- Asked by: Alex Salmond, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 October 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Rhona Brankin on 7 November 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what amount is allocated for fishing vessel safety in the aid package for the fishing industry announced recently.
Answer
As I announced yesterday, a key concern is to promote an improved safety culture in the fishing industry. We therefore propose to make up to £0.5 million available in each of the next three financial years to promote and deliver safety training for fishermen in Scotland. We will also be making additional funds available to support testing and trials of innovative or experimental safety equipment intended to help prevent accidents and improve safety at sea.
The measures have been drawn up as part of a co-ordinated safety initiative throughout the UK and following extensive discussions and consultation between representatives of the industry and the relevant Government Departments.
- Asked by: Alex Salmond, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 October 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Rhona Brankin on 7 November 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive whether safety grants made available under the recently announced fishing industry aid package are available for fishing vessels whose construction commenced prior to the introduction of the aid package and, if not, whether it will approve grants for such vessels.
Answer
The safety training and equipment grant measures I announced yesterday will be available regardless of the date of construction of any fishing vessels involved.
- Asked by: Alex Salmond, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 October 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Rhona Brankin on 7 November 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what the commencement date is for fishing vessel safety grants under the fishing industry aid package announced recently.
Answer
The safety training measures I announced yesterday are intended to be implemented from 1 April next year, following the necessary course development and other preparatory work. Grants for the testing and trials of innovative or experimental safety equipment will be available as soon as the FIFG aid schemes in Scotland are opened up to the industry. That is intended to be before the end of the year in the case of the Highlands and Islands programme, and as soon as possible thereafter for the rest of Scotland, once the European Commission has approved the FIFG plan for the area.
- Asked by: Alex Salmond, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 October 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Ross Finnie on 7 November 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Rural Affairs Department has any plans to reintroduce the five-year set aside scheme.
Answer
No. The five-year set-aside scheme was a stand-alone EU scheme for taking land out of agricultural production and pre-dated the Arable Area Payments Scheme.
It is now closed and there are no plans to re-introduce it.
- Asked by: Alex Salmond, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 13 October 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 3 November 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive when the Minister for Health and Community Care will reply to my letter of 8 August 2000 concerning my constituent Mr H McKean.
Answer
My officials are currently investigating the matters raised in that letter. I will reply as soon as possible.
- Asked by: Alex Salmond, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 13 October 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Ross Finnie on 30 October 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive when the Minister for Rural Affairs will give a substantive response to my letter of 10 May 2000 regarding my constituent Mr G Gibb.
Answer
I replied to the member on 17 October.
- Asked by: Alex Salmond, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 13 October 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 24 October 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1O-2321 by Susan Deacon on 28 September 2000, whether it has established an exact date for publication of the report into hepatitis C and heat treatment of blood products for haemophiliacs and its response to this report.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-6273.
- Asked by: Alex Salmond, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 June 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Sarah Boyack on 20 October 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive when the Minister for Transport and the Environment intends to reply to my letter of 9 May 2000 regarding my constituent George Edward.
Answer
A reply to this letter was issued on 14 August 2000.
- Asked by: Alex Salmond, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 09 June 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 4 October 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has held with the Food Standards Agency in connection with the recent outbreak of E.coli 0157 in north-east Scotland.
Answer
The Food Safety Unit of SERAD Division A kept the Food Standards Agency Scotland fully informed of the progress of the E. coli outbreak at New Deer. They forwarded information on a daily basis during the outbreak to Dr George Paterson, Director, FSA Scotland on the number of individuals affected, their current health status, the possible causes of the outbreak and the lessons which could be learned from it.
- Asked by: Alex Salmond, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 09 June 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 4 October 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what involvement the Food Standards Agency has in the recent outbreak of E.coli 0157 in north-east Scotland.
Answer
Grampian Health Board set up and chaired an Outbreak Control Team to manage the outbreak of E. coli O157 at New Deer. This Outbreak Control Team kept the Food Safety Unit of SERAD Division A fully informed of the status of the outbreak as the Scientific and Professional Unit of the Food Standards Agency Scotland was not operational at the time. However, they forwarded all information on the outbreak on a daily basis to Dr George Paterson, Director, FSA Scotland.
