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16 March 2001
S1W-14235
We shall lay today regulations to increase prescription and other National Health Service charges in Scotland from 1 April 2001. There will be a 1.67% increase in the prescription charge of 10p, from £6.00 to £6.10 per item dispensed.This is well within our commitment that NHS charges will rise by no more than the rate of inflation and means that prescripti...
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1 March 2001
S1W-13475
The equivalent Scottish legislation is section 1 of the Carrying of Knives etc. (Scotland) Act 1993 which was repealed on 1 April 1996 and replaced by section 49(1) and 49A of the Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995.
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15 February 2001
S1W-12994
The information is detailed in the table.Percentage of Children in Specified Areas of the Income Distribution, Scotland 1996-97 and 1998-99 Bottom DecileBottom QuartileBelow Median1996-97Before Housing Costs16%38%62%After Housing Costs11%34%62%1998-99Before Housing Costs14%33%59%After Housing Costs12%31%59%Source: DSS Households Below Average Income.Notes:1 Income is net equivalised household income; equivalisation takes account of the number of individuals living in the household.2 Deciles, quartiles and medians are based on the GB distribution of income.3 Estimates are based on sample counts, and are therefore subject to sampling variability.4 Caution should be exercised in drawing conclusions about changes over time due to the small sample sizes in Scotland.5 Figures for the bottom decile should be treated with caution as the bottom decile of reported incomes cannot safely be construed as the bottom decile of living standards.
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8 January 2001
S1W-09076
We will continue to consider how NHS Scotland's management of older patients in general can be improved.
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19 December 2000
S1W-11752
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps have been taken to promote Scotland as a quality provider of English language training for speakers of other languages.
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6 December 2000
S1W-11470
However manufacturers are well placed to benefit from the positive domestic and global economic outlook, with recent business surveys indicating that manufacturers expect higher demand and increased export orders over the coming months.The Executive is committed to supporting manufacturing in Scotland, as outlined in our publication Created in Scotland - The Way Forward for Manufacturing in the 21st Century and the Scottish Executive's Framework for Economic Development aims to secure economic growth over the longer term by promoting action on policies to boost competitiveness.
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27 November 2000
S1W-10739
It would be invaluable, therefore, if the Scottish members could lead by example and join together to help publicise this issue in Scotland. I shall be writing out to all Members soon inviting their participation in promoting organ donor awareness.The Scottish Executive is keen to encourage and support, where possible, initiatives to promote organ donation....
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25 October 2000
S1W-10197
The Directive contains several requirements and deadlines for action.The National Waste Strategy: Scotland was adopted by the Scottish Executive on the 9 December 1999.
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19 September 2000
S1W-09470
I have asked Graeme Munro, Chief Executive of Historic Scotland to respond. His response is as follows:An application for scheduled monument consent in respect of emergency stabilisation works to the north-west curtain wall of Caisteal Tioram was received on 27 April.
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21 June 2000
S1W-06156
One authority has sought advice from the Executive on the requirements of section 124 of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 in relation to new structures and was advised that it was necessary to ensure that any new structure complies with the terms of existing legislation.
