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This is in contrast to the practice in many European countries such as Germany, Italy or Norway where sectoral bargaining is more common.1Brione, P., Cunningham, S., Foster, D., Long, R., Parry, J., Francis-Devine, B., … Priestley, S. (2024).
During evidence, HM Chief Inspector of Prisons made it clear that HMP Greenock is one of the best prisons they have inspected and that “the staff-prisoner relationships are superb, the community relationships are superb, and health is good. I think that there are many aspects of Greenock prison that are wonderful”.
The Committee heard indicators were considered where measures could be based on good data, whether they worked together as a set, or were overlapping in what they measure, and whether they measured progress towards the Outcomes. The Committee heard many indicators are difficult to measure and compare internationally.
The code of construction practice is now more robust than when it was introduced as part of the environmental statement. It reflects many of the objectors' concerns about the day-to-day impact of the railway's construction.
We have a finite set of resources and a set number of parliamentarians, many of whom are already on two committees, so we must think about how we can use our personal resources as effectively as possible.Should we have a mix of checklists coming from the Conveners Group?
In the past, unspent provision had, in many cases, to be returned to the Treasury, but now, the extent to which it can be carried forward from year to year has been extended and we are making full use of that facility."
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
29 November 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) recorded cases, (b) prosecutions and (c) convictions under (i) section 3 of the Sex Offenders Act 1997 and (ii) section 91 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 there have been in each year since they came into force, broken down by police force area.
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-14222 by Cathy Jamieson on 15 February 2005, how many prosecutions there have been for the supply of alcohol to underage customers in each of the last five years, broken down by (a) police board area, (b) local authority area and (c) parliamentary constituency, showing year-on-year percen...