- 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 14 November 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what the result was of any assessment of the potential impact on Scottish farmers, in terms of cost of reduced exports, of undertaking a compulsory bluetongue vaccination scheme should the rest of the United Kingdom not undertake compulsory vaccination.
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 .
- 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 14 November 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what the result was of any assessment of the potential impact on Scottish farmers, in terms of cost of the vaccination, 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 .
- 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 14 November 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether an assessment was carried out of the potential impact on Scottish farmers, in terms of cost of reduced exports, of undertaking a compulsory bluetongue vaccination scheme.
Answer
The choice between a compulsory or voluntary vaccination scheme has no impact on export potential. The potential trade impact arises from being part of a bluetongue protection zone and vaccination and subsequent development of immunity will allow live animal movements to bluetongue 8 free areas. Animals are also allowed to move to slaughter in bluetongue 8 free areas at the discretion of the receiving country.
The potential loss of some live exports was fully discussed with stakeholders and trade of live animals was considered in the impact assessment work which concluded that a mass vaccination campaign was proportionate to the level of risk and potential impact of a bluetongue 8 outbreak in Scotland.
- 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 14 November 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what consultation was carried out with the farming industry to assess the potential impact on Scottish farmers, in terms of cost of the vaccination, 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 .
- 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 14 November 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether an assessment was carried out of the potential impact on Scottish farmers, in terms of cost of the vaccination, of undertaking a compulsory bluetongue vaccination scheme should the rest of the United Kingdom not undertake compulsory vaccination.
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 .
- 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 14 November 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what its reasons are for undertaking a compulsory bluetongue vaccination scheme while the rest of the United Kingdom is not doing so.
Answer
Veterinary advice and the analysis by EPIC is that mass vaccination campaign against bluetongue virus 8 would be in Scotland best interests. In the light of this advice and evidence of likely take up under voluntary initiatives industry stakeholders advocated a compulsory campaign to achieve the mass coverage required to prevent bluetongue virus 8 from becoming established in Scotland.
- 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 13 November 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive which costs it covers to install an oil-fired central heating system under the central heating programme.
Answer
The cost to install a standard oil-fired heating system of up to seven radiators with all necessary insulation is covered, up to the cap limit, which was introduced by the previous administration in January 2007. However, it is unlikely that a householder would be required to make a contribution if they selected a lower cost system from those available (normally an electrical system).
- 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 Shona Robison on 13 November 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people have been in hospital awaiting a care home bed in the (a) Highland, (b) Moray, (c) Argyll and Bute, (d) Shetland, (e) Western Isles and (f) Orkney council areas in each of the last eight quarters.
Answer
The information requested is provided in the following table. This is extracted from the delayed discharge census for each of the last eight quarters and is based on the principal reason codes that suggest the outcome for the patient on discharge will be a care home place. In some cases however the actual move may not be possible at the census point.
Patients in Hospital Awaiting a Care Home bed1 by Local Authority2.
| | October 2007 | January 听2007 | April 2007 | July 听2007 | October 2008 | January 2008 | April 2008 | July 2008 |
| Argyll and Bute | 9 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 18 |
| Highland | 1 | 9 | 7 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 14 |
| Moray | 16 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 12 | - | 3 | 4 |
| Orkney Islands | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Shetland Islands | - | - | - | 10 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 13 |
| Eilean Siar | 5 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Source: ISD Scotland.
Notes:
1. Patients in hospital ready for discharge and awaiting a care home bed are defined as those who have the principal reason for their delayed discharge as; non-availability of public funding to purchase residential/nursing home place; awaiting place availability in local authority residential home, in independent residential home, in nursing home (not NHS funded) or patient exercising statutory right of choice, where an interim placement is not possible or reasonable.
2. Local authority is based on those patients resident in each local authority area.
- 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 13 November 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what funding sources are available to elderly people who are required to make a contribution to their central heating installation under the central heating programme.
Answer
When the cap was introduced in January 2007 by the previous administration they did not introduce any separate funding sources to cover householders contributions. However, it is unlikely that a householder would be required to make a contribution if they selected a lower cost system from those available (normally an electrical system).
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 06 November 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 12 November 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how much notice of a farm inspection should be given to a farmer.
Answer
Provided that the purpose of the control is not jeopardised, on-the-spot checks may be announced. The announcement shall be strictly limited to the minimum time period necessary and shall not exceed 14 days.
However, for on-the-spot checks concerning livestock aid applications, the notice mentioned in the first subparagraph shall, except in duly justified cases, not exceed 48 hours. Furthermore, where the legislation applicable to the acts and standards relevant to cross-compliance requires the on-the-spot check to be unannounced, those rules shall also apply in the case of on-the-spot-checks related to cross-compliance.
