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The international and development movements have come into their own. Micro-credit has given women in particular access to credit that they could not get anywhere else.
(simultaneous interpretation) Good morning, members of the Scottish Parliament and visitors. As you may have noticed, I will be speaking to you today through an interpreter; for some of you this may be a new experience.
Before we come to First Minister's questions, I invite members to welcome two distinguished visitors—Mr Lehohla and Mr Lekhanya, the Deputy Prime Minister and Opposition leader from Lesotho.
It is the second-biggest oil and gas show in the world and attracted 25,000 visitors from 78 countries. However, a major concern was raised about the impact of skills shortages onshore and offshore.
Negotiations are currently in progress between Historic Scotland and the owners of the monument over a management agreement aimed at reducing rabbit numbers on the northern half of the site. This would run in conjunction with a programme of archaeological management on the southern half of the site under the Scottish...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
12 March 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what impact the abolition of advance corporation tax credits has had on the provision for pensions made by fire brigades since July 1997.