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Furtherprogress has been made towards achieving the target of ending mixed sexhospital wards. 99% of wards in Scotland are now fully compliant with our guidance.
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Date answered:
13 January 2004
A decision on the future ofMillennium Volunteers is yet to be made. Volunteer Development Scotland haspresented draft recommendations on the future of the scheme to the Scottish Executive, and these will be considered in the context of the Scottish Executive volunteering strategy and the proposals of the Scotscorps WorkingGroup.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
12 January 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive what estimate it has of the cost to each local authority of training their (a) unqualified and (b) qualified staff to meet the additional qualification requirements for adult care staff as a consequence of the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001. I refer the member to the answer given to question S2W-4970.
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Date answered:
16 December 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive when it will announce inshore and marine areas to be identified as Special Protection Areas or Special Areas of Conservation to protect marine wildlife and ecosystems under the EU birds and habitats directives. Scotland has already designated 48 Special Protection Areas(SPAs) under the Birds Directive that have one or more spe...
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Date answered:
25 November 2003
However, the team at the national alcohol informationresource at ISD Scotland are currently discussing information needs with local alcoholaction teams and will be considering how proposed developments in thecollection of waiting times data for drug services can be applied to servicesfor people with alcohol problems.
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Date answered:
18 November 2003
NHS 24 nurses are employedin three centres in the North, West and East of Scotland. Recruitment has beenphased to match the launch of the centres and service roll out across thecountry.North (launch date May 2002)– 460.14 days West (launch date November2002) – 387.28 daysEast (launch date September2003) – 190.25 days.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
14 November 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive how many manufacturing jobs have been lost in (a) Scotland, (b) Aberdeen, (c) Edinburgh, (d) Dundee, (e) Glasgow, (f) Inverness and (g) Stirling in each year since 1996.
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Date answered:
14 November 2003
Waste disposal is carried out by private waste management companies or local authorities in Scotland.Local authorities are under a duty to make arrangements which secure Best Value. Under the Local Government in Scotland Act 2003, guidance on Best Value has stressed the need for local authorities to improve performance without discrimination either for or a...
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Date answered:
12 November 2003
The revenue cap set by ministersfor 2004-05 allows for an increase in total revenue of 4.6%, followed by adecrease the following year. Under the Water Industry (Scotland)Act 2002, it is for Scottish Water and the Water Industry Commissioner to agreethe annual Charges Scheme, which details charges for individual groups of customerswithin this revenue cap.