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To ask the Scottish Executive whether the allocation of waiting time points for tenants on housing association or council housing lists is in contravention of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001. The Housing (Scotland) Act 2001 does not preclude the use of waiting time points in allocation of housing by local authoritie...
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps are being taken to close the gap in average weekly incomes between Scotland and the rest of the UK. The Scottish Executive is committed to pursuing an approach to achieving sustainable economic development based upon the strategic priorities contained in A Smart, Successful Scotland.
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Date answered:
25 March 2003
Following the Review of Legal Information and Advice Provision in Scotland, which reported in November 2001, the Executive is taking forward a programme of practical development work to lay the foundations for a community legal service for Scotland.
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Date answered:
14 March 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive which public bodies have members' registers of interest under the Ethical Standards in Public Life etc. (Scotland) Act 2000 and whether, and how, each such register is made available to the public.
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Date answered:
13 March 2003
Figures detailing the number of hepatitis C diagnoses, by year across Scotland from 1991, are published on the Scottish Centre for Infection and Environmental Health website - www.show.scot.nhs.uk/scieh/.The Scottish Needs Assessment Programme Report, published in August 2000, estimated that 35,000 people in Scotland...
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Date answered:
20 February 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what guidance is issued to local authorities regarding the preservation and display of, and access to, local archives. The Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 requires local authorities to consult the Keeper Of the Records of Scotland on proper arrangements for the preservation an...
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Date answered:
27 January 2003
The use of enriched battery cages is permitted under the Welfare of Farmed Animal (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2002, which came into force on 4 July 2002.
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Date answered:
20 January 2003
The bodies represented at the meeting held on 2 December 2002 were Scottish Enterprise Glasgow, CSEU Scotland and GMB, BAE SYSTEMS Marine, JobCentre Plus, DTI, Scotland Office, Glasgow City Council, STUC and the Scottish Executive.