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This will be administered by a company limited by guarantee which will have industry and official representation on the board. The projected date for starting the scheme is January 2004 and officials and industry representatives will focus on finalising operational rules and other details in the run up to that date.E...
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Date answered:
6 December 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-28026 by Mr Jim Wallace on 4 November 2002, whether it keeps records of which of its ministers and officials have attended European Union meetings and what information it is able to provide on such attendance.
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Date answered:
9 November 2001
The number of flights undertaken by ministers and officials for the period 11 September 2001 through to 12 October 2001 is as follows:Return FlightsOne Way FlightsMinisters3014Officials61382Five return flights were with low cost carriers.
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Date answered:
12 March 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what powers meat hygiene inspectors and Food Standards Agency officials have to demand documentation proving the age of beef carcasses, imported or otherwise, from meat cutting plants.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
6 February 2001
Decisions on planning cases coming before the Scottish Ministers may be taken either by Ministers or, under delegated authority, by officials. All decisions are, however, taken in the name of the Scottish Ministers.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
8 September 2000
Where travel by car is necessary, staff are entitled to claim the standard mileage rate of 39 ppm, or should use a hire car where this is more cost effective.In the case of staff using their own car for official business no records are kept centrally by salary grade or location in which they work.
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Date answered:
6 September 2000
After a meeting to discuss these problems with SQA, officials in the Scottish Executive were in continual contact with SQA, and continued to receive reassurances.My officials keep me informed of all major issues on a regular basis.
I apologise for the delay in replying to this question; this was due to an administrative error.At the time of discussions with French officials regarding exports of British beef to France, Scottish Ministers and their officials were at all times in regular contact with their opposite numbers in Whitehall.
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Date answered:
12 April 2000