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To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body what plans it has to make the new Parliament building smoke-free. Smoking will not bepermitted at any time in any area within the Parliamentary campus except inRoom MG.25 which is the designated smoking area for use by Members, their staffand parliamentary staff.
A range of measures is in placeto improve local bus services, including the toolkit of options contained in theTransport (Scotland) Act 2001 and the new Bus Route Development Grant schemelaunched last month.
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will extend the eligibility criteria for the access grant for dentists establishing new dental practices to include those purchasing existing practices.
The annual salary of the outgoing Chief Inspector was £100,200 and the salary of the new Chief Inspector, who took up post on 1 March 2004, is also £100,200.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
5 December 2003
The Scottish Executive is confident the new system of job-sizing management posts in schools offers very substantial advantages over the previous system, which was widely recognised as being archaic and unfair.
To ask the Scottish Executive when rail services will operate without any passenger having to stand for more than 10 minutes. This is an aspiration for the new Scottish passenger railway franchise, which is due to commence in 2004.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
30 January 2003
Communities will be able to seek assistance from a range of bodies, including Scottish Enterprise, Highlands and Islands Enterprise and the New Opportunities Fund Scottish Land Fund.