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West Dunbartonshire is also benefiting from the wide range of national Government programmes to promote social inclusion, such as the New Deal and New Community Schools. S1O-00172
West Dunbartonshire is also benefiting from the wide range of national Government programmes to promote social inclusion, such as the New Deal and New Community Schools. S1W-00374
The investment programmes which will flow from the New Housing Partnerships initiatives and the resources available to local authorities for works to their own stock will also reduce the number of fuel poor.
To ask the Scottish Executive what the (a) birth, (b) mortality and (c) life expectancy rates were for (i) males and (ii) females in each of the last eight years, broken down by NHS board area. The latest information availableis given in the following tables.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
27 March 2002
The vision statement Rural Scotland: A New Approach, outlined the Executive's commitment to supporting rural economic development by building on existing strengths and promoting opportunities.
The new tier of RSA for SMEsand simplification of the grant structure is aimed at encouraging as manyeligible small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) as possible to access grant.
We are investing in pre-schooleducation, and in new and refurbished schools, improving educationalattainment, supporting effective and affordable child care, and protecting andsupporting our most vulnerable children, young people and families.