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Thank you for attending the committee.The next meeting of the Enterprise and Lifelong Learning Committee will be held on Tuesday 26 September at 2 pm. I ask members to note the change in date.
In the new year, there will be Scotland-wide publicity to encourage everyone who will be eligible for the scheme—card holders and non-card holders alike—to apply for a card.
On the face of it, I see no reason why local firms should lose out under the new set-up, but I will take that up with VisitScotland and will be happy to communicate to Mr Fraser the outcome of those discussions.
Homeless People (Edinburgh) To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions there have been with City of Edinburgh Council about its new housing system for homeless people.
I also welcome Ian Ritchie, the committee's special adviser on the new economy.We have had apologies from several members, which the clerk will record in the minutes of the meeting.
Under the previous, voluntary scheme, a mere 287 houses were registered. Under the new scheme, we envisage that somewhere between 7,000 and 10,000 properties in multiple occupation will be covered.
The future of fish farming in Scotland may depend on the substitution of new species for salmon. A moratorium at this time on new species farming would be detrimental to Scotland.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
31 August 1999
The number of in-patient and day case discharges and new out-patient referrals according to the Health Board area of residence is shown in table 1: NHS in Scotland - New Out-Patient Clinical Referrals and In-Patient and Day Case Discharges for the Ayr Hospital and Crosshouse Hospital by Health Board of Residence betw...