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Out-of-hoursservices must meet the standards and criteria laid down by NHS QualityImprovement Scotland (QIS). These require the new out-of-hours arrangements tobe accessible, available and acceptableto patients or their representatives.
Thispackage includes improvements at Pulpit Rock between Tarbet and Ardlui, a WesternBypass at Crianlarich, additional road safety measures, new lay-bys and picnic sites. S3W-00230
I am advised that theagency has recently consulted both the food industry, consumer organisations andother government departments in relation to new rules on nutrition and health claimsmade on food.
I am advised that theagency has recently consulted both the food industry, consumer organisations andother government departments in relation to new rules on nutrition and health claimsmade on food.
My point is that we obviously have a demographic problem, which we are trying to tackle by attracting new people. I am trying to get a feel for when we will know whether the fresh talent initiative, on which public money is being spent, has been successful.
We need to ensure that we pick the right players to get the best benefit for Scotland. In the anniversary year of the entente cordiale, it would be good to forge that missing link before the French get too upset.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
21 February 2002
I held a meeting with the Leader of Aberdeen City Council when I visited Aberdeen on 26 January 2002. I will be attending Parliament when it sits in Aberdeen in May and intend to carry out a number of official engagements in and around the region at that time.
Regional airports are fundamentally important in the new geography. To get people into the remote areas of Scotland, one has to be able to get them there quickly and relatively cheaply, because most of the markets have limited time frames.
We should write to the Prison Service on that issue. The visit was useful. We wanted to see the new conditions for female prisoners who have moved to Greenock from Cornton Vale.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
14 August 2000
The recent Scottish Health Advisory Service (SHAS) report covers the findings of the investigating team that visited the State Hospital in January 2000.