider topicsthan just the issue of enterprise networks.
- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 05 October 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 8 November 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how many times the (a) Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth and (b) Minister for Enterprise, Energy and Tourism met representatives of the Institute of Directors prior to the Cabinet Secretary’s announcement on 26 September 2007 about the restructuring of Scottish Enterprise and Highlands and Islands Enterprise.
Answer
The Cabinet Secretaryfor Finance and Sustainable Growth did not meet with representatives from the Institute of Directors prior to the announcement of the reform of the enterprise networks. I met with them twice.
- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 05 October 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 8 November 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how many times the (a) Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth and (b) Minister for Enterprise, Energy and Tourism met representatives of the Scottish Trades Union Congress prior to the Cabinet Secretary’s announcement on 26 September 2007 about the restructuring of Scottish Enterprise and Highlands and Islands Enterprise.
Answer
The Cabinet Secretaryfor Finance and Sustainable Growth met with representatives from Scottish TradeUnion Congress once prior to the announcement of the reform of the enterprisenetworks whilst I met with them on two occasions.
- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 05 October 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 8 November 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how many times the (a) Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth and (b) Minister for Enterprise, Energy and Tourism met representatives of Scottish Financial Enterprise prior to the Cabinet Secretary’s announcement on 26 September 2007 about the restructuring of Scottish Enterprise and Highlands and Islands Enterprise.
Answer
The Cabinet Secretaryfor Finance and Sustainable Growth met with representatives from Scottish FinancialEnterprise (SFE) once prior to the announcement of the reform of the enterprisenetworks as did I when we discussed future plans with SFE and other business organisations.
- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 05 October 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 8 November 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how many times the (a) Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth and (b) Minister for Enterprise, Energy and Tourism met chairs and chief executives of the enterprise networks prior to the Cabinet Secretary’s announcement on 26 September 2007 about the restructuring of Scottish Enterprise and Highlands and Islands Enterprise.
Answer
The Cabinet Secretaryfor Finance and Sustainable Growth met with the Chair and Chief Executives of theenterprise networks four times prior to the announcement of the reform of theenterprise networks whilst I met with them on fourteen occasions.
- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 05 October 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 8 November 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how many times the (a) Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth and (b) Minister for Enterprise, Energy and Tourism met trade unions representing staff employed in the enterprise networks prior to the Cabinet Secretary’s announcement on 26 September 2007 about the restructuring of Scottish Enterprise and Highlands and Islands Enterprise.
Answer
The Cabinet Secretaryfor Finance and Sustainable Growth met with the STUC once prior to the announcementand I met with them twice.
- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 05 October 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 8 November 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how many times the (a) Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth and (b) Minister for Enterprise, Energy and Tourism met representatives of the Federation of Small Businesses Scotland prior to the Cabinet Secretary’s announcement on 26 September 2007 about the restructuring of Scottish Enterprise and Highlands and Islands Enterprise.
Answer
The Cabinet Secretaryfor Finance and Sustainable Growth did not meet with representatives from the Federationof Small Businesses Scotland times prior to the announcement of the reform of theenterprise networks. I met with them twice.
- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 05 October 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 8 November 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how many times the (a) Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth and (b) Minister for Enterprise, Energy and Tourism met representatives of CBI Scotland prior to the Cabinet Secretary’s announcement on 26 September 2007 about the restructuring of Scottish Enterprise and Highlands and Islands Enterprise.
Answer
The Cabinet Secretaryfor Finance and Sustainable Growth met with representatives from the CBI twice priorto the announcement of the reform of the enterprise networks whilst I met with themon three occasions.
- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 October 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 8 November 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether nationally allowable noise levels apply to industrial premises in close proximity to residential properties.
Answer
No. Regulation ofnoise from industrial premises is dependent on the size and type of industry. Noisefrom larger industrial plants is controlled through a permit system regulated bythe Scottish Environmental Protection Agency under the Pollution Prevention andControl (Scotland) Regulations 2000. Any noise issues arisingfrom smaller industrial plants could be pursued by the relevant local authorityunder the Environmental Protection Act 1990.
