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The problem with that answer is that the private company that is doing the verification has 132 private finance initiative contracts that are worth £18 billion in the United Kingdom. What did the First Minister expect?
Perhaps that is because, at this very moment, my advice is that the First Minister is meeting the President of the United States. We all hope that that meeting does not cause the First Minister any more little problems—we have heard quite enough about those this week.
Since 1997, we have increased the number of intensive therapy unit beds by 13 per cent. We will continue to encourage the staff of the health service to use their skills and to make proper judgments on the best way forward.
By the end of the comprehensive spending review, this coalition Administration and the Government at Westminster will be spending more money per head, not only in Scotland but throughout the United Kingdom, than the Tories did at the high point of their spending in 1994-95.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
23 March 2007
I refer to the statement I madein Parliament on 16 March 2006 (see Official Report, c 24049) in which Iprovided an update on progress on our capital transport plan for new rail and roadinvestment.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
30 January 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how many racially motivated assaults (a) were reported and (b) resulted in a case being brought before the courts in each year since 1999, broken down by sheriff court. Official statistics on racist incidentsrecorded by the police in Scotland from 2003-04 to 2005-06 will by published bythe Scottish Executive in March 2007.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
23 December 2005
The LFS,which is carried out by the Office for National Statistics, is the official sourceof employment and unemployment estimates.The LFS has been boosted in Scotland to enablekey statistics to be provided at detailed geographical levels for the first time.
The Labour Force Survey (LFS)is the official source for employment estimates.LFS estimates are currently reportedin seasonal quarters (spring, summer, autumn,winter).
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
9 February 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will list the official bodies and committees involved in formulating, monitoring and auditing cancer care policies and strategies and provide a brief outline of the specific responsibilities of each organisation.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
19 January 2000
Information about companies employed by local authorities is not included as the Scottish Executive does not have responsibility for such contracts.The report has been prepared following my statement to Parliament on 30 September when I said that I had asked officials to investigate the use of public relations and professional lobbying organisations by all ...