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Technical Notes setting out the detail for each target in Building a Better Scotland - Spending Proposals 2003-06: What the money buys will be available shortly.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
25 September 2002
At 1 April 2002, when Scottish Water took over from the former authorities, 2,222 staff were transferred in from the West of Scotland Water Authority, 1,558 from the east, and 1,632 from the north.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
24 September 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to monitor air quality levels in Holyrood Park as a result of traffic flow changes brought about by the building of the Parliament. All local authorities in Scotland have a duty under the Environment Act 1995 to review and assess air quality in their areas against the air quality objectives contained in the Air Quality Strategy for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
10 September 2002
The Water Supply (Water Quality)(Scotland) Regulations 2001 require the absence of organisms from treated drinking water (as indicated by total coliforms/faecal coliforms).
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
5 September 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the public debate on GM issues announced by Her Majesty's Government on 31 May 2002 will also take place in Scotland and, if so, how many organisations and individuals based in Scotland will be appointed to the steering board.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
7 August 2002
The group has advised the Executive on the shape and design of the campaign and will help determine how best to implement the campaign across Scotland taking account of local needs.
The project will provide better quality information and link-ups between education partners in Scotland and will encourage the good use of management information by schools and education authorities.Each ScotXed partner will have access to different levels of information.
This report will help inform the future planning of the medical workforce across Scotland, and will be a key element of the new arrangements.I also refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-26899.
Any such decision is taken by the Lord Advocate independently of any other person, including other members of the Scottish Executive, in terms of section 48(5) of the Scotland Act 1998. Such decisions are made having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case under consideration.The legislative competence of the Scottish Parliament is set out in the Scotland Act 1998; certain matters relating to road transport, including amendment of the statutory provisions relating to contraventions of section 1 of the Road Traffic Act 1988, are reserved to the UK Government.
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