There are 134,108 results relating to "flexible workforce development fund"
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Questions and Answers
Date answered:
20 January 2004
S2W-05029
Part 2 of the WaterEnvironment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003 provides for ministers tomake regulations determining what is a reasonable cost, for the purposes of section1 of the Sewerage (Scotland) Act 1968 and section 6 of the Water (Scotland) Act1980, which deal respectively with new water and new sewerage connections tothe public water and sewerage networks.Ministers made clear duringthe passage of the 2003 act that regulations determining reasonable cost were likelyto mean that developers...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
15 December 2003
S2W-04613
To qualify the patient must be resident orwork in the former Highlands and Islands Development Board area. The distancetravelled from the patient’s home must be 30 miles or more or involve a journeyby sea of more than five miles.If it is consideredmedically necessary for the patient to be accompanied, then travel expensesincurred by an escort would be eligi...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
27 November 2003
S2W-02975
This will complement NHS HealthScotland’s “Think About It” alcohol campaign which is targeted at youngerteenagers and is running TV advertising from November to early January.Through health education inschools, young people have opportunities to discuss and consider the effectsand possible consequences of alcohol consumption with a view to helping them tomake healthy choices.A parents’ guide to alcoholis also being developed...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
14 November 2003
S2W-03519
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking on the development of direct referral to physiotherapy services as recommended by the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy in Scotland in light of a pilot project in Dundee that demonstrated that such a system produced a saving of one months' consultation time a year in an average GP practice.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
2 October 2003
S2W-02771
We are working with local authorities(LAs) to develop E in E plans detailing how DtS will be delivered locally.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
22 September 2003
S2W-02460
His response is as follows:Each prison will provide about700 cells and be designed appropriately to meet the long-term needs of the prisonservice in Scotland by being able to accommodate all categories of prisonerduring the life of the proposed developments. S2W-02460
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
5 September 2003
S2W-02025
Through the Children andYoung people’s Group grant scheme, we provide grant of £1,175,569 to supportthe work of the HQs of 31 national voluntary youth work organisations.Education Department hasalso allocated £500,000 in the current year to YouthLink Scotland totake forward an agreed work plan on youth work issues which covers support toboth the voluntary and statutory sectors.Support for local authorityyouth work provision is provided through community education Grant AidedExpenditure.As part of the inspection ofcommunity learning and development...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
13 August 2003
S2W-01414
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-530 by Ross Finnie on 10 June 2003, whether a decision will be announced during the parliamentary recess regarding technical conservation measures for scallops; whether the Minister for Environment and Rural Development will meet with representatives of the Scallop Association to discuss ...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
13 August 2003
S2W-01009
The Scottish Executive is in regular contact with the UK Government on a wide range of issues.A comprehensive assessment of overall economic need would typically include consideration of a number of indicators, including indicators such as population density as well as unemployment rates.The Executive has commissioned research to underpin the development of...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
4 August 2003
S2W-01149
If these strategies indicate that leakage reduction is a viable option for reducing costs and improving services, then investment options which are being developed will include solutions to address leakage in that particular area.Scottish Water is also currently carrying out a comprehensive evaluation of the impact and scale of leakage which will provide de...
