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To ask the Scottish Executive which organisations are engaged in the recovery of outstanding student loans in Scotland; when the contracts for such work were concluded, and what details of these contracts are in the public domain.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
7 February 2001
Further recoveries of around £120,000 are currently being pursued.A Fraud Investigation Unit of the Common Services Agency of the NHS Scotland was established in July 2000.
So long as we do not show people that we make mistakes. That is right. We can hide our mistakes.National Health Service (General Dental Services) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2001 (SSI 2001/57) National Health Service (General Dental Services) (Scotland) Amendment Regulat...
It is hopeless after the event, as local authorities will be picking up the bill for people in nursing homes right away, not at some time in the future.
Cancer (Diagnosis and Treatment) To ask the Scottish Executive what action is being taken to improve the diagnosis and treatment of cancer. (S2O-7631) Scotland's cancer strategy "Cancer in Scotland: Action for Change" sets out the strategic direction for cancer services.
Perth College is capable of rising to that challenge and a programme will be devised to ensure that it and other colleges in Scotland progress positively. Will the minister supply the chamber with information about the financial position of all the colleges in Scotland from 199697 to now?
Are you saying that a strategic overview to focus expertise is needed, otherwise it will never get organised? That is right. A strategic overview would also ensure access to a specialist service throughout Scotland.
We are going to be legislation bound for a bit, with the School Education (Ministerial Powers and Independent Schools) (Scotland) Bill and the proposed Gaelic bill to deal with.
You said at stage 3 of the Local Electoral Administration and Registration Services (Scotland) Bill that secondary legislation would be issued by the end of October.