What contracts have been awarded by the Rural Payments Agency for the rendering or incineration of cattle under the Over Thirty Month Slaug…

Answered Asked by Dorothy-Grace Elder SNP Lodged 7 Nov 2001

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive what contracts have been awarded by the Rural Payments Agency for the rendering or incineration of cattle under the Over Thirty Month Slaughter Scheme in Scotland and what gate fees have been negotiated with each company.

The answer

Answered by Ross Finnie on 21 Nov 2001 · 14 days after it was lodged, on time

Following competitive tenders, contracts have been awarded to the following companies in Scotland for the rendering or incineration of cattle under the Over Thirty Months Slaughter Scheme:RenderingWilliam Forrest & Son (Paisley) Ltd, MotherwellIncineration of carcase materials from abattoirSacone Environmental Ltd, Brechin Chinglebraes Gasifiers, OrkneyIncineration of casualty cattleNorth East Incineration, KeithHamilton (Irvine) Ltd, IrvineIncineration Scotland, Dumfries Chinglebraes Gasifiers, OrkneyGate fees vary from plant to plant, the details of which are a matter of commercial confidentiality.Separate contracts have been awarded for the collection, sampling and disposal of fallen cattle, as required under the BSE Monitoring (Scotland) Regulations 2001. Details of the businesses concerned were provided in the answer given to question S1W-17330 on 20 September 2001.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S1W-19788 by reference.