Bruce Crawford

24 Aug 1999 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether any material from the BSE cattle cull other than rendered material has been disposed of and, if so, what was this material and how was it disposed of.

Answer · Ross Finnie: Around 15,000 tonnes of carcase material has been sent for direct incineration in Scotland. In addition, some 2,800 tonnes of tallow, one of the by-products of the rendering process, has been burnt on-site in Scotland for energy recovery purposes.<FONT FACE="…

24 Aug 1999 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many tonnes of rendered material from the BSE cattle cull have been disposed off and what method has been used for its disposal.

Answer · Ross Finnie: In Scotland, 72,100 tonnes of rendered material is currently held in storage. None of this material has yet been consigned for destruction. The Intervention Board Executive Agency, whose Board answers to all the UK Agriculture Ministers, intends to dispose of…

24 Aug 1999 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many tonnes of rendered material from the BSE cattle cull are currently held in storage and how much does it cost per storage location per month to store this material.

Answer · Ross Finnie: There is currently 72,100 tonnes of rendered material held in secure storage at two&nbsp;sites (Ratho and Glenrothes) in Scotland.<FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=2><P>The contractual terms of securing storage space are commercially sensitive and are a matter between …

24 Aug 1999 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how it is intending to dispose of the rendered material from the BSE cattle cull which still remains in storage and what the estimated cost of disposing of the remaining materials is.

Answer · Ross Finnie: The Intervention Board Executive Agency, whose Board answers to all the UK Agriculture Ministers, which runs the Over Thirty Month Scheme, is responsible for the disposal of rendered material produced under it. EU regulations require the material to be destr…

24 Aug 1999 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many contractors have already been paid for disposing of rendered material from the BSE cattle cull, who these contractors are, and how much each has been paid.

Answer · Ross Finnie: The Intervention Board Executive Agency, whose Board answers to all the UK Agriculture Ministers, which runs the Over Thirty Month Scheme, is responsible for arranging the disposal of the rendered material from the cull.<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">The Board has awarde…

9 Jul 1999 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive to provide a detailed breakdown of the increase of #0.4 million made available to Perth College in 1999-2000 as announced on 2 July 1999.

Answer · Henry McLeish: Perth College was notified in February 1999 of the following increases in grant provision for 1999-2000 over comparable provision announced in February 1998 for last year -<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><TABLE BORDER CELLSPACING=1 CELLPADDING=7 WIDTH=539><TR><TD WIDTH="8…

6 Jul 1999 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how much the change of name from The Scottish Office to The Scottish Executive is estimated to cost.

Answer · Jack McConnell: The main costs are associated with changing the signage on buildings. Other costs include revising the corporate identity on uniforms, headed stationery, publications and redesigning our Internet and Intranet sites. Full and final costs are not yet availabl…

6 Jul 1999 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive Scottish Executive whether in the light of the review of the funding of area tourist boards announced by the Deputy Minister for Highland and Islands and Gaelic on 24 June 1999, it will provide details of the review's remit, who will be involved in the review process and when the outcome …

Answer · Alasdair Morrison: I intend to write to all those who have an interest in how Area Tourist Boards are funded seeking their views. I will place a copy of our consultation letter in the Parliament's library.

23 Jun 1999 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will consider ensuring that an ambulance service is based in Kinross on a twenty-four hour cover basis.

Answer · Susan Deacon: It is for the Scottish Ambulance Service and Tayside Health Board to determine the level and configuration of emergency ambulance service provision across the Tayside Health Board area. This is being looked at as part of a wider review of Acute Services tha…