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To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to assess the impact of quarrying at Croy Hill on the historic Roman sites in the area and whether these are different from any existing plans.
Those changes include the extension of eligibility criteria for the warm deal to include families with disabled children; the provision of upgrades to partial or inefficient heating systems for people who receive the guarantee element of pension credit; the funding of repairs that are considered to be viable and cost effective; and the introduction of a cap...
We led with Catalonia and Flanders in making a formal submission to the future of Europe convention, and, as I mentioned at the beginning of the meeting—before you came in, Lloyd—the President of the European Parliament credited us with leading the way on such issues.
The next step is to provide support for families in particular circumstances through measures such as the child tax credit. Next we must give Scottish workers the opportunity to increase their skills, so that we can aspire not only to full employment in Scotland, but to the most fulfilling employment that it is possible to provide for our people.
It seems that ministers are happy to take credit when things go well, but when things go badly with, for example, the Holyrood building, the Scottish Qualifications Authority fiasco or visitscotland, they run a mile.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
14 September 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive what VisitScotland’s central administration costs have been in each year since 1999, expressed also as a percentage of its total budget for each year.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
14 September 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive what VisitScotland’s salary bill has been in each year since 1999, expressed also as a percentage of its total budget for each year.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
26 April 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive whether, under the EU Energy Performance of Buildings Directive, the energy performance of a building will be expressed in CO2 emissions and, if so, whether any other indicators will also be used.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
26 February 2001
Advertisements were placed in Nursery World and Government Opportunities on 9 June 2000 calling for expressions of interest in tendering for the requirement. 11 expressions of interest were received. 11 Invitations to Tender were issued and six completed tenders were received.Following detailed evaluation the new con...