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We believe that we could handle the issue by assisting such businesses at a level low enough for the assistance to fall under de minimis regulations. The difficulty is that businesses involved in areas such as agriculture, transport and aquaculture fall outwith the de minimis derogation.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
7 January 2003
No specific amount has been allocated for the maintenance of the site, which will be the responsibility of Executive officials with occasional support from the site designers.
Let us not underestimate the opportunity that angling provides to attract visitors here. I want to see fishing promoted as a major part of our tourism strategy.
Our ambition is to make Scotland oneof the world’s leading visitor destinations by 2015.Copiesof the Framework are available from the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib.number 39042) or at:http://www.scotlamd.gov.uk/95406 http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2006/03/03145848.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
2 February 2006
We have been raising public awareness of the scheme and of renewable energy more widely with the Hearts and Minds tour which, during 2005, went to 36 locations across Scotland and had over 5,800 visitors. S2O-08906
To ask the Scottish Executive what impact a mandatory catch and release scheme for salmon angling would have on tourism, particularly in relation to visitors from abroad. The proportion of the total Scottish salmon angling catch that is subsequently released has risen year on year from 8% in 1994 to 55% in 2003.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
26 January 2005
VisitScotland works closely with VisitBritain to market Scotland as a visitor destination to the Japanese market, with Scotland a key element of the Britain brand.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
13 January 2005
The results speak for themselves - in the first nine months of 2004, the number of overseas visitors to Scotland increased by 13% compared to the same period in 2003.