- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 29 June 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 16 August 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive whether golf courses are envisaged as being land over which access rights are not exercisable in terms of section 4 of the draft Land Reform (Scotland) Bill and, if so, whether it will detail which statutory provisions are applicable to access to such land.
Answer
Under section 4(1)(e)(ii) of the draft Land Reform Bill, the right of access would not be exercisable on golf courses while in use. The public, however, would be able to continue to use existing rights of way across golf courses. Existing public rights of way are expressly preserved by section 3(2) of the Bill.
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 09 July 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Jack McConnell on 10 August 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive whether there is any unmet demand for the provision of a part-time, funded and accredited course which would qualify primary school teachers and whether those living in areas where there are no teacher education institutions are adequately served in terms of the opportunity to train to be primary school teachers.
Answer
The Scottish Executive is not aware of any unmet demand for the provision of part-time primary initial teacher education. Teacher education institutions are free to tailor their mode of provision to meet any demand from those living in rural areas.
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 14 June 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 9 August 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will advise all health boards in possession of an unallocated development reserve to use some or all of that reserve to alleviate delays in the discharge of patients from hospitals into care homes and whether it will detail what scrutiny and accountability health boards are subject to on this matter.
Answer
We have no plans to advise Health Boards how they should spend any reserves which they may temporarily hold. It is for Health Boards to determine how to allocate the resources available to them on the basis of their assessment of local needs and priorities.
Appropriate discharge of patients from hospital to other care settings continues to be a high priority for the NHS and social work authorities in Scotland. The quarterly census of patients waiting for discharge, and the Scottish Executive's regular contact with Health Boards, NHS Trusts and social work authorities ensures that this matter is subject to regular scrutiny.
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 12 July 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Rhona Brankin on 9 August 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has made representations to Russia that it should lift its ban on the imports of herring and mackerel; what other efforts it has made to achieve this objective; whether it has met any representatives of the Russian government to pursue a lifting of the ban and, if it has not, whether it will now request such a meeting.
Answer
Yes. We have also confirmed that there is no scientific justification for the Russian ban. The Executive has no plans to request a meeting with the Russian government until British Embassy officials who are actively pursuing this matter through diplomatic channels indicate that any such meeting might be useful.
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 12 July 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Rhona Brankin on 9 August 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what the value to the Scottish fishing and fish processing sectors of exports of herring and mackerel was in 2000; what the value of exports of herring and mackerel to Russia was in 2000, and whether Russia is a key market for Scottish pelagic fish.
Answer
The information requested is not available. However, I can confirm that the UK exported approximately 拢55 million worth of herring and mackerel in 2000. Of this, approximately 拢14 million was exported to Russia which is an important market for Scottish pelagic fish.
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 July 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Rhona Brankin on 8 August 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has any concerns regarding the stewardship of Rum by Scottish Natural Heritage and, if so, what steps it will take to address these.
Answer
The Scottish Executive has no such concerns.
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 July 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Rhona Brankin on 8 August 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is in the interests of social and economic development on Rum that Scottish Natural Heritage is its owner and whether it would consider the transfer of part or all of the ownership of Rum to a third party.
Answer
Rum is owned and managed by Scottish Natural Heritage as a National Nature Reserve and this arrangement should continue. The Scottish Executive supports the aims of encouraging the sustainable development of the community alongside the effective management of one of Scotland's most important National Nature Reserves.
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 July 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Rhona Brankin on 8 August 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive on what date the Historic Buildings Inspectorate first recommended that Scottish Natural Heritage explore Heritage Lottery Funding as a means of carrying out work to the Category A listed Kinloch Castle on the Isle of Rum.
Answer
The Historic Buildings Inspectorate's report, which draws attention to the possibility of Heritage Lottery Funding, was sent to Scottish Natural Heritage on 12 March 1996.
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 July 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Rhona Brankin on 8 August 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive on what date (a) the Historic Buildings Inspectorate carried out its inspection of Kinloch Castle and (b) the Inspectorate's report was communicated to Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) and what action SNH has taken since to implement the report's recommendations.
Answer
The Historic Buildings Inspectorate visited Kinloch Castle on 7-10 February 1996 at the request of Scottish Natural Heritage. The Inspectorate's report was communicated to Scottish Natural Heritage on 12 March 1996. The management of Rum is an operational matter for Scottish Natural Heritage. I suggest the Member arranges to meet with Scottish Natural Heritage to discuss these and other issues more fully.
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 July 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Rhona Brankin on 8 August 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what its policy is regarding encouraging community development on Rum; whether it supports the re-establishment of the Rum Development Group, and whether it considers that there should be more development on Rum and, in particular, in Kinloch.
Answer
The Scottish Executive supports the aims of encouraging the sustainable development of the community alongside the effective management of one of Scotland's most important National Nature Reserves. The management of Rum is a matter for Scottish Natural Heritage. I suggest the Member arranges to meet with Scottish Natural Heritage to discuss these and other issues more fully.
