This search includes all content on the Scottish Parliament website, except for Votes and Motions. All Official Reports (what has been said in Parliament) and Questions and Answers are available from 1999. You can refine your search by adding and removing filters.
I also pay tribute to the broadcast and written media, which have allowed the people of Scotland to share in the events that have taken place in Maryhill and give sympathy to those involved.
"Building a Better Scotland" includes a commitment to increase by 3 per cent the number of people who take part in Executive-funded cultural activities by March 2008.
Nature Conservation (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1 I welcome members, witnesses, members of the press and the public who are here this morning.Agenda item 1 is the second of our five planned evidence sessions at stage 1 of the Nature Conservation (Scotland) Bill.
They will not easily volunteer if such agreements will pose some difficulty for them.There has been talk of using section 75 legal agreements in the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 to encourage mast sharing, but that would work only if the authority could wave some kind of stick.
As you might know, the Chartered Institute of Housing in Scotland submitted a paper to the committee that outlined its concern about"unmet housing need in Scotland as a result of housing supply and affordability issues."
I have asked Angiolina Foster, Chief Executive of Communities Scotland, to respond. Her response is asfollows:As the accountable body, thelocal authority is responsible for disbursing Community Regeneration Fund grantto organisations.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
11 January 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what support it gives to guided busway development across Scotland. Capital resources amounting to£35 million in 2006-07 and 2007-08 have been allocated to regional transportpartnerships towards their transport priorities, which could include the provisionof guided busways.The West Edinburghguided busway which opened in December 2004 was funded from the closed Public TransportFund to the extent of £6.6 million.The recently published Bus ActionPlan will aim to deliver a step change in the provision of bus services.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
20 October 2006
Historic Scotland doesnot have specific funds to cover provision for car parking for privately owned monuments.Drystane walling repair might be assisted through the agency’s Ancient MonumentsGrants programme but only where the walls are themselves of historic importance.Funding for the repair and reinstatement of dry...