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To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions have taken place between the State Veterinary Service and seconded vets regarding the implementation in Scotland of the pre-emptive slaughter policy to control foot-and-mouth disease.
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Date answered:
17 April 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive how much was spent by the Scottish Tourist Board and visitscotland in marketing Scotland in (a) the USA, (b) Canada, (c) Germany, (d) Italy, (e) France, (f) the Netherlands and (g) Belgium, in each year since 1995.
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Date answered:
10 April 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will make widely available to farmers pictures of what to look for when checking stock for the symptoms of foot and mouth disease. Every livestock farmer in Scotland has been issued with text and accompanying pictures of how to identify foot and mouth disease.
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Date answered:
15 February 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what progress is being made in reviewing the age of criminal responsibility and the Children's Hearing System in Scotland. The Scottish Law Commission are looking at the issue of the age of criminal responsibility as it affects both the criminal justice and children's hearing systems.
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Date answered:
26 January 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive when an amended DTZ Pieda Consulting report on the future of raspberry breeding in Scotland will be publicly available. DTZ Pieda is currently considering comments made on its report and I understand that an amended version will be submitted shortly.
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Date answered:
16 January 2001
We have published today the Scottish Executive's response to the Disability Rights Task Force Report setting out how recommendations in devolved areas will be taken forward in Scotland. Copies are available in the Parliament's Reference Centre (Bib. no. 10690).
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Date answered:
3 January 2001
There is no national screening programme in Scotland for hepatitis C. Information about the cost of preventive health education and treatment provided by individual NHS Trusts and health boards is not collected centrally.
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Date answered:
20 November 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what representations it has made to the Chancellor of the Exchequer regarding the operation of IR35 in the information technology sector in Scotland and its effect on growth and employment in this sector.