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To ask the Scottish Executive what the research brief is for Growing Up in Scotland. The information requested isavailable in the research specification for the study, a copy of which has beenplaced in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib. number 40208)Informationabout the key objectives of the study is also available on the GUS website:http://w...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
28 August 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive how it is monitoring the use of new powers given to licensing boards in the Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005. The Scottish Executive alreadypublishes statistics on liquor licensing with regards to the presentlegislation, these are being reassessed as to how the new act might best be monitoredfollowing its full implementation in 2...
Construction of theFochabers to Mosstodloch Bypass is estimated to cost £18 million to £21 millionexclusive of value added tax.Transport Scotland hasthe operational responsibility for this area, and can be contacted for moreinformation if required.
The youth justice performancebaseline for 2003-04 indicated that there were 1,201 persistent young offendersin Scotland at that time. The target was to reduce that by 10% byend 2005-06.
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will instruct Transport Scotland to extend the concessionary travel scheme to rail travel on rail routes where there is no overcrowding problem and thus no consequent need for additional rolling stock.
The dental teacher staffing level of community dental facilities isset by the Universities and NHS Education for Scotland and agreed with theGeneral Dental Council.
The “new dental contract”which was introduced on 1 April 2006 is relevant to England and Wales only, and does not apply in Scotland, asNHS dentistry is a devolved matter.
To ask the Scottish Executive what impact the level of Norwegian ownership of the farmed salmon industry in Scotland is having on Scottish exports, aquaculture operations and services overseas.
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people convicted in each of the last five years for the illegal trafficking of women into Scotland for forced sexual purposes were foreign nationals and what information it has on whether they will be deported upon the completion of their imprisonment.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
31 March 2006
The Scottish Executive’sstrategic direction for the Enterprise Networks, A Smart, Successful Scotland, requires ScottishEnterprise to promote economic growth in a way that supports closing theopportunity gap.