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Date answered:
19 January 2009
S3W-19512
A one pence cut in income tax via the Scottish variable rate would reduce the size of the Scottish Government Budget by approximately £400 million. This would need to be funded by direct cuts in public services and infrastructure investment in Scotland.
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Date answered:
7 January 2009
S3W-18942
Most local authorities have since undertaken a review of their services, or are in the process of doing so, in order to determine the most effective configuration of warden services and direct funding appropriately. The Scottish Government''s review of the national antisocial behaviour strategy is looking at the range of responses available for dealing wit...
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Date answered:
12 December 2008
S3W-18379
Arrest-referral schemes, to which the Scottish Government provides contributory funding, operate in the following areas: Edinburgh and Midlothian.
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Date answered:
3 December 2008
S3W-18073
His response is as follows: The Scottish Government Infrastructure Investment Plan 2008, published in March 2008, provides details of the funding and planned investment in the Prison estate, including the redevelopment of HM Prison Edinburgh, HM Prison Glenochil, HM Prison Perth and HMYOI Polmont.
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Date answered:
29 October 2008
S3W-16787
To ask the Scottish Executive whether a revenue allocation has been made to Aberdeen City Council for 2010-11 for the provision of free school meals to all P1 to P3 pupils. Yes, the additional funding to enable Aberdeen City Council to provide free nutritious school meals to all P1 to P3 pupils from August 2010 has already been provided in the local govern...
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Date answered:
23 September 2008
S3W-16202
To ask the Scottish Executive what practical support it is giving to encourage small and medium-sized enterprises to reduce carbon emissions. We are funding the Carbon Trust in Scotland, the Energy Saving Scotland advice network and Envirowise Scotland to encourage small and medium-sized enterprises to reduce carbon emissions.
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Date answered:
16 September 2008
S3W-15759
The spend profile and allocation of the up to £100 million has yet to be finalised. In allocating this accelerated funding we will prioritise bringing forward new construction but will also spend on off the shelf units and land acquisitions where this is strategically sensible and offers good value for money.
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Date answered:
10 September 2008
S3W-15716
The HLOS makes clear that Network Rail require to pursue continued improvements to operational and financial performance, including improved resilience. The public funding available to support the HLOS includes an appropriate element for the continued maintenance of the Scottish rail network.
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Date answered:
3 September 2008
S3W-15438
The national Violence Reduction Unit (VRU), funded by the Scottish Government, has promoted programmes and materials on the dangers of knife carrying to schools as part of their anti-violence campaign, e.g. the Knife City DVD and It''s Jist for Protection performance by young people.
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Date answered:
22 July 2008
S3W-14445
To ask the Scottish Executive how it will target reductions in commercial waste. The government funds the Envirowise programme, which provides advice to business on how to reduce the amount of waste they produce http://www.envirowise.gov.uk/scotland.
