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Executive officials have discussed with the authority the use of discount vouchers at the bridge since the tolls rose on 1 May 2005, in general terms. However, the management and operation of the bridge, including the discount terms and arrangements, are a matter for the authority itself.
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-3725 by Ms Margaret Curran on 12 November 2003, whether the general review of civil judicial statistics has been completed. Phase 1 of the review of civil judicial statistics, consultation, is nearing completion.A consultation document, Review of Civil Judicial Statistics was issued on 15...
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-13677 by Mr Jim Wallace on 1 February 2005, whether it has concerns about the reduction in numbers of Scottish school leavers entering higher education.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
1 February 2005
The new contract was introduced on 1 April 2004. Some consultants are still completing their job plans and the contract is therefore not yet fully operational.We will be asking health boards to provide evidence of the realisation of a range of benefits under the new contract, including measurable improvements being delivered, once the contract is fully oper...
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Date answered:
2 December 2004
The available information is given in the table.Persons Proceeded Against in Scottish Courts for Perverting the Course of Justice1, 1998-2002 1998 1999 2000 2001 20022 Number of persons proceeded against 1,460 1,330 1,207 1,172 1,002 Notes:1. Where main offence.2. Figure...
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Date answered:
26 November 2004
I met the NESTRANS and HITRANS boards, separately, on 25 October, representatives of SPT and WESTRANS on 1 November and attended the SESTRAN conference “The future delivery of transport in South-east Scotland” on 8 November.
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Date answered:
8 November 2004
There are no specific plans to increase or improve the level of teaching of Scottish history (a) in schools or (b) generally. On 1 November, I announced a programme of work which aims to create a single, coherent, Scottish curriculum 3-18.
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Date answered:
4 October 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive how many times each minister has travelled overseas on official duties since being appointed, detailing the destination and date of each visit. For the period 1 July 1999 to 31 March 2004, I refer the member to the answers given to S1W-29052, S2W-2904 and S2W-9345 answered on 9 September 2002, 25 September 2003 and 25 June 20...
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Date answered:
6 September 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive what provisions there are to ensure that the activities of independent private sector ethics committees, including the Edinburgh Independent Ethics Committee for Medical Research, are made public. From 1 May 2005, when committees reviewing trials in healthy volunteers are required to comply with the conditions in The Medicines...