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Report Date First Draft Received Assessment of transport network around the Forth 3 November 2006 Determining network performance around the Forth 30 November 2006 Option generation and sifting for a possible new crossing 31 December 2006 Transport Scotland has operationalresponsibility for this area and ...
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Date answered:
25 January 2007
These studies are expected to provide a range ofcosts for the relocation and construction of the new Showground.Funding for the relocation willcome from a number of sources which will include: BAA acquisition of that part of the existing Showground which they require for their expansion; BAA obligation tofund like for like relocation costs; potential develo...
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Date answered:
23 January 2007
The timescale for the review was sufficient to enablethe following to be undertaken:A scopingexercise of current community nursing services.A literaturereview.Workshopsin health boards areas for all community nurses and managers.Examinationof different models of nursing in the community.Developmentof a new model.On-goingconsultation with services users and ...
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19 December 2006
The outcome of the researchshould be known by the end of the year and we will make progress as quickly as possiblethereafter.Draft Scottish Planning Policy6: Renewable Energy confirms notonly the Executive’s support for local planningpolicies which incorporate microrenewables in new developments but also our intention to introduce a Scottish minimumstandard...
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Date answered:
19 December 2006
Funding for oral health initiativessuch as nursery school toothbrushing schemes is provided from the new and additionalmonies allocated to the Action Plan for Improving Oral Health and Modernising NHSDental Services in Scotland.In 2006-07, some £8 million wasprovided for Oral Health promotion.
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Date answered:
18 December 2006
No specific funding withinthis has been allocated to individual local authorities.The five Change Programmes todrive forward this work have had their initial meetings and their workplans willbe firmed up in the new year. We are also currently analysing the self assessmentreturns from local authorities on the priority areas for work they are undertaking.This...
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Date answered:
12 December 2006
Last summer, a sub-group of the Scottish Ministerial Working Group on Tobacco Control, the Smoking Prevention WorkingGroup, was set up to make recommendations to assist the development of a new long-termsmoking prevention strategy.
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Date answered:
11 December 2006
(b) A procurement plan is inprogress to deliver fleets of new rolling stock for a range of major projects andpassenger growth initiatives from 2009 onwards.Bids have been received froma number of manufacturers to supply trams for Edinburgh in time for use in 2010.At this time no decision hasbeen made on the eventual suppliers/manufacturers nor the final qua...