- Asked by: Euan Robson, MSP for Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 September 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Ross Finnie on 21 September 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it intends to review the Rural Stewardship Scheme.
Answer
The Rural Stewardship Schemeis now closed. However, I have announced that I intend to bring forward a plannedreview of all agri-environment schemes, including the Rural Stewardship Scheme.The review will be completed as early as possible in 2007.
- Asked by: Euan Robson, MSP for Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Monday, 11 September 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Robert Brown on 21 September 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive at what level of income a parent forum or parent council becomes liable to pay corporation tax.
Answer
Corporation tax is liable tobe paid on profits from trading activities, or from investment income or capitalgains.
It is not anticipated that ParentCouncils will, in normal circumstances, require to pay tax since fundraising activitiessuch as school fetes, dances, coffee mornings etc. are generally not consideredto be trading activities.
HM Revenue and Customs will publishupdated advice later this year for clubs and voluntary associations on the issueof corporation tax.
- Asked by: Euan Robson, MSP for Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Friday, 18 August 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Ross Finnie on 11 September 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive whether there is any risk to animal health from the case of anthrax reported in the Scottish Borders.
Answer
There is no reason to believethat Anthrax in the Scottish Borders originated from the domestic animalpopulation and no evidence to suggest that any domestic animals have been atrisk of infection.
- Asked by: Euan Robson, MSP for Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Friday, 18 August 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 11 September 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive who is potentially at risk, however small, of contracting anthrax following the single incidence of the disease in the Scottish Borders.
Answer
I refer the member to thequestion S2W-27842 answered on 11 September 2006. All answers to written parliamentaryquestions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility forwhich can be found at:
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Euan Robson, MSP for Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Friday, 18 August 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 11 September 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive what measures need to be taken at the property of the victim of the case of anthrax in the Scottish Borders, both to confirm the source and to render the area harmless, and how long it is estimated that this process will take.
Answer
I refer the member to thequestion S2W-27842 answered on 11 September 2006. All answers to written parliamentaryquestions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility forwhich can be found at:
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Euan Robson, MSP for Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Friday, 18 August 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 11 September 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the press statement of 16 August 2006 by Health Protection Scotland, when tests to identify the responsible disease were commenced at specialist laboratories in England following the death in Edinburgh Royal Infirmary on 8 July 2006 of a man from the Scottish Borders.
Answer
Investigations arecontinuing into the death in July of a man from anthrax. Disclosure of thisinformation may prejudice these investigations.
- Asked by: Euan Robson, MSP for Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Friday, 18 August 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 11 September 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive whether there was a preliminary diagnosis of anthrax by Edinburgh Royal Infirmary or by specialist laboratories following the death in Edinburgh Royal Infirmary on 8 July 2006 of a man from the Scottish Borders and, if so, whether NHS Borders was informed and by whom.
Answer
I refer the member to thequestion S2W-27842 answered on 11 September 2006. All answers to written parliamentaryquestions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility forwhich can be found at:
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Euan Robson, MSP for Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Friday, 18 August 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 11 September 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive when Public Health Scotland was first advised of a definite diagnosis of anthrax by specialist laboratories following the death in Edinburgh Royal Infirmary on 8 July 2006 of a man from the Scottish Borders and when Public Health Scotland informed NHS Borders of that diagnosis.
Answer
I refer the member to thequestion S2W-27842 answered on 11 September 2006. All answers to written parliamentaryquestions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility forwhich can be found at:
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Euan Robson, MSP for Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Friday, 18 August 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 11 September 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive what complex and time-consuming tests, as described in the press statement of 16 August 2006 by Health Protection Scotland, were undertaken by specialist laboratories following the death in Edinburgh Royal Infirmary on 8 July 2006 of a man from the Scottish Borders.
Answer
I refer the member to thequestion S2W-27842 answered on 11 September 2006. All answers to written parliamentaryquestions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility forwhich can be found at:
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Euan Robson, MSP for Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Friday, 18 August 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 11 September 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive at which specialist laboratories in England diagnostic tests were carried out following the death in Edinburgh Royal Infirmary on 8 July 2006 of a man from the Scottish Borders.
Answer
I refer the member to the question S2W-27842 answeredon 11 September 2006. All answers to written parliamentary questions areavailable on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can befound at:
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
