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Date: 02 December 2008
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As the HIE network is asked and answers Freedom of Information-related questions, where practical, we will publish these questions and our answers here.

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Please provide me details on Storas Uibhist community buy-out and, in particular, documents referring to the restoration of the Old Tom Morris golf course on Askernish Machair.

Please provide me with a copy of the HIE Network tourism action plan produced in October 1997.

Please provide me with a list of organisations receiving grant assistance relating to either Gaelic or music since 2005.

I should be most grateful if you could provide me with a copy of the other tenders and scoring details in respect of the tender process for the Get Ready for Work Programme as awarded in summer 2007

Where can I obtain details of all consultancy assignments commissioned by HIE’s central office in 2007/2008 in the area of economic and social development?

Where can I obtain information on all evaluations and research consultancies commissioned by HIE since 2005 over the value of £20,000?

Please would you provide me with copies of all correspondence relating to Pairc Trust Ltd held by HIE.

HIE voluntary severance scheme

Please could you provide me with any/all costs that HIE paid to the Highland Shellfish Management Order (HSMO) form its inception to its winding up later this year. This will include, staff time, travel, accomodation, grants, european funding and lottery funding. If consultants were used please provide all payments, names and credentials of firms involved and how these firms were chosen

Please send me 1. Details of the funds paid to Ross and Cromarty Sports Council during 2006 and 2007 for distribution under their Sports Grant Aid programme. 2. Advise me of any conditions attached to those payments in particular any guidelines on how the funds were to be released to grant aid applicants. 3. Can you confirm whether Ross and Cromarty Sports Council act as administrators on behalf of HIE as regards use of the funds HIE pay them.

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What was HIE's response to the EC Audit into Objective 1 funding between 1994 and 1999?

Can I access information relating to the funding package for the Cairngorm Funicular Railway, set up costs and projections for the project, all correspondence between HIE and the Scottish Executive, HIE and the First Minister and HIE and Peter Peacock (Highland Council)?

Where can I obtain a copy of the interim report from the European Commission Auditors into the projects which benefited from EU Objective One funding between 1994 and 1999?

What new information is HIE making available as part of its publication scheme?

Where can I find out more about the HIE board membership?

Where can I find out more about the HIE and LEC publication schemes?

Where can I obtain a copy of the feasibility study HIE commissioned into Dunvegan Castle?

Where can I find information relating to the acquisition of Orbost Estate?

What were the details of the financial package which HIE arranged for the Arnish oil yard?

Where can I obtain information for the audit of the Ness Foundation?

FOI performance monitoring - January to June 2005 Under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act - section 60 - code of practice, the HIE network is required to report on its performance under the legislation. The facts and figures here provide some statistics which summarise our handling of information requests for the first half of 2005.FOI performance monitoring - April 2005 to March 2006 The total number of requests received by the HIE network between April 2005 and March 2006 was 164.

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