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To ask the Scottish Executive, with reference to section 12AA of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 as amended by the Community Care and Health (Scotland) Act 2002, what monitoring is in place in respect of the notification by local authorities to carers regarding their possible entitlement to an assessment for accessing services. From 2004-05 we will bec...
The UK weightfor the oil and gas sector covers the whole sector, including extraction. the Scottish weight for oil and gas only covers the part of the sector related to“service activities incidental to oil and gas extraction excluding surveying”.As the extraction of oil andgas occurs on the continental shelf, under EU directions it is classified as extrareg...
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide a standard level of financial assistance for individual local authorities for alcohol services, as outlined in Alcohol Focus Scotland's report A Report on Funding.
The number of MSPs and staff that have been issued with vouchers under the Parliament’s childcare voucher scheme in each calendar year since the inception of the scheme and the total cost for each year is as follows: Jan 02 to Dec 02 Jan 03 to Dec 03 Jan 04 to Feb 04 MSPs 5 7 5 MSPs Staff 24 29 22 SPCB Staff 46 48 35 Total Cost (including. service...
The Care Commission’s head of policy and development or the directorof operations will either review the decision or ask the Care Commission ReviewCommittee to do so.If the complaint isultimately not upheld either wholly or partly by the Care Commission thecomplainant has recourse to the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman, who caninvestigate any action take...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
26 February 2004
The Stage 1debate took place on 25 February.The reportfrom the summary justice review committee chaired by Sheriff Principal McInneshas been submitted to ministers and I expect to make an announcement on itspublication in the near future.We have setup the National Criminal Justice System Board following the recommendations of the Normand report.We are alsocarrying out a comprehensive programme of modernisation and reform within theCrown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
5 February 2004
Working closely with the STUC, employers’ organisations and other relevant bodies and agencies, the Scottish Executive is currently developing a package of measures to help address the problem of attacks on workers who provide services to the public. Ihave met the Transport and General Workers Union to discuss their concerns.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
23 January 2004
Once thenecessary mechanisms for accepting claims and making payments are in place, wewill announce the final details of the scheme and will work closely with thehealth service, clinicians and voluntary groups to ensure claimants know whatto do in order to make an application.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
21 January 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive what support the public sector is providing to ensure that broadband internet services are available to households in remote and rural areas.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
5 December 2003
We understand there may be commercial scope forbroadband services in parts of Arran dependant on sufficient levels of demand.The Executive is, of course,pursuing a number of demand-stimulation measures across Scotland,under our broadband strategy.