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The department is in regularcontact with Lothian University NHS Trust regarding its progress on respondingto the recommendations of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) who visited thesite on 13 June. The HSE have revisited the Royal Infirmary of Edinburghrecently and expressed satisfaction at the progress made by the trust.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
24 February 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-30425 by Mike Watson on 25 November 2002, how many people have visited Scotland on holiday to participate in outdoor pursuits in each month of 2003 to date and what its estimate is of the total number of such visitors in 2002.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
19 September 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to establish state-run hotels, similar to the Spanish parador, where listed buildings could be restored to provide accommodation for tourists and where holiday itineraries could include visits to facilities such as the Summerlee Heritage Museum in Coatbridge.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
15 August 2001
The Scottish Executive is responsible for transport other than in those areas set out in Schedule 5 (E) of the Scotland Act 1998.The remits of Scottish Enterprise, Highlands and Islands Enterprise and Visit Scotland do not extend to transport.
Given a prisoner's right to medical confidentiality, and as there is currently only one prisoner within HM Prison, Zeist, no details can be disclosed about any visits by health care professionals to HM Prison, Zeist.
The First Minister and other Scottish Ministers will meet the Taoiseach on 20 June, when he visits Scotland as the guest of the First Minister and the Secretary of State for Scotland, and will discuss a range of issues of common interest.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
29 March 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive whether guidance has been issued to hoteliers and others involved in the tourist industry about the conduct of their guests when visiting rural areas. The “Come Back Code” which we launched on 23 March sets out guidelines on how the public should behave in the countryside in order to minimise the risk of spreading foot-and-mou...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
15 September 2000
The GCS also provides for the transportation of UK Ministers when in Scotland, office bearers of the Scottish Parliament, officials, visiting dignitaries and the judiciary.