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To ask the Scottish Executive how many people have been recruited to the fire and rescue services under the new procedure of multi-tier entry and accelerated promotion, broken down by equality strand.
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Date answered:
10 November 2005
In the light of those responses, which generally supported two of the proposed six models for a new structure, we have been in discussion with the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities and the Chief Fire Officers Association on how they see the model favoured by the majority of respondents as working in practice.
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Date answered:
8 November 2005
Ministers are aware that NationalServices Scotland is conducting a review of the Scottish National Blood TransfusionService’s (SNBTS) blood processing activities located at their Liberton, Edinburgh site.The economics of these activities have been affected by the need for vCJD precautionsand the development of new, synthetic blood products. Discussions have...
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Date answered:
26 October 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has made, or intends to make, representations to Her Majesty's Government and Ofgem in respect of the impact of rising electricity prices on Scottish industry under the New Electricity Trading Arrangements which has resulted in it being stated that prices have risen from £15 per megawatt hour in 2000 to a current £5...
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Date answered:
22 September 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive when it estimates that the (a) M74 extension, (b) A68 Dalkeith Bypass, (c) A8000 upgrade and (d) new crossing of the Forth at Kincardine will commence and be completed and what the current estimated total cost is of each project.
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Date answered:
14 September 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive what mechanisms are in place to measure the public benefit of the new NHS consultant contracts. The Scottish Executive issued a Health Department Letter (HDL(2005)28) on delivering the benefits of Pay Modernisation in July 2005.
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Date answered:
5 September 2005
Prior to 1 January 2005, “Stats 19” returns did not record contributory factors so the data requested is not available centrally.With effect from 1 January 2005, a new set of questions was added to the “Stats 19” injury road accident reporting system.
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Date answered:
23 August 2005
Year Allocation (£000) 1999 14,775 2000 15,361 2001 16,721 2002 18,545 2003 19,090 2004 20,852 The allocation each year covers all award holders including new awards made in that year as well as any uplift recommended by the Doctors’ and ...
Awards have been given under the Integrated Transport Fund (ITF) to Cycling Scotland for its running costs, to the Bike Week Steering Group for its national programme, Sustrans for its research programme on cycling and safer routes, and the Strategic Rail Authority for fitting of cycle racks on new and existing rolling stock. Details of ITF awards are conta...
The targets which are used to measure theambulance service’s performance under the new system are based partly (in relationto response times to non-life threatening calls) on the population density of eachNHS board area.