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To ask the Scottish Executive whether any hospital wards will need to be closed in the south of Scotland as a result of the change from the Arbuthnott Formula to the new NHS Scotland Resource Allocation Committee funding formula and, if so, how many.
To ask the Scottish Executive, following the announcement by the Minister for Children and Early Years regarding new plans for vetting and barring adults working with children and vulnerable groups, what changes there will be to the system proposed in the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007.
To ask the Scottish Executive how many of its employees who regularly use computers have taken up the offer of a free eye test and how this service is advertised to (a) current and (b) new staff. Scottish Government (SG) employees can receive assistance towards the purchase of spectacles where this is required for working with display screen equipment.
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is still committed to the SNP’s manifesto commitment to introduce a policy of “one in, one out” for new regulations. It is only right and proper that those who are most affected by business regulations should have some say in how they are implemented.
The other school project in Inverclyde Council is a “standard” PFI and this will deliver four new schools. We allowed the Inverclyde Council project to continue after taking office last May as it was well advanced.
The Scottish Government set up a key stakeholder group, the Sustainable Seas Task Force (SSTF), with a view to taking forward the recommendations of the Advisory Group on Marine and Coastal Strategy and making recommendations for new, streamlined legislation to protect Scotland''s marine and coastal environment.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
16 April 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has any plans to support or encourage the development of new training courses for people wishing to set up small craft businesses, such as those producing jewellery, ceramics, furniture, textiles and glass.