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Perhaps it is not incumbent on you to give us those reasons, but I presume that there must be a benefit to the local economy in going from 26 days' racing up to between 80 and 100 days.
It is not unfair to re-emphasise the point, which is made in one of the papers, that we expect to receive correspondence at the latest on the Monday before our meeting, so that we can read it at night if we cannot sleep.
It is for Forth Ports Authorityand ultimately the courts to determine what their responsibilities are under theEnvironmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004 (EISRs).
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
22 December 2004
Decisions on the procurement of food, includinglocally grown produce, by schools, local authority homes, and hospitals are ultimately the responsibility of those bodies, and not the Executive.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
30 March 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive what incentives, financial and otherwise, are available to individuals and NHS boards to promote vaccination uptake. The ultimate incentive forthe public to take up the offer of immunisation is the protection it offersagainst a number of serious and potentially fatal diseases.General Practitionerscurrently receive a range of p...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
5 January 2004
It is the responsibility of Scotland’slocal authorities to monitor and control pigeons within their areas, and totake action where appropriate to address pigeon related problems.Local authorities have astatutory duty of pest control and there is nothing to prevent measures beingtaken by them where there is genuine evidence of pigeons presenting a threat tohuman health and safety. Ultimately, it is for local authorities to determinewhether a genuine public health or safety risk exists and to take appropriateaction within the context of current legislation.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
26 August 2003
However, the location at which an investment is made is ultimately a decision to be made by the company concerned and attemptsto persuade companies to locate in specific areas could provecounter-productive.