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Date answered:
4 February 2009
S3W-20240
We have provided funding to the Princess Royal Trust for Carers to conduct a mapping exercise into young carers services across Scotland. This work will highlight good practice in supporting young carers, as well as identifying gaps in provision.
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Date answered:
4 February 2009
S3W-20244
In addition, £5 million also allocated in 2008-09 to NHS boards for partnership spend to support implementation of the Mental Health Act, and delivery of the HEAT targets for mental health in Scotland. Similar allocations will be made next year and in 2010-11.
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Date answered:
20 January 2009
S3W-19749
This information is collected by Health Protection Scotland (HPS) and is published in quarterly reports on their website.
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Date answered:
15 January 2009
S3W-18808
Further assistance available includes: Identifying liaison officers in every region to develop local solutions to internet access; Working with BT to extend broadband coverage across rural Scotland; Providing IT helpdesk to assist with login problems; Providing applicants with information about alternative local internet access points; Providing traini...
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Date answered:
15 January 2009
S3W-19135
The Scottish Government believes that Scottish Planning Policy (SPP) 6 Renewable Energy provides a sound national policy context for addressing onshore wind farm development and the protection of Scotland''s natural heritage. It says that significant protection should be afforded to areas designated for their national or international natural heritage value...
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Date answered:
15 January 2009
S3W-19147
Both enterprise agencies support the Equality Matters in Business project, a pioneering Scotland-wide project that aims to enhance the advice and support given to small and medium sized enterprises on the business benefits of good practice in equality and diversity.
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Date answered:
9 January 2009
S3W-19184
Regulation 14 of the Education (Student Loans) (Scotland) Regulations 2007 effectively provides that that the interest rate applied to Income Contingent Loans is to be the lower of: (i) a rate equal to the annual percentage increase in the retail price index (RPI) (the RPI rate), or (ii) the highest of the base rates used by a pool of banks (including...
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Date answered:
5 January 2009
S3W-19073
Section 49(2) of the Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006 defines an inspector in the context of any particular provision under part 2 of the act (the animal welfare part) as a person: (a) appointed as an inspector by the Scottish ministers, or authorised by them, for the purpose of the provision, or (b) appointed as an inspector by a local autho...
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Date answered:
15 December 2008
S3W-18597
These responsibilities are outlined in the Scottish Government''s guidance on preparing for emergencies Preparing Scotland. The Scottish Government continues to provide support to local authorities in carrying out this role.
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Date answered:
3 December 2008
S3W-18173
At its annual review on 23 September 2008, the Scottish Health Council identified the following approaches it is taking to ensure that patients, carers and the public are able to make their views on health services known: Support the development of Public Partnership Forums; Support boards to develop mechanisms that will help them to hear the views of seldom heard groups; Support patient feedback through the Council''s input to Better Together, the patient experience programme; Ensure availability and access to the Independent Advice and Support Service, which is commissioned by boards from Citizens'' Advice Scotland...
