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Although no discussions have taken place as yet, I can assure you that the Scottish Government will be involved in future negotiations for a new east coast franchise, which DfT will be tendering by the end of 2010.
We have however ensured that a minimum standard for the energy efficiency of lighting will be met whenever building owners elect to do new building work through Scottish building regulations.
Though some gaps and time lags have been unavoidable due to the move to focus on outcomes and the need to identify new performance measures to best support that, the position is improving all the time.
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it makes funding available to groups such as inshore rescue for the purchase of equipment, for example lifeboats that adhere to the new regulations to be introduced by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency.
The following table shows these data from standard grade to advanced higher in publicly-funded schools for 2007-08. New national qualifications in Mandarin and Cantonese at higher and advanced higher were launched on 7 May 2009 by the Scottish Qualifications Authority to add to their May 2008 launch of qualifications at Intermediate 1 and 2 levels.
The Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body are happy to consider suggestions for new acquisitions and to refer these to the Art Advisory Group for their advice in this area.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
29 April 2009
On behalf of the Scottish Government, NES is leading on all education aspects of the project which includes working with the NMC to address regulatory issues should the new service model be rolled out in the future.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
29 April 2009
Visible, Accessible and Integrated Care, the report of the 2006 Review of Nursing in the Community, proposed a framework to support the development of a new service model for community nursing.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
26 March 2009
Our Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Bill contains important measures to help tackle serious organised crime, including new offences of involvement in or directing serious organised crime.