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To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-16758 by Stewart Maxwell on 20 October 2008, when it expects to publish a new set of indicators that can better measure rural disadvantage.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
2 September 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will confirm that 250 new and refurbished schools will be delivered in addition to the schools initiated by the previous administration but delivered between 2007 and 2011.
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-12318 by Adam Ingram on 6 May 2008, what mechanisms are in place to monitor the effectiveness of the new kinship care allowance, given that information regarding the number receiving payments on 30 November 2007 is not held centrally.
I announced core funding for the Scotland-Malawi Partnership for the next three financial years on Tuesday 27 May 2008. The new core funding totals £158,387: £48,690 in 2008-09; £59,102 in 2009-10, and £50,595 in 2010-11.
To ask the Scottish Executive what consultation was undertaken with local communities prior to the decision to reallocate the Freight Facilities Grant of £5.2 million, originally awarded in January 2006 towards the construction of a new railhead at Barrhill, South Ayrshire, to other projects.
To ask the Scottish Executive what consultation was undertaken with Network Rail prior to the decision to reallocate the Freight Facilities Grant of £5.2 million, originally awarded in January 2006 towards the construction of a new railhead at Barrhill, South Ayrshire, to other projects.
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route will be financed using the same method of public finance that will be used to fund the New Southern General Hospital. The proposed method of funding being considered for the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route is set out in the Infrastructure Investment Plan 2008 which is available...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
30 April 2008
The savings in staffing costs from the abolition of Communities Scotland have been secured by introducing the new, simpler and more streamlined structures for delivery of the Scottish Government''s housing and regeneration objectives.