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Date answered:
16 March 2005
S2W-14934
The Minister for Finance and Public Service Reform, Tom McCabe isthe Scottish representative at that meeting.You will already have seen First Minister’s work to give schools the opportunity to combine learning with real support for development in Africa, through the Scottish Schools Africa Challenge.
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Date answered:
10 March 2005
S2W-14500
We will also considerthe potential of developing and testing sexually transmitted infections diagnostickits in rural and urban settings.
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Date answered:
9 March 2005
S2W-14572
The group’s report, whichwas published in December 2004 and is available at http://www.scotland.gov.uk/library5/justice/stwgow-00.aspincludes statistics on the number of outstandingwarrants on 31 July 2004 and arrest warrants received and executed in July 2004.It also made a number of recommendations to improve the warrants system, including:the formation of dedicated WarrantTeams and Warrant Liaison Officers; HM Inspectorate of Constabularyto continue to examine force warrants procedures; ACPOS to examine force proceduresand promulgating good practice; a working group to improve theexisting protocol on prioritisation of warrants; expansion of joint working; increased penalties for failureto appear, and the National Criminal JusticeBoard to consider the development...
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Date answered:
1 March 2005
S2W-14033
These loans were accounted foron a cash accounting basis until 2000-01, and therefore there were no loancosts (apart from SLC administration costs – see below) to the ScottishExecutive or its predecessor, The Scottish Office.Thechange in accounting treatment from Cash Accounting to Resource Accounting as describedin the answer to S2W-14052, answered on 25 February 2005, introduced a cost for all student loan advances.Resourceaccounts giving the cost of student loans for students domiciled in Scotland areavailable from 1999-2000, and these can be found on the Scottish Executivewebsite at:www.scotland.gov.uk/publications.The cost to the ScottishExecutive of the Student Loans Company since 1999-2000 is as follows:- Year *£m 1999-2000 4.515 2000-01 2.873 2001-02 4.192 2002-03 5.202 2003-04 3.662 The Scottish contribution tothe administration of the Student Loan Company before 1999-2000 was as follows: Year £m* 1990-91 0.680 (estimated) 1991-92 1.365 1992-93 1.428 1993-94 1.791 1994-95 2.108 1995-96 2.488 1996-97 2.344 1997-98 2.761 1998-99 2.763 Note: *the administrationcosts also include development...
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Date answered:
28 February 2005
S2W-14064
As part of their responsibilities for civil contingencies, Scottish ministers continue to consider and develop nationalpolicies to ensure local responders are prepared for major emergencies.
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Date answered:
2 February 2005
S2W-13737
Within that legislative framework the Care Commission has developedan approach to regulation that takes account of risk. This includes:The development of a pre-inspection return which incorporates a self-evaluationfor providers.A phasing of consideration of a set of National Care Standards (for example the care standards for care homes for older people) ove...
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Date answered:
25 January 2005
S2W-13338
These include:· the establishment of a chair of remote and rural medicine in Stornoway, jointly between Western Isles NHS Board and the University of the Highlands and Islands; fellowships in remote and rural general practice; an intercollegiate group of the Scottish Medical Royal Colleges is developing plans for specific training programmes in remote and r...
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Date answered:
25 January 2005
S2W-13125
Restructuring of departments in the Scottish Executive over the period affects some of the year on year comparisons. 1999-2000 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 £000 £000 £000 £000 £000 Ministers and Private Offices 302 316 290 274 281 Special Advisers 3 21 25 19 49 Corporate Services1 1,230 1,014 896 1,037 895 Finance and Central Services 593 614 688 725 643 Education 184 238 271 372 418 Development...
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Date answered:
22 December 2004
S2W-12829
Paragraph24 states that we will publish technical notes on the plans for time-releasing efficiency savings by April 2005.Paragraph 48 states that departments and public bodies will be required to develop project plans for Efficient Government projects, which include clear milestones, identified lead and supporting roles, governance arrangements, measures fo...
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Date answered:
19 November 2004
S2W-12045
Flood defence measures initiated by local authorities which led to flood prevention schemes being confirmed by Scottish ministers since 1999 are as follows: Scheme Authority Fraser Road, Aberdeen Aberdeen City Council Over Burn Culvert, Inverurie Aberdeenshire Council Rothesay Argyll and Bute Council Portpatrick Dumfries and Galloway Council Crookedholm, Riccarton and Galston East Ayrshire Council River Kelvin East Dunbartonshire Council Dunfermline Fife Council Earnhill Road, Gourock Inverclyde Council Lhanbryde Moray Council Largs North Ayrshire Council Bridge of Earn Perth and Kinross Council Weem Village Perth and Kinross Council Earnbank, Bridge of Earn Perth and Kinross Council Milnathort Perth and Kinross Council Moredun Playing Field Renfrewshire Council Collier Street, Johnstone Renfrewshire Council River Gryfe, Crosslee Renfrewshire Council Mains Burn, Linlithgow West Lothian Council Information on schemes planned by local authorities, but not fully developed...
