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To ask the Scottish Executive what progress is being made with the policy and financial management review of the Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland. The review is now complete and the report is being published today.
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Date answered:
17 December 2001
In addition, the Scottish Consumer Council and the Health Education Board for Scotland jointly published their research School Meals Service in Scotland, on 19 November which covers a number of issues.
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Date answered:
20 April 2001
In accordance with this timetable we aim to be in a position to make decisions on the location of the Scottish Public Pensions Agency, the Health Education Board for Scotland and sportscotland by 31 March 2002, with a decision on the Common Service Agency of the NHS in Scotland by mid-2002.I also announced at that ti...
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Date answered:
27 November 2000
General information on the environmental condition of Scotland's lochs, and the agency's improvement targets, is contained in its report Improving Scotland's Water Environment, which is also available in the Reference Centre (Bib. no. 2964).
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Date answered:
28 March 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive when it will complete the selection of Special Protection Areas under the EC Wild Birds Directive (79/409/EEC) on land in Scotland. I have announced the classification of six sites as Special Protection Areas under the Wild Birds Directive.
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Date answered:
26 November 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive what its definition is of poverty in relation to income in Scotland today and, within the terms of its definition, how many families, pensioners and children live in poverty in Scotland today.
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Date answered:
16 March 2007
The significant contributionof arts and culture in delivering ministerial objectives across the Scottish Executiveis evidenced by key Executive strategies such as People and Place: RegenerationPolicy Statement, the National Planning Framework for Scotland and All Our Futures:Planning for a Scotland with an Ageing Pop...
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Date answered:
15 March 2007
The most recent paper may be foundat: http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/statistics/library/drug-related-deaths/drug-related-deaths-in-scotland-in-2005/index.html. S2W-32163
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Date answered:
23 February 2007
Scottish involvement arose from the Co-operation Agreement betweenCatalonia and Scotland and our view continues to be that bilateral work is the mosteffective use of our resources.