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Parliamentary questions can be asked by any MSP to the Scottish Government or the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body. The questions provide a means for MSPs to get factual and statistical information.

Written questions must be answered within 10 working days (20 working days during recess)
Other questions such as Topical, Portfolio, General and First Minister's Question Times are taken in the Chamber

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Question reference: S3W-34674

Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Friday, 18 June 2010
Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 29 June 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive whether any payments under the current funding round of the Food Processing, Marketing and Co-operation Grant Scheme have been delayed and, if so, (a) how many, (b) for what reason, (c) what the total value is of such payments, (d) what action is being taken to allow the payments to be made and (e) when those awaiting payments can expect to receive them.

Question reference: S3W-34670

Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Friday, 18 June 2010
Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 29 June 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive whether any payments under the current funding round of the Skills Development Scheme have been delayed and, if so, (a) how many, (b) for what reason, (c) what the total value is of such payments, (d) what action is being taken to allow the payments to be made and (e) when those awaiting payments can expect to receive them.

Question reference: S3W-34675

Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Friday, 18 June 2010
Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 29 June 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive whether any payments under the current funding round of the Crofting Counties Agricultural Grant Scheme have been delayed and, if so, (a) how many, (b) for what reason, (c) what the total value is of such payments, (d) what action is being taken to allow the payments to be made and (e) when those awaiting payments can expect to receive them.

Question reference: S3W-34672

Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Friday, 18 June 2010
Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 29 June 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive whether any payments under the current funding round of the Less Favoured Area Support Scheme have been delayed and, if so, (a) how many, (b) for what reason, (c) what the total value is of such payments, (d) what action is being taken to allow the payments to be made and (e) when those awaiting payments can expect to receive them.

Question reference: S3W-34673

Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Friday, 18 June 2010
Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 24 June 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive whether any payments under the current funding round of the LEADER initiative have been delayed and, if so, (a) how many, (b) for what reason, (c) what the total value is of such payments, (d) what action is being taken to allow the payments to be made and (e) when those awaiting payments can expect to receive them.

This information is not held centrally by the Scottish Executive. Payments to beneficiaries under the LEADER programme are made by the lead partners on behalf of the LEADER Local Action Group (LAGs). The procedures and time scales for payment are determined at a local level. The Scottish Executive reimburse LAGs on a quarterly basis and are currently meeting payment targets to LAGs as agreed in the Service Level Agreement.

Question reference: S3W-34392

Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Thursday, 10 June 2010
Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 23 June 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it expects Scottish farmed (a) salmon, (b) whitefish and (c) shellfish production to increase in each of the next three years and, if so, by what amount and based on what evidence.

Question reference: S3W-34394

Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Thursday, 10 June 2010
Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 18 June 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has undertaken research to establish what effect the Eat More Fish campaign has had on Scottish (a) nutritional and (b) market habits and, if so, what the results were.

Question reference: S3W-34389

Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Thursday, 10 June 2010
Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 18 June 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive how many tonnes of shellfish caught by (a) Scottish, (b) other UK and (c) other EU vessels were landed in Scotland in each of the last five years and how many tonnes were destined for markets in (i) Scotland, (ii) Europe excluding Scotland and (iii) North America in each case.

The available information regarding shellfish tonnage caught by (a) Scottish, (b) other UK and (c) other EU vessels and landed into Scotland is given in the following table.

Year	Scottish	Other UK	Other EU
2005	49,285	4,878	526
2006	52,579	4,721	689
2007	59,902	5,876	641
2008	58,329	5,215	757
2009	58,369	4,789	1,016

Comprehensive information on intended markets is not held by the Scottish Government.

Question reference: S3W-34390

Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Thursday, 10 June 2010
Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 18 June 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive how many tonnes of farmed (a) salmon, (b) whitefish and (c) shellfish were produced in Scotland in each of the last five years and how many tonnes were destined for markets in (i) Scotland, (ii) Europe excluding Scotland and (iii) North America in each case.

Production statistics for Scottish finfish and shellfish are published by Marine Scotland Science at the following site:

http://www.frs-scotland.gov.uk/Delivery/standaloneCM.aspx?contentid=770.

The Scottish Government does not hold centrally information on the tonnage of each product which went to Scotland, Europe excluding Scotland, or North America. This information can be sought from the relevant producer organisation or from Business and Trade Statistics:

http://www.worldtradestats.com/.

Question reference: S3W-34400

Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Thursday, 10 June 2010
Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 18 June 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive what action it plans to take to promote the Eat More Fish campaign in each of the next six months.