There are 131,700 results relating to "flexible workforce development fund"
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Official Report
Meeting date:
22 February 2007
Plenary, 22 Feb 2007
At that time, the Executive made a commitment to keep a close eye on developments. There has been no further parliamentary pressure on the matter since then.Following the white paper, the UK Government developed the provisions in the Criminal Justice Act 2003, which allows retrial for various serious offences includi...
Official Report
Meeting date:
17 January 2000
Local Government Committee, 17 Jan 2000
Some councils made ambitious claims about the rate of housing development in their areas, and in particular parts of their areas.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
12 January 2007
S2W-30670
For example, we have:Made the anti-sectarian educationresource Don’t GiveIt, Don’t Take It available to all schools in Scotland;Published the Building Friendshipsand Strengthening Communities guide to twinning denominational and non-denominationalschools;Been working closely with the Scottish Council of Voluntary Organisations to support and share knowledge and experienceamong anti-sectarianism groups working in the voluntary sector;Supported research to quantifythe problem of sectarianism in the workplace, andBeen working with the independentTask Group on Tackling Sectarianism in Scotland to develop...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
14 December 2006
S2W-30290
However, the SPCB ensures that members of the Parliament havethe support of clerks and lawyers in the development of committee and members’ billsthrough the Non-Executive Bills Unit, and that committees have access toclerkly and legal advice in their consideration of issues as they arise whetherin connection with legislation or procedural matters.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
13 November 2006
S2W-29373
Deployment of such a system is expected to be completedin 2010.The precise content of the nationalElectronic Health Record will evolve in consultation with patients and clinicians.Elements already in place and expected to contribute to the Electronic Health Recordinclude:Digital images such as x-raysstored in Picture Archiving and Communications Systems (PACS) now in early stagesof roll out.Emergency Care Summaries (ECS)with current medication and allergies now available for 4.4 million patients.Modern information support systemsfor accident and emergency departments.Electronic transmission of laboratorytest requests and results between primary and secondary care via SCIStore.Security of electronic transmissionsunder SCIGateway.We are building on this progressby scoping what needs to be procured to meet our eHealth requirements which include:Patient access to the recordand a secure and managed facility to update itElectronic prescribing and medicinesadministration.Appointment scheduling and clinicmanagementPrimary care systems to meetthe full range of community and primary care needs.Infrastructure projects suchas systems for patient and staff identification.We have also established a ScottishCentre for Telehealth to provide practical help to NHS boards as they seek to realisethe potential of telehealth development...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
23 October 2006
S2W-28633
The amount of private sectorgrant approved by local authorities for carrying out improvements for people withdisabilities is shown in the following table.Amount of Private SectorGrant Approved for Improvements for People with Disabilities: 2005-06 Scotland 17,745,000 Aberdeen City 405,000 Aberdeenshire 320,000 Angus 382,000 Argyll and Bute 530,000 Clackmannanshire 134,000 Dumfries and Galloway 649,000 Dundee City 246,000 East Ayrshire 286,000 East Dunbartonshire 201,000 East Lothian 155,000 East Renfrewshire 143,000 Edinburgh (City of) 2,388,000 Eilean Siar 592,000 Falkirk 196,000 Glasgow City 1,775,000 Highland 1,460,000 Inverclyde 297,000 Midlothian 211,000 Moray 300,000 North Ayrshire 941,000 North Lanarkshire 748,000 Orkney 148,000 Perth and Kinross 614,000 Renfrewshire 203,000 Scottish Borders 197,000 Shetland 292,000 South Ayrshire 539,000 South Lanarkshire 2,130,000 Stirling 289,000 West Dunbartonshire 422,000 West Lothian 554,000 Source: IMP1Breturns submitted by local authorities to the Scottish Executive Development...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
3 October 2006
S2W-28602
Details of wind farm applicationsconsented under section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989 for developments in excessof 50Mw in each of last three years are as follows:2004 Wind Farm Local Authority Turbines MW Black Law South Lanarkshire, North Ayrshire, West Lothian 54 124.2 Crystal Rig Ext ...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
22 September 2006
S2W-27814
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is the UK competent authority for this regulation.For applications consideredunder the Deliberate Release Directive 2001/18/EC, the agreed UKassessments and opinions on applications for the potential import andcultivation of GM crops, which develop from discussions with Defra and theother Devolved Administrations, are publish...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
2 August 2006
S2W-27415
In 2005-06 it was applied to two specialties(Cardiac Surgery and Orthopaedics).In 2006-07 the tariff will beapplied to the following eight specialties; Orthopaedics and Cardiac Surgery (firstimplemented in 2005-06), cardiology, ear, nose and throat, neurology,neurosurgery, plastic surgery and urology.In 2007-08 the Scottish NationalTariff will be applied to all tariff-based cross boundary flow activity and thereforeprovide benchmarking data across all relevant costs.A Tariff Reference Group, withrepresentation from NHS boards, is reviewing the development...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
25 July 2006
S2W-27176
These support costs are included in thefigures given for 2005-06, 2006-07 and 2007-08.The Scottish MedicinesConsortium (SMC) reviews and advises NHS Boards on the use of all drugsreceiving licences. The SMC has developed its role over a period of years, andthe number of such drugs has increased considerably.
