Whether it intends to seek a refund of the money paid to the Macaulay Land Use Research Institute for the original report on the economic i…

Answered Asked by Tricia Marwick SNP Lodged 4 Dec 2000

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it intends to seek a refund of the money paid to the Macaulay Land Use Research Institute for the original report on the economic impacts of banning hunting with dogs in the light of the revision of the report's findings.

The answer

Answered by Rhona Brankin on 10 Jan 2001 · 37 days after it was lodged, 23 days after it was due

It would not be appropriate to seek a refund of any of the money paid to the Macaulay Land Use Research Institute for their report into the economic impact of a ban on hunting with dogs in Scotland. The conclusions contained in their original report were based on information supplied to the institute at the time. Once it became clear to the institute that the information supplied to them was incomplete they, quite properly, undertook the further work which resulted in the revised figures they have produced.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S1W-11736 by reference.