- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 16 March 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Rhona Brankin on 29 March 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive how many hedgehogs have been killed under the Uist Wader Project in (a) total and (b) each year since 2000, broken down by island.
Answer
These are matters which arewithin the operational responsibility of Scottish Natural Heritage. I havetherefore asked the Chief Executive of Scottish Natural Heritage to write toyou and for a copy of his reply to be placed in the Scottish ParliamentInformation Centre (Bib. number 39287).
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 16 March 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Rhona Brankin on 29 March 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive how many hedgehogs the Uist Wader Project estimates remain on each island.
Answer
These are matters which arewithin the operational responsibility of Scottish Natural Heritage. I havetherefore asked the Chief Executive of Scottish Natural Heritage to write toyou and for a copy of his reply to be placed in the Scottish ParliamentInformation Centre (Bib. numbers 39287).
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 16 March 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Rhona Brankin on 29 March 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive how many hedgehogs killed under the Uist Wader Project were found to have the remains of bird eggs or chicks in their systems.
Answer
These are matters which are withinthe operational responsibility of Scottish Natural Heritage. I have therefore askedthe Chief Executive of Scottish Natural Heritage to write to you and for a copyof his reply to be placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib.number No. 39287).
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 16 March 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Rhona Brankin on 29 March 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive what funding will be provided for scientific research to investigate Scottish Natural Heritage’s concerns about the animal welfare consequences of relocating hedgehogs from the Uists.
Answer
This is a matter for ScottishNational Heritage (SNH). In taking forward their work on the Uist Wader Project,SNH have made it clear that they attach a very high priority to identifying methodswhich scientific evidence has demonstrated to be the most humane.
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 23 February 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Rhona Brankin on 9 March 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive whether a licence for ship-to-ship crude oil transfer affecting European Protected Species under the Habitats Directive applies to the species and their shelters and breeding places, whether or not the species are present in these places.
Answer
I refer the member to the answerto question S2W-23473 on 9 March 2006. All answers to written parliamentary questions are availableon the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 24 February 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Rhona Brankin on 9 March 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive why advice has been sought from Scottish Natural Heritage in respect of the oil spill contingency plan for commercial ship-to-ship transfer of oil in the Firth of Forth and for what purpose.
Answer
The role of Scottish NaturalHeritage (SNH) includes the provision of advice to the Scottish Executive on naturalheritage matters and issues likely to affect the environment of Scotland. I haveconsequently asked SNH for advice in respect of the oil spill contingency plan tohelp inform any response the Scottish Executive may make to the recently announcedpublic consultation.
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 24 February 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Rhona Brankin on 9 March 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive what mechanism exists for the enforcement of methods and mitigation measures that result from the consultation on the oil spill contingency plan for commercial ship-to-ship transfer of oil in the Firth of Forth.
Answer
Methods and mitigation measuressuggested as a result of the consultation exercise, including those suggested aspart of any environmental impact assessment, will be taken into account before therelevant oil spill contingency plan is approved. Once the plan is approved, it willbe enforceable under the Merchant Shipping (Oil Pollution Preparedness, Responseand Co-operation Convention) Regulations 1998 which are the responsibility of theMaritime and Coastguard Agency.
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 23 February 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Rhona Brankin on 9 March 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive whether an oil spill contingency plan approved without due consideration to European Protected Species would breach European directives.
Answer
I refer the member to the answerto question S2W-23475 on 9 March 2006. All answers to written parliamentary questions are availableon the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 24 February 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Rhona Brankin on 9 March 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive whether methods and mitigation measures suggested as a result of an environmental impact assessment undertaken voluntarily in respect of proposed commercial ship-to-ship transfer of oil in the Firth of Forth can be enforced by law.
Answer
I refer the member to the answerto question S2W-23516 on 9 March 2006. All answers to written parliamentary questions are availableon the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 23 February 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Rhona Brankin on 9 March 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive whether consideration of European Protected Species must be included as part of an oil spill contingency plan approval process.
Answer
The approval of oil spill contingencyplans is a matter for the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) acting on behalfof the Secretary of State for Transport.
As a competent authority underthe EU Habitats Directive the MCA must have regard to the requirements of the Directivewhere appropriate in the exercise of their functions. It is understood that as partof the consultation process on ship-to-ship transfer in the Firth of Forth the MCAwill give due consideration to nature conservation issues.
