- Asked by: Mike Rumbles, MSP for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 January 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 1 February 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how it will raise public awareness of land management issues.
Answer
As part of anon-going communications strategy for the Scotland Rural Development Programme2007-13, my officials have engaged with over 400 agents directly and are holdinga series of 21 public meetings throughout Scotland, the first five of which have been attended by over 1,100 people. Moreover,over 26,000 potential participants in the Scottish Rural Development Plan (SRDP) have been sent an information pack withdetailed information on all aspects of the SRDP. This information pack is also availablefrom SGRPID Area Offices.
- Asked by: Mike Rumbles, MSP for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 January 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 30 January 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what effect it considers that the decision to remove the animal health and welfare scheme from the Scottish Rural Development Programme will have on standards of animal health and welfare.
Answer
Animal Health andWelfare Management Programmes have been an important element in the promotion ofanimal health and welfare in Scotland. They are, however, only one element in the Scottish Government’s work to promote good practice and raise standards. Individualanimal keepers remain the best placed to promote good animal health and welfare.
- Asked by: Mike Rumbles, MSP for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 January 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 30 January 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what effect it considers that the decision to remove the animal health and welfare scheme from the Scottish Rural Development Programme will have on disease prevention and control.
Answer
The Scottish Government is committed to working to get animal health and welfare management programmes restored to the Scotland Rural Development Programme for future years. In the meantime, those producers who have already signed up to the scheme will continue to be supported throughout their five year commitment.
- Asked by: Mike Rumbles, MSP for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 January 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 30 January 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will seek to reinstate the animal health and welfare scheme in 2009.
Answer
Yes. As part of thecommitment to reinstate the animal health and welfare scheme, I am writing to MariannFischer Boel to highlight the importance the Scottish Government places in thismeasures and obtain greater clarity on the Commission’s issues.
- Asked by: Mike Rumbles, MSP for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 January 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 30 January 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it will take on animal disease prevention and control.
Answer
The Scottish Governmenthas a range of statutory measures in place to support the control of notifiablediseases. In addition, it works in close partnership with stakeholder organisationsto promote proactive approaches to non notifiable diseases.
- Asked by: Mike Rumbles, MSP for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Thursday, 17 January 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 28 January 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how many students have applied through UCAS to study at the Aberdeen dental school.
Answer
Due to the tight timescales ofestablishing the new dental school in Aberdeen, applications are not being channelled through UCAS thisyear. Adverts will be placed shortly in the media and a number of expressions ofinterest have already been received.
- Asked by: Mike Rumbles, MSP for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Thursday, 17 January 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 28 January 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive which institution will award degrees to students who study at the Aberdeen dental school.
Answer
Initially Aberdeen andDundee Universities will award a joint degree.
- Asked by: Mike Rumbles, MSP for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 January 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 28 January 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will seek to reinstate farm assurance membership schemes in 2009.
Answer
Yes, we will seek to reinstatethe quality assurance schemes that had to be removed from the programme. We willwork with stakeholders and the commission to see which schemes can be reinstatedand subject to the commission’s agreement will modify the programme to do so laterthis year. Support, for any of the reinstated measures should then be availablefrom the beginning of 2009.
- Asked by: Mike Rumbles, MSP for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 December 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 22 January 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Chief Planner informed the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth of the outcome of the first telephone call which he made to Aberdeenshire Council on 4 December 2007 and, if so, when and what action the Cabinet Secretary took as a result.
Answer
Following a telephonediscussion with the Chief Planner on 4 December 2007I agreed to call in the planning application for the proposed golf resort atMenie Estate. During that call the Chief Planner informed me that he hadascertained from Aberdeenshire Council that it was unlikely that the council’s standingorders would allow the planning application to be reconsidered by the council.
- Asked by: Mike Rumbles, MSP for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 December 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 22 January 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will list the dates and times of all contacts and communications between the Chief Planner’s office and the Trump Organization between 29 November and 5 December 2007, broken down into those (a) specifically requested and (b) not specifically requested by ministers.
Answer
On 3 December 2007 theTrump Organization contacted the Chief Planner to arrange a meeting. Thismeeting took place on 4 December at 2.20pm. The note of the meeting is available on the Scottish Government website:
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/About/FOI/Disclosures.Later that day officials were in contact with the Trump Organization by e-mail.None of these contacts were specifically requested by ministers.
