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To ask the Scottish Executive, in light of the European Commission's Decision of 15 July 2005 on the application of Article 86(2) of the EC Treaty on State aid in the form of public service compensation granted to "undertakings entrusted with the operation of services of general economic interest", whether it now co...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
18 August 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive how much more money it expects to provide as a subsidy to NorthLink Ferries for providing the ferry services to Orkney and Shetland from August 2005 to the end of the current contract in April 2006.
To ask the Scottish Executive how many letters it has received from members of the public on the (a) Law Society of Scotlands complaints handling function, (b) Faculty of Advocates complaints handling function and (c) Scottish Legal Services Ombudsmans complaints oversight function in each year since 1999.
To ask the Scottish Executive how many opinions the Scottish Legal Services Ombudsman issued in (a) 2000-01, (b) 2001-02, (c) 2002-03, (d) 2003-04 and (e) 2004-05.
Additionally, Exhibits 11, 14, 15, 20 and Appendices 1 and 2of the Audit Scotland Report Scottish Prison Service CorrectionalOpportunities for Prisoners give a variety of information on programmes andapproved activities and SPS performance in this area.
We also know the number ofpeople who are interested in living and working in Scotland, throughenquiries to the Relocation Advisory Service and visits to our website. An evaluationof the Relocation Advisory Service, which is now underway, will also provide uswith some useful information.
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows: I refer the member to the answers to the answers to questions S2W-1868 on 1 September 2003 and S1W-33964 on 24 February 2003.
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