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Gyrodactylus Salaris
Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish asked Her Majesty's Government:
- Whether there is any evidence that Gyrodactylus salaris can be spread in salmon eggs; and, if so, whether they intend to ban the import of salmonid eggs.[HL2990]
Lord Sewel: There is no evidence that Gyrodactylus salaris can be spread in salmon eggs. All imports of eggs must be certified as thoroughly disinfected.
Salmon Farms: Relocation
The Earl of Dundonald asked Her Majesty's Government:
- Whether they will consider the removal of all salmon farming operations from estuaries of river systems on the west of Scotland to offshore locations, in order to stop sea lice, concentrated in great numbers around these farms, from attaching themselves to wild salmon and sea trout.[HL3011]
Lord Sewel: There are approximately 230 finfish farms with multiple cages situated on the west of Scotland. The relocation of these to offshore locations to avoid passing sea trout and salmon is neither realistic nor practicable at this time. Indeed, given the current state of cage technology, this could lead to an increase in escapes, thereby giving rise to heightened concerns about interactions with wild species.
The Earl of Dundonald asked Her Majesty's Government:
- Whether they have carried out an economic impact study on the effect of moving salmon farms from their present inshore locations to ecologically safe offshore sites.[HL3014]
Lord Sewel: No estimate has been made of the cost of moving the fish farming industry further offshore.
The Earl of Dundonald asked Her Majesty's Government:
- Whether they will consider implementing all measures already being undertaken in Norway and the Republic of Ireland in order to protect west of Scotland fisheries from further declines in the number of wild sea trout and salmon.[HL3012]
Lord Sewel: We are always willing to learn from the experiences of other countries and there are exchanges between our respective scientific advisers.
Guidance on the future location of fish farms will shortly be issued for consultation.
Salmon and Sea Trout Catch Value
The Earl of Dundonald asked Her Majesty's Government:
- What is their estimate of the economic effect of further falls in rod-caught wild salmon and sea trout on the rural economy of the Highlands and west coast of Scotland.[HL3013]
Lord Sewel: The Scottish Salmon Strategy Task Force report contains estimates of the value of salmon/sea trout angling in various parts of Scotland but recognised that figures were not available for sea trout on the west coast. We understand that the Salmon and Trout Association has commissioned a study on the matter and look forward to seeing the results.
Infectious Salmon Anaemiaand Oysters
The Earl of Dundonald asked Her Majesty's Government:
- In view of the fact that oysters are considered only potential carriers of infectious salmon anaemia and of the consequences of restriction on their movement for operators of oyster farms, when they will complete their review as to when compensation will be paid to oyster farmers.[HL3015]
Lord Sewel: Oysters and other bi-valve molluscs feed by filtering particles from the water and there is evidence to show that they are capable of accumulating and subsequently depurating viruses. It follows that there is a risk of spreading infectious salmon anaemia if they are moved.
Hitherto it has not been the policy of Government to pay compensation for losses as a result of fish or shellfish diseases, but the issues are being reviewed as a matter of urgency.
Parliamentary Data and Video Network: Service Interruptions
Lord Marlesford asked the Chairman of Committees:
- Whether he will list the occasions during 1998 when the Parliamentary Data and Video Network has been inaccessible to users, indicating the date, length of time and cause of the interruption to the service on each occasion.[HL2995]
The Chairman of Committees (Lord Boston of Faversham): The requested information is listed below. Occasions during weekends when the service was interrupted for maintenance which was notified in advance are not included.
| Date | Service Interrupted | Duration | Comments |
| 20.7.98 | Malfunction with Fibre Distributed Data Interface (FDDI) bridge router in Palace | 50 mins | |
| 9.7.98 | Supervisor card at Norman Shaw South | 30 mins | |
| 17.6.98 | Citrix server L01 | 50 mins | No effect on users. Down for maintenance. |
| 17. 6.98 | Citrix server L02 | 50 mins | No effect on users. Server overloaded. |
| 5.6.98 | Router problems affecting whole PDVN | 1 hr 15 | |
| 4.6.98 | Router problems affecting whole PDVN | 50 mins | |
| 3.6.98 | Router problems | 2 hrs 30 | Buildings affected--Canon Row, Norman Shaw, Deans Yard. |
| 2.6.98 | Router problems | 3 hrs 15 | |
| 1.6.98 | Server PDVN600 | 45 mins | Affected users in Norman Shaw. |
| 26.5.98 | Servers PDVN027, PDVN500 and FINANCE 01 | 3 hrs | Due to flooding. |
| 15.5.98 | Norman Shaw Dragon Switch | 30 mins | Affected users in Norman Shaw buildings and remote users dialling in via PDVN603 and PDVN024. |
| 14.5.98 | Problems logging on to Secondary Distribution Point (SDP)20 | 15 mins | Affected HoL--particularly 1st floor, west front and principal floor. |
| 11.5.98 | Dragon Switch at Norman Shaw | 40 mins | Affected users in Norman Shaw buildings and remote users dialling in via PDVN603 and PDVN024. |
| 7.5.98 | Citrix servers | 25 mins | Affected all Citrix users. Down for maintenance. |
| 5.5.98 | Secondary Distribution Point 5 Supervisor Card | 3 hrs | Affected users in POW (mainly Upper Committee Corridor south). |
| 27.4.98 | Dragon Switch at Norman Shaw | 30 mins | Affected users in Norman Shaw buildings and remote users dialling in via PDVN603 and PDVN024. |
| 27.4.98 | Citrix server | 6 hrs 30 | Affected all Citrix users. |
| 22.4.98 | Citrix server | 1 hr 45 | Affected all Citrix users. |
| 14.4.98 | Router at Norman Shaw South | 1 hr 30 | Affected users in Norman Shaw buildings. |
| 8.4.98 | Citrix server | 1 hr 15 | Affected all Citrix users. |
| 2.4.98 | Citrix server | 2 hr 15 | Affected all Citrix users. |
| 23.3.98 | Power cut at Canon Row | 6 hrs | Affected all users at Cannon Row. |
| 19.3.98 | Server DNP01 due to power cut at 7 Millbank | 1 hr | Affected users at Millbank and transfer of mail between Groupwise and Library email system. |
| 3.3.98 | Server PDVN202 | 50 mins | |
| 27.2.98 | Server PDVN025 | 1 hr | Affected all users who log on via PDVN025. |
| 25.2.98 | Citrix server | 35 mins | Affected all Citrix users. |
Date Service Interrupted Duration Comments
14.5.98 Netscape unavailable via Citrix 30 mins Affected remote users only
14.4.98 Netscape unavailable via Citrix 15 mins Affected remote users only
8.4.98 PDVN022 groupwise post office down 20 mins Affected users whose post office is PDVN022
31.3.98 External web pages not available 30 mins
15.1.98 External email 5 hrs 10
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