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To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of people registered unemployed were (a) 25 and under, (b) 26 to 35, (c) 36 to 45, (d) 46 to 55 and (e) over 55 in each year since 1999, broken down by parliamentary constituency.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
9 August 2005
I wrote to all 32 Chief Executives on 26 October 2004 announcing the £6 million additional funding for aprogramme of educational support for looked after children and advising themthat pilot areas would be identified in consultation with COSLA.
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answers to questions S2W-8626 and S2W-16509 by Cathy Jamieson on 11 June 2004 and 26 May 2005, why information on the time it took to return prisoners released in error by Reliance Secure Task Management Ltd to police custody was provided in answer to S2W-8628 but not in answer to S2W-16509.
I refer to the answer given to question S2W-15741 on 26 April 2005. The fact that the assignation statement is not a probative document does not form a basis upon which I could exercise my powers under section 188 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
11 November 2004
I apologise forthe delay in answering your original letter and hope that the subsequent final replysent on 26 October 2004 addresses your constituent Mrs Jane McEwan’s originalquery.
The number of nurses whosemain specialism is breast cancer is shown in the table below.Breast Cancer Nurses by NHSBoardHeadcount as at 30 September 2003 Scotland 26 Argyll and Clyde 1 Ayrshire and Arran 4 Borders 0 Dumfries and Galloway 1 Fife 0 Forth Valley 2 Grampian ...
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Date answered:
26 March 2004
To this end an extra £4 million of new funding for2004-05 and 2005-06 was announced on 26 January 2004which will go towards developing new front-line money advice services for anumber of vulnerable groups, such as minority ethnic communities and lone parents.The funding will also be used to boost the £3 million annually already providedto local authorities ...
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Date answered:
12 February 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answers to questions S2W-4961 and S2W-4962 by Malcolm Chisholm on 26 January 2004, whether it can form companies for other purposes and, if not, what statutory impediment prevents it from doing so.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
26 January 2004
Itis for boards to determine, within the funds available, how to manage anddeliver local health care services to meet these needs taking account ofnational and local priorities.I also refer the member tothe answer given to question S2W-5498 on 26 January 2004for further information about breastfeeding funding.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
8 October 2003
Information on uptake of instrumentaltuition in schools is not collected centrally.the Scottish Arts Council’s audit of youth music provision in Scotland, publishedin February 2003, highlighted that the provision of instrumental instruction variedacross local authorities.The Scottish Executive is usinga variety of methods to increase participation in instrumental tuition through theprovision of additional funding of £17.5 million over this and the next two yearsfor youth music tuition announced by First Minister on 26...