- Asked by: Tavish Scott, MSP for Shetland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 May 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Rhona Brankin on 6 June 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what the weight and value was of (a) king and (b) queen scallops caught in Scottish waters and exported to each EU nation other than the UK as (i) processed out of shell meat and (ii) live in shell whole scallops in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
Answer
I refer the Member to the answer given to question S1W-15941.
- Asked by: Tavish Scott, MSP for Shetland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 May 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Rhona Brankin on 6 June 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what budget has been allocated to the re-start scheme run by Highlands and Islands Enterprise for salmon farms affected by infectious salmon anaemia for each year of the scheme's operation; how much has been paid out under the scheme in each year of operation to date, and how much assistance has been agreed but not yet paid, specifying the year in which any such assistance is expected to be paid.
Answer
The budget for the ISA Re-Start Scheme was £9 million. No applications were approved during 1999-2000 as EC state aids approval was not obtained until May 2000. The value of applications approved during 2000-01 was £2.9 million. Those still under consideration during the current year could, if approved, amount to a further £1.4 million.Whilst it is almost two years since the last suspected ISA cases, we cannot entirely rule out the possibility of further outbreaks. The scheme will thus remain open for applications from such affected companies until spring 2002. We will, however, review the spending position later this year.
- Asked by: Tavish Scott, MSP for Shetland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 May 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Rhona Brankin on 6 June 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what the weight and value was of (a) king and (b) queen scallops (i) caught by dredge, (ii) caught by divers and (iii) farmed in Scottish waters in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
Answer
I refer the Member to the answer given to question S1W-15941.
- Asked by: Tavish Scott, MSP for Shetland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 May 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Rhona Brankin on 6 June 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive how many applications there have been for assistance under the re-start scheme run by Highlands and Islands Enterprise for salmon farms affected by infectious salmon anaemia; how many of these applications have been successful, and how many are still under consideration, broken down by parliamentary constituency and specifying the total value of applications in each case.
Answer
There have been 35 applications. 18 have been approved; a further eight are still under consideration, and if approved these would take the total amount approved to around £4.3 million. A further seven applications were judged to be ineligible; two others, although eligible, have not been pursued by the companies involved.
| Parliamentary constituency | Number of applications | Number of applications approved to date | Number of applications under consideration | Value of applications approved to date(£ million) |
| Shetland | 18 | 9 | 7 | £1.2 |
| Orkney | 3 | 1 | 0 | £0.3 |
| Argyll & Bute | 6 | 4 | 0 | £0.5 |
| Ross, Skye and Inverness West | 5 | 1 | 1 | £0.1 |
| Western Isles | 3 | 3 | 0 | £0.8 |
| Total | 35 | 18 | 8 | £2.9 |
Whilst it is almost two years since the last suspected ISA cases, we cannot entirely rule out the possibility of further outbreaks, which could again threaten the viability of some fish farming companies. The scheme will thus remain open for applications from such affected companies until spring 2002. We will, however, review the spending position later this year.
- Asked by: Tavish Scott, MSP for Shetland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 May 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Rhona Brankin on 6 June 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what the total weight was of (a) king and (b) queen scallops caught or farmed in Scottish waters and sold as (i) processed out of shell meat and (ii) live in shell whole scallops in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
Answer
The information requested is not available. The tables show estimated scallop production.Estimated landings into Scotland of scallops and queen scallops from Scottish waters by UK vessels, 1996 to 2000
| Scallops | Queen scallops |
| Liveweight (000 tonnes) | Value (£000) | Liveweight (000 tonnes) | Value (£000) |
| 1996 | 9.1 | 14,770 | 1 | 622 |
| 1997 | 9.4 | 15,352 | 1.1 | 463 |
| 1998 | 9.2 | 14,723 | 1.2 | 475 |
| 1999 | 7.6 | 12,774 | 2.1 | 924 |
| 2000 | 8.4 | 13,235 | 1.5 | 668 |
Farmed scallops
| Scallops | Queen scallops |
Shells (000) | Value (£000) | Shells (000) | Value (£000) |
| 1995 | 300 | na | 1,147 | na |
| 1996 | 302 | na | 1,271 | na |
| 1997 | 223 | na | 1,207 | na |
| 1998 | 343 | 150-275 | 3,676 | 185 |
| 1999 | 127 | 60-80 | 2,842 | 140 |
- Asked by: Tavish Scott, MSP for Shetland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 May 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 6 June 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive how many outbreaks of food poisoning in each of the last five years for which figures are available were (a) proven and (b) suspected to have been caused by the consumption of Scottish caught or farmed (i) king and (ii) queen scallops containing high levels of algal toxins.
Answer
The Food Standards Agency has informed me that the Scottish Centre for Infection and Environmental Health (SCIEH), which monitors outbreaks of infectious intestinal disease (IID) has received no reports of outbreaks of IID suspected to be due to the consumption of scallops in the past five years, nor is it aware of any cases of food poisoning in the last five years due to the presence of algal toxins in scallops.
- Asked by: Tavish Scott, MSP for Shetland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Friday, 18 May 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Rhona Brankin on 1 June 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans are contained within the current proposals for shellfish regulation orders in the Highlands, Orkney, the Western Isles and the Solway Firth to ensure that adequate enforcement regimes are in place.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-15859.
- Asked by: Tavish Scott, MSP for Shetland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Friday, 18 May 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Rhona Brankin on 1 June 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what its definition is of community enforcement in the context of existing and proposed shellfish regulation orders and how such enforcement will be carried out in practice.
Answer
I refer the Member to the answer given to question S1W-15859.
- Asked by: Tavish Scott, MSP for Shetland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Friday, 18 May 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Rhona Brankin on 1 June 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what the policy of the Scottish Fisheries Protection Agency is on the enforcement of inshore fisheries and shellfish regulation orders.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-15859.
- Asked by: Tavish Scott, MSP for Shetland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Friday, 18 May 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Rhona Brankin on 1 June 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what proposals it has for the enforcement of the shellfish licensing scheme proposed in the December 2000 UK consultation document on shellfish licensing.
Answer
No final decisions have yet been taken, following the consultation exercise by the Fisheries Departments in the UK, on shellfish licensing.If it is decided to introduce a scheme operated by the Fisheries Departments, enforcement of the scheme arrangements would fall to the departments and would generally be undertaken by the relevant Sea Fisheries Inspectorates. In Scotland, that would be the Scottish Fisheries Protection Agency. Responsibility for enforcing any local scheme arrangements which were also introduced would rest with the relevant local interests.
