There are 211,414 results relating to "Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill"
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Questions and Answers
Date answered:
9 February 2005
S2W-13915
I have asked Angiolina Foster, Chief Executive of Communities Scotland to respond. Her response is as follows:The number of applications for rural home ownership grants (RHOGs) which have been made and progressed in each local authority area in each of the last seven years, showing year-on-year percentage changes is as follows.
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Date answered:
1 February 2005
S2W-13509
If the patient’s condition has worsened, the caller is immediately passed to a nurse adviser.The festive period – the first in which NHS 24 had been fully operational and provided the access point for out of hours services across Scotland - was very busy with more than double the usual number of calls being handled and call-back arrangements were implemente...
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Date answered:
24 December 2004
S2W-12428
The information is provided inthe following table , which show all NHS patients whose registration status indicated“withdrawn”.Number of NHS Patients whoseRegistration Status Shows “Withdrawn”1; April 1999 to March 2004 NHS board of practice where patient is registered 1999-2000 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 Ayrshire and Arran 312 350 206 189 192 Borders 118 98 148 4,269 7,076 Argyll and Clyde 210 201 147 130 344 Fife 608 441 502 572 862 Greater Glasgow 575 598 753 1,525 496 Highland 285 1,587 4,536 222 218 Lanarkshire 511 425 438 365 718 Grampian 2,518 2,030 2,441 7,517 4,340 Orkney 7 1 1 50 34 Lothian 404 367 350 2,279 2,709 Tayside 335 305 610 1,139 848 Forth Valley 436 253 238 359 319 Western Isles 57 60 54 27 37 Dumfries and Galloway 791 112 590 1,057 826 Shetland 9 13 5 2 2 Scotland...
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Date answered:
22 November 2004
S2W-11962
For example, an estimated 29% of households occupying a band A dwelling have a gross household income of £150 or less per week, excluding any council tax benefit income.The council tax band occupied by a household, however, does not equate directly to the council tax bill.Twenty percent of households in Scotland receive full council tax benefit and therefor...
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Date answered:
10 November 2004
S2W-11775
To ask the Scottish Executive what exams people from overseas with medical qualifications are required to sit before they can practise in Scotland; how these requirements are determined, and when they were last reviewed.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
9 November 2004
S2W-11715
The Scottish House Condition Survey is the only source we have for reliably measuring fuel poverty, and it has now moved to annual surveys which will mean it will report more frequently in future.For the breakdown of fuel poverty by household type in 2002, please see the answer to question S2W-11345 answered 18 October 2004. all answers to which can be found at:http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.Fuel poverty broken down by local authority area in 2002 was as follows: Local Authority Number of Fuel Poor Households (000s) Percentage of Fuel Poor Households Aberdeen City 8† 8 Aberdeenshire 15† 17 Angus 8† 16 Argyll and Bute 8† 21 Borders 8† 17 Clackmannan 2† 10 Dumfries and Galloway 14† 23 Dundee City 9† 13 East Ayrshire 6† 11 East Dunbartonshire 3† 7 East Lothian 4† 11 East Renfrewshire 4† 11 Edinburgh City 24 12 Falkirk 6† 10 Fife 17† 12 Glasgow City 38 14 Highland 18† 21 Inverclyde 4† 10 Midlothian 2† 7 Moray 8† 21 North Ayrshire 7† 11 North Lanarkshire 13† 10 Orkney 3 31 Perthshire and Kinross 9† 14 Renfrewshire 8† 11 Shetland 2† 25 South Ayrshire 7† 14 South Lanarkshire 14† 11 Stirling 4† 11 West Dunbartonshire 3† 8 West Lothian 4† 6 Western Isles 4 34 Scotland...
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Date answered:
9 November 2004
S2W-11410
Where it does not, cross directly, preferably between belts of trees.Prefer moderately open valleys with woods, where the apparent height of the towers will be reduced and views of the line will be broken by trees.In country which is flat and sparsely planted, keep the higher voltage lines as far as possible independent of smaller lines, converging routes, distribution lines and other masts, wires and cables so as to avoid a concatenation or ‘wirescape’.Approach urban areas through industrial zones where they exist and where pleasant residential and recreational land intervenes between the approach line and substation, go carefully into the costs of undergrounding, for lines other than those of the highest voltage.The two Scottish grid operators, Scottish & Southern Energy and Scottish Power, have reviewed the applicability of the Holford Rules to Scotland...
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Date answered:
21 October 2004
S2W-11064
I have asked Angiolina Foster, Chief Executive of Communities Scotland to respond. Her response is as follows:Ministers have given a commitment to provide 18,000 new and improved homes for social rent and low cost home ownership in the 3 years up to 2006.
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Date answered:
29 September 2004
S2W-10687
The Secretary of State believes that switchover needs to be broadcaster-led but that the final decision on timetable should balance these benefits against the need to ensure that the interests of the most vulnerable consumers are protected.She has asked Ofcom’s independent consumer panel to consider what measures might be necessary to ensure this protection and report to DCMS later this year with their advice.My officials are in touch with DCMS to ensure that any social inclusions issues for Scotland...
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Date answered:
1 September 2004
S2W-09880
We have allocated £3.5 million to NHS boards in Scotland for the period 2003-05 to support the establishment ofpay modernisation teams in each local NHS system which will oversee the introduction and on-going implementation of the three strands of pay modernisation.
