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It is difficult to make firm predictions of the future population size of a species but I am advised that large changes in the eagle population of Scotland in the short- to medium-term are unlikely.Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) advises the Scottish Executive on the possible effects of proposed wind farms, and is monitoring the cumulative impact of such developments. Comments from SNH on Environmental Statements relating to wind farm proposals are publicly available unless they make specific reference to sensitive environmental information.
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Date answered:
9 August 2005
Glasgow City Council (GCC) has a statutory duty to provide permanentaccommodation to unintentionally homeless people who have a priority need and RegisteredSocial Landlords (RSLs) have a statutory duty to comply with local authority requeststo provide permanent accommodation unless there is a good reason not to do so.HomelessnessDuty Protocols are in place between GCC and the various RSLs in Glasgow. Theseprotocols were developed...
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Date answered:
31 January 2005
This advice is repeated in the Summary of Product Characteristics, which provides doctors and pharmacists with information on how the medicine should be used.Simvastatin 10mg is now available for sale from pharmacies without a prescription. Practice guidance developed by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society for Great Britain asks pharmacists to warn patients ag...
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Date answered:
28 January 2005
Inboth cases the service will be provided through staff suitably qualified to assesspatients’ needs directly answerable to the NHS board, and will be the subject ofcommon service standards that will be developed in conjunction with stakeholders.Further details are provided in the letter of 11 January 2005 to the convenor of the Health Committee from the Min...
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Date answered:
20 January 2005
The period of 30 years adoptedfor the appraisal is appropriate since it matches the rental period specified inthe Invitation To Tender documentation issued to developers. This is consistentwith the guidance on economic appraisals published by HM Treasury in the so calledGreen Book.
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Date answered:
16 December 2004
SPP3 also requires planning authorities to ensure that their development plans identify the housing land requirement for at least 12 years from the plan’s expected date of approval, and to ensure that a five-year effective supply of land is maintained at all times.
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Date answered:
1 December 2004
That commitment was taken forward in our consultation paper Developing a Strategic Framework for Scotland’s Marine Environment (paper 2004/6 published April 2004) copies of which are available in the Parliament’s Reference Centre (Bib. number 32159).
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Date answered:
10 November 2004
Over time, there could be changes to the skill mix for this profession as a result of service change and development. The profession will be involved in any discussion that takes place in this matter.
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Date answered:
20 October 2004
Only the courts have the power to quash a conviction, and the criteria adopted in considering whether to make a recommendation to Her Majesty to grant a free pardon have proper regard to the constitutional position that the courts decide whether a person is guilty of an offence, and not the Government.The First Minister has asked for consideration to be given to an appropriate way of recognising the contribution made by the Women’s Suffrage movement to the development...