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Planning authorities are required by statute to consult the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) in relation to planning applications for the deposit of waste. In responding, SEPA can make any point it considers relevant, including the relationship of the development proposal to the terms of the National Waste Strategy and the Area Waste Plan.
To ask the Scottish Executive what the cost of administering the points system under the Primary Medical Services (Scotland) Act 2004 will be, in light of the commitment to ascertain this information given by its Senior Medical Officer to the Finance Committee on 2 September 2003.
On the basis of currentvolumes and turnaround times, Disclosure Scotland would expect to have around25,000 applications as current work in hand at any point in time. At 16 May, approximately24,000 applications were being processed.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
24 March 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it supports full implementation of the recommendations in the report of the Scottish Charity Law Commission including recommendations to modernise charity law and create a new definition of "public benefit", an independent regulator, a transparent register of charities and a single point for advice on charity law compl...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
5 February 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will ensure that the discussions on the registration of foster carers in the longer term remains on the agenda of the Social Services Council, as recommended in point 1 of the long-term actions section of the report by the Fostering Network, Modernising the Foster Care Service in Scotland: "Trying to Meet the Stand...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
17 December 2002
The guidelines on the clinical management of drug misuse and dependence emphasise these points, and they also provide advice on dose reduction regimes and detoxification.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
8 November 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what action Historic Scotland will take if the condition of Castle Tioram deteriorates to a point where its current physical form and interest is compromised.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
12 September 2002
The PLP Framework will be designed to be relevant to all sectors of education so that different records at transition points are unnecessary.Careers Scotland are also undertaking a range of work to improve the transition process and will shortly be consulting on an assessment framework to improve the transfer of information between agencies and which builds...
To ask the Scottish Executive what representations it has made, or plans to make, to Her Majesty's Government on the effect on the NHS in Scotland of the proposed adoption of the EU health card which will allow people to access urgently needed medical treatment at the point of delivery free of charge and which will contain data allowing foreign hospitals ...