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To ask the Scottish Executive on what date the Highlands and Islands Convention will next meet and whether all MSPs representing the Highlands and Islands (including both constituency and regional list members) will be members of the Convention.
Would you argue against moving to a fixed trial date system? Without the 30-day period that is provided for in the bill, which is when the preliminary hearing would take place and there would be an opportunity to fix a trial date, how would the system work?
It depends on whether the PWLB loan is taken on a fixed rate over 30 years or whether it is taken as 1 per cent over the London international bank offered rate.We can provide an analysis of Scottish Homes' existing loan portfolio to housing associations as a comparator.
I believe that out of the 53 further education colleges in Scotland—and the minister can confirm or deny this—48 of them are facing financial deficits to the bank. That is hardly a Government that prioritises education.
However, in the period from 1 January 1999 to date, a total of 650 cormorants have been shot under licences where cases have been made that the birds are causing serious damage to fisheries.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
23 December 2004
Formal evaluation of Hungry for Success will commence after the stated implementation dates of December 2004 for primary and special schools and December 2006 for secondary schools have been reached.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
29 September 2004
Whilst baton rounds may be deployed by Scottish police forces as part of conventional firearms operations, to date no Scottish police force has had occasion to discharge baton rounds.
The information requested is not held centrally.The Executive provides funding to the Community Recycling Network for Scotland (CRNS) to provide support to community waste sector organisations. To date CRNS has recruited over 120 members.