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We have made it clear to the Scottish Higher Education Funding Council that the funding of places for the training of new teachers is important.We have made new provisions on entitlement to Gaelic-medium education.
Figures that were published this week show that, contrary to the misinformation that was put out by the pro-smoking lobby, business in New York's bars and restaurants has increased by 9 per cent since the introduction of a smoking ban.
We are disappointed to hear of the problems that Mr Barrie's constituents and other rail travellers are encountering. Investment was made in 22 new trains on key Scottish rail routes, which include the Fife circle, primarily to tackle overcrowding.
At no point in that process will existing charities automatically lose their charitable status, provided that they meet the new definitions in the bill that we produce and that they can show clearly that a public benefit derives from their work.
Primary Medical Services (Out-of-hours Cover) To ask the Scottish Executive what extra resources will be made available to national health service boards following implementation of the new primary medical services contracts for out-of-hours general practitioner cover in those circumstances where not enough GPs register to work beyond contracted hours.
I agree with Sarah Boyack that the issue is at least on the agenda and I hope that it will be built into the new NHS structures. In that respect, the response is very positive.
Those standards came into force last year and projections suggest that an energy saving of 25 per cent will be achieved for a typical new dwelling.The member asked how we would extend that.