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The review of the management of waiting lists in NHSScotland, which is currently being undertaken by Audit Scotland, includes all NHS trusts. Audit Scotland expects to publish its report by the end of June 2002.
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will give an assurance that any changes to the boundaries of parliamentary constituencies will not pre-determine the nature of any changes to local government boundaries in Scotland. It will be for the Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland to determine the nature ...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
19 March 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how many vacancies there are for social workers (a) in Glasgow and (b) across Scotland as a whole. The Chief Social Work Inspector received a report from the City of Glasgow on 21 February 2002, that there were 39 social worker vacancies in Glasgow.There are no current figures held centrally for social worker vacancies across Scotland.
To ask the Scottish Executive what volume of leakage is anticipated per year from the new pipe network to be installed as part of the Katrine Water Project. This is a matter for West of Scotland Water. The Chief Executive's response is:West of Scotland Water would not anticipate any leakage from the new pipe network...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
16 January 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what assistance it has given in advising public sector bodies on how to streamline internal processes by utilising information and communications technologies as set out in points 38 and 39 of its response to the report of the Digital Scotland Task Force, Digital Scotland: The Way Forwa...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
14 November 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what ethnic community languages are spoken in Scotland and how many people who speak each language regard it as their first language.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
29 August 2001
Initial discussions have already been held with the European Commission, as a first step to establishing what criteria will be applied before Scotland, or parts of Scotland, will be eligible to export to the EU.
The Executive is committed to increasing the number of doctors in Scotland. We are examining the most effective way to achieve this, and increasing the student intake in Scotland is one of several options.