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The Scottish Executive is about to commission a small research project on the management of supply teachers in education authorities throughout Scotland. The survey should commence in March/April 2000.
PFI projects in the water and sewerage sector are essential schemes needed to meet the requirements of the Urban Waste Water Treatment (Scotland) Regulations 1994. This investment is therefore unavoidable and it is for the authorities to achieve a value for money solution.
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide a breakdown of total capital spending by local authorities in Scotland for each of the past three years and the current year and of expected capital spending in each of the next two years.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
28 February 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will give concrete examples and specific instances of its implementing policies to (a) encourage the transformation of ideas from their science base into successful businesses; (b) promote an entrepreneurial culture through school activities; (c) develop Scotland's knowledge economy; (d) promote the use of technolog...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
11 February 2000
The future provision of cochlear implantation in Scotland has been considered by the National Services Advisory Group (NSAG), which advises the Scottish Executive on specialist services.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
9 February 2000
Where appropriate, publicity, including publicity related to drink-driving, is linked to national enforcement campaigns undertaken by the Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland. S1W-03991
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
28 January 2000
The statutory duty to secure adequate and efficient provision of further education in Scotland is now principally exercised by the Scottish Further Education Funding Council on behalf of Ministers.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
21 January 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of patients in each health board area in Scotland who were referred for a hospital appointment by their GP in the last year received an appointment date which was within nine weeks of their referral date.