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Can she clarify whether the bill will be accompanied by ministerial guidance to ensure that the strategies set out by local authorities and other management agencies under the new legislation will allow people to pursue those rights and that those strategies are delivered?
Will he comment on how many new schools he thinks we are likely to build if the Parliament and local authorities have to take their share of the Tories' £16 billion cuts?
Notwithstanding the fact that there will be consultation, can he assure us that action will be speedy? Yes. We will consult on the new regulations shortly. We have to do that in conjunction with our colleagues in England and Wales, because it is important that standards are set throughout the United Kingdom.
It is distressing that three of the members who joined the group at its launch did not survive until its first anniversary—a truly dreadful reminder of the consequences of exposure to asbestos in the workplace in places such as shipyards, including, on the east coast, Rosyth, and Robb Caledon in Dundee. The latest available figures show that, throughout Sco...
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Date answered:
27 March 2007
The new tier of RSA for SMEsand simplification of the grant structure is aimed at encouraging as manyeligible small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) as possible to access grant.
We are investing in pre-schooleducation, and in new and refurbished schools, improving educationalattainment, supporting effective and affordable child care, and protecting andsupporting our most vulnerable children, young people and families.
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Date answered:
23 November 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive what the projected costs are of the new state-of-the-art digital radio system for emergency services announced in April 2006.
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Date answered:
4 October 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive what cognisance it takes of Scotland’s carbon footprint when assessing proposals for new industrial development. The Scottish Executive does notroutinely assess proposals for new industrial development.
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Date answered:
13 September 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive, following the publication of Choosing our Future: Scotland’s Sustainable Development Strategy in December 2005, which states that complex funding streams caused problems for those seeking to promote local environmental regeneration projects, when it will bring forward proposals to simplify the range and scope of these streams and on what date any new funding will be available. We expect to bring forward proposalsto simplify the range and scope of funding streams for local environmental regenerationprojects by the end of this financial year and to implement new arrangements forfunding as soon as possible thereafter.