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To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide additional funding for Stirling Council to make improvements to its roads infrastructure, in light of the decision to locate the new acute hospital for Forth Valley at Larbert.
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Date answered:
20 January 2004
None of the funding madeavailable under the Scottish Executive’s National Priorities Action Fund or the NewOpportunities Fund’s Activities Programme is specifically allocated for capitalexpenditure.Funding to support thebuilding or refurbishment of sports or outdoor adventure facilities isavailable to local authorities from the New Opportunities Fund’s sepa...
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Date answered:
9 December 2003
Our policy is to encourage awide fuel mix in order to meet future energy needs.Grant assistance iscurrently available for growing short rotation coppice under the woodland grantscheme and the new Scottish forestry grants scheme.
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Date answered:
9 December 2003
To ask the Presiding Officer, further to the answer to question S2W-3630 by Robert Brown on 12 November 2003, whether the new Parliamentary Standards Commissioner was consulted about the extension of the acting Parliamentary Standards Commissioner's contract.
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Date answered:
5 December 2003
While the number of companies incorporating each year in Scotland(i.e. new public limited companies) is known, the total number of publiclimited companies in Scotland is not.
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Date answered:
24 November 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has received any applications for support from the interim route development fund to create new services from Glasgow Airport. All Scottish airports areeligible to receive support from the route development fund and, wherever thereis a commercial interest, the Executive and Scottish Enterprise will progressapplicati...
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Date answered:
21 November 2003
To ask the Presiding Officer when the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body anticipates that Horse Wynd, Edinburgh, next to the new Parliament building, will re-open.
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Date answered:
5 November 2003
The Scottish Executive is substantially improving the A77 linking central Scotlandwith Dumfries and Galloway, by constructing the M77, upgrading the Whitlettsroundabout in Ayr, and providing new overtaking opportunities between Ayr andStranraer.
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Date answered:
22 October 2003
Fuel duty and how it is levied is a matter for the UK Government.However, since 1999 the Executive has provided more than £32 million through itsRural Transport Fund to improve travel options for people in rural areas on projectssuch as new bus services and modernising petrol stations.