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Senior officials within the ScottishExecutive and Scottish Enterprise are facilitating the development of a comprehensiveand coordinated bid to attract a significant proportion of the Energy TechnologiesInstitute’s research funds to centres of excellence in Scotland, includingAberdeen. S2W-28861
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
25 October 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive when a national concessionary travel scheme for young people will be implemented and whether the scheme will be “initially for all in full time education or training” as stated in A Partnership for a Better Scotland. I refer the member to the answer to question S2W-28309 on 22 September 2006.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
3 October 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it advocates the concept of a lead professional to help provide services for asylum seekers who have been assessed as requiring care under the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003. The Scottish Executive expects NHS boards and partners to plan and arrangeservices that meet the needs of asylum seekers....
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
29 September 2006
Guidance is provided to Scottish Executive staff on theappropriate handling of requests under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act2002, this is available on the Scottish Executive website at http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Government/FOI/access/internalguide.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
28 September 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive what powers are at its disposal to compel local authorities that have not yet reported their progress under the Home Energy Conservation Act 1995 to Communities Scotland to do so. Under the terms of the Home EnergyConservation Act 1995, local authorities are provided with a timetable to prepare,publish and send to the Scottish...
Scottish-registeredcharities can fundraise outside Scotland provided they comply with any relevant legislationin the jurisdiction in which they plan to fundraise.
To ask the Scottish Executive what asessment has been made of the level of demand for social rented accomodation for vulnerable disabled people across Scotland. The Scottish Executive fullyrecognises the need to ensure that there is suitable housing for persons withdisabilities.
Housing Association Grant presentlyfunds new development and some major repairs. Communities Scotland willwork with landlords that find themselves in financial and other difficulties inorder to ensure the Standard is delivered to tenants.
To ask the Scottish Executive what the level of manufacturing employment was in (a) Scotland, (b) Aberdeen, (c) Edinburgh, (d) Dundee, (e) Glasgow and (f) Stirling in each year since 2000.