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To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-4084 by Sarah Boyack on 1 February 2000, what progress has been made in achieving the targets for the proportion of energy used in Scotland that should come from renewable sources.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
22 August 2000
The number of water meters installed in domestic properties throughout Scotland at the customer's request since the introduction of new charge levels on 1 April 2000 has been 44. The total number of households served by the three water authorities is 2.3 million.
The Chairman of the Joint Board of Scottish Ballet and Scottish Opera met the Deputy Minister for Culture and Sport on 9 May and the Secretary of Scottish Education Executive Department on 1 June. On both occasions issues relating to the future of Scottish Ballet and Scottish Opera were discussed.
To ask the Scottish Executive what progress is being made in developing an area based scheme of Hill Livestock Compensation Allowances to be implemented on 1 January 2001. Proposals for a new Less-Favoured Area based scheme were put to the European Commission in late December as part of the Scottish Executive's Rural Development Plan.
The Scottish Executive provides over £1 million in total to Drug Action Teams in Scotland, to support implementation of the national strategy Tackling Drugs in Scotland: Action in Partnership.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
14 April 2000
The contract for Glasgow Careers Service, like most careers service companies, was extended from 1 April 2000 for one year to allow time for the Careers Service Review Committee to report their findings, due June 2000.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
12 April 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has supplied to business ratepayers on the revaluation of non-domestic rates which came into effect on 1 April 2000. The Scottish Executive is producing three explanatory leaflets dealing with various aspects of the Revaluation, including the Appeal Procedure and Transitional Arrangements.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
16 March 2000
To ask the Presiding Officer what additional elements (a) the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body and (b) the design team have added to the design brief for the new Parliament building since 1 June 1999; what date each additional element was added; why each addition was approved, and what the estimated cost is of each addition.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
17 February 2000
Bids for grant from the Domestic Abuse Service Development Fund will be considered in accordance with the Application Guidance issued on 1 December 1999. The aim of the fund is to improve local circumstances and we expect to receive bids from local authorities covering both urban and rural areas.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
21 January 2000
The Scottish Executive maintains trunk roads and motorways to allow safe movement of traffic and to minimise delays caused by adverse weather conditions. The winter period starts on 1 October and finishes on 15 May and during this time a dedicated 24 hour winter service operates on all trunk roads.