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The climate change levy does not come into effect until 1 April 2001. As a result of the levy an additional £3.2 million per year has been made available to the Scottish Budget from 2001-02.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
7 September 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive how often the Association of Visiting Committees for Scottish Penal Establishments has been consulted on issues relating to prisons since 1 June 1999 and on which issues. The association is consulted regularly by the Scottish Prison Service on visiting committee matters.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
5 September 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive how many letters it received from (a) MPs and (b) MSPs concerning constituency issues in the period from 1 July 1999 to 7 July 2000. This information is not available.
Since the introduction of the Fire Precautions (Workplace) Regulations, which came into force on 1 December 1997, fire brigades have been concentrating their attention on high and medium risk premises and are carrying out fewer routine inspections of low risk premises.
Authorities have flexibility at local level in deciding how Excellence Funding of £48.2 million is directed towards meeting the target that all children in P1 to P3 are taught in classes with a 1:30 teacher to pupil ratio by August 2001, while maintaining parental choice.
To ask the Scottish Executive to provide a detailed breakdown of Scottish Homes investment levels in Kilmarnock and Loudoun since May 1999. Between 1 May 1999 and 31 May 2000 Scottish Homes have invested some £0.778 million in Kilmarnock and Loudoun.
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to rescind the Direction (19A notice) served on North Lanarkshire Council Direct Labour Organisation with immediate effect in the light of the conversion of its #4.8 million deficit to a predicted #1 million profit in the current financial year and what contribution the DLO's workforce has made to the changed ...
The UK Government's decision on core and non-core roads in England was taken before 1 July 1999.The Scottish Executive is responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of the A7 from the English border to Galashiels and has no plans to detrunk any part of this route.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
30 March 2000
The Minister for Transport and the Environment, together with officials, met members of Midlothian Council on 1 February 2000 to discuss various transport issues in Midlothian.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
24 February 2000