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Although the Government “would prefer to avoid excessive prescription”, the cabinet secretary states her intention to share details of the petition, and her response to it, with Education Scotland and Keep Scotland Beautiful to ensure that the issues that it highlights are taken into account. She will do that in the context of exploring the current progra...
Leadership matters, and I am closely monitoring progress at the yard through the board, which, ultimately, oversees operational matters and holds management accountable for performance. As I said, I will meet the board next week.
That includes the installation of zero-emissions heat and energy efficiency measures in both domestic and non-domestic buildings. It does not take account of the business-as-usual investments that households and businesses would need to make in order to replace fossil-fuel boilers as they reach the end of their lives, nor the additional investment that is l...
That is why the Government will ensure that our justice system takes account of the interests of victims, witnesses and, indeed, those who are accused of offences as the backlog in cases is dealt with.
I take on board your point about the housing revenue account. I was not aware that housing revenue account money could be transferred to the general revenue account.
Scottish ministers used to routinely hold annual accountability meetings in which they would meet patients, clinicians and managers and hold them to account for progress in their area.
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Date answered:
24 October 2017
Scottish Enterprise published its annual report and accounts on 2 October 2017. Highlands and Islands Enterprise published its annual report and accounts on 16 October 2017.
As the delegated powers memorandum explains, the power in section 7 is necessary to permit the Scottish ministers to amend the bill to take account of inevitable changes to Government spending plans during the financial year.