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To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answers to questions S2W-21076 and S2W-21077 by Rhona Brankin on 6 December 2006, what specific funding has been allocated to tackle storm and coastal erosion in the Western Isles in respect of the storm of January 2005.
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Date answered:
19 January 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-30357 by Patricia Ferguson on 21 December 2006, whether any local authority requested additional funding over and above the in principle allocation.
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19 January 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-30357 by Patricia Ferguson on 21 December 2006, whether Glasgow City Council or Aberdeen City Council has requested additional funding over and above the in principle allocation and, if so, how much has been requested.
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Date answered:
7 December 2006
Visitscotland.com was establishedin 2002 as a Public Private Partnership joint venture company with funding of £7.5million. The only public sector investment was £1.875 million from VisitScotland,which gave VisitScotland a 25% stake in the company.
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13 November 2006
In addition, £50 million Working for Familiesfunding is available in a selection of local authority areas over 2004-08 to supportparents in disadvantaged areas or groups to progress towards and into employment.Allocations of funding are based on the numbers of children living in householdsdependent on income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance and Income Support.
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6 November 2006
Expenditure in each of the threeyears was as follows:2003-04: £25,7312004-05: £75,9342005-06: £58,758.This expenditure relates to threeresearch projects, awarded total funding of £493,546 during the period March 2000through to June 2007.
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Date answered:
6 November 2006
Grant awards are the minimum necessaryto allow projects to proceed, and do not normally exceed 33 per cent of approvedproject costs.The size of the applicant householdis used to determine the size of the property that can be funded. S2W-29209
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Date answered:
6 November 2006
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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27 October 2006
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
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...