- Asked by: David Stewart, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 22 January 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 9 February 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how many meetings or discussions it has had with representatives of Rothschild to discuss the national forest estate and who was present.
Answer
Scottish ministers attended two meetings with Rothschild. Officials also attended a number of meetings. In total, six meetings were held, on 17 October 2007, 11 December 2007, 28 January 2008, 13 March 2008, 22 April 2008, and 24 July 2008.
- Asked by: David Stewart, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 22 January 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 9 February 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what the costs were of its meetings with representatives of Rothschild and of the reports and advice received regarding the national forest estate.
Answer
No payment was made to Rothschild for providing advice about the national forest estate.
- Asked by: David Stewart, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 22 January 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 9 February 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive who agreed to its discussions with representatives of Rothschild regarding the national forest estate.
Answer
The Scottish Government is always open to consider constructive new ideas.
- Asked by: David Stewart, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 22 January 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 9 February 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will publish the documentation that it holds regarding the possibility of leasing the national forest estate in relation to the Climate Change (Scotland) Bill and discussions it has had with representatives of Rothschild.
Answer
We will, of course, make information available that is releasable under the freedom of information legislation.
- Asked by: David Stewart, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 22 January 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 9 February 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will publish any reports and advice received from representatives of Rothschild on the national forest estate.
Answer
The only reports received remain the property of Rothschild and were prepared by them on the basis that they remain commercial in confidence.
- Asked by: David Stewart, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 22 January 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 9 February 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will publish the minutes or records of its meetings or discussions with representatives of Rothschild about the national forest estate.
Answer
We will, of course, make information available that is releasable under the freedom of information legislation.
- Asked by: David Stewart, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 22 January 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 9 February 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive who proposed that it enter into discussions with representatives of Rothschild regarding the national forest estate.
Answer
Rothschild approached the Scottish Government with ideas about the national forest estate.
- Asked by: David Stewart, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 22 January 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 9 February 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive from where the proposal to lease parts of the national forest estate originated.
Answer
There are examples of leasing public forest land in a number of other countries, including New Zealand, Canada and Australia. Also, a National Audit Office report in 1998 on the disposal of Forestry Commission land said that leasing could help protect public access and help rationalise the forest estate.
- Asked by: David Stewart, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 January 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 6 February 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answers to questions S3W-19151 and S3W-19152 by Michael Russell on 15 January 2009, what the terms of reference are for the legislation, regulation and guidance sub-group of the Partnership Against Wildlife Crime Scotland and when it is expected to produce recommendations about legislation relating to snaring.
Answer
The Legislation, Regulation and Guidance Sub-group of PAW Scotland has as its remit to review the operation in practice of wildlife legislation and regulations; identify areas for improvement and make recommendations. To produce guidance for wildlife crime law enforcement practitioners, land managers and other countryside users. The group plans to produce recommendations to ministers in time to allow decisions to be taken before the summer recess.
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- Asked by: David Stewart, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 29 January 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 6 February 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what the membership is of the Victim Steering Group.
Answer
The organisations invited to the last meeting of the Victim Steering Group, which was held in January 2007, were: the Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland, the Association of Directors of Social Work, the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities, the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service, the District Courts Association (now the Scottish Justices Association), Her Majesty''s Inspectorate of Constabulary, the Judicial Studies Committee, the Law Society of Scotland, Scotland''s Campaign against Irresponsible Drivers, the Scottish Children''s Reporter Administration, the Scottish Court Service, the Scottish Prison Service, the Sheriff''s Association, the Victims'' Forum and Victim Support Scotland.
