- Asked by: Jamie McGrigor, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 July 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Sarah Boyack on 14 August 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what provision it is making for a continued bus service between Ardrishaig and Lochgilphead and the surrounding areas in view of the loss of subsidised service contracts.
Answer
The provision of public transport between Ardrishaig and Lochgilphead is a matter for individual operators and Argyll and Bute Council as local transport authority.
- Asked by: Jamie McGrigor, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 July 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Sarah Boyack on 18 July 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-7729 by Sarah Boyack on 21 June 2000, why it considers that it would not be appropriate to provide the names and departments requested.
Answer
The decision not to provide the names and departments requested is based on the principle that Ministers are responsible and accountable for the decisions and actions of their departments.
- Asked by: Jamie McGrigor, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 16 June 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 12 July 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has for medical cover for residents in the Dalmally area following the resignation of the doctor covering this area and whether it will give an assurance that such cover will not solely be given by locums.
Answer
The provision of general medical services in the Dalmally area is a matter for Lomond and Argyll Primary Care NHS Trust.
- Asked by: Jamie McGrigor, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 16 June 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Sarah Boyack on 30 June 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will give an assurance to Argyll and Bute Council and local community councils opposed to designation that the South-East Islay Skerries will not be designated as a Special Area of Conservation for common seals until the further scientific work identified in February 1999 by the Advisory Committee on Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) as necessary before the area could be designated as an SSSI has been completed.
Answer
The South East Islay Skerries will not be proposed as a candidate Special Area of Conservation unless there is a sound scientific case for doing so.
- Asked by: Jamie McGrigor, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 June 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Sarah Boyack on 21 June 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will estimate the economic loss to the Isle of Harris, the Western Isles and to Scotland resulting from the delay in giving a decision over the outstanding Lingerbay Quarry application following the conclusion of the planning inquiry in 1995.
Answer
The Scottish Executive is not aware of any evidence of economic loss which could be said to result from the fact that there is, as yet, no decision on this application.
- Asked by: Jamie McGrigor, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 June 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Sarah Boyack on 21 June 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will list the relevant departments and the name of each individual currently giving full and proper consideration to the report of the public local inquiry into the outstanding planning application for the Lingerbay Quarry, Harris, giving a breakdown of the annual costs involved.
Answer
It would not be appropriate to provide the names, or departments, of individual members of the Scottish Executive currently involved in considering the report of the Lingerbay Quarry public local inquiry. None of the officials considering the report are, or have been, doing so as their sole function. They are involved in other duties. It is not, therefore, possible to calculate the annual costs attributable to the work on this particular application.
- Asked by: Jamie McGrigor, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 May 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Sarah Boyack on 18 May 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive when it will announce its decision concerning the outstanding planning application for the Lingerbay Quarry on the Isle of Harris.
Answer
This is a very technical and complex case and sufficient time will be required to give full and proper consideration to the report of the public local inquiry. The conclusions of the Scottish Executive will, however, be made known to parties as soon as is reasonably practicable.
- Asked by: Jamie McGrigor, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 April 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Peter Peacock on 10 May 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it plans to take to prevent any adverse effect on rural communities of the proposed closures by Argyll and Bute Council of Drumlemble Primary School in Campbeltown, Glassary Primary School in Kilmichael, Ulva Ferry Primary School on Mull, Newton Primary School on Islay, Toward Primary School and Bridge of Orchy Primary School go ahead.
Answer
When education authorities are proposing the closure of schools there is a statutory requirement for them to consult parents and school boards. They must take account of any representations received during the consultation period before reaching a decision on their proposals. The statutory consultation process ensures that local authorities, in preparing any school closure proposal, consider all relevant factors, including the impact on the local community.
- Asked by: Jamie McGrigor, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 February 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 25 April 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it will take to address the current problems facing dentists in areas of North East Scotland and Highlands and Islands in order to enable them to reopen the waiting lists for routine referrals.
Answer
Waiting lists for maxillofacial surgery at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary remain open. The Infirmary is continuing to receive routine referrals and I have been assured that patients who require urgent treatment are being seen and treated quickly.However, the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the Infirmary is experiencing a significant increase in referrals and at present has vacancies in two key consultant posts. As a result, fewer patients than normal are being seen and treated and waiting times are consequently longer than the Department would wish. Grampian University Hospitals NHS Trust is working closely with Grampian Health Board to make good the staff shortages as quickly as possible. Meantime, the Trust is making arrangements for locum cover for a specific range of procedures.
- Asked by: Jamie McGrigor, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 16 March 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by John Home Robertson on 30 March 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive which agency or public body is responsible for the protection of wild sea trout and salmon stocks and what action it and the relevant agency or body is taking to reverse the decline of wild sea trout and salmon stocks in Scotland.
Answer
Day-to-day management of salmonid stocks is the responsibility of District Salmon Fishery Boards under the Salmon Act 1986. The Scottish Executive has power to legislate and make regulations concerning fish and fisheries in Scotland.
There is general recognition that stocks of salmonid are in a worrying state throughout their North Atlantic range. In Scotland this has led to many Boards and proprietors introducing catch and release policies; to Boards seeking and obtaining from the Scottish Executive powers to prohibit certain types of baits and lures; and to the Salmon Net Fishing Association of Scotland proposing to its members a postponement of the start of this year's season.
The Scottish Executive is continuing to monitor the situation closely and to encourage the urgent adoption of appropriate measures to reduce exploitation.
