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To ask the Scottish Executive what action is being taken to address the issue of low pay in the South of Scotland. Growing the economy is the Executive’stop priority and our policies are directed to that end.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
28 October 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive when guidance on the biodiversity provisions of the Nature Conservation (Scotland) Act 2004 will be issued. The biodiversity provisions of the Nature Conservation (Scotland) Act 2004 place a new duty on all public bodies to further the conservation of biodiversity.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
25 October 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive how many strategic environmental assessments have been carried out since the Environmental Assessment of Plans and Programmes (Scotland) Regulations 2004 came into force and what effect these have had on decision-making.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
15 October 2004
Statistics from the Registrar General for Scotland are a factor which NHS planners must take into account in developing proposals for NHS service configuration.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
30 September 2004
As part of that process, consideration will be given to the recommendation of Lord Fraser that section 21 of the Scotland Act should be amended. S2W-10831
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
16 September 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive how it is monitoring the use made by local authorities of the provisions within the Dog Fouling (Scotland) Act 2003 since it came into force.
To ask the Scottish Executive whether Reliance Secure Task Management Ltd is subject to the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002. I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
22 March 2004
However, the Executive expects to have close working relationshipswith OFCOM, including with its office and Director in Scotland. Weare in discussion with OFCOM over our arrangements for engagement with the newregulator.