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The risk that any veterinary medicine might pose to human health or the environment is considered by the Veterinary Medicines Directorate during the authorisation process for new medicines. A product will not gain a marketing authorisation under veterinary medicines legislation unless it is considered safe, efficacious and of high quality.
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Date answered:
6 January 2015
More information about the joint position statement can be found on the SNH website http://snh.presscentre.com/News-Releases/SNH-GWCT-SL-E-position-on-large-scale-culls-of-mountain-hares-to-reduce-louping-ill-15f.aspx In addition, a review of sustainable moorland management is currently being undertaken by a sub-group of experts from SNH’s Scientific Advi...
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Date answered:
18 December 2014
We know our targets are not easy but they are at the level the international community needs to match if the new climate treaty in Paris in 2015 is to stand a good chance of limiting global temperature rise to no more than 2 degrees Celsius.
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Date answered:
27 November 2014
The Scottish Government have also, through this Bill, proposed new powers for communities to request the transfer of any land owned or leased by a public sector authority, including land owned or leased by the Scottish Ministers.
Without changing the targets councils would have stood to gain a significant windfall without either collecting or attracting new business rates income. COSLA leaders took the decision in May 2013 that they did not want to consider the review of the 2012-13 BRIS targets until the final non-domestic rates audited figures for 2012-13 became available in Marc...
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Date answered:
14 March 2014
However, as with the publication of any new type of information, there are likely to be concerns about completeness and accuracy particularly in the earlier years presented here.
Historic Environment Scotland will take a lead role in delivering the new strategy, with a strong emphasis on its enabling role and its ability to lead effective partnerships with organisations across the sector.
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Date answered:
29 January 2014
The value of the contract is approximately £500 million in Net Present Value (NPV) terms, and includes the cost of the construction of the new road, its operation and maintenance over 30 years and the financing costs.
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Date answered:
8 October 2013
This will help us to target investment in reducing impacts in areas most vulnerable to flooding Following the flood events in Comrie in August and November last year, we worked with SEPA to expedite a new flood warning scheme for the Ruchill Water in Comrie.
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Date answered:
11 March 2013
This implies that – by wholesale value – more than half of the oil and gas reserves in the North Sea could still be extracted. New internationally comparable analysis contained in the bulletin shows that Scotland is estimated to have the largest oil reserves in the EU, accounting for almost 60% of the EU total.