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The difference in cost is attributable to the longer length and more extensive works applicable to the Harthope Viaduct to Coatsgate section. In this case new carriageway construction was required to support the cycleway.
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Date answered:
23 February 2000
I welcome the Accounts Commission report as it provides us with clear data on this issue, as well as many examples of good practice.Those Trusts responsible for the heaviest use of bank and agency nurses are already in the process of introducing new practices to rectify the situation.
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Date answered:
9 February 2000
A wider choice of digital aids will be available on the new contract, which is due to commence with effect from 1 April 2000.Decisions on which hearing aid best meets the clinical needs of a patient is however a matter for the clinician in charge of their care.
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Date answered:
20 January 2000
Following demolition of the old Scottish & Newcastle buildings on the Holyrood site 390 pallets of stone were retained for possible use in the construction of the new Scottish Parliament building. This stone will be quantified and quality tested before use.
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Date answered:
12 January 2000
The Home Energy Efficiency Scheme does not apply in Scotland. It was replaced by the new Warm Deal on 1 July 1999. The rules governing the Warm Deal on 1 April 2000 will remain as they are at present.
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Date answered:
12 January 2000
For specialist and scientific appointments, advertisements are placed in scientific and academic journals and specialist magazines.The Executive will be consulting in the New Year on possible options for change to the current public appointment procedures.
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Date answered:
11 January 2000
The relocation of hospital services from Law Hospital in Carluke to the new General Hospital in Wishaw (some three miles north) is unlikely to increase travelling times for patients to any significant degree since Wishaw is at least as accessible from most parts of Clydesdale as Carluke.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
21 December 1999
I understand that under the Home Energy Efficiency Scheme in England it is proposed to introduce new arrangements from June 2000 under which, in certain restricted circumstances, the maximum grant will be £2,000.