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The information is given in the following table Scotland Academic Year Borrowers Write-Off Amount 1-9-1998 2,567 183,822 1-9-1999 1,304 139,049 1-9-2000 1,598 208,853 1-9-2001 1,971 356,625 1-9-2002 ...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
7 November 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-17890 by Mr Andy Kerr on 8 August 2005, what the terms of reference are for the December 2005 progress review on troponin testing commissioned by NHS Quality Improvement Scotland. The objectives of theassessment are to evaluate the dissemination of the recommendations of thehealth technol...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
7 November 2005
There are no plans to make financialeducation compulsory within the curriculum.The secondary school curriculumin Scotland is not prescribed by statute and delivery is a matterfor education authorities and schools.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
3 November 2005
Information about the incidence of autism in the non-vaccinated population in Scotland is not held centrally. A population-based study of measles, mumps, and rubella vaccination and autism compared the risk of autism or other autistic spectrum disorders in MMR-vaccinated and MMR-unvaccinated children in Denmark.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
2 November 2005
Investment in IT and associated support is being put in place including plans for further growth to meet requirements.Cancer mortality in the under 75s in Scotland has reduced by 14.8% between 1995-2004.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
19 October 2005
I have asked Angiolina Foster,Chief Executive of Communities Scotland, to respond. Her response is as follows:New homes in the following locationsare planned under the Homestake shared equity scheme:Aberdeen Auchenback, East RenfrewshireAviemoreCarlukeCarrbridgeClydebank CumbernauldDalry, Dumfries and GallowayDundee Dunfermline DunoonEdinburgh Fort William ...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
30 September 2005
A revised UK Pandemic Plan will be issued shortly, as will a revised Scottish version which reflects the different organisational arrangements in Scotland. Additional guidance will also be issued to NHS boards.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
28 September 2005
The March 2005 publication, SQA Attainment and School Leaver Qualifications in Scotland: 2003/04, is available via the Scottish Executive website – www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2005/04/04160342/03445.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
22 September 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-17436 by Euan Robson on 23 June 2005, what action local authorities have taken to inform parents about the Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2004. Local authorities are taking a wide variety of approaches to inform parents about the act.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
29 August 2005
The Scottish House Condition Survey is the only source we have for reliably assessing the extent of fuel poverty in Scotland. The new Continuous Scottish House Condition Survey uses a much smaller annual sample-size than the 2002 Survey.