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Additionally this consent carries deemed planning permission in terms of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997.This announcement follows a lengthy consultation process which involved environmental groups, government bodies and members of the public.
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6 October 2004
Additionally, this consent carries deemed planning permission in terms of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997.This announcement follows a lengthy consultation process which involved environmental groups, government bodies and members of the public.
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30 September 2004
The median waiting time for a first outpatient appointment with an ENT consultant reduced by three days during the year ending 31 March 2004, from 66 days to 63 days.We are committed to modernising and improving audiology services across Scotland and have made almost £20 million available over the five year period to 2006-07.
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29 September 2004
A key aim of A Science Strategy for Scotland, published by the Scottish Executive in August 2001, is to ensure that enough people study science to a standard which will enable the future needs of the country to be met.
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27 September 2004
The European Regulation, upon which the Single Farm Payment Scheme is based, comes into effect from 1 January 2005 and I intend to extend the existing formal appeals mechanism, the Agricultural Subsidies (Appeals) (Scotland) Regulations 2000 to cater for the new scheme.
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22 September 2004
Section B2, Table B2.2 of the CIBSE Guide, Volume Bprovides recommendations for ventilation rates per occupant and the project ServicesEngineers, RMJM Scotland, advise that 15 air changes per hour in the smoking roomis in line with that guidance.
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21 September 2004
The inconsistency of ministerial powers of direction over non-departmental public bodies (NDPBs) with charitable status was highlighted by the 2001 McFadden Report.Consequently, Scottish ministers agreed that the position of charitable NDPBs would be subject to scrutiny as part of their quinquennial reviews which would allow a decision to be taken as to their continuation as a charity.These reviews are part of an on-going process to ensure that Scottish Public Bodies are fit for purpose and delivering high quality public services in a devolved Scotland...
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17 September 2004
Figures for leakage from the public network by the three previous water authorities are available in Parliament’s Information Centre in the publications, Public Water Supplies in Scotland, Water Resources Survey, available in Parliament’s Reference Centre.
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13 September 2004
However, this is a key priority for NHS systems and any potential additional financial pressure should be placed within the context of a record uplift in general allocations to boards across Scotland of £370 million in 2004-05. In addition, the introduction of the new General Medical Services contract is supported by 33% increased investment in primary care...