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Hospital-acquired Infections To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has considered the report by Dr Andrew Walker into hospital-acquired infections and what action it proposes to take as a result. (S1O-3843) Health department officials have considered the report and are making arrangements to meet Dr Walker to discuss it further.More widely, the Scottish...
There is a general feeling that a more zonal approach is appropriate.As the Executive has not yet had time to give a formal response to the report, it might be appropriate for us to invite the Deputy Minister for Environment and Rural Development and Executive officials to one of our meetings to discuss the report and how it relates to their strategic frame...
Having listened to that answer, I have to ask whether it is any wonder that the Scottish Police Federation passes motions at its conference criticising the Executive for"misleading and inaccurate information issued by elected representatives and officials".May I give the First Minister some facts?
Last week, the Minister for Finance and Local Government described the local government settlement as "excellent" and as"the best settlement for many years".He said that it was "warmly welcomed by the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities"—Official Report, 7 February 2001; Vol 10, c 967.The same COSLA is now in meltdown.
I am sure that we all want to achieve the best possible value for taxpayers' money, but does Sarah Boyack accept that there are extremely serious doubts as to whether her officials have made fair comparisons in their assessment of those tenders?
I wish all committee members a very happy new year and, on behalf of the committee, wish the same to all those officials and members of the public who watch over us so zealously.It might come as a great surprise to everyone, but I am the oldest member of the committee.
Mr McLetchie will be well aware that, if we consider the official figures, the cost of running a car has risen at a much slower rate than the cost of public transport.
As I think I explained, and as will now be clear to everyone, I have absolutely no powers to instruct the SQA to do anything."—Official Report, 6 September 2000; Vol 8, c 30.Is that statement true or false, given what is in the act?