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Do they not pay through taxation for prescriptions? What about MSPs, who are on £57,000 a year? Do we not already pay for prescriptions in some way via general levels of taxation?
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
9 December 2010
(Other participants included local MSPs, relevant local authority officials, COSLA, Grampian Police, the Association of Chief Police Officers Scotland, and the Equalities and Human Rights Commission).
This work was undertaken as a result of correspondence received by Audit Scotland from George Foulkes MSP. Audit Scotland responded to Lord Foulkes on 29 August 2008 and the response can be found at: http://search1.scotland.gov.uk/Scotland?
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
26 January 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive whether an equality impact assessment was carried out with regard to the proposal to appoint consultants to assist NHS Health Scotland communicate with MSPs. The Scottish Government can confirm that NHS Health Scotland contracts and agency appointments are all tested through rigorous procurement procedures.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
8 January 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive, following the announcement on 24 October 2008 by Kenny MacAskill MSP of £1 million additional funding to deliver speedier community penalties, how many additional staff it expects will be recruited in each local authority.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
1 December 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it has taken to involve former MSPs in its work. The Scottish Government is committed to involving the whole of Scottish society in its work, and does so through mechanisms such as public consultation and by drawing on the specialist knowledge and expertise which particular individuals with experience of the private...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
20 December 2007
On 3 December 2007, the Chief Planner took a call from Mr Salmondin his capacity as constituency MSP. Mr Salmond sought advice from the ChiefPlanner whether it would still be permissible for officials from the ScottishGovernment Planning Directorate to meet representatives from the TrumpOrganization.
We have concluded the new petitions; we will now come on to current petitions. Other MSPs are here, keen to participate in discussions on some of them.