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To ask the Scottish Executive what the division of responsibilities and of rights and powers regarding attendance, voting and speaking between the Minister For Transport and the Environment and representatives of Her Majesty's Government at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development conference being held in Edinburgh in February 2000 will b...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
17 February 2000
The Policy Unit is undertaking a study exploring issues affecting older people and the scope for developing a more co-ordinated approach across the Executive.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
7 February 2000
Under section 17 of the Natural Heritage (Scotland) Act 1991, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency may issue licences for the abstraction of water for irrigation from inland or ground waters in an area to which a control order applies under section 15 of that Act. We expect to develop future abstraction control policy in the light of the proposed EC W...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
18 January 2000
The First Minister takes a close interest in issues affecting the sector and, while he has yet to visit the Barmac yards, I have briefed him fully on developments there. S1W-03333
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
11 January 2000
To ask the Presiding Officer what proposals or options are before the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body in relation to Queensberry House and whether MSPs will be consulted on this issue. There have been no further developments affecting Queensberry House since my answer of 10 December to Margo MacDonald (SIW-3026).
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
10 December 1999
This service will be available over the Millennium holiday period.Plans for NHS Direct in Scotland are being developed in co-operation with GPs and will be piloted early in 2000.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
19 November 1999
The Scottish University for Industry's branding and communications strategy will be central to stimulating the demand for learning. The Scottish UfI will develop an extensive communications strategy, targeted at a number of sectors including SMEs.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
10 November 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has commissioned, or intends to commission research into the Fuelmaster device, developed by Andy Guy and John McFarlane, to reduce emissions from petrol-driven vehicles.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
26 October 1999
The Scottish Executive is contributing £2m, the Millenium Commission £1.2m, the Glasgow Development Agency and sportscotland £500,000 each and the City of Glasgow £200,000.