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The key points are covered in the Executive note, but essentially, the regulations are being introduced to enable Scottish students who study elsewhere in the UK to have access to a new means of fee support to cover the costs of the new variable fees that are being applied elsewhere in the UK for the current academic...
After that date, the ScotRail franchise has benefited from the delivery of 222 new train carriages. The table shows how many new train carriages have been (a) ordered and (b) introduced.
Many partner organisations at local level also provide New Deal services under contract or provide funds and other resources, including training funds to enhance the quality of New Deal in their areas.
In other words, following the creation of the new authority, will the minister feel free to have a dialogue with ACPOS on any issues that might arise in relation to how the new authority operates within Scotland?
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
7 September 2000
We are committed to a continuous improvement strategy for New Deal and the Scottish New Deal Advisory Task Force are actively monitoring performance and progress.
Many partner organisations at local level also provide New Deal services under contract or provide funds and other resources, including training funds to enhance the quality of New Deal in their areas.
We have received apologies from John Swinburne.I welcome three other people to the committee. Andrew Arbuckle is our new member. He replaces Jeremy Purvis, as was agreed by Parliament last week.