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Moreover, a specific reference to FAS will be included in the HEBS booklet given to all new mothers Ready, Steady, Baby a guide to pregnancy, birth and early parenthood which is currently being revised.
To ask the Scottish Executive what assistance is available to dental practices to enable them to meet infection control and new regulatory standards. Funding of infection control procedures are incorporated in the fee scale system where dentists receive payments for each item of service given on each patient.
It will also avoid costs to the public purse, such as court costs and legal aid costs when the lender seeks an order for possession and the cost to the local authority of dealing with a homelessness application, an application to be re-housed and the possible need to transfer any children to a new school. It would also avoid the indirect costs of providing ...
The Proceeds of Crime Bill, currently before the Westminster Parliament, will provide wide-ranging new powers to investigate, recover and confiscate the proceeds of crime.
The army occupy the following areas:the Barrack Block (offices and accommodation);a large majority of the Governor's House with use of the Governor's Garden (Officer's Mess and Governor's official residence); the Gatehouse south wing (Guard accommodation);the Gunner's Hut, andthe new Piping School (administration and stores).The Ministry of Defence provide ...
From 1 October 1998 to 31 March 2001, a total of 588 new appointments were made of which 383 (65%) were male and 205 (35%) were female.For the same period, a total of 255 re-appointments were made.
On 31 October 2001 we announced details of a new community safety award programme which will give all council-led Community Safety Partnerships a share of £12 million over the next three years for local community safety initiatives.
The announcement in Budget 2002 of the extension to large firms of the existing research and development tax credit for SMEs will provide an estimated £400 million a year support for investment in new technology by UK industry. S1W-25454
Applicable from 1 April 2002, they strengthen and augment the previous guidance by including a new requirement on local authorities as grant recipients to ensure that all members of partnerships and their sub-groups declare any relevant interests that they have and that these interests are recorded in a register.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
26 March 2002
The Scottish Executive considers that the discharge of nitrogen compounds of agricultural origin requires to be more than de minimis to contribute to that pollution.For our current consultation on proposals for new nitrate vulnerable zones we have taken advice from the Scottish Environment Protection Agency and the British Geological Survey about which area...