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The programme on the Hebrides is tremendous and a fantastic advert for that part of Scotland. Having done some initial visits to the crofting counties, I am aware that there are some areas where there is very high demand for new crofts—on South Uist, for example.
To ask the Scottish Executive what subsidy has been provided to (a) Caledonian MacBrayne and (b) NorthLink and its predecessor in each year from 1999-2000 to the latest year for which figures are available.
We do not have a single obvious factor that we can change to ensure that the new board performs better. In our view, the most important point was that a new board was needed.
The counter-argument to such an approach is that to make the new arrangements work better we need a new bill to deliver sustainable deer management, because the current legislation is not fit for purpose.
The following provisions initially triggered the process of requesting the consent of the Scottish Parliament that the provisions be extended to Scotland because they touch upon devolved matters:
to create a new offence of “cuckooing” – controlling another's home for criminal purposes;
to set out new provisions relat...
New General Medical Services (GMS) Contract and support from other health professionals
The new General Medical Services (GMS) contract introduces a new pharmacotherapy service, designed to integrate the work of GPs, pharmacists and other health professionals in one practice....