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To ask the Scottish Executive what consideration it is giving to providing transitional aid to the fishing industry following the agreements through the Common Fisheries Policy negotiations on fishing quotas for this year.
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Date answered:
28 April 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive what consideration it is giving to providing transitional aid to the onshore industries affected by the fishing quotas set for this year through the Common Fisheries Policy.
Equestrianism is a key that can be used to unlock Scotland's rural economy, given that, as members know, agriculture and fishing have recently had massive problems.
The same year, we had a blitz on drugs possession, which, unfortunately, is a wee bit like shooting fish in a barrel. We reported more people for possession of drugs—predominantly cannabis—than any other division in the force.
Equestrianism is a key that can be used to unlock Scotland's rural economy, given that, as members know, agriculture and fishing have recently had massive problems.
The same year, we had a blitz on drugs possession, which, unfortunately, is a wee bit like shooting fish in a barrel. We reported more people for possession of drugs—predominantly cannabis—than any other division in the force.
In fact, it is not unrelated to the evidence session that we have just had and centres on the CAP and agreements with developing countries over cane sugar, fishing off certain countries and so on.
In fact, it is not unrelated to the evidence session that we have just had and centres on the CAP and agreements with developing countries over cane sugar, fishing off certain countries and so on.
We are also aware that, apart from the fishing industry and the fishing communities, the greatest impact on fish stocks comes from other species in that habitat, which have a much more considerable effect on fish stocks than seals do.