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To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to address the cost of fuel in rural Scotland as a result of recent world oil price increases and what representations it has made to Her Majesty's Government on the issue.
There are indications that horseracing is becoming increasingly popular with visitors to Scotland, andaccordingly, VisitScotland is working with Scottish Racing to explore opportunitiesand develop plans to build on this popularity.
To ask the Scottish Executive what criteria it will use to determine which operators of PFI/PPP hospitals will be designated as public authorities under section 5 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002. The Executive will carry outa public consultation by the end of Octoberthis year on the criteria that should beapplied to designate Scottish pu...
To ask the Scottish Executive what criteria it will use to determine which operators of PFI/PPP prisons will be designated as public authorities under section 5 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002. The Executive will carry outa public consultation by the end of Octoberthis year on the criteria that should beapplied to designate Scottish publ...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
27 April 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans there are to train midwives in order that people from all parts of Scotland can contribute to the new stem-cell bank operated by the Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
19 March 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of the area of (a) active raised bog and (b) degraded raised bog capable of regeneration is included in currently proposed Special Areas for Conservation It is estimated that 68% of the active raised bog and 34% of the degraded raised bog habitat in Scotland isincluded in designated candidate Special Areas of C...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
12 March 2004
The National Health Service(General Medical Services) (Scotland) Regulations 1995 do not provide for objections bypatients to any applicant for a general practice vacancy.
Items excluded from theminor ailments service are those which cannot be prescribed on the NHS and arelisted in Schedule 10 to the NHS (General Medical Services) (Scotland)Regulations 1995 No. 416 (S.29).
We have no current plans fora review of dental materials approved for use under NHS general dental services,however, we are currently conducting an extensive consultation on the future ofNHS dental services in Scotland. S2W-06015