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Members of National Park Authorities will need to reflect a wide range of interests. The draft National Parks (Scotland) Bill provides for an important role for local authorities in determining the membership of National Park authorities.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
16 March 2000
The status of local enterprise companies is being considered as part of the review of the enterprise networks in Scotland which I announced recently. I encourage all those who wish to have an input to contribute to the debate.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
15 March 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will publish a map of Scotland showing the areas which are subject to some form of nature conservation designation and whether it will state for each local authority area the percentage of the land which is subject to such designation.
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has received any representations from the Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) campaign in Scotland and whether it will meet representatives of CRY to discuss screening for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and other related matters.
The Registrar General intends to publish mid-1999 population estimates, including estimates of migration, for Scotland and its administrative areas in April 2000.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
28 February 2000
Scottish Executive advice to local authorities is set out in Circular SWSG5/93 Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 (Choice of Accommodation) Directions 1993.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
9 February 2000
Payments must be made on a UK-wide basis. Scotland cannot go it alone on this matter and I am therefore liasing closely with the other UK Agricultural Ministers.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
3 February 2000
To ask the First Minister what action the Scottish Executive is taking to improve school buildings in Scotland. An additional £115.7 million over five years was announced in the July 1997 Budget under the New Deal for Schools.