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In the event of the threat of attack by a weapon of mass destruction, which members of the Scottish Executive and which officials would have access to the bunker?
My first response is to issue a strong letter from the committee to say that we are very disappointed at not getting a substantive answer and to reiterate the question: is the Scottish Executive, through the United Kingdom, making a bid for Scotland to have one of the centres sited here? There is certainly an interest in it outwith the Parliament among the ...
That surprised us, as we had been told that the college was moving from its current site. Indeed, the SPS's corporate plan for 1999 to 2002 clearly states that the college will move away from Polmont at the end of 2002.
Tied in with that, do you have a view on whether religious organisations ought to be able to officiate at a civil partnership registration, if they so wish?
In 1979, the Tories inherited 5 million people who were living on the official poverty line. By the time that they left Government, the figure was 14 million.
Central records of expenditure on mobile phone calls from 2003 do not provide a separate breakdown of the cost of calls made by ministers, special advisors and other officials. S2W-21909
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
23 February 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive on how many occasions since 1999 departmental special advisers have travelled (a) in the United Kingdom and (b) abroad in an official capacity; what places were visited, and how much each visit cost.