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Date answered:
14 December 2005
S2W-21543
Delivery of Service:To achieve 95% of the performance targets set in the schedules to the service level agreement.To achieve 86% of the milestones agreed for research and development projects.To achieve an output of 1.3 publications per scientific member of staff.To produce 22 information leaflets and 10 major articles in the industry press.Quality of Service:To begin implementation of the Joint Code of Practice for Research issued by the BBSRC, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, FSA and NERC, and endorsed by Scottish Executive Environment and Rural Development Department, within two areas of the agency’s research.To submit the scientific work of the Aquaculture and Aquatic Animal Health Programme to a peer review during 2005-06, and to put in place an agreed action plan to implement recommendations by the end of March 2006.To achieve accreditation by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service to ISO 17025 standard of the monitoring programmes for four new areas of work by March 2006.Efficiency Targets:94% of costs to be recovered from external customers (other than those agreed to be undertaken at marginal or shared costs).To restrict administrative staff costs to a maximum of 18% of the total staff costs.To achieve a research vessel utilisation of 96%, operating at a daily cost of £12,689 for Scotia and £3,665 for Clupea.To achieve cash releasing efficiency gains to the value of 1% of FRS’ budget.These targets should provide a sound basis for evaluating performance by establishing a time series for certain indicators and by requiring external scrutiny by accreditors and scientific peers.
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Date answered:
13 December 2005
S2W-21191
Emerging findings are published in ISD’s “data developments” web pages at:http://www.isdscotland.org/data_development.Also, as a result of the development of new medical technology, changes in practice due to service re-design, more effective drug treatments and enhanced use of the skills of health care staff, patien...
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Date answered:
7 November 2005
S2W-19698
As the UK positionon economic reform is consistent with that of the Executive our input was basedlargely around the Executive’s Economic Development Strategy The Frameworkfor Economic Development Scotland (FEDS) and the Executive’s EnterpriseStrategy A Smart Successful Scotland (SSS), which cover most of theintegrate...
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Date answered:
9 March 2005
S2W-14290
Sport 21 2003-2007:The National Strategy for Sport - Shaping Scotland’s Future, is the strategy for Scottish sport by Scottish sport.Its 11 targets were developed by all key partners with a role in developing anddelivering sport in Scotland and they will all play a part in helping achieve thesetargets. sportscotland ...
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Date answered:
27 April 2004
S2W-07815
Professor Kerr will report to me within a year with recommendationsfor the future development of the NHS in Scotland. I have written today to the Chair of the Health Committeewith details of the terms of reference for the exercise and copies have also beenlodged with the Parliament’s Reference Centre.
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Date answered:
17 March 2004
S2W-06693
Draft guidance to ensure that the public are informed, engaged andconsulted on all policies and services developed by the Health Department andNHSScotland has recently been distributed to NHS board chief executives andother key stakeholders for final comment.
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Date answered:
11 March 2003
S1W-34381
The Financial Partnerships Unit within the Scottish Executive has already developed a leadership role with regard to local authority schools public private partnership(PPP) projects in order that the experience and skills learned from current PPP projects are transferred to future schools projects.
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Date answered:
6 February 2003
S1W-33449
Computers and Integration LtdAble to CommunicateWest Dunbartonshire Council: employment development for people with disabilitiesCommunity Cafe/Social FirmVolunteer Centre EdinburghThe Volunteer Personal Development ProjectBarnardo's ScotlandOur Lives - Snakes and LaddersAugmentMind Yer HeidClackmannanshire CouncilROA...
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Date answered:
12 November 2002
S1W-30787
Until comparatively recently, perceived ethical concerns and practical difficulties created problems in conducting trials in children which has prevented the development of medicines for them.In the UK there is extensive prescribing "off-label" of medicines for children i.e. outside the terms of the licence.
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Date answered:
7 October 2002
S1W-29768
These individuals will thereafter form the membership of the aforementioned Project Team, which will be tasked with developing the new Scottish Recording Principles.
