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Date answered:
6 November 2006
S2W-25219
To ask the Scottish Executive whether funding is available to assist students to pay for vaccinations in order to enable them to travel abroad as a compulsory part of their academic course.
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Date answered:
27 October 2006
S2W-28712
The ScottishExecutive has discussions with these bodies on a regular basis.The Forum for Renewable EnergyDevelopment is Scotland (FREDS) examined grid capacity, constraints and upgradesin its 2005 report, Scotland’s Renewable Energy: Realising The 2020 Target.The report found that the key upgrades for which Ofgem has approved funding couldallow the connecti...
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Date answered:
6 October 2006
S2W-28446
The agency is responsible for helpingto deliver the Executive’s £3 billion capital road and rail investment programmeover the next decade, overseeing the safe and efficient running of Scotland’s trunkroads and rail networks and establishing and running a national scheme for concessionarytravel in Scotland.The Scottish Executive’s TransportGroup remains responsible for:Coordinatingthe National Transport Strategy for Scotland;Liaisonwith regional transport partnerships, including monitoring of funding...
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Date answered:
6 October 2006
S2W-28466
Number of Scottish domiciledhigher education students in Scottish institutions: 1999-2000 to 2004-05 Year Total Number of Students 1999-2000 203,790 2000-01 206,580 2001-02 211,075 2002-03 203,205 2003-04 205,965 2004-05 206,550 Sources: Higher Education StatisticsAgency (HESA) and Scottish Funding Council (SFC)Note:1. Numbers have been roundedto the nearest five to protect confidentiality.2.
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Date answered:
6 October 2006
S2W-28445
As part of the last spendingreview (SR04) settlement, funding was allocated to Transport Portfolio to take forwardour Partnership Commitment to bring forward proposals for a Strategic TransportAuthority, as an agency within the Executive directly accountable to ministers.Funding of £1.2 million - £2.8million - £3.3 million for years 2004-05, 2005-06 and 200...
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Date answered:
2 October 2006
S2W-28433
The Chief Scientist’s Officeof the Scottish Executive Health Department has funded a study of environmentalrisk factors for congenital eye defects in children of women exposed to pesticidesand pollutants.
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15 September 2006
S2W-28144
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has received any representations from Glasgow Housing Association in respect of the capital and revenue costs and funding requirements of the second stage transfer of its housing stock and, if so, whether it will publish details of these representations.
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12 September 2006
S2W-27811
Students enrolling in highereducation institutions and colleges are asked on a voluntary basis to state whichdisabilities, if any, they have.The number of higher educationstudents declaring a mental health difficulty is published annually on the internetat:http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Lifelong-learning/DataHEbyAgeGenderDisabil.The data for the last three yearsfor higher education institutions and colleges is summarised in the following table.Students Declaring a Mental HealthDifficulty Academic Year HEIs FECs* 2002-03 405 2,865 2003-04 525 3,055 2004-05 650 3,485 Source: Higher Education StatisticsAgency and Scottish Funding...
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Date answered:
18 August 2006
S2W-27507
Prior to releaseprisoners with identified needs are seen and advised on accommodation issues bya housing worker, generally funded under the rough sleepers initiative.The SPS monitor the number ofprisoners discharged by measuring: “the numbers of prisoners that leave having securedaccommodation or that have been referred to the relevant housing provider”.
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Date answered:
9 August 2006
S2W-27391
The research also found that the scheme wasresponsible for almost all rural LPG provision in Scotland.Although the 2005-06 budget forthe scheme was £400,000, actual spend amounted to almost £483,000, with theexcess being funded from underspends elsewhere in the Transport budget.
