There are 131,733 results relating to "flexible workforce development fund"
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Date answered:
20 October 2004
S2W-10945
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...
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Date answered:
19 May 2004
S2W-08075
Following the agreement of a ConstitutionalTreaty, the Scottish Executive will work closely with the Parliament to develop a frameworkwithin which the subsidiarity mechanism can operate effectively in the UK.
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Date answered:
16 March 2004
S2W-06663
Local authorities are required to arrange for amedical examination to provide a comprehensive health profile of the child andto give a basis for monitoring the child’s development for the period they are lookedafter.
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Date answered:
13 January 2004
S2W-04894
We have also made extensiveuse of the results in developing the Scottish Housing Quality Standard and I willbe making an announcement about this shortly.On disability and housing, aministerial response to the report of theStrategy Forum: Equipment and Adaptations, Equipped for Inclusion, willbe produced in due course which will take into consideration relev...
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Date answered:
3 December 2003
S2W-04243
It is included in the act to ensure that the duties placedon the former water and sewerage when discharging their functionsunder the Sewerage (Scotland) Act 1968 and the Water (Scotland) Act 1980, tohave had regard to the needs and interests of customers andpotential customers, especially those who had special needs because ofa medical condition, or who lived in rural areas, apply to Scottish Water asthe successor to the authorities, but with the additional provision that itrefers to disability and remote areas, as well as medicalconditions and rural areas.Section 51 is included to placea duty on Scottish Water to act in the way best calculated to contribute to theachievement of sustainable development...
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Date answered:
30 October 2003
S2W-03740
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to improve and promote record keeping and archives in Scottish public authorities. The Scottish Executive is developing a Scottish public records strategy which will take afundamental look at existing legislation, guidance, standards and practicesrelating to Scottish public records, together with the r...
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Date answered:
29 September 2003
S2W-01791
Year Department 1999-2000 (£000) 2000-01 (£000) 2001-02 (£000) 2002-03 (£000) Corporate Services 1,232 1,035 921 1,060 Finance and Central Services Department 593 614 688 725 Education Department 184 238 271 372 Development Department 369 355 410 439 Enterprise and Lifelong Learning Department 376 354 338 313 Health Department 253 355 389 528 Justice Department 322 327 348 381 Environment and Rural Affairs Department 1,690 1,595 1,866 1,625 Total 5,019 4,873 5,231 5,443 The table is based on the departmentalstructure prior to April 2003.Restructuring of departmentsin the Scottish Executive over the period affects some of the year-on-year comparisons.The figures relate to the corestaff of departments and do not include the costs related to executive agencies.Over the period the relevant staff numbers have increased from 3,824 to 4,346.
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Date answered:
31 July 2003
S2W-01344
I am considering extending these arrangements to the Organic Aid Scheme in the light of the responses to the consultation paper Proposals for Changes to Agri-Environment Schemes in Scotland which I issued on 5 March and the work of the Organic Stakeholders Group which is taking forward implementation of the Organic Action Plan which I published in February.Local assessment of individual applications is undertaken by staff who have been trained in conservation issues, and who have access to specialised sources of advice where necessary, for example, from Scottish Natural Heritage and the Royal Society for Protection of Birds.In addition, the Executive is progressing with the appointment of a number of area project managers whose main duties will include the promotion and delivery of the Farm Business Development...
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Date answered:
17 July 2003
S2W-01189
Inverclyde Council's assessment prior to May 2003 was that the school estate in Inverclyde required both rationalisation and significant investment in new and refurbished school buildings. They were developing a Public Private Partnership proposal designed to address those issues, following the Scottish Executive's provisional award of financial support in ...
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Date answered:
23 June 2003
S2W-00404
The remit of the review group is:to look at the children's health services commissioned by NHS Lanarkshire, identifying strengths, weaknesses and opportunities;to make recommendations for prioritised development of services, andto make specific recommendations for robust and sustainable paediatric in-patient services.
