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To ask the Scottish Executive when it will publish proposals to close a loophole in Scots Law in respect of corporate homicide following the Transco appeal court judgment.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
29 September 2005
The assessment of the viability of the suggested Aberdeen Eastern Bypass is expected to be completed shortly and will be published following the decision on the preferred route which I expect to make in the autumn.
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Date answered:
4 August 2005
Over the past threefinancial years the Scottish Executive have made the following payments to theMet Office: Year Payments 2002-03 £1.309 million 2003-04 £1.342 million 2004-05 £0.017 million S2W-17932
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Date answered:
14 April 2005
The Scottish Executive has not issued guidelines on the timing of determinations following fatal accident inquiries. The length of time required to prepare such a determination is a matter for the judiciary.
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Date answered:
21 March 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive what mechanism it will use to issue statutory guidance to local authorities in order to improve services for people with dual sensory impairment. Any guidance that is issued following the implementation of the Sensory Impairment Action Plan will be under Section 5(1) of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968.
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Date answered:
11 March 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with Her Majesty's Government regarding the viability of the Department for Work and Pensions' operations in Scotland following cuts in civil servant numbers.
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Date answered:
25 February 2005
The average duration of a civil jury trial, in the Court of Session in each of the last three years was as follows: 2002 3.2 days 2003 3.7 days 2004 3.7 days S2W-14045
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Date answered:
29 September 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will put in place new signposts giving car drivers in the vicinity of Kincardine clear and specific directions on how to access the village centre, following completion of the roadworks on the A977.
In the last three years, the Executive spent the following sums to promote race equality and its anti-racism strategies:2001-02 - £200,0002002-03 - £1,500,0002003-04 - £ 903,000.
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Date answered:
13 April 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive what progress is being made in introducing regulations to amend the Sludge (Use in Agriculture) Regulations 1989. Following the close of theconsultation Safer Sludge last year the Scottish Executive is still indiscussions with interested parties.