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The review will be undertaken in conjunction with Comhairle nan Eilean Siar and Highlands and Islands Airports Ltd. There will be a new contract from 1 April 2004 to 31 March 2006 and this will be the subject of a further tendering exercise.
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Date answered:
18 March 2003
The following six authorities have not yet set up registers of interest:Argyll and ButeEast RenfrewshirePerth and KinrossRenfrewshireScottish BordersStirlingIt is expected that these authorities will have registers in place by 1 April 2003. S1W-34129
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Date answered:
25 February 2003
However, at a national level, action has been taken to tackle shortages in dentistry.In April last year, I announced a £1 million package of measures to encourage the recruitment and retention of the newly qualified dentists in Scotland.
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Date answered:
5 February 2003
District courts deal with relatively minor offences and therefore have limited sentencing powers in respect of custody. In the year 2001, only 1% of all cases dealt with by district courts resulted in a custodial sentence.
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Date answered:
16 December 2002
He also announced changes to the landfill tax credit scheme to take effect from 1 April 2003. Around £100 million in 2003-04, rising to £110 million in 2004-05 and 2005-06, will be allocated to public spending to encourage sustainable waste management.
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Date answered:
20 November 2002
His response is as follows:Total debt inherited by Scottish Water on 1 April 2002 for water and wastewater services totalled £260 million, with £155 million being owed by household customers and £105 million by commercial customers.
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Date answered:
1 November 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people have (a) entered the New Deal for Young People, (b) returned to claiming benefits after completing the programme and (c) moved into (i) subsidised and (ii) unsubsidised employment since the scheme's inception, (1) in total and (2) broken down by unit of delivery.
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Date answered:
7 October 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the targets on the progress of cases through the criminal justice system will apply to agencies that report offences, as referred to in target 1 in the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service section of Building a Better Scotland - Spending Proposals 2003-06: What the money buys.
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Date answered:
20 September 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether grants made to the fish processing industry under the #1 million announced by the then Deputy Minister for Rural Development during the debate on the fishing industry on 8 March 2001 were paid through Scottish Enterprise or Highlands and Islands Enterprise and their local enterprise companies and whether any other bodi...