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And we continue to supportthe national network of Councils for Voluntary Service, which has a key role inhelping to create new voluntary groups in response to local needs.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
2 December 2003
NHS boards are required to takeaccount of advice and evidence from the Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) andensure that recommended medicines are made available to meet clinical need.NHS Scotland has beenadvised of a new strengthened role for SMC and new procedures for ensuring thenational implementation of innovative new drugs.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
15 October 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what benefit it anticipated would be gained from using public funding from the Route Development Fund to help establish direct flights from Edinburgh to New York when direct flights from Glasgow to New York were already in operation.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
26 November 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive in which five years from 1992-93 to 2001-02 spending on new and improved social housing was highest and what the average spending level on new and improved housing was for these years.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
26 April 2002
The SPCB has earmarked £250,000 for this first phase; this initial funding will form the basis for commissioning a number of significant new works of art to mark the opening of the new Parliament building in 2003.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
8 February 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to extend the A823 (N) in Rosyth to connect with the new Ferry Terminal thereby bypassing residential areas.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
23 November 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what the total budget for the New Deal for Young People was in Scotland at its inception and how much has been spent to date Employment policy is reserved to the UK Government which takes the lead on funding and delivery of the New Deal.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
26 October 2001
However, we expect that the Commission will employ around 500 staff, approximately 50 - 70 of whom will be new and the council will employ 30 staff, at least 14 of whom will be new.