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This rural dimension ofeconomic development is fully reflected in our strategy for the enterprise networks.The ScottishEnterprise Rural Policy Group continues to play a key role in maximising theeconomic opportunities for rural Scotland.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
19 September 2006
A Remote and Rural SteeringGroup has been established under the direction of the North of ScotlandPlanning Group to develop a framework for remote and rural health care asrequired by Delivering for Health.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
19 September 2006
Weare aware of its on-going involvement in the work to develop a framework forremote and rural health care as required by Delivering for Healthand understand that the Association intends to produce recommendations relatingto that piece of work.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
2 August 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive what representations it has made to the Department of Trade and Industry about making resources available to develop clean coal burn technology in the coal industry.
All relevant emergingconclusions from the draft lessons learnt report have been discussed with thepromoters of the Waverley Railway (Scotland) Bill during the development of the project over thepast six months.
Housing Association Grant presentlyfunds new development and some major repairs. Communities Scotland willwork with landlords that find themselves in financial and other difficulties inorder to ensure the Standard is delivered to tenants.
To ask the Scottish Executive when it will report on the findings of the Forum for Renewable Energy Development in Scotland (FREDS) hydrogen energy sub-group.
There are plans to developclinical outreach facilities in every health board area and it is anticipatedthat this will result in a considerable expansion in student involvement overthe next two years as the Dental Action Plan develops and more clinical dentalfacilities become available.
To ask the Scottish Executive how the planned Modern Transport System in north-east Scotland will help tackle congestion, sustain and enable development and improve the quality of life for residents.
At present the Executive isinvestigating the potential to extend the Chlamydia postal testing kit, whichwas developed by Health Respect, to include other sexually transmittedinfections.