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During the financial year 2003-04 the sum of £1,136,323.68 was recovered following Confiscation Orders under the Proceeds of Crime (Scotland) Act 1995 in respect of drug offences.
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Date answered:
22 February 2005
Section 15 of the Standards in Scotland’s Schools etc Act 2000 requires that an education authority shall provide education in a school other than a special school unless a mainstream setting would not be suited to the ability or aptitude of the child; or would be incompatible with the provision of efficient education for the children with whom the child wo...
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Date answered:
10 February 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive what action is being taken to crack down on drug dealing in The Minister for Justice announced in the debate, Tackling Drug Misuse, Protecting Scotland’s Communities on 27 October 2004 that funding from assets seized from criminals under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 would be reinvested to support those communities most affec...
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Date answered:
28 January 2005
The responsibilities for the repair of water pipes and sewerage pipes are set out in Water (Scotland) Act 1980, as amended, and the Sewerage (Scotland) Act 1968, as amended.
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Date answered:
27 January 2005
There were 66.1 million rail passenger journeys originating in Scotland, and 449 million passenger journeys (boardings) on local bus services in Scotland, in 2003-04.
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Date answered:
24 January 2005
However the Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland is notified of detentions under the 1984 Act and may be able to provide some information in relation to this query.
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Date answered:
24 January 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to "promote quality contracts for bus services", as referred to in A Partnership for a Better Scotland. The Executive issued comprehensive guidance in October 2001 covering the bus measures in the Transport (Scotland) Act 2001, including quality contract...
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Date answered:
21 January 2005
The latest publication “Benefits and Tax Credits in Scotland, February 2004” is available at:http://www.scotland.gov.uk/library5/government/btcsfeb04.pdf.
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Date answered:
24 December 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive how it envisages that planned savings, as referred to in Building a Better Scotland — Efficient Government, Securing Efficiency, Effectiveness and Productivity, will be reported to the Parliament.