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Note: *Represents 10 months of the year. (b) New Attenders “ Ayr Hospital A&E Department Year New Attenders 2006-07 40,651 2007-08 40,482 2008-09 40,993 2009-10* 38,026* Source: NHS Ayrshire and Ar...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
21 August 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how many new or substantially refurbished hospitals have been (a) planned and (b) constructed since 2007, listed by date of approval and completion.
All Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service staff involved in the new summary justice system have received two days of training which has been supplemented with new prosecutorial guidance which is focused on achieving the most appropriate outcome in each case at the earliest opportunity.
We should also welcome that the Government withdrew an earlier draft of the regulations to address drafting errors identified by the committee, which is good news.
Given that the Scottish Government has confirmed that the current law provides for family members to take care of children who might be at risk; given that new guidance on looked-after children has been issued; given that, despite a “favourable” report on the protection of children published in 2009 by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Education, the Government...
I have received apologies from Jim Hume.Agenda item 1 was taken in private, so we will move to agenda item 2, which is a declaration of interests. I welcome Bill Kidd, who is a new member of the committee. I know that committee members would want me to express our thanks to Jamie Hepburn for his support and contribution in his time on the committee and to w...
Wallace Safe Conduct (PE1350) The last new petition today is PE1350, by Nick Brand, who calls on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to make a formal loan request to the National Archives at Kew to return the Wallace safe conduct to Scotland under a permanent loan agreement.
We have a full agenda today, with a number of people speaking to the committee.Agenda item 1 is a declaration of interests. I welcome Rhona Brankin, who is a new member of the committee. In accordance with section 3 of the "Code of Conduct for Members of the Scottish Parliament", I invite her to declare any interests that are relevant to the committee's rem...
Among a range of issues that they raise is an appeal tribunal to review final decisions. One of the new petitions that we dealt with earlier was on a similar subject.
Act of Sederunt (Rules of the Court of Session Amendment No 6) (Counter-Terrorism Act 2008) 2008 (SSI 2008/401) Do we want to draw the act of sederunt to the attention of the Parliament on the ground that new rule 96.9(2) is defectively drafted, in so far as it refers to section 70 rather than section 68 of the Counter-Terrorism Act 2008?