- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 14 November 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 27 November 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will create new crofts on Crofters Commission farms when the Bull Hire Scheme has ended.
Answer
This will be one of the options to be considered when the future of the farms is appraised by Scottish ministers.
The Scottish Public Finance Manual offers guidance on the factors to be taken into account when ministers consider the future use or disposal of land. Details may be found at:
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Government/Finance/spfm/disposalassets/disposalassetsannex.
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 14 November 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 27 November 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how many bulls were replaced during a hire period under the Bull Hire Scheme in (a) 2000-01, (b) 2001-02, (c) 2002-03, (d) 2003-04, (e) 2004-05, (f) 2005-06, (g) 2006-07 and (h) 2007-08.
Answer
The information requested is not held centrally. The Bull Hire Scheme is administered on behalf of Scottish ministers by the Crofters Commission and I have asked the Chief Executive of the Crofters Commission to respond to you directly with the information you have requested.
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 14 November 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 27 November 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what assistance is available to crofters who take over ownership of a Crofters Commission bull.
Answer
I refer the member to the answers to questions S3W-17643 and S3W-17662 on 14 November 2008. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at:
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 14 November 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 27 November 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how many bulls were hired under the Bull Hire Scheme in (a) 2000-01, (b) 2001-02, (c) 2002-03, (d) 2003-04, (e) 2004-05, (f) 2005-06 and (g) 2006-07.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-17871 on 27 November 2008. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 14 November 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 27 November 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what assistance will be available to crofters in three years’ time when they need to replace the bull they inherit from the Crofters Commission.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-17662 on 14 November 2008. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 14 November 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 26 November 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what it considers are the benefits to producers of the HI health planning scheme for livestock.
Answer
Livestock health planning support provided by organisations such as HI health and individual veterinary practices is an important aid in assessing emerging on-farm animal health and welfare issues and identifying appropriate actions to deal with them. Such a proactive approach supports good animal health and welfare standards and will contribute to farm business profitability.
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 14 November 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 26 November 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what assistance it provides to crofters to enable them to join the HI health planning scheme for livestock.
Answer
HI health is one of a number of commercial providers of livestock health planning support. Those people who have signed up to the Animal Health and Welfare Management Programme, an option in the Land Management Contract Menu Scheme under the Scotland Rural Development Programme, are able to receive support towards some of the costs that are associated with proactive livestock health planning.
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 14 November 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 26 November 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what assistance it can provide to crofters who do not have internet access to enable them to access the HI health planning scheme for livestock.
Answer
HI health is an industry-led commercial initiative providing livestock health planning support to individual producers. We understand that its services can be accessed by both internet and paper-based correspondence.
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 14 November 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 26 November 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers that the HI health planning scheme for livestock is important to cattle production.
Answer
HI health is an industry-led commercial initiative providing livestock health planning support to individual producers. The Scottish Government recognises the value that such a proactive approach makes to supporting good levels of animal health and welfare and its contribution to farm business profitability.
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 14 November 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 26 November 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what costs are associated with the HI health planning scheme for livestock.
Answer
HI health is a commercial enterprise and is not financially supported by the Scottish Government.
