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Both of these initiatives have explored innovative approaches towards identifying new methods and working practices within the house purchase system in Scotland.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
10 January 2001
The Scottish Executive does, however, support Highlands and Islands Airports Ltd, which has provided discounted airport charges to operators of new services for the first three years of operation.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
3 January 2001
The Scottish Executive will seek to ensure through a new Scottish passenger rail franchise that the rolling stock for rural services will be of a high standard.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
19 December 2000
I intend to discuss these issues with the fishing industry early in the New Year. I have also asked Scottish Enterprise to undertake a project to look at the scope for re-focusing and re-structuring the fishing industry.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
24 November 2000
The Executive is in discussion with the UK Government, other devolved administrations and the Higher Education Funding Councils about the detailed distribution of this new infrastructure fund. A formal announcement of the amount that will be spent in Scotland will be made when those discussions have been completed.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
18 October 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what measures have been taken to ensure that local authorities are implementing the new food safety licensing laws in a consistent manner.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
12 October 2000
The Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body's first report to MSPs of 9 June 1999 explained that RMJM Scotland Limited are partners with EMBT in the joint venture company EMBT/RMJM Limited, the architects of the new Parliament building. RMJM Services also separately provide Mechanical and Electrical engineering design services to the Project.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
18 September 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has any powers to require utilities and local authorities to co-operate in the undergrounding of overhead cable and wires for environmental reasons. All new overhead lines require the consent of Scottish Ministers under section 37 of the Electricity Act 1989.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
11 September 2000
The Scottish Executive sees no case to change that position.More generally, financial assistance for the industry will be available under the new Financial Instrument for Fisheries Guidance (FIFG) programme.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
5 September 2000
It is for local authorities to approach the Scottish Executive with an economically and socially necessary case for a new PSO in accordance with the criteria contained within EC Regulation 2408/92.