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Parliamentary questions can be asked by any MSP to the Scottish Government or the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body. The questions provide a means for MSPs to get factual and statistical information.

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Question reference: S1W-24113

Asked by: Andrew Welsh, MSP for Angus, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 March 2002
Current Status: Answered by Ross Finnie on 27 March 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-23014 by Ross Finnie on 11 March 2002, whether it will set out the anticipated spend by each Scottish Executive Environment and Rural Affairs Department area office in (a) 2002-03, (b) 2003-04, (c) 2004-05 and (d) 2005-06.

Details of the current anticipated spend for the Rural Stewardship Scheme by each Scottish Executive Environment and Rural Affairs Department local Area Office in (a) 2002-03, (b) 2003-04, (c) 2004-05 and (d) 2005-06 are given in the table:

Area Office	2002-03	2003-04	2004-05	2005-06
Ayr	175,967	141,361	128,622	128,187
Benbecula	570	570	570	570
Dumfries	41,765	25,929	26,033	25,630
Dundee	125,892	47,284	47,284	47,284
Galashiels	822,723	491,073	473,112	475,531
Grampian	752,765	471,689	485,516	475,536
Hamilton	51,911	37,286	36,606	36,611
Inverness	522,160	361,700	360,433	358,299
Kirkwall	227,224	167,911	164,178	156,848
Lairg	6153	6153	6153	6153
Lerwick	619	1864	979	979
Oban	228,427	134,293	141,494	134,859
Perth	251,415	139,969	121,309	119,419
Portree	33,426	11,796	11,796	11,796
Stirling	150,018	111,655	97,737	90,481
Stornoway	28,108	23,430	23,430	23,430
Thurso	197,999	155,627	155,508	158,925
Total	3,617,142	2,329,590	2,280,760	2,250,538

Question reference: S1W-24002

Asked by: Andrew Welsh, MSP for Angus, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 11 March 2002
Current Status: Answered by Ross Finnie on 25 March 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1O-4360 by Ross Finnie on 20 December 2001, what comparative information it holds which other EC countries are in a similar position in respect of the implementation of EC Regulation 2037/2000.

Question reference: S1W-23999

Asked by: Andrew Welsh, MSP for Angus, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 11 March 2002
Current Status: Answered by Ross Finnie on 25 March 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive what methods are currently available to local authorities for the safe disposal and treatment of end-of-life refrigerators and free'ers following the introduction of EC Regulation 2037/2000.

Question reference: S1W-23997

Asked by: Andrew Welsh, MSP for Angus, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 11 March 2002
Current Status: Answered by Ross Finnie on 25 March 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1O-4360 by Ross Finnie on 20 December 2001, whether technical standards for the storage and treatment of refrigerators and free'ers have now been prepared.

Question reference: S1W-23996

Asked by: Andrew Welsh, MSP for Angus, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 11 March 2002
Current Status: Answered by Ross Finnie on 25 March 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-20724 by Ross Finnie on 20 December 2001, when it will make an announcement on what additional funding will be allocated to local authorities to help with the storage of old refrigerators and free'ers.

Question reference: S1W-24001

Asked by: Andrew Welsh, MSP for Angus, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 11 March 2002
Current Status: Answered by Ross Finnie on 25 March 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive what progress has been made with regard to the establishment of a facility which will recycle refrigerators and free'ers in accordance with EC Regulation 2037/2000.

Question reference: S1W-24005

Asked by: Andrew Welsh, MSP for Angus, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 11 March 2002
Current Status: Answered by Ross Finnie on 25 March 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive how many refrigerators and free'ers are currently estimated to be stored by local authorities.

Question reference: S1W-24004

Asked by: Andrew Welsh, MSP for Angus, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 11 March 2002
Current Status: Answered by Ross Finnie on 25 March 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive what advice has been given to businesses interested on establishing facilities which will recycle refrigerators and free'ers in accordance with EC Regulation 2037/2000.

The Executive wrote to the waste management industry and others on 14 September 2001 to inform them of the new disposal requirements, and on 6 December 2001 to inform them of the storage standards. Guidance is also being prepared on treatment standards. In addition, Executive officials have been in frequent ad-hoc contact with individual companies investigating the business potential in Scotland of disposing of fridges to the new standards.

Question reference: S1W-24006

Asked by: Andrew Welsh, MSP for Angus, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 11 March 2002
Current Status: Answered by Ross Finnie on 25 March 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive how many refrigerators and free'ers are estimated to be discarded each year in Scotland.

Question reference: S1W-24000

Asked by: Andrew Welsh, MSP for Angus, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 11 March 2002
Current Status: Answered by Ross Finnie on 25 March 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive what advice is currently being given to local authorities with regard to the storage and/or treatment of end-of-life refrigerators following the introduction of EC Regulation 2037/2000.

The Executive wrote to local authorities on 14 September 2001 to inform them of the new disposal requirements, and on 6 December 2001 to inform them of storage standards. The second letter also conveyed the Executive's estimates of waste refrigerator arising by local authority area, to enable the relevant authority to plan effectively for dealing with them. Local authorities will also be informed of treatment standards, when the draft guidance (which is currently the subject of consultation) has been finalised.