This search includes all content on the Scottish Parliament website, except for Votes and Motions. All Official Reports (what has been said in Parliament) and Questions and Answers are available from 1999. You can refine your search by adding and removing filters.
Given that BSE controls apply throughout the UK, it is almost certain that the EU would not approve measures for Scotland alone under article 87(2)(b) of the Treaty.
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Date answered:
31 January 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to encourage the promotion and purchase of recycled goods by financial, legal and other incentives. The National Waste Strategy: Scotland promotes the reduction, re-use and recycling of waste.
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Date answered:
27 January 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive how it intends to tackle social and economic inequality in Glasgow and reduce the gap between poverty levels in Glasgow and other parts of Scotland. The Executive recognises the particular problems facing Glasgow.
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Date answered:
24 January 2000
Where necessary, there are measures under the Protection of Animals (Scotland) Act 1912 to allow animals to be taken into care to prevent further suffering.The seriousness of animal neglect and cruelty is already well recognised in statute.
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Date answered:
21 December 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive what the total cost is of subsidies from the Scottish Executive and its agencies to ferry operations in Scotland in the current financial year and what percentage of the total revenues and costs of the ferry operations this figure represents.
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Date answered:
17 December 1999
It makes a number of recommendations about the development of Best Value in Scotland.Since the introduction of Best Value after the 1997 general election, local government has put real effort into delivering services which put the needs of their customers and communities first. Every local authority in Scotland has declared its commitment to Best Value, enc...
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Date answered:
14 December 1999
It is a quality auditing system for all organisations involved in education, training, and guidance in Scotland and has been specifically customised to include an additional standard, Careers Service Delivery, specific to career service companies.
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Date answered:
26 October 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive what research has been carried out on the health implications of mobile telephone masts in Scotland. The Scottish Executive adopts a precautionary principle where hazards and the risks of these being realised are concerned.The Scottish Executive takes advice on this from the National Radiological Protection Board (NRPB), which...
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Date answered:
19 October 1999