There are 153,214 results relating to "flexible workforce development fund"
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Date answered:
28 March 2007
S2W-32683
Real progress has beenmade on a range of issues on the ground including:Improved communicationsbetween the Executive, the Scottish Fisheries Protection Agency (SFPA) and the industryand significant improvements in compliance as evidenced by publication of figuresfrom the SFPA showing figures showing blackfish landings have declined to negligiblelevels;Improved economicprospects for the whitefish fleet and the development...
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Date answered:
8 March 2007
S2O-12329
It reflected the consensusview that the new Scottish Parliament should work in ways that were open and accessibleto all.The potential role fulfilledby the forum has evolved since 1999. Since then the Parliament has developed anincreasing confidence in its own ability to engage directly with wider civic society.The Executive too has become better at encouraging public participation in decision-making,in line with our belief in fostering good citizenship and building a confident,democratic Scotland.We remain firmly committed todeveloping our links with a wide range of civic organisations and to improving furtherour performance in consulting members of the public when we develop new policy initiativesand legislative proposals.Fundamental to our vision isa recognition of the need not only to promote better public engagement with governmentbut also to encourage greater participation by individuals in wider society, forexample through volunteering and community involvement.I have been working closely withministerial colleagues to ensure that the importance that this Executive attachesto civic participation and inclusiveness will set standards which can be carriedforward and built upon by future administrations.
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Date answered:
8 June 2006
S2W-26487
To ask the Scottish Executive what the remit is of the Skills for Business review being undertaken by the Executive and the Sector Skills Development Agency. We wrote to all ScottishStakeholders, the Chief Executives of the Sector Skills Councils and theirScottish Representatives in October 2005 to inform them of our intention tocarry out an Evaluation of the Skills for Business Network jointly with theSector Skills Development Agency (SSDA).
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Date answered:
15 March 2006
S2W-23977
To ask the Scottish Executive how many planning appeals were held in each year from 2000 to 2005, following the refusal of planning permission by local authority planning committees; in how many such appeals the Reporter decided in favour of the developer and against the local authority, and in how many such appeals the local communities’ spokespeople opposed the development.
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Date answered:
10 November 2005
S2W-20257
To ask the Scottish Executive how many healthcare professionals originally from developing countries continued to work in the NHS after their temporary contracts ran out in each year since 1999.
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Date answered:
28 September 2005
S2W-18539
The total number of manufacturing jobs which have been created through inward investment in Scotland and Glasgow is not collected. However, Scottish Development International (SDI) does provide information on the number of jobs planned to be created and safeguarded in different industry sectors through projects supported by SDI.
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Date answered:
20 April 2005
S2W-15356
His response is as follows: "The challenge set for the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) and the SPS-Trade Union Side (TUS) has been to develop a robust and credible plan for the design, construction and management of a second new prison, most likely at the current Low Moss site.
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Date answered:
11 April 2005
S2W-15289
It is difficult to quantify how much staff time (including teachers, headteachers and support staff) is spent on promoting positive behaviour, in the form of policy development, staff development and whole school approaches, and responding to indiscipline when it occurs.
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Date answered:
28 February 2005
S2W-14131
All boards provide or arrange access to services such as sign language and other specialist means of communication and interpretation. Several are currently developing and enhancing their existing services.The Scottish Executive is encouraging further service development.
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Date answered:
31 January 2005
S2W-13490
A national suicide prevention training strategy is being developed, the main component of this is a training programme called ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training) training.
