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To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to support the Gaelic Language (Scotland) Bill, for example by publishing an English to Gaelic dictionary, initiating a Gaelic translation course or offering golden handshakes to Gaelic teachers.* The member has provided the following Gaelic translation:A dh fhaighneachd de Riaghaltas na h-Alba, d na ce...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
9 November 2004
In common with other Agenda for Change profiles, these have been reviewed and await clearance by the Shadow Executive of the NHS Staff Council. Following clearance they will be re-published in preparation for job matching which will commence in January.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
2 November 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive how many new history teachers qualify each year from teacher training colleges. The following table shows the number of teacher training graduates from higher education institutions in Scotland, whose main subject was history, between 1998-99 and 2002-03.Secondary Teacher Graduates from Scotland where Main Subject Recorded as ...
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Date answered:
21 October 2004
Waiting times are recorded for a first outpatient appointment following general medical/dental practitioner referral and the waiting time recorded for consultant services for the period from being placed on the inpatient and day case waiting list to admission for treatment.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
16 September 2004
The role of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport on this matter is to issue Policy Directions to the Heritage Lottery Fund following consultation with the Scottish Executive.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
9 September 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide a breakdown of the ages of people appointed to public bodies in each of the last five years. The information requested is as follows: Age Range Number April 1999 – March 2000 April 2000 – March 2001 April 2001 – March 2002 April 2002 – March ...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
8 September 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive why Bayer CropScience was not prosecuted for any recent breaches of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 and the Genetically Modified Organisms (Deliberate Release) (Scotland) Regulations 2002 following any incidents at Daviot and Newport-on-Tay when genetically modified organisms were released for which no release consent wa...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
10 August 2004
The available information is shown in the following table: Month Applications Returned % Returned January 2004 1,851 3% February 2004 2,491 4% March 2004 9,116 20% April 2004 5,113 13% May 2004 3,954 11% June 2004 3,663 11% S2W-09...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
10 August 2004
When I wrote to the Scottish Gamekeepers Association (SGA) on 9 June providing an advance copy of the official report into the operations at Glenfeshie and Strathglass I asked that as a first step they reflect on the conclusions drawn by the report, my response and the steps which the Deer Commission for Scotland propose to take to follow up the concerns id...
However, the total number of offencesof driving while unfit through drink or drugs in the years 1998 to 2002, thelatest five year period for which information is currently available, is givenin the following table.Offence of Driving While UnfitThrough Drink or Drugs Proceeded Against in Scottish Courts, 1998-2002 Year Number 1998 ...