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To do otherwise would jeopardise the £400 million payments made to farmers annually under single farm payments and a proportion of the £1.6 billion which is planned to be spent under the Scottish Rural Development Programme over the next few years. The precise content of the EU rules on cross-compliance is under negotiation in the CAP Health Check.
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Date answered:
25 September 2008
The budget lines set out in the Scottish Budget: Spending Review 2007, including the current year''s budget, have been re-aligned in the Scottish Budget: Draft Budget 2009-10 to reflect more clearly the portfolio directorate structures and programmes, but no adjustments have been made to the budget of any of the organisations sponsored by Rural Directorate....
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Date answered:
3 September 2008
The income assessment being used for the national programme of EMAs in Scotland is based on that used by HM Revenue and Customs in their Tax Credit Awards.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
22 August 2008
The Scottish Government is currently participating in the latest phase of the Carbon Management Programme, which will identify the most appropriate low carbon technologies that can be introduced to reduce carbon emissions relative to our building operations.
To ask the Scottish Executive which communities in (a) East and (b) South Ayrshire will benefit from the grant of £1,335,338 awarded to VisitScotland for Homecoming 2009 through the European Regional Development Fund Programme 2007-13 for Lowlands and Uplands Scotland, under Priority 4 rural development funding.
To ask the Scottish Executive which organisations in (a) East and (b) South Ayrshire will benefit from the grant of £1,335,338 awarded to VisitScotland for Homecoming 2009 through the European Regional Development Fund Programme 2007-13 for Lowlands and Uplands Scotland, under Priority 4 rural development funding.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
29 April 2008
The annual average cost of installing an oil fired heating system under the central heating programme, as notified by the managing agent, Scottish Gas, is shown in the following table: Period Average Cost (£) 2006-07 5,587 2007-08 5,816 Notes: 1.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
17 April 2008