Written Question · S2W-31194 · Session 2
Further to the answer to question S2W-30843 by Ross Finnie on 18 January 2007 and in light of the amount of unused capacity in the Southern…
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-30843 by Ross Finnie on 18 January 2007 and in light of the amount of unused capacity in the Southern Isles milk quota ring fence, particularly in 2004-05, whether it will investigate the impact that the Southern Isles milk quota ring fence has on milk production, farm income and the viability of farming in that area, given that dairy farmers in this area cannot lease their quota, unlike farmers elsewhere in Scotland, and whether it will allow Southern Isles dairy farmers to lease spare quota capacity.
The answer
In 2006 the Scottish Environmentand Rural Development Department asked the Scottish Agricultural College to carry out a study into the operation of the two remaining Scottish milkquota ring fences, including the Southern Isles. A draft of the study has been submittedand is being considered by my department.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S2W-31194 by reference.