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The Minister for Enterprise, Transport and Lifelong Learning, however, attended the launch of the initiative in November 2001, and Scottish Executive ministers are supportive of the Friends of Scotland initiative. S1W-32257
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Date answered:
12 December 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-31551 by Iain Gray on 26 November 2002, what arrangements it makes to liase with Her Majesty's Government in relation to the implementation of the national minimum wage in Scotland and its impact on eradicating poverty and what information it received about how many employees in Scotland are paid less than the minimum wage and on what action is being taken against employers that are acting illegally.
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Date answered:
28 November 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the programmes under the New Opportunities Fund to help young people and youth organisations in Scotland offer as much support pro rata as the equivalent programmes in England.
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Date answered:
8 November 2002
I have asked Graeme Munro, Chief Executive of Historic Scotland to respond. His response is as follows:The amount of grant awarded but unclaimed at the end of 2001-02 under the Historic Buildings Repair Grants Scheme was £2.9 million.
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Date answered:
8 November 2002
Such powers would be exercised on behalf of Scottish ministers by Historic Scotland. There are currently no plans to exercise these powers in respect of Castle Tioram.
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Date answered:
7 November 2002
According to research carried out by Strathclyde University on behalf of the Committee of Scottish Higher Education Principals (now Universities Scotland), Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in Scotland received £63 million in academic fees from overseas students during 1996-97 (Economic Aspects of Scottish Higher ...
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Date answered:
22 October 2002
The Health Technology Board for Scotland (HTBS) has not investigated the use of needle fasciotomy as a treatment for Dupuytren's Contracture, nor is this topic on its work programme.
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Date answered:
7 October 2002
For the purposes of the Building a Better Scotland target, support refers to any type of practical or emotional support provided to victims by a statutory or voluntary agency.