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A recent study by DTZ Pieda, on behalf of the SWA, concluded that, in 2000, distillers spent £689.72 million with Scottish suppliers of goods and services. As a result, 40,810 jobs in Scotland were indirectly supported by Scotch whisky production.
In accordance with relevant EU Directives, contract notices were placed in the Official Journal of the European Community for both the Highlands and Islands and South of Scotland Pathfinder projects on 22 November 2002 under reference numbers 2002/S 227-180984 and 2002/S 227-180986 respectively.
Clause 59 of the Scottish Schools Standard Contract is designed to ensure the co-operation of any contractor in supplying the information that a public authority may require in order to respond to a request made to them under the Freedom of Information legislation.The absolute exemption in section 36(2) of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act will only...
To ask the Scottish Executive what measures it is taking to ensure access to NHS dentistry for children in all areas of Scotland. Whilst acknowledging that there are problems with access to NHS dental services in some parts of Scotland, the Executive has in place a number of measures aimed at improving access.
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-27633 by Mr Jim Wallace on 13 August 2002, what value of fiscal fines accepted as an alternative to prosecution under section 302 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 was outstanding on 31 March (a) 2002 and (b) 2003, in total and broken down by sheriff court district.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
24 March 2003
This information was extracted from the SMR01 linked dataset maintained by ISD Scotland. The diagnosis codes used are based on the International Classification of Diseases (10th Revision) I20-I25.2.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
18 February 2003
Young Scottish students studying full-time higher education courses in Scotland from 2001-02 are entitled to an annual Young Students' Bursary (YSB) of up to £2,050, which replaces part of their loan support.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
18 February 2003
These include the following proposals, many of which are described in detail in consultation papers published on the Scottish Executive website www.scotland.gov.uk/publications:- new powers to regulate waste incinerators more stringently;- new powers to control solvent-based emissions;- revised powers under the Pollution Prevention and Control (Scotland) Regulations 2000;- tightening of powers for permitting landfill sites;- revised regulation of the spreading of treated sewage sludge to land;- tightening of exemptions under Waste Management Licence Regulations;- new powers to require polluters to carry out works to prevent or clean up water pollution;- a range of additional powers under the Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Bill to protect the water environment, including controlling activities liable to cause pollution, engineering works in the vicinity of the water environment and water abstractions, and- new powers to license flood prevention schemes.The detailed implications for SEPA will be defined in regulations in due course.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
5 February 2003
One of the main recommendations was that an inter-agency group at national level should be established to consider the violence and harassment experienced by gay men across Scotland. This was supported by the Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland (ACPOS) and the Scottish Executive and led to the setting up...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
5 February 2003
There is no business case at present in either the Land Court or the Lands Tribunal for Scotland for the creation of a permanent post of Deputy Chairman.