- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 10 January 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 19 January 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is aware of any discussions within the UK Department of Trade and Industry on the possibility of transferring energy-related civil service posts to Aberdeen; whether its views were sought on any such proposal and, if so, whether it will provide details of any such discussions or views.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S2W-13284, on 19 January 2005. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 10 January 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 19 January 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it has taken to persuade the UK Department of Trade and Industry to locate additional energy-related civil service jobs in Aberdeen.
Answer
The Scottish Executive is in regular contact with the UK Government on a wide range of issues including the potential to relocate UK civil service jobs in Scotland.
Decisions about the deployment of civil service staff in UK departments are an operational matter for the department concerned. However, Scottish Development International is in discussions with a range of UK Government departments about the advantages of Scottish locations for specific projects as part of its role to seek to attract high-quality jobs and investment to Scotland.
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 January 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 19 January 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has on whether the UK Department of Trade and Industry has taken a decision not to locate additional energy-related posts to its Aberdeen office and whether it intends to raise the matter with that department.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S2W-13284, on 19 January 2005. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 January 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Allan Wilson on 19 January 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive what planning applications have been received in connection with the nuclear industry in each of the last five years.
Answer
There have been no applications from the nuclear industry to construct, extend or operate a generating station in any of the last five years.
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 13 December 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Ross Finnie on 18 January 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive how many fishing vessels have been registered to each port in each of the last six years, showing year-on-year percentage changes.
Answer
Information about the numbers of vessels by port of registration is collected and maintained by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency. Table 1 presents the number of vessels by port of registration and table 2 presents these figures as annual percentage changes. These figures differ from those presented in the Scottish Fisheries Statisics publication where “home port” is used throughout.
Table 1 - Number of Fishing Vessels by Port of Registration in Scotland - 2000 to 2005 (as at 1 January Each Year)
| Number of Vessels | Year (as at 1 January) |
| Port of Registration | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 |
| Aberdeen | 38 | 39 | 37 | 33 | 30 | 25 |
| Achiltibuie | | | | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Annan | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Anstruther | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 24 |
| Arbroath | 25 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 20 |
| Ardnamurchan | 13 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 |
| Ardrishaig | 8 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 7 |
| Arisaig | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 21 |
| Avoch | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Ayr | 21 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 18 |
| Ballantrae | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
| Banff | | | | | 1 | 1 |
| Benbecula | 15 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
| Bernera (Lewis) | 21 | 19 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 |
| Bernera (N Uist) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Boddam | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
| Bracadale | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| Broadford | 4 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
| Brora | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Buckie | 59 | 60 | 60 | 62 | 56 | 51 |
| Burghead | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Burnmouth | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| Burntisland | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Bute | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 12 |
| Campbeltown | 34 | 38 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 35 |
| Carradale | 19 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 14 |
| Castlebay | 54 | 50 | 52 | 57 | 55 | 52 |
| Catterline | 2 | 1 | 1 | | | |
| Central Mainland (Shetland) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
| Coll | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Colonsay | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Cove (Leith) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Crail | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| Cumbraes | 1 | | | | | |
| Drummore | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Dunbar | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
| Dunbeath | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Dunrossness And Fair Isle | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
| Dunure | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 |
| Dunvegan | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 |
| Erribol | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Eyemouth | 26 | 28 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 29 |
| Findochty | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Fort William | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
| Fraserburgh | 157 | 161 | 161 | 129 | 110 | 111 |
| Gairloch | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Gardenstown | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 25 |
| Gareloch | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Gigha | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| Girvan | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
| Glasgow | | | | | 1 | |
| Gourdon | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
| Granton | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
| Greenock | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
| Grimsay | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
| Gruinard - Aultbea | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Helmsdale | 12 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
| Hopeman | 10 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| Hoy | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
| Invergordon | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| Inverness | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Islay | 42 | 39 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 35 |
| Isle of Whithorn | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
| John O'Groats | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 |
| Johnshaven | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
| Jura | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Keiss | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
| Kinlochbervie | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 16 |
| Kirkcudbright | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 |
| Kirkwall | 49 | 47 | 51 | 48 | 43 | 46 |
| Kyle | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 29 |
| Kylesku | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Largs | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Leith | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| Lerwick | 58 | 55 | 50 | 47 | 39 | 41 |
| Loch Buie (Mull) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Loch Carnan | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Loch Glendcoul -Culkein | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Loch Scridain (Isle Mull) | 36 | 35 | 39 | 33 | 30 | 22 |
| Lochboisdale | | | | | | 1 |
| Lochinver | 20 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
| Lossiemouth | 15 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 5 |
| Luing | 27 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 |
| Lybster | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
| Macduff | 45 | 41 | 44 | 41 | 34 | 33 |
| Maidens | 2 | 2 | 1 | | | |
| Mallaig | 59 | 62 | 63 | 58 | 52 | 51 |
| Methil And Leven | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
| Montrose | 16 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
| North Arran | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
| North Berwick | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| North Harris | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| North Uist | 43 | 41 | 41 | 39 | 37 | 37 |
| Northmavine | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
| Oban | 60 | 57 | 57 | 55 | 55 | 56 |
| Pennan | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Peterhead | 127 | 127 | 132 | 105 | 93 | 89 |
| Pittenweem | 22 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
| Port Ellen | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Port Erroll | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Port Seton | 23 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
| Port William | 1 | | | | | |
| Portknockie | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| Portmahomack | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 7 |
| Portnaguran | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Portpatrick | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Portree | 30 | 25 | 30 | 22 | 22 | 27 |
| Portskerra | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Portsoy | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Rosehearty | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
| Rousay to Shapinsay | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Sanday | 19 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 10 |
| Sandhaven and Pitullie | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Scalloway and Isles | 56 | 55 | 54 | 46 | 41 | 36 |
| Scalpay | 26 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 |
| Scourie | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Scrabster | 35 | 38 | 35 | 27 | 23 | 21 |
| Shetland | | | | | 1 | 1 |
| Sleat | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| Snizort | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| South Harris | 25 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 22 |
| South Lochs | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| South Ronaldsay | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
| South Uist and Eriskay | 42 | 39 | 39 | 43 | 44 | 43 |
| St Abbs | 21 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
| St Andrews | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
| St Monance | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Stonehaven | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Stornoway | 47 | 45 | 42 | 42 | 46 | 48 |
| Stranraer | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 |
| Strathaird | 13 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
| Stromness | 28 | 25 | 23 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
| Stronsay | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
| Tarbert | 33 | 34 | 35 | 33 | 30 | 31 |
| Tayinloan | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| Tayvallich | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Tingwall | 8 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
| Tiree | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Tobermory (Isle of Mull) | 24 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
| Torridon | 23 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 21 |
| Troon | 34 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
| Ullapool | 42 | 44 | 45 | 47 | 48 | 51 |
| Unspecified Scottish Port | | | | | 1 | 1 |
| West Loch Tarbert | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| West Mainland (Shetland) | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 20 |
| Westray | 37 | 37 | 38 | 34 | 33 | 33 |
| Whalsay and Skerries | 43 | 44 | 48 | 47 | 41 | 39 |
| Whitehills | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
| Wick | 30 | 30 | 28 | 24 | 24 | 25 |
| Yell and Fetlar | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 20 |
| All Scottish Ports | 2,548 | 2,488 | 2,485 | 2,385 | 2,239 | 2,189 |
Source: Register of Shipping and Seamen.
Table 2 – Annual Percentage Change in Number of Fishing Vessels by Port of Registration in Scotland - 2000 to 2005 (as at 1 January Each Year)
| Percentage Change in Number of Vessels | Year (As At 1 Jan) |
| Port Of Registration | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 |
| Aberdeen | 3% | -5% | -11% | -9% | -17% |
| Achiltibuie | - | - | - | 0% | 0% |
| Annan | -33% | 0% | -17% | 0% | 0% |
| Anstruther | 0% | -4% | -4% | -12% | 4% |
| Arbroath | 8% | 4% | -11% | -8% | -13% |
| Ardnamurchan | -23% | 30% | 0% | -15% | -18% |
| Ardrishaig | 0% | -13% | 57% | -36% | 0% |
| Arisaig | -10% | 5% | -5% | -5% | 17% |
| Avoch | -60% | 150% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Ayr | 0% | -14% | 0% | 11% | -10% |
| Ballantrae | 0% | 17% | 0% | -14% | 17% |
| Banff | - | - | - | - | 0% |
| Benbecula | 0% | -13% | 23% | -6% | 7% |
| Bernera (Lewis) | -10% | 32% | 0% | -4% | -8% |
| Bernera (N Uist) | 0% | 0% | 17% | 0% | 0% |
| Boddam | 0% | 0% | 0% | 11% | -10% |
| Bracadale | 0% | -17% | -20% | -25% | 33% |
| Broadford | 125% | 11% | 30% | 8% | 0% |
| Brora | 0% | 67% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Buckie | 2% | 0% | 3% | -10% | -9% |
| Burghead | 0% | -25% | 0% | -33% | 50% |
| Burnmouth | 0% | 0% | -14% | 0% | -50% |
| Burntisland | 0% | 0% | 0% | -50% | 100% |
| Bute | -7% | 0% | -14% | 17% | -14% |
| Campbeltown | 12% | -8% | 3% | 0% | -3% |
| Carradale | -21% | 0% | 13% | -18% | 0% |
| Castlebay | -7% | 4% | 10% | -4% | -5% |
| Catterline | -50% | 0% | -100% | - | - |
| Central Mainland (Shetland) | 0% | 0% | 0% | -8% | -17% |
| Coll | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Colonsay | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Cove (Leith) | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Crail | 10% | -18% | 0% | 11% | 10% |
| Cumbraes | -100% | - | - | - | - |
| Drummore | 10% | -18% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Dunbar | 0% | -13% | 0% | 8% | -7% |
| Dunbeath | 20% | -17% | -40% | 0% | 0% |
| Dunrossness and Fair Isle | 0% | 0% | 13% | -11% | 0% |
| Dunure | 17% | 0% | 0% | -29% | 20% |
| Dunvegan | 0% | -8% | -18% | 11% | 20% |
| Erribol | 0% | 0% | -14% | 0% | 0% |
| Eyemouth | 8% | 18% | 0% | -9% | -3% |
| Findochty | 0% | 0% | -33% | -50% | 0% |
| Fort William | 0% | 17% | 29% | 0% | -11% |
| Fraserburgh | 3% | 0% | -20% | -15% | 1% |
| Gairloch | -11% | 0% | -13% | 0% | 0% |
| Gardenstown | -7% | -4% | -4% | -8% | 4% |
| Gareloch | 0% | -50% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Gigha | 0% | 0% | -14% | -17% | 0% |
| Girvan | -8% | 0% | -9% | -10% | -11% |
| Glasgow | - | - | - | - | -100% |
| Gourdon | -7% | 0% | 8% | -7% | 0% |
| Granton | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | -9% |
| Greenock | -20% | 0% | 13% | 11% | 0% |
| Grimsay | -10% | -5% | -6% | 0% | -6% |
| Gruinard - Aultbea | -25% | 33% | 25% | 0% | 0% |
| Helmsdale | 17% | -14% | 17% | -14% | -8% |
| Hopeman | -10% | 0% | -33% | -17% | 0% |
| Hoy | 0% | -8% | -25% | -11% | -13% |
| Invergordon | 0% | 100% | 150% | -40% | 33% |
| Inverness | -33% | 0% | 150% | 0% | -20% |
| Islay | -7% | 3% | -3% | -3% | -8% |
| Isle of Whithorn | -15% | -9% | -20% | -13% | -14% |
| John O'Groats | -5% | 0% | 5% | -9% | -5% |
| Johnshaven | 0% | 20% | 33% | -13% | -14% |
| Jura | 33% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Keiss | -22% | 14% | 13% | -22% | 0% |
| Kinlochbervie | -7% | 0% | -8% | 25% | 7% |
| Kirkcudbright | -4% | 4% | 4% | 0% | 4% |
| Kirkwall | -4% | 9% | -6% | -10% | 7% |
| Kyle | 7% | 0% | -3% | -7% | 4% |
| Kylesku | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Largs | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | -100% |
| Leith | 0% | -100% | - | - | - |
| Lerwick | -5% | -9% | -6% | -17% | 5% |
| Loch Buie (Mull) | 0% | 0% | 50% | -33% | 0% |
| Loch Carnan | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Loch Glendcoul -Culkein | 50% | 0% | -33% | 0% | 0% |
| Loch Scridain (Isle Mull) | -3% | 11% | -15% | -9% | -27% |
| Lochboisdale | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lochinver | -15% | 6% | 0% | -6% | -12% |
| Lossiemouth | 0% | -20% | -33% | -50% | 25% |
| Luing | -7% | -12% | 0% | 0% | -9% |
| Lybster | 0% | 0% | 0% | -11% | -13% |
| Macduff | -9% | 7% | -7% | -17% | -3% |
| Maidens | 0% | -50% | -100% | - | - |
| Mallaig | 5% | 2% | -8% | -10% | -2% |
| Methil And Leven | 8% | 0% | -15% | 9% | -8% |
| Montrose | -19% | 8% | -7% | -8% | 8% |
| North Arran | -11% | 0% | 0% | -25% | 0% |
| North Berwick | 0% | 0% | -14% | 0% | 0% |
| North Harris | 100% | 0% | -50% | 100% | 0% |
| North Uist | -5% | 0% | -5% | -5% | 0% |
| Northmavine | 0% | -11% | 13% | 11% | 0% |
| Oban | -5% | 0% | -4% | 0% | 2% |
| Pennan | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Peterhead | 0% | 4% | -20% | -11% | -4% |
| Pittenweem | 9% | 4% | -4% | -4% | -4% |
| Port Ellen | 0% | 50% | -33% | 0% | 0% |
| Port Erroll | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | -50% |
| Port Seton | -9% | -5% | -10% | 0% | -11% |
| Port William | -100% | - | - | - | - |
| Portknockie | 0% | 0% | 17% | -14% | 0% |
| Portmahomack | 0% | 0% | 200% | -17% | 40% |
| Portnaguran | 9% | 8% | 8% | 0% | -7% |
| Portpatrick | 0% | -25% | -67% | 0% | 0% |
| Portree | -17% | 20% | -27% | 0% | 23% |
| Portskerra | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | -33% |
| Portsoy | 0% | 0% | 0% | 25% | 20% |
| Rosehearty | 0% | 0% | 17% | 0% | 14% |
| Rousay to Shapinsay | -29% | -20% | 25% | -20% | 0% |
| Sanday | -16% | -13% | 7% | -27% | -9% |
| Sandhaven and Pitullie | -29% | 0% | 40% | 0% | 0% |
| Scalloway and Isles | -2% | -2% | -15% | -11% | -12% |
| Scalpay | -12% | -13% | 0% | -10% | 6% |
| Scourie | 0% | 50% | 133% | 0% | 0% |
| Scrabster | 9% | -8% | -23% | -15% | -9% |
| Shetland | - | - | - | - | 0% |
| Sleat | 50% | 0% | 100% | -17% | -20% |
| Snizort | 0% | 17% | 29% | 0% | 0% |
| South Harris | 12% | 0% | 0% | -14% | -8% |
| South Lochs | -6% | 0% | -6% | 0% | 0% |
| South Ronaldsay | 8% | 7% | 13% | 6% | -6% |
| South Uist and Eriskay | -7% | 0% | 10% | 2% | -2% |
| St Abbs | -10% | -11% | -18% | 0% | -14% |
| St Andrews | -6% | -7% | -7% | -8% | 0% |
| St Monance | -14% | -17% | -60% | 0% | -50% |
| Stonehaven | 20% | 17% | 14% | 0% | 0% |
| Stornoway | -4% | -7% | 0% | 10% | 4% |
| Stranraer | -17% | 0% | 40% | 14% | -25% |
| Strathaird | -23% | 10% | 18% | -8% | 8% |
| Stromness | -11% | -8% | -26% | -12% | -7% |
| Stronsay | 25% | -10% | -11% | 0% | 13% |
| Tarbert | 3% | 3% | -6% | -9% | 3% |
| Tayinloan | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| Tayvallich | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Tingwall | 25% | 0% | 70% | 0% | -6% |
| Tiree | -10% | -22% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Tobermory (Isle of Mull) | -17% | -5% | -5% | 6% | 0% |
| Torridon | -17% | -5% | 11% | 10% | -5% |
| Troon | 0% | -3% | -6% | 0% | 0% |
| Ullapool | 5% | 2% | 4% | 2% | 6% |
| Unspecified Scottish Port | - | - | - | - | 0% |
| West Loch Tarbert | 0% | 25% | 20% | 0% | -17% |
| West Mainland (Shetland) | 0% | -4% | 0% | -12% | -9% |
| Westray | 0% | 3% | -11% | -3% | 0% |
| Whalsay and Skerries | 2% | 9% | -2% | -13% | -5% |
| Whitehills | 0% | -7% | 23% | -13% | 0% |
| Wick | 0% | -7% | -14% | 0% | 4% |
| Yell and Fetlar | 5% | -5% | 0% | -10% | 11% |
| All Scottish Ports | -2% | 0% | -4% | -6% | -2% |
Source: Registerof Shipping and Seamen.
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 29 November 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Tom McCabe on 14 January 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of (a) electricity, (b) heating and (c) transport fuel used by it is generated from renewable sources.
Answer
(a) 100 percent of electricity consumed by the Scottish Executive was generated from renewable sources.
(b) 4.4 percent of the energy used for heating the 14 largest Scottish Executive buildings was generated from renewable sources. Data is not held centrally for the remaining smaller premises.
(c) Only a trivial proportion of business travel mileage by Scottish Executive vehicles in 2003-04 was fuelled by renewable sources. However, 80% of the Executive fleet comprises alternatively-fuelled or dual fuelled vehicles. These primarily use LPG which, while more environmentally responsible than petrol or diesel fuels, is still non-renewable.
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 January 2005
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Current Status:
Awaiting answer
To ask the Scottish Executive how many fishermen have worked in the fish-catching sector in each of the last five years.
Answer
Awaiting answer
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 December 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 12 January 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive how much funding was provided to the Scottish Environment Protection Agency in each of the last six years, showing year-on-year percentage changes.
Answer
The amount of Grant-in-Aid provided by the Executive to the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) over the last six years together with year-on-year percentage changes is shown in the following table:
| Fiscal Year | Cash
Grant-in-Aid (£ Million) | Year-on-Year Percentage Change |
| 1998-99 | 19.836 | |
| 1999-2000 | 18.600 | -6.2% |
| 2000-01 | 17.300 | -7.0% |
| 2001-02 | 23.470 | 35.7% |
| 2002-03 | 25.980 | 10.7% |
| 2003-04 | 29.953 | 15.3% |
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 December 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 12 January 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive what level of income was generated by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency, independent of its central grant, in each of the last six years, showing year-on-year percentage changes.
Answer
The income generated by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) in the last six years, independent of Grant in Aid from the Executive together with year-on-year percentage changes is shown in the following table:
| Fiscal Year | Receipts from Fees and Charges and other Income (£ Million) | Year-on-Year Percentage Change |
| 1998-99 | 10.725 | |
| 1999-2000 | 13.752 | 28.2% |
| 2000-01 | 16.836 | 22.4% |
| 2001-02 | 17.530 | 4.1% |
| 2002-03 | 18.523 | 5.7% |
| 2003-04 | 20.233 | 9.2% |
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 17 September 2004
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Answered by Jack McConnell on 5 January 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive what cabinet sub-committees have been established since 1999, detailing for each sub-committee (a) the dates of each meeting, (b) its membership, (c) when it was established and (d) where it meets.
Answer
There have been 10 cabinet sub-committees established since 1999. All meetings have been held in Edinburgh. The remaining information requested is set out in the following tables.
| Title/Ministerial Members | Established | Date of Meetings |
| Cabinet Sub-Committee on Children’s Services (CSCCS) First Minister (Chair) Minister for Education and Young People (Deputy Chair) Minister for Health and Community Care Deputy Minister for Education and Young People Deputy Minister for Environment and Rural Development Deputy Minister for Finance and Public Services Deputy Minister for Justice Deputy Minister for Social Justice | 19-12-2001 to March 2003 | 13-03-2002 01-05-2002 18-06-2002 24-09-2002 17-12-2002 |
| Cabinet Sub-Committee on Renewing Local Democracy (CSCRLD) First Minister (Chair) Deputy First Minister and Minister for Justice Minister for Education and Young People Minister for Environment and Rural Development Minister for Finance and Public Services Minister for Parliamentary Business | 22-01-2002 to March 2003 | 23-01-2002 25-02-2002 12-03-2002 17-09-2002 |
| Cabinet Sub-Committee on Rural Development (CSCRD) Minister for Environment and Rural Development (Chair) Minister for Enterprise, Transport and Lifelong Learning Minister for Finance and Public Services Minister for Social Justice Deputy Minister for Environment and Rural Development Deputy Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport | 23-01-2002 to March 2003 | 22-01-2002 15-05-2002 04-09-2002 05-02-2003 |
| Cabinet Sub-Committee on Social Justice (CSCSJ) Minister for Social Justice (Chair) Minister for Education and Young People Minister for Enterprise, Transport and Lifelong Learning Minister for Finance and Public Services Minister for Health and Community Care Deputy Minister for Social Justice Deputy Minister for Environment and Rural Development Deputy Minister for Parliamentary Business | 13-03-2002 to March 2003 | 13-03-2002 01-05-2002 18-06-2002 24-09-2002 17-12-2002 |
| Cabinet Sub-Committee on Tackling Drug Misuse (CSCTDM) Deputy First Minister (Chair) Minister for Education and Young People Deputy Minister (Mulligan) for Health and Community Care Deputy Minister for Enterprise, Transport and Lifelong Learning Deputy Minister for Justice Deputy Minister for Social Justice External Members Mr Jim Orr, Director of the Scottish Drugs Enforcement Agency Mr Ian Ross, Drugs Action Teams Association | 27-03-2002 to March 2003 | 27-03-2002 12-06-2002 03-09-2002 11-12-2002 18-02-2003 |
| Cabinet Sub-Committee on Best Value and Budget Review (CSCBVBR) Minister for Finance and Public Services (Chair) Minister for Environment and Rural Development Minister for Parliamentary Business Minister for Social Justice Deputy Minister for Finance and Public Services | 25-04-2001 to 13-11-2001 | 25-04-2001 17-05-2001 30-05-2001 18-06-2001 04-07-2001 28-08-2001 24-10-2001 13-11-2001 |
| Cabinet Sub-Committee on Legislation (CSCL) First Minister (Chair) Deputy First Minister and Minister for Justice Minister for Parliamentary Business (Deputy Chair) Lord Advocate Deputy Minister for Parliamentary Business | 06-03-2002 to March 2003 21-05-2003 to present | 06-03-2002 30-04-2002 09-10-2002 08-01-2003 25-02-2003 27-05-2003 25-06-2003 13-08-2003 19-11-2003 24-03-2004 11-05-2004 09-06-2004 |
| Cabinet Sub-Committee on Sustainable Scotland (CSCSS) First Minister (Chair) Deputy First Minister Minister for Environment and Rural Development Minister for Transport Deputy Minister for Finance and Public Services Deputy Minister for Environment and Rural Development Deputy Minister for Communities External Members Professor Jan Bebbington, Professor of Accounting and Sustainable Development, University of St Andrews Mr Kevin Dunion, Director, Friends of the Earth Scotland (until January 2003) Mr Mark Hope, Director of External Affairs, Shell Expro (until March 2003) Simon Pepper, Director of WWF Scotland (from March 2004) Ian Good, Chair and Chief Executive of the Edrington Group (from March 2004) | 05-02-2002 to March 2003 25-06-2003 to present | 05-02-2002 26-03-2002 21-05-2002 26-06-2002 02-10-2002 15-01-2003 05-11-2003 10-03-2004 08-06-2004 |
| Cabinet Sub-Committee on Criminal Justice (CSCCJ) First Minister Deputy First Minister (Chair) Minister for Justice Minister for Communities Lord Advocate Deputy Minister for Education and Young People Deputy Minister for Finance and Public Services Solicitor General | 25-06-2003 to present | 04-11-2003 20-01-2004 01-06-2004 |
| Cabinet Sub-Committee on Local Government (CSCLG) First Minister Deputy First Minister (Chair) Minister for Finance and Public Services Minister for Education and Young People Minister for Transport Minister for Justice Minister for Communities Deputy Minister for Health and Community Care Deputy Minister for Finance and Public Services | 25-06-2003 to present | 08-10-2003 31-03-2004 26-05-2004 |
