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To ask the Scottish Executive how many pensioners living in local authority accommodation in Scotland (a) meet their rent without any payment from the DSS and (b) have all or part of their rent paid by the DSS, and to specify the total value of this assistance.
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Date answered:
13 August 1999
The Scottish Executive recognises the importance of the spirits industry in Scotland and will do all that it can to further the interests of this industry.
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Date answered:
15 March 2007
Fixed NHS dentistry budgets, as part of a defined contract for NHSdental services, form no part of the provision of NHS dentistry in Scotland,and it is therefore not possible for NHS dentists to exhaust their annualbudgets.
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Date answered:
19 February 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it issues guidance to police on the meaning of the term “reasonable grounds” in section 48(1) of the Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995. No. It is the responsibilityof individual police forces to develop guidelines regarding stop and search.Police officers have to act according to the law and be able to d...
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Date answered:
9 February 2007
I have asked Angiolina Foster,Chief Executive of Communities Scotland, to respond. Her response is as follows:A report to Glasgow City Council’sExecutive Committee on 8 December 2006 outlines the reasons for closure of the Initiative.
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Date answered:
15 December 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to improve and expand the Scottish veal market to reduce the transportation of live veal calves from Scotland to Europe. The promotion anddevelopment of the Scottish veal market is primarily for the industry.
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Date answered:
6 December 2006
NHS Tayside intends to be openand transparent about the contractual arrangements with Amicus Healthcare (Scotland) Ltd,a subsidiary of Netcare and will publish as much information as possible relatingto the contract in the near future.
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Date answered:
4 December 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive what the total staffing costs of Food Standards Agency Scotland have been in each year since its inception. 2000-01 £1.121 million 2001-02 £1.451 million 2002-03 £1.551 million 2003-04 £1.627 million 2004-05 £1.954 million 2005-06 £2.323 million S2W-29959
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Date answered:
25 October 2006
The Executive has no currentplans to amend the operation of the Scotland-wide free bus travel scheme for olderand disabled people in the way suggested.