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	List of Scottish Executive Ministerial Teams - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Tavish Scott resigned on 9 March 2001 following disagreement with Scottish Executive policy on fisheries.
		Sam Galbraith resigned on 20 March 2001, and his environment portfolio was combined with that of rural development.
		Tavish Scott was moved to take on the Transport portfolio, and was replaced as Deputy Minister for Finance and Public Services and Parliamentary Business by George Lyon.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_Scottish_Executive_Ministerial_Teams (498 words)

	Tavish Scott
		From 1994 to 1999 Tavish Scott was a local councillor representing Lerwick Harbour and Bressay Ward on Shetland Islands Council.
		Mr Scott was the Deputy Minister for Parliament from 1 November 2000 until his resignation on 9 March 2001.
		Mr Scott joined the Scottish Cabinet on the 29th June 2005 when he was appointed Minister for Transport.
	www.tavishscott.com (229 words)

	Shetland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Tavish Scott was born in Inverness in 1966 and educated at Anderson High in Lerwick.
		In November 2001, Henry McLeish sacked Iain Smith and Tavish Scott became Deputy Minister for Parliament.
		Unlike his totally unprincipled southern neighbour, Tavish Scott demonstrated that he put his constituents before personal advancement when he resigned in March 2001 after the Labour/Lib Dem Executive refused to implement a short term tie-up and compensation scheme for North sea fishermen.
	www.alba.org.uk /scot03constit/h07.html (1657 words)

	Caithness CWS - Front Page Bulletins - February 2006 - Index
		Transport Minister Tavish Scott, announced innovative proposals to deliver lower air fares for people who live in the Highlands and Islands.
		(Tavish Scott is the Member of the Scottish Parliament for Shetland) In a UK first, the devolved Scottish Government plans to employ the Aid of Social Character scheme.
		Tavish Scott is a Scottish Liberal Democrat and in addition to being the transport minister is the MSP for Shetland.
	www.caithness.org /fpb/february2006 (431 words)

	30th June
		Tavish Scott added: "The incident showed yet again the need for major improvements to the regulation of the movements of vessels carrying hazardous cargoes in coastal waters and the need for better provision of salvage tugs.
		It was down to chance that the wind and tides combined to carry the stricken tanker away from land, the incident could otherwise have ended with a wrecked tanker and 78 000 tonnes of crude oil cast onto the coastline of Fair Isle, North Ronaldsay or the Shetland mainland.
		Mr Scott said he had been strongly lobbied by Fair isle residents who are campaigning for the designation of a marine nature reserve around the waters of the small island half way between Orkney and Shetland.
	www.fairisle.org.uk /environment/30thJune.htm (646 words)

	Scotsman.com News - Scotland - Edinburgh - The new bridge - an idea whose time has come (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Tavish Scott, the transport minister, said planning had to start now because a new bridge would not be ready until 2014 at the earliest.
		Mr Scott said an audit of the corrosion he ordered in November showed the bridge might have a slightly longer lifespan than previously thought, but experts could not give exact dates.
		Mr Scott also rejected plans yesterday to replace £1 tolls with charges of up to £4, a decision which bridge managers warned could mean traffic queues doubling and peak-time congestion extended by an hour.
	news.scotsman.com /edinburgh.cfm?id=316962006 (1079 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Scotland \| Fish row minister backs down
		Mr Scott is MSP for a constituency which is dependent on fishing and about half the population has signed a petition opposing the CFP.
		Mr Scott resigned from ministerial office in 2001 after refusing to support the executive's opposition to a boat tie-up scheme to preserve fish stocks.
		Mr McConnell repeated that Mr Scott had "clarified" his position and was in favour of CFP reform.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/scotland/3247851.stm (721 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Scotland \| North East/N Isles \| MSP appeals for Sakchai release
		Tavish Scott, Lib Dem MSP for Shetland and Scotland's transport minister, made his comments at a rally in Lerwick attended by about 800 people.
		Scottish Green MSP for the Highlands and Islands, Eleanor Scott, said she had written to the home secretary expressing her outrage at the proposed deportation.
		Dr Scott said: "I am shocked and appalled by the 'dawn raid' to arrest Sakchai and I am in full support of the campaign to ensure his release.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/5077906.stm (428 words)

	News Article
		Tavish Scott was educated at Anderson High School, Lerwick, and Napier University in Edinburgh where he graduated in BA (Hons) Business Studies in 1989.
		He was elected as MSP for Shetland in May 1999 and served as Deputy Minister for Parliament between November 2000 and March 2001.
		Before being elected to the Scottish Parliament, Tavish Scott worked as a research assistant at Westminster to Jim Wallace, MP for Orkney and Shetland.
	www.scottish-enterprise.com /sedotcom_home/news-se/news-fullarticle.htm?articleid=39999 (804 words)

	Tavish Scott Visit 1/3/06 - Russell Brown - on your side - Labour MP for Dumfries and Galloway Constituency
		is urging Transport Minister Tavish Scott to listen to the views of Springholm residents with regards to their concerns about the busy A75 and not to think that yesterday’s visit puts an end to the issue.
		Mr Scott seems to have ruled out the possibility of a bypass for the village but we must not let this slip from the long term agenda.
		“Now that Tavish Scott has made his visit to our area I am determined that that should not be the end of it.
	www.russellbrown.labour.co.uk /ViewPage.cfm?Page=17835 (307 words)

	Scottish Green Party :: 'Utter hypocrisy' by LibDem ministers on transport and climate change
		Libdem Minister Tavish Scott has finally admitted that his policies will not reduce traffic levels, but increase them - and his move to scrap a 2020 target to reduce traffic growth has been heavily criticised by Scottish Greens.
		Green MSP Mark Ballard launched a scathing attack on the Minister and his party, accusing them of 'utter hypocrisy' when it comes to the environment and transport policies.
		Despite Tavish Scott saying today that he wants to consult on a sustainable transport strategy that will begin in 2012, at the same time he is pressing ahead with massive motorway projects that will increase traffic growth.
	www.scottishgreens.org.uk /site/id/5117/title/_Utter_Hypocrisy_By_LibDem_Ministers_On_Transport_And_Climate_Change.html (361 words)

	Scottish Green Party :: LibDem minister promotes traffic growth by building bridges and removing tolls
		In a Ministerial statement today the Transport Minister Libdem Tavish Scott has again avoided taking proper action on congestion and traffic growth in opting to remove tolls on the Erskine Bridge and retain the flat rate on the Tay and Forth Bridges.
		"Tavish Scott's excuse, that 'visible' improvement to public transport is needed before variable tolls would be considered, is not good enough.
		He is the one that ought to be providing the alternatives as a priority not providing an open cheque for massive roadbuilding schemes.
	www.scottishgreens.org.uk /index.php?id=5060&rss=1.0 (656 words)

	Scottish Conservatives - McGRIGOR: "TAVISH SHOWS HIS TRUE COLOURS AT LAST" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Mr McGrigor was disappointed that Mr Scott failed to even participate in the Fisheries debate in the Scottish Parliament on Wednesday despite the widespread concern shown in Shetland at the state of fishing, demonstrated by a 10,000 signature petition calling for an end to the CFP.
		“And the fact that Mr Scott voted against an amendment that clearly calls for ‘an end to the CFP’, exactly the words used by Tavish Scott, shows where his true allegiances lie.
		“Tavish Scott last night demonstrated that his loyalty is to the Scottish Executive, and his own Ministerial career, and not to the people of Shetland”
	www.scottishtories.org.uk /pressrelease.asp?ID=2624 (331 words)

	Happy hours ban to go nationwide - Evening Times (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Tavish Scott, Deputy Finance and Public Service Reform Minister, told the conference that irresponsible drinks promotions fuelled violence.
		He said removing them was one step closer to protecting young people and making towns and city centres safer.
		Mr Scott said: "Those shocking statistics illustrate exactly why doing nothing is not an option.
	www.eveningtimes.co.uk /print/news/5033129.shtml (347 words)

	Jim Wallace - MSP for Orkney
		At Question Time today in the Scottish Parliament, Orkney MSP, Jim Wallace, questioned the Transport Minister, Tavish Scott about the delivery of the social aid package which is to help Scotland's island residents by reducing the cost of air travel between Scottish islands and the Scottish mainland by 40%.
		Responding, Tavish Scott agreed, saying “I share his concern about those who are against a mechanism that will, for the first time, reduce the cost of flying from his constituency to the Scottish mainland.
		That is a long-held political and policy objective that we are about to deliver.” Outlining the benefits of the scheme, which will encourage airlines to compete against each other on the lifeline routes, he continued, “The scheme will bring a number of advantages, including greater capacity on the routes, better scheduling and lower air fares.
	www.jimwallace.org.uk /artdetail.asp?ID=143 (329 words)

	Scottish Conservatives - MONTEITH CALLS FOR SCOTT TO COME CLEAN (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The Deputy Minister claimed that the Executive has no plans to move local elections away from the day of the Scottish Parliament elections, which contradicts comments made by Cllr Corrie McChord, a senior Labour councillor who sits on one of the Scottish Executive's renewing local democracy working groups.
		Mr McChord sits on one of the Executive's working groups looking into local elections, so surely he would be in a position to reveal the Government's private thoughts on this issue.
		"Tavish Scott is calling Corrie McChord either a liar or a fool.
	www.scottishtories.org.uk /pressrelease.asp?ID=2508 (374 words)

	A82 bottleneck to be removed in £16m project - Evening Times (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The work is part of a major upgrade on key roads linking the Highlands with the rest of Scotland, announced by Transport Minister Tavish Scott.
		But Mr Scott warned drivers must be prepared to pay toll charges if they want fast-tracked road improvement projects.
		Mr Scott is likely to introduce new methods of measuring progress on traffic levels, such as congestion monitoring and carbon emission figures.
	www.eveningtimes.co.uk /hi/news/5051236.html (519 words)

	The Citizen / Campaign for Socialism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		In light of the Parliament's rejection, the Liberal Democrat transport minister Tavish Scott, discussed the matter with the EU's transport commissioner, Jacques Barot, in Brussels in July.
		Not everyone, especially the unions fighting the tendering process were convinced that Scott's understanding of the EU rules was a fl and white as he suggested.
		Even the Minister Tavish Scott confessed to bewilderment about the intent of EU Transport Committee had the opportunity to finalise their work; the Calmac trade unions had met with Commissioner Barot; and the implications for Calmac of new guidance on state aids following Altmark had been clarified.
	www.thecitizen.org.uk /articles/vol3/article29b.htm (1143 words)

	Fishupdate.com: Scotland: Opponents criticise MSP over planned Regulating Order
		The draft Order, which is likely to be the subject of a public inquiry this summer, would be the largest in the UK and would control oysters, mussels, cockles, clams, lobsters, squat lobsters, queen scallops, crabs, whelks, razorfish and crawfish.
		Tavish Scott, who is also the Executive’s transport minister, has tabled an amendment to the Police, Public Order and Criminal Justice (Scotland) Bill to give the Scottish Fisheries Protection Agency powers to enforce Regulating Orders.
		Regulating Orders should be policed by the management groups, but Mr Scott is trying to assuage demands from his own constituency by trying to get Order areas policed for free at the taxpayers’ expense,” said Mr Hermse.
	www.fishupdate.com /news/fullstory.php/aid/4319/Scotland:_Opponents_criticise_MSP_over_planned_Regulating_Order.html (631 words)

	Scotsman.com Business - Question mark hangs over Glasgow airport after BAA takeover by Ferrovial (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Scottish Transport Minister Tavish Scott told Scotland on Sunday that he had spoken to Mike Clasper, chief executive of BAA, and he was due to talk to Ferrovial bosses.
		Scott admitted, however, that the key influence at government level remained with the Department of Transport in London.
		Ferrovial will be keen to claw back income to reduce the heavy debt burden on the acquisition and is believed to be looking to sell Naples and Budapest airports, raising a potential £500m.
	business.scotsman.com /index.cfm?id=858832006 (895 words)

	Shetland Today: Shetland Times Online News Feature
		MSP Tavish Scott has broken his silence on the stand-off between Lerwick Port Authority and the council over the proposed Bressay bridge by calling on the SIC to back efforts to bring decommissioning work to Lerwick.
		Mr Scott made the comments following the announcement that Shell is considering decommissioning platforms in the Brent field.
		Despite the criticism of the council, SIC convener Sandy Cluness said he welcomed Mr Scott's intervention in the debate and had recently commissioned a report into the potential economic benefits to Shetland of greater involvement in oil installation decommissioning.
	www.shetlandtoday.co.uk /Shetlandtimes/content_details.asp?ContentID=18454 (818 words)

	Scott confirms preferred line of bypass (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Transport Minister Tavish Scott today announced the preferred line of the new Aberdeen bypass, giving homeowners and businesses confirmation of the route.
		Mr Scott said: "I am very aware of the understandable concerns caused by the width of the corridor being looked at, and the time taken to narrow this down.
		However, it was important to examine all the options to help us identify a line that had as little impact as possible on people’s homes, communities and the environment.
	www.aberdeencity.gov.uk /acci/web/site/CouncilNews/pr/pr_bypass_pref_route.asp (1084 words)

	Shetland Today: Shetland Times Online News Feature
		The Highlands and Islands Regional member was responding to correspondence from Mr Scott in which the Shetland MSP said Mr McGrigor should advise him of all constituency cases he was dealing with in the islands.
		Now he's a minister again, he appears to have become besotted with the kind of unnecessary bureaucracy that is so beloved by the Scottish Executive he represents.
		Perhaps what is worrying Mr Scott is that he missed an issue that was so concerning people on the islands his is elected to represent.
	www.shetlandtoday.co.uk /Shetlandtimes/content_details.asp?ContentID=17632 (350 words)

	BBC presenter’s ‘dangerous liaison’ under scrutiny - [Sunday Herald] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Campbell told her bosses about her relationship with Scott, who is a junior minister on the Scottish Executive, two weeks ago, after dating the Shetland MSP for a month.
		Campbell, who has worked for the BBC for 10 years, has received their backing – she is to continue in her current role for the foreseeable future – but she will be moved off political coverage if the relationship becomes more serious.
		However he dismissed suggestions that the decision to allow Campbell to continue covering stories involving the Executive, in which Scott is deputy finance minister, there would be a conflict of interest.
	www.sundayherald.com /42000 (740 words)

	ScottishCare - A medical and social care search engine for Scotland.
		Nearly £4 million a year was committed today to improving disabled access in Scotland's railway stations.
		Transport Minister Tavish Scott said the money would ensure that disabled people have trouble-free access to rail services.
		Tavish Scott said:"We are already working to increase accessibility at some of our major railway stations.
	www.scottishcare.com /News.asp (2004 words)

	Courier News Story
		TRANSPORT MINISTER Tavish Scott yesterday ensured that commuters will continue to pay tolls to cross the Forth and Tay Bridges for another year at least.
		Dunfermline East Labour MSP Helen Eadie, who is preparing a private bill to scrap the tolls, launched a blistering attack on Mr Scott and his Liberal Democrat predecessor as transport minister Nicol Stephen, now the deputy first minister and enterprise minister.
		She said she had spent the last few weeks trawling through responses to the Phases 1 and 2 Toll Bridges Review and was incredulous that either Lib Dem minister Nicol Stephen or Tavish Scott could undertake such a major policy review without requiring a whole matrix of information.
	www.thecourier.co.uk /output/2006/05/18/newsstory8350509t0.asp (1001 words)

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