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To ask the Scottish Executive what monitoring will be undertaken into the possible ecological effects from genetically modified organism cross-pollination outwith the trial sites during the programme of managed development of herbicide tolerant genetically modified crop trials in Scotland.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
22 September 1999
It makes it clear however that devolved administrations will develop their own policies in devolved areas to reflect their countries' particular circumstances and the needs and wishes of their people.The Scottish Executive will work in partnership with all interested parties to build on policy developments in the UK....
If a local authority was not operating in accordance with thelegislation, appropriate funding could be clawed back in terms of theconditions on which Private Sector Housing Grant had been made.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
3 February 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive which drug action teams are operating in the (a) West Dunbartonshire and (b) East Dunbartonshire local authority area; how much funding has been allocated to each team, and what indicators have been established to assess the effectiveness of the teams.
Her response is as follows:Ministers have given a commitmentto approve 21,500 new and improved homes for social rent and low-cost home ownershipin the three years up to 2008. The principal mechanism for funding this new affordablehousing is the Scottish Executive Housing Investment Programme.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
25 April 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-14479 by Malcolm Chisholm on 24 March 2005, how many of the new-build starts referred to have been approved for funding by Communities Scotland and have scheduled start dates.