- 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 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.
- 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, 24 October 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Maxwell on 19 November 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether there is a cap, based on geographical area, on the number of central heating installations under the central heating programme.
Answer
There is no cap based on geographical area.
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 07 November 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Maxwell on 18 November 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answers to questions S3W-17299 and S3W-17300 by Stewart Maxwell on 6 November 2008, when the statutory guidance and regulations for local councils will be placed before the Parliament.
Answer
The Housing (Scotland) Act 2006 (Scheme of Assistance) Regulations 2008 were considered by the Local Government and Communities Committee on 12 November 2008, which recommended to the Parliament that they be approved. Draft statutory guidance accompanying the draft regulations was the subject of a 12-week consultation process between April and July 2008. I expect the guidance to be finalised, in the light of the Parliament''s consideration of the regulations, early in 2009. The guidance does not require to be considered by the Parliament, but will be made available to members through the Scottish Parliament Information Centre. (Bib. number 46960).
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 November 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 17 November 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what the result was of any consultation with the farming industry to assess the potential impact on Scottish farmers, in terms of cost of reduced exports, of undertaking a compulsory bluetongue vaccination scheme.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-17468 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: Wednesday, 12 November 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 17 November 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what financial factors were taken into account when considering the proposal to utilise routinely only one paramedic on air ambulance night-time flights.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-17784 on 17 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.
