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I launched the working group's report Needlestick Injuries: Sharpen Your Awareness at the UNISON Scotland Conference on 6 April. The report is currently in the process of being printed and should be available shortly.
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Date answered:
12 April 2001
We will ask the Sociable Neighbourhood Champion, supported by the Executive and CoSLA, to examine the lessons that can be learned from the specialist team in Manchester, as well as similar approaches elsewhere in Scotland and the UK. S1W-14784
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
12 April 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans there are to increase the number of outreach services to meet the particular needs of women with dependent children and who suffer from alcohol related problems, as recommended in the Health Education Board for Scotland document, women and alcohol: report of an expert seminar.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
27 March 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive how many sei'ures of illegal drugs have been made along the north east coast of Scotland since 1987. The number of drug seizures made by Grampian Police is given in the table.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
20 March 2001
The information requested is shown in the following table.ForceNumber of Stations with Mobile Phone Masts Attached to the BuildingCentral Scotland Police0Dumfries and Galloway Constabulary1Fife Constabulary0Grampian Police4Lothian and Borders Police0Northern Constabulary0Strathclyde Police1Tayside Police0 S1W-11370
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
12 March 2001
The report raises a number of detailed issues relating to factors affecting rural and island communities across Scotland. The Executive is giving the report's findings and recommendations careful consideration.
To ask the Scottish Executive which department and minister will be responsible for representing its interests in relation to the structure of the post office network in Scotland. The Minister for Enterprise and Lifelong Learning has the overall responsibility for post office matters within the Scottish Executive but I am the lead Minister on day-to-day i...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
21 February 2001
The Executive is not aware of any such formal assessment in Scotland. I understand that the possible significance of flooding for health will be covered in an expert review Health Effects of Climate Change in the UK, which is due to be published by the Department of Health in early 2001.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
30 November 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what the difference was in per capita health spending between Scotland and England in 1997-98 and what it will be by the year 2003-04.