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To ask the Scottish Executive when the Title Conditions (Scotland) Bill will be introduced. The Title Conditions (Scotland) Bill will be introduced to Parliament tomorrow (6 June).
VisitScotland has statutory responsibility under the Development of Tourism Act 1969, as amended by the Tourism (Overseas Promotion) (Scotland) Act 1984, to encourage people to visit Scotland and to encourage the provision and improvement of tourist amenities and facilities in Scotland.
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has any plans to review the effectiveness and implementation of sections 51 and 52 of the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 on the display of obscene material and indecent photographs etc. of children.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
23 April 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what efforts it is making to ensure that letters and packages are freighted from Scotland to England by rail rather than road to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
17 April 2002
The statutory provision on the display of obscene material and indecent photographs of children is contained in sections 51 and 52 of the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982. The Criminal Justice (Scotland) Bill will increase the maximum penalties available to the courts for offences under the 1982 act.
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Date answered:
26 March 2002
Centrally, the Clinical Standards Board for Scotland includes all relevant guidance when developing its standards and, subsequently, checks for compliance during its visits programme.
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Date answered:
26 March 2002
Communities Scotland will establish a development centre, to take forward a work programme supporting practitioners involved in improving literacy and numeracy levels across Scotland.
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Date answered:
22 March 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what representations its Environment and Rural Affairs Department has received regarding nitrate vulnerable 'one status from individuals and organisations in north-east Scotland. To date the department has received 12 responses from individuals and organisations in the north-east of Scotland to the consultation document Protection of Scotland's Water Environment (Bib. number 18665) released on 14 January.
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Date answered:
21 February 2002
I have, however, arranged to meet representatives of the National Asthma Campaign Scotland, the British Lung Foundation and Chest, Heart and Stroke Scotland to discuss services for people with asthma and other respiratory conditions.