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At those meetings, the committee will take evidence from a range of organisations, with the last witness in each session being the promoter. It strikes me that it would be prudent for the committee to go into private session prior to taking evidence from the promoter, so that we can reflect on the oral evidence that has been given on that day and identify the key issues that we wish to pursue with the promoter.
Projects such as the ITIs, the co-investment fund and the new business growth fund are new and exciting departures and will lead to greater economic growth in the future.
Although there is no specific target associated with school nurses, the latest figures show that, at September 2004, there were 423 headcount qualified school nurses working in NHS Scotland.
We have received another letter from the Executive on having recourse to section 57(1) of the Scotland Act 1998, which enables Westminster to legislate on devolved areas. I invite views on the latest correspondence from the Executive, which refers to "Revision or Abolition of the Fertilisers Regulations 1991".
(S1O-522) The Minister for Health and Community Care (Susan Deacon): The latest figures show that 74.9 per cent of women who are diagnosed as having breast cancer will still be alive five years after diagnosis.
Scottish ParliamentLocal Government and Transport CommitteeTuesday 20 June 2006 Scottish ParliamentLocal Government and Transport CommitteeTuesday 20 June 2006 The Convener opened the meeting at 14:00Item in Private Item in Private We commence today's Local Government and Transport Committee meeting, which is being held in the new surroundings of room Q1....
We will be required to deal with the statutory instrument that sets up the new scheme, so it is our intention today to take evidence from a number of organisations and individuals who have something to contribute to our discussion of the new less favoured areas scheme.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
23 February 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive on how many occasions since 1999 departmental special advisers have travelled (a) in the United Kingdom and (b) abroad in an official capacity; what places were visited, and how much each visit cost.