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A few days ago, the minister published a written answer to a question from me, in which he stated that the average spend per capita on transport improvements in the north-east of Scotland between 1999 and March 2004 will be £75 per head, compared with a national average of £130 per head.
It was estimated that between 1996 and 1998, the number of people aged over 65 in East Ayrshire who were admitted to hospital as a result of a fall in the home was 1,374 per 100,000, compared with only 113 per 100,000 among those aged between 15 and 64.
I have apologies from Mike Pringle, who is in Dublin on a fact-finding visit for his proposed environmental levy bill, and from Gordon Jackson, who has a constituency appointment.
Europe Familiarisation Scheme The final item on the agenda is the European Parliament study visit. It will be decided later today, or at some other stage, whether there will be a place for someone from the committee.
To ask the Scottish Executive what guidelines are currently in place relating to school visits to working farms. Guidelines detailing the precautions that should be taken when visiting farms and a leaflet for teachers Health Tips for Teachers Leading School Trips to Farms were issued to Directors of Education for di...
One of the problems in that area in the SQA is the skills of those who are managing particular sections or delivering on particular matters. When we visited the SQA last week, we discussed with you the fact that there had been comparatively little investment in staff training.
With the greatest respect, minister, we will be able to judge in five years whether we have an economic profile that has a better mix of skills and abilities compared with today. Those are measurable factors.