- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 27 July 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 17 August 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-24922 by Richard Lochhead on 9 July 2009, whether it considers that self-regulation of the greyhound racing industry has been satisfactory.
Answer
We are not aware of any specific welfare problems associated with greyhound racing in Scotland and have no reason to believe that the self-regulation of the greyhound racing industry is less than satisfactory.
In Scotland, all dogs, including greyhounds, used in racing are fully protected under the Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006. Section 24 of the Act requires those responsible for animals to take appropriate steps to ensure that the needs of these animals are met. These needs include the provision of a suitable environment and to be protected from suffering, injury or disease. The provisions of this Act apply when greyhounds are racing, at the racetrack, during transport to and from the racetrack and when the greyhounds are in their home environment.
- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 27 July 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 14 August 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-24397 by Roseanna Cunningham on 9 June 2009, when it expects to receive the comments of the wider PAW Scotland partnership on the legislation, regulation and guidance on the use of snares.
Answer
The Scottish Government have now received the comments from the wider PAW Scotland partnership on the legislation, regulation and guidance on the use of snares in Scotland.
- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 27 July 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 14 August 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-24397 by Roseanna Cunningham on 9 June 2009, whether the recommendations of PAW Scotland on the legislation, regulation and guidance on the use of snares will be published.
Answer
The recommendations from the PAW legislation, regulation and guidance sub group on the use of snares will be published on the Scottish Government website shortly.
- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 27 July 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 14 August 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-24397 by Roseanna Cunningham on 9 June 2009, when the recommendations of PAW Scotland on the legislation, regulation and guidance on the use of snares will be published.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-26152 on 14 August 2009. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at:
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.
- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 July 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 6 August 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it provides funding for the repair and maintenance of the graves of famous Scots, such as John Loudon Macadam who is buried in Moffat Cemetery, and the graveyards in which they are buried.
Answer
There is no Scottish Government funding stream available that provides directly for such repair and maintenance, with the exception of the grant given annually by Historic Scotland to the War Memorials Trust to assist in the care of memorials to Scotland''s war dead, famous or not.
However, there are several avenues open to those who wish to see particular graves better cared for, and I have asked Historic Scotland to write directly to Ms Murray setting these options out in more detail.
- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 27 July 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 30 July 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-24922 by Richard Lochhead on 9 July 2009, which organisations have been, or will be, consulted on its forthcoming code of practise on the welfare of dogs.
Answer
A list of all organisations consulted was published with the draft code and can be accessed on the Scottish Government web site as follows:
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2008/02/06141322/2.
- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 25 June 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 20 July 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether section 6(c) of the Protection of Badgers Act 1992 exempts from prosecution a person who accidentally kills a badger as a result of a collision with that person’s vehicle.
Answer
Yes. Section 6(c) of the Protection of Badgers Act 1992 would exempt any person from prosecution who accidently kills a badger while carrying out a lawful action such as driving a vehicle.
- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 25 June 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 20 July 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what vehicles are included in the existing offence of driving deer with a vehicle for the purpose of culling.
Answer
The current legislation includes any vehicle in the offence of intending to drive deer on any land with the intention of taking, killing or injuring them, unless authorised to do so. However, the use of any aircraft or hovercraft is specifically excluded even when driving deer with authorisation.
- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 25 June 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 20 July 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it envisages circumstances under which a person found guilty of cruelly ill-treating a badger under the Protection of Badgers Act 1992 could, as suggested on page 63 of its Wildlife and Natural Environment Bill Consultation Document, have done so without undertaking the activity knowingly and, if so, what those circumstances are.
Answer
The Wildlife and Natural Environment Bill Consultation Document does not intend to suggest that a person found guilty of cruelly ill-treating a badger could have done so unknowingly. The consultation document proposes a new offence of knowingly causing or permitting another person to cruelly ill-treat a badger.
- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 25 June 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 20 July 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it envisages circumstances under which a person found guilty of the offence of selling or offering to sell a live badger under the Protection of Badgers Act 1992 could, as suggested on page 63 of its Wildlife and Natural Environment Bill Consultation Document, have done so without undertaking the activity knowingly and, if so, what those circumstances are.
Answer
The Wildlife and Natural Environment Bill Consultation Document does not intend to suggest that a person found guilty of selling or offering to sell a badger could have done so unknowingly. The consultation document proposes a new offence of knowingly causing or permitting another person to sell or offer to sell a badger.
