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Black granite is not available in Scotland, but the vast majority of all granite supplies being procured for the Parliament building project is being sourced from Kemnay Quarry in Aberdeenshire.
In March 2002 we published a consultation paper seeking views on how the Executive might best meet the duty placed on it by the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001 to ensure, as far as is reasonably practicable, that persons do not live in fuel poverty.
Employment policy is reserved to the UK Government which takes the lead on funding and delivery of the New Deal. In Scotland it does this in partnership with the Scottish Executive and contributing organisations.A number of changes are being piloted under the New Deal Next Phase.
This addresses a range of issues relevant to Scotland's business start-up rate, and was developed following a review of Scottish Enterprise's Business Birth Rate Strategy by the Fraser of Allander Institute, completed in June 2001.
Free or subsidised assistance is available to businesses throughout Scotland on all aspects and levels of ICT adoption, mostly through the enterprise networks.
The Executive has responsibility for determining which air services within Scotland should be supported through EC Regulation 2408/92, in the context of the UK Government's overall responsibility for ensuring UK compliance with the terms of the regulation.
Discussions are continuing with the Home Office about arrangements for the provision of on-site services at any accommodation centres that may in future be established in Scotland as well as the continuing need for services for those granted asylum after they have left any such centres.
To ask the Scottish Executive how it plans to support uptake of food Quality Assurance schemes. Scotland has a range of highly reputable quality assurance schemes covering most agri-food and fisheries products but these are all industry led and industry controlled.
To ask the Scottish Executive what stage it has reached in its roll-out of Victim Liaison Offices across Scotland. I am pleased to say that today I am officially opening the first major operational Victim Information and Advice (VIA) Office in Glasgow.
I know from my contacts with the Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland that Chief Constables are well aware of their responsibilities to promote and improve race equality within the Scottish Police Service and are taking steps actively to encourage the recruitment police officers from black and minority ethnic communities.