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To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will require local authorities, as part of match-funding schemes, to show how local voluntary organisations have been involved.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
9 October 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how much money it has given to the Scottish Older People's Advisory Group in each of the last three years and what the money was used for. The Executive provided one-off funding of £20,000 in 2001-02 to Better Government for Older People (BGOP) towards the development of BGOP in Scotlan...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
14 March 2002
A research programme to be led by Scottish Enterprise and due to be completed in March 2003 will identify and recommend actions which will be communicated to those bodies involved in genealogy to help them build their marketing and product development strategies. There are no plans to fund voluntary organisations.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
7 February 2002
We are, however, assisting Midlothian Council in developing a bridge for cyclists and pedestrians over the A720 at Sheriffhall with an award of £802,000 from the Public Transport Fund.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
21 August 2001
No approach has been made to the Scottish Executive by SPTE for funds or support for this project. On this basis, any discussion with ScotRail at this stage would serve no purpose.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
15 March 2001
. £23 million is available through the New Opportunities Fund to link all public libraries to the Internet and to support the development of information and communities technology facilities in community learning centres and the establishment of community learning grids.
The Enterprise and Culture Committee has experienced that to some extent with the draft bill on the merger of the Scottish Further Education Funding Council and the Scottish Higher Education Funding Council.
I noted down ideas such as a buddy system; chill-out rooms; circle-time support; homework support; a drop-in service for carers; the revision of exclusion policies, which is an important idea; teacher training; support for awareness raising for teachers; the introduction of children's rights officers in all local councils; and funding for flexible transport. I wish to pick up on a point that was raised earlier.