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We are ensuring that photodynamic therapy (PDT) for wet age-related macular degeneration (ARMD) is available to all those who need this new therapy regardless of where they live in Scotland.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
9 November 2004
The Agenda for Change pay system began to be implemented in twelve NHS organisations in England in June 2003. The new pay system has also been subject to testing short of full implementation in four pilot sites in Scotland.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
8 November 2004
In 2005-06, the Scottish Executive is piloting a new set of statistics on looked after children (including those receiving respite care) with the aim of introducing these statistics fully in 2006-07.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
28 October 2004
The current eligibility criteria support that policy intention and funding is being provided on that basis.Although extending eligibility would benefit a small group of students this year, it would immediately create further costs and anomalies in the staged rollout which would be difficult to justify.It is inevitable when any new scheme is rolled out, that...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
28 September 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive whether implementation of the Scottish Ministers Code of Practice on the Discharge of Functions by Public Authorities under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 will mean that contracts for any new private prisons will be published.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
27 September 2004
Enforcement of these regulations is dealt with by the Health and Safety Executive.I recently launched a campaign to raise awareness of the rights and responsibilities of both tenants and landlords in private rented housing. The new website, www.betterrentingscotland.com,makes clear the requirements of the Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations.The na...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
23 September 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive what duties in respect of the delivery of transport policy will be the responsibility of (a) the new national transport agency, (b) local transport agencies and (c) the Minister for Transport.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
15 September 2004
On 1 January 2006, these regulations will be revoked, and replaced by horizontal food hygiene legislation. These new rules, which aim to consolidate and simplify existing food hygiene legislation, will apply across the EU.
To ask the Scottish Executive how it will encourage private developers to meet affordable housing needs. In my recent news releaseissued on 7 July, I explained that we are looking at ways to expand the supplyof affordable housing for sale and rent in Scotland through discussionswith Homes for Scotland including ways of expand the supply of starter homesfo...
We alsointend to continue working with nomadic fishermen to identify any displacementof effort elsewhere in Scottish waters arising from the new restriction. S2W-09456