- Asked by: Phil Gallie, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 08 September 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Ross Finnie on 6 October 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has on how the percentage fall in carbon emissions between 1990 and 2000 compares with the percentage fall in the United Kingdom as a whole.
Answer
The informationrequested is available in the publication
Greenhouse Gas Inventories for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland: 1999-2000 a copy of which has been placedin the Parliament’s Reference Centre (Bib. number 29467) and is also available onthe Executive’s climate change website at
www.scotland.gov.uk/climatechange.
- Asked by: Phil Gallie, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 08 September 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Ross Finnie on 6 October 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what the level of carbon emissions was in 1990 in Scotland and what information it has on how this compares with the United Kingdom as a whole.
Answer
I referthe member to the answer given to question S2W-2476 today. All answers to writtenparliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facilityfor which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/search_wa.
- Asked by: Phil Gallie, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 September 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 1 October 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to questions S2W-2309 and S2W-2310 by Mr Jim Wallace on 9 September 2003, what the impact of the ending of Scottish hallmarking would be on local communities.
Answer
The UK Government does not supportthe draft EU directive on hallmarking currently being negotiated. The draft directivedoes not call for the ending of hallmarking, it would make hallmarking one ofthree options available. It would be inappropriate to speculate about any effecton local communities.
- Asked by: Phil Gallie, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 08 September 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 29 September 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what proportion of energy was generated by nuclear power plants in (a) 1990 and (b) 2000 and what information it has on how this compared with the rest of the United Kingdom.
Answer
In 2000, 34.2% of electricitygenerated in Scotland came from nuclear power. Comparable information for earlieryears is not available. Information on electricity generated in the United Kingdomis available at:
http://www.dti.gov.uk/energy/inform/energy_stats/electricity/index.shtml.
- Asked by: Phil Gallie, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 September 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 25 September 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what public expenditure has been incurred and committed in preparation for possible entry into the European common currency.
Answer
the Scottish Executive has included and will continue to include euro compatibilityas part of new or upgraded IT systems. This is in line with the Prime Minister’sstatement of February 1999. Euro compatibility can be incorporated into new or upgradedIT systems at nil or marginal cost.
The Scottish Executive has also carried out work commissioned by the Treasury under the OutlineNational Changeover Plans. This consisted almost exclusively of staff time, andwas incidental to other duties.
- Asked by: Phil Gallie, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 08 September 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 22 September 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what the (a) total output of electricity generated and (b) total level of electricity consumed for each of the years 1990 to 2000.
Answer
In Scotland in2000, 49,499 GigaWatt Hours (GwH) of electricity was generated and 33,807 GwHwas consumed. Comparable information for earlier years is not available.
- Asked by: Phil Gallie, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 18 August 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Allan Wilson on 11 September 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive how much it will cost to electronically tag a hedgehog removed from Uist and released on the mainland.
Answer
I understand from Scottish NaturalHeritage that electronic tagging equipment comprises two component parts: the electronictag and the receiver necessary to detect the signal. Various systems are available,however, the proposal submitted by Uist Hedgehog Rescue (UHR) in February 2003 includedcosts of £150 per hedgehog for electronic tags suitable for this species and £1,500for a receiver and antenna.
- Asked by: Phil Gallie, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 18 August 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Allan Wilson on 11 September 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what funding will be made available to Uist hedgehog rescue volunteers to meet any requirement by Scottish Natural Heritage to electronically tag any hedgehogs removed from the island.
Answer
I understand that ScottishNatural Heritage is currently in discussions with scientific representatives ofUist Hedgehog Rescue (UHR) and other welfare organisations to discuss thedesign and implementation of a trial translocation in spring 2004. Thisdiscussion includes the costs and opportunities for funding such a trial. It isenvisaged that such a trial would be entered into on a partnership basis but,in advance of details of the trial design or specific costs being finalised, itis impossible to state at this stage what levels of funding will be availablefrom the partner organisations.
- Asked by: Phil Gallie, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 18 August 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Allan Wilson on 11 September 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive whether Scottish Natural Heritage has instructed that all hedgehogs removed from Uist must be electronically tagged prior to their release on the mainland and, if so, what the Executive's position is on this matter.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S2W-2092 today, I understand that Scottish NaturalHeritage (SNH) is currently in discussion with scientific representatives ofUist Hedgehog Rescue (UHR) and other welfare interest groups to discuss thedesign and implementation of a trial translocation in spring 2004. This wouldinclude methods of marking and monitoring which are required for robuststatistical analysis of the data. It is likely that this would use electronictags, as these are a suitable and reliable method of tracking a mobile species.All guidance given by Scottish Natural Heritage on the marking of relocatedanimals pertains to those included in the trial as SNH does not condone therelocation of animals without suitable monitoring in place to assess the fateof released animals.
All answers to written parliamentaryquestions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for canbe found at http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/search_wa.
- Asked by: Phil Gallie, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 01 September 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 9 September 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what effect the proposed European directive on hallmarking will have on Scotland's image and economy.
Answer
A Regulatory ImpactAssessment will be carried out by the Department of Trade and Industry for thisreserved matter.
