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And a copy has been placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib. number 47084) The Early Years Framework represents a radical approach to improving a range of health, education and wider social outcomes and tackling the inequalities of opportunity which have plagued Scotland for too long. It has been developed as a partnership between nationa...
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Date answered:
10 December 2008
This was all carried out in terms of the NHS (General Medical Services Contracts)(Scotland) Regulations 2004. As a result, NHS Tayside now directly provides the out of hours services for Kinloch Rannoch.
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Date answered:
9 December 2008
We will consider, as part of that process, concerns about the habitat of bees and other creatures. In the meantime, the Scotland Rural Development Programme contains a number of biodiversity priorities which are designed to encourage farmers to deliver targeted environmental benefits.
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Date answered:
8 December 2008
The administration of elections in Scotland, including the provision of polling stations, is the responsibility of the individual Returning Officer within each local authority area.
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Date answered:
4 December 2008
The removal of the former local enterprise company structure has removed an unnecessary layer of bureaucracy and enabled both Scottish Enterprise and Highlands and Islands Enterprise to focus on delivering effective support to the key companies and sectors across Scotland, including in Glasgow. The recent reforms to Scottish Enterprise have also resulted i...
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Date answered:
4 December 2008
The available information on the number of children entitled to and taking free school meals by local authority area has been published in tables 8 and 14 of the School Meals in Scotland, 2008 publication, see link below: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2008/06/24125730/0.
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Date answered:
1 December 2008
Recorded Crimes of Dishonesty - 2007-08 Police Force Number Central 8,179 Dumfries and Galloway 2,961 Fife 11,436 Grampian 17,701 Lothian and Borders 33,975 Northern 5,739 Strathclyde 73,424 Tayside 13,303 All Scotland...
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Date answered:
1 December 2008
During the meeting Mindroom advised that they are not publishing the evidence on which they base the claim in their Policy Agenda that one in six children in Scotland are affected by a recognised learning difficulty.
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Date answered:
14 November 2008
We are working with the Forum for Renewable Energy Development in Scotland and with all those who have an interest in the sector to deliver these assessments as soon as possible.