There are 209,986 results relating to "Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill"
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Date answered:
23 March 2006
S2W-23762
Althougha scheme already exists for the Welsh Assembly the proposed scheme for councillorsin Scotland will need to be considered on its own merits.
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Date answered:
16 March 2006
S2W-23929
SPP3 and Planning Advice Note 74 also enable planningauthorities to seek a proportion of affordable housing within most housing developments,where there is evidence of a shortage of affordable housing.Asfar as the Executive’s own housing investment is concerned, over the three years 2002-05 an average of 79% of newbuild development supported by Communities Scotland has been on brownfield land. The Executive is also providing funding specificallyto encourage the redevelopment of brownfield sites. £20 million is being made availableto local authorities over the period 2005-08 to help them tackle contaminated landissues.
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Date answered:
15 March 2006
S2W-23987
Our 2005 Housing Policy Statementset out the comprehensive range of actions that we are taking to improve housingsupply and affordability in the market and to increase provision of affordable housing.The policy statement built upon the findings of a wide ranging review of housingsupply and affordability in Scotland. Our review revealed a very mixed picture,...
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Date answered:
14 March 2006
S2W-23698
Managed clinical networks for diabetes and the Scottish Diabetes Framework have made significant progress in developing and improving the standards of diabetes care in Scotland. The networks bring together health care professionals throughout an area to plan services, share best practice and facilitate working across professional boundaries.
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Date answered:
14 March 2006
S2W-23698
Managed clinical networks for diabetes and the Scottish Diabetes Framework have made significant progress in developing and improving the standards of diabetes care in Scotland. The networks bring together health care professionals throughout an area to plan services, share best practice and facilitate working across professional boundaries.
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Date answered:
8 March 2006
S2W-23236
I recently met with both chairs of the groups and am keen for the groups to continue to carry out their monitoring roles until the new hospitals are operating. I can also confirm that Audit Scotland agreed that PriceWaterhouse Coopers (PWC) would undertake an independent audit of the delivery of NHS Greater Glasgow’s Acute Hospital Modernisation Strategy.
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Date answered:
6 March 2006
S2W-22795
The NationalReference Group set up to help implement the strategy is currently working on thecriteria for demonstration projects which will go beyond education to include developmentsthat give perpetrators as well as survivors better access to more sensitive andresponsive support services.For those convicted of sexualoffences, there is a range of community based programmes on offer across Scotland. Forexample, the Community Sex Offender Groupwork Programme (CSOGP) is a cognitive-behaviouralgroupwork programme designed to reduce re-offending by adult male sex offenders.It is the first programme accredited by the Scottish Community Justice AccreditationPanel and is currently being delivered in 10 local authority areas.
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Date answered:
3 February 2006
S2W-22672
The Executive has worked with the Food Standards Agency, NHS Health Scotland and the Health and Safety Executive to prepare appropriate promotional material.Schools should also ensure that appropriate arrangements are in place to promote routine hand washing prior to meals, particularly for primary school children.
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Date answered:
23 January 2006
S2W-21783
The national average single carriageway accident rate for 2002-04 (the latest full three years data) is 0.206 accidents per million vehicle kilometres.Transport Scotland has the operational responsibility for this area, and can be contacted for more information if required.
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Date answered:
23 January 2006
S2W-22075
However, data is available for those NHS boards using the Child Health Surveillance Programme – Pre School and I attach this information in the following table: Table 1: Percentage of Mothers Recorded as Breastfeeding at the Six to Eight Week Review: Year of Birth 2000-04 Year of Birth 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Argyll and Clyde 31.4 32.6 32.7 31.6 31.7 Ayrshire and Arran 31.9 28.7 29.8 27.5 29.4 Borders 45.5 48.1 49.1 47.9 47.2 Dumfries and Galloway .. 37.1 35.9 38.1 36.0 Fife 34.3 34.1 37.5 36.2 35.7 Forth Valley 32.0 31.6 32.3 32.5 30.8 Greater Glasgow 33.4 33.7 35.9 35.4 35.9 Lanarkshire 24.5 24.3 26.1 26.1 25.8 Lothian 47.0 46.1 47.1 47.7 47.0 Tayside 39.2 38.4 39.6 38.1 37.0 All Health Boards on System 35.4 35.1 36.4 36.1 35.7 Source: CHSP-PS, ISD Scotland...
