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Answer · Mairi Gougeon · 4 Dec 2020

Information on the number of offences recorded by Police Scotland under the Dogs (Protection of Livestock) Act 1953 is provided in the following table.
Table 1. Offences of Protection of livestock from dogs,by local authority, 2010-11 to 2019-20   
2010-11
2011-12
2012-13
2013-14
2014-15
2015-16
2016-17
2017-18
2018-19
2019-20
Aberdeen City
3
3
-
1
2
6
6
3
1
-
Aberdeenshire
14
12
24
9
10
15
16
21
20
14
Angus
2
1
3
1
2
6
1
2
2
-
Argyll & Bute
3
3
11
3
5
8
11
7
11
11
Clackmannanshire
-
2
1
2
-
4
2
2
-
-
Dumfries & Galloway
7
7
5
6
6
12
7
21
13
9
Dundee
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
East Ayrshire
4
2
1
2
1
8
3
9
5
6
East Dunbartonshire
2
1
1
3
-
4
-
3
1
1
East Lothian
1
2
-
3
2
-
-
1
-
-
East Renfrewshire
4
1
-
-
-
1
1
1
-
2
Edinburgh City
2
2
2
3
3
2
7
4
5
2
Falkirk
2
5
8
-
3
4
3
2
4
-
Fife
9
12
9
6
7
4
8
6
7
5
Glasgow City
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
Highland
23
18
15
10
15
23
23
20
19
14
Inverclyde
-
-
1
-
-
1
2
1
2
1
Midlothian
3
3
6
5
5
4
10
8
7
10
Moray
5
3
2
3
5
4
5
3
4
8
Na h-Eileanan Siar
12
14
7
3
8
5
8
6
7
1
North Ayrshire
1
3
1
2
3
4
-
2
3
3
North Lanarkshire
2
4
-
1
4
6
11
3
9
9
Orkney Islands
2
5
4
1
2
7
2
3
1
-
Perth & Kinross
2
3
2
2
3
7
14
11
6
7
Renfrewshire
2
6
2
1
-
4
4
2
2
1
Scottish Borders
3
2
4
8
10
7
7
4
8
19
Shetland Islands
4
2
2
-
-
3
-
-
1
-
South Ayrshire
2
1
-
3
-
1
1
3
2
3
South Lanarkshire
3
-
2
2
2
8
12
13
10
9
Stirling
2
10
8
8
8
7
8
4
12
7
West Dunbartonshire
2
1
1
3
1
2
1
1
1
2
West Lothian
1
5
3
7
2
7
2
4
4
7
Scotland
122
133
125
98
109
174
175
170
168
151
Source: Recorded Crime in Scotland, 2019-20       
 

Answer · Roseanna Cunningham · 2 Dec 2020

The Waste (Scotland) Regulations 2012 ban the landfilling of plastic waste that is separately collected for recycling. This includes farm plastics. In circumstances where there are no other available options farm plastic may be sent to landfill but all efforts should be made to have it separately collected and recycled first, to avoid unnecessary landfilling of a valuable resource.
Both SEPA and Zero Waste Scotland offer support and guidance to farmers to encourage the recycling of farm plastics.
SEPA: https://www.sepa.org.uk/regulations/waste/agricultural-waste/burning-on-farm-waste/ .
Zero Waste Scotland: https://www.zerowastescotland.org.uk/organics/farm-plastic-recycling .

Answer · Roseanna Cunningham · 2 Dec 2020

Data on plastics exported overseas since the introduction of the ban on burning plastic waste on farms is not currently available.
SEPA publishes statistics on the management of all waste, including the amount of plastic waste originating in Scotland and subsequently recycled in Scotland. The ban on burning plastic waste on farms has been enforced by SEPA since 1 January 2019. The most recent data available is for 2018, which can be accessed here: https://www.environment.gov.scot/data/data-analysis/waste-from-all-sources/ .

Answer · Mairi Gougeon · 12 Jun 2020

Scottish Government has supported two formal assessments of the impact of livestock disease on productivity and greenhouse gas emissions. One study was conducted by ADAS and a second by the SG funded Centre of Expertise on Climate Change, the reports are publicly available.
The Scottish Government has a history of supporting control schemes for endemic diseases. For example using CAP funding to support animal health planning and options for disease control. We are also at the forefront of efforts to control bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD) in the UK by supporting the industry through development of the ScotEID database and delivery of BVD legislation.
Underpinning these activities is Scottish Government’s long standing record of funding research and development programmes on livestock diseases at the Moredun Research Institute and Scotland’s Rural College. Both are internationally renowned and aimed at delivery of new disease control tools for livestock diseases such as vaccines and diagnostic methods. The rationale for support of this research includes minimising environmental impact through improved animal health, improving product quality and ensuring food security.