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As part of our arrangements to develop and monitor the travel plan, all parties including Stagecoach and Scotrail, liaise routinely to monitor the plan and ensure that it best meets the needs of the travelling public.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
2 December 2015
The National Cancer Clinical Services Group has been set up to consider how best to deliver services that meets the needs of people with cancer, including the delivery of surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy.
We want all people with diabetes to have access to the best possible care. However, it is for NHS boards to improve and develop services to meet the needs of their local population.
We will work closely with relevant stakeholders over the coming months on how we can best involve interests from across Scotland to shape Scotland’s energy efficiency programme and to begin to pilot initial approaches.
In addition the Scottish Government is currently developing a rail freight strategy which will consider a broad range of issues and in particular how best to work with the industry to maximise the benefits of any future public investment in rail freight facilities.
We focus promotion of our freight mode-shift grant schemes on the freight industry as it is best placed to identify where rail and waterborne freight solutions offer a practical alternative to road and then promote these to potential customers.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
20 January 2015
Security is kept under review to ensure its effectiveness and arrangements take account of international guidance, best practice and lessons identified from exercises or real incidents.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
9 October 2014
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason the 2014 and 2015 NHS Scotland staff surveys will not be carried out by the Information Services Division of NHS National Services Scotland. To ensure best value for money the Scottish Government took the decision to run an open and transparent competitive tendering procurement exercise for delivery of the NHS...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
8 January 2014
The Scottish Government will also undertake a review of the childcare cost structure, based on international examples, to ensure that our future investment in early learning and childcare achieves the best possible outcomes. S4W-18725