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.
The equivalent percentages for neighbouring health boards and for Scotland were:Forth Valley75%Greater Glasgow73%Lanarkshire72%Lothian39%Tayside23%Scotland65%The Executive is currently funding a national prevalence study which aims to provide estimates of problem drug misuse at both a national and local level, includ...
Road traffic matters and related statutory offences are reserved under the Scotland Act 1998. Fines imposed for road traffic offences are therefore remitted to the Consolidated Fund.
Women now comprise more than 50% of students in both higher and further education.There have also been significant increases in the number of women undertaking computing and ICT courses in Scotland over the last three years - a 40% increase in participation in higher education courses and a 46% increase in further education.
To ask the Scottish Executive, following the report Credit to the Force published on 24 November 1998 by HMCI of Constabulary for Scotland and the Accounts Commission, what progress it is making in reviewing the finance framework for policing.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
7 February 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive whether money raised in fines on rail operations in Scotland is or will be retained by it or paid to the Shadow Strategic Rail Authority.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
23 December 1999
Employment policy is reserved to the UK Government which takes the lead on funding and delivery of the New Deal. In Scotland it does this in partnership with the Scottish Executive and contributing Scottish organisations as indicated in the answer to question S1W-3137 also answered today.The information requested in ...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
2 December 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive whether there have been any modifications to the UK proposals for Objective 2 coverage in Scotland. In line with my undertaking during the debate on 28 October I have now agreed minor amendments to the proposals in order to more accurately meet the criteria of the EU Regulation.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
19 November 1999
We have decided that the general principle of a unified fund has merit. Legislation will be introduced in Westminster enabling amendment of benefit entitlement in Scotland in order that the change may go ahead in due course.However, we consider that further detailed consideration should be given to how such enhanced ...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
16 November 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive Scottish Executive what are the estimated costs in real and cash terms in each year from the launch going forward of the Scotland House office in Brussels in capital, running and staff costs and from which budget line the funding for this will be provided.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
7 September 1999
I expect that our forthcoming decisions on authorities' bids for public transport fund support will encourage bus operators across Scotland to deliver similar improvements.