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The Crown Office currently contracts with the Universities of Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Dundee for the provision of forensic pathology services across Scotland. Discussions are currently under way with service providers about future provision of services, which discussions are commercially confidential.
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Date answered:
19 November 2002
This is consistent with the policy of the National Galleries of Scotland as well as with all national museums and galleries in Britain.To explain each acquisition would be voluminous since the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art often acquires several hundred items each year.
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Date answered:
19 November 2002
The report comprises 10 volumes setting out the results of the first five years of a 10-year monitoring programme for Scotland's Environmentally Sensitive Area Schemes, which commenced in 1994.
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Date answered:
13 November 2002
However, because of sustained objections, the City of Edinburgh Council passed to the Scottish Executive its proposals to carry out works relating to a culvert overflow under the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 in the Redford Road area of Colinton.Before reaching a decision on this matter, the Scottish ministers must be fully aware of all the facts surrounding th...
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Date answered:
11 November 2002
The public local inquiry gave the opportunity for all parties to be heard and for witnesses, including Historic Scotland, to be cross-examined. The inquiry was conducted by an independent reporter who recommended to Scottish ministers that scheduled monument consent to restore the castle be refused, a recommendation that Scottish ministers accepted.
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Date answered:
4 November 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how many and what value of compensation orders under section 249 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act were outstanding on 31 March (a) 1998, (b) 1999, (c) 2000, (d) 2001 and (e) 2002, broken down by sheriff court.
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Date answered:
1 November 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how many reports of offences under sections 68(1), (2), (3) and (5) and 69(1) and (2) of the Licensing (Scotland) Act 1976 were marked no proceedings in respect of each category recognised by the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service computer in (a) 1999-2000, (b) 2000-01 and (c) 2001-02.
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Date answered:
17 October 2002
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) have advised me that they are committed to reducing food borne illness in Scotland by 20% by 2006.The key elements of the FSA strategy to reduce food-borne illness will focus on improved risk management through supporting the implementation of effective Hazard Analysis systems across food businesses and a food hygiene campaig...
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Date answered:
16 October 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what action the Food Standards Agency Scotland has taken following the examination of results from the Pesticide Residues Committee on the level of pesticides discovered in food and drink since the agency was established.