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The Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service has confirmed that all relevant documents were held in Scotland and is not aware of any lost documents.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
3 November 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive what the total value was of its Finance and Central Services Department contracts awarded to businesses with headquarters in Scotland; what percentage these values and numbers represented of the total (a) value and (b) number of its Finance and Central Services Department contracts, and what the value was of each contract in e...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
19 October 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-14661 by Lewis Macdonald on 8 March 2005, what action it will take on leases or any other legal devices which might be thought to impede crofting community bodies in exercising their right to buy under the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003. I have not yet reached a decisionon what action wi...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
7 October 2005
The UK Government will then set the pension policy parameters and context for scheme specific discussions, following which the review of the NHS scheme in Scotland will recommence. S2W-19508
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
21 September 2005
An alcohol research plan is currently being finalised in conjunction with NHS Health Scotland, and in addition we will have access to the findings of a review of available evidence of fetal effects of alcohol which the UK Department of Health is expected to complete early next year.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
20 September 2005
Any response will be made publicly available.The Executive has not made adecision on whether it supports the need for legislation in Scotland. S2W-18392
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
26 August 2005
The Executive continues to promotehealthy living in Scotland and thereby impact upon modifiable risk factors for osteoporosissuch as poor diet, smoking and lack of exercise.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
24 August 2005
The UK-wide cycle-to-work scheme already extends to Scotland, and promotes cycling through an annual tax exemption which allows employers to lend cycles and cyclists’ safety equipment to employees as a tax-free benefit.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
22 August 2005