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To ask the Scottish Executive how many day nurseries have (a) closed and (b) opened since 2003, broken down into (i) private, voluntary and independent and (ii) maintained nurseries.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
16 March 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the guidelines on the use of biometric systems in schools, currently being developed by the British Educational Communications and Technology Agency, will apply in Scotland.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
12 March 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will clarify the status of the recent Less Favoured Areas Support Scheme payment of £40 million, indicating what balance remains to be paid and whether it was an additional or an advance payment.
To ask the Scottish Executive what the latest annual estimate is of the number of people in the Stirling parliamentary constituency who earn the national minimum wage or below.
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-31693 by Tavish Scott on 19 February 2007, whether the six per cent discount referred to in the answer was itself an index-linked figure.
To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) consultant-led and (b) midwife-led maternity units there were in (i) 1997, (ii) 2001 and (iii) the latest year for which figures are available and what forecast it has made of the numbers and types of maternity units that will be required in (A) 2008 and (B) 2010.
To ask the Scottish Executive how many patients waited for more than (a) six months, (b) 12 months and (c) 24 months for a hearing aid to be issued after an initial hearing test and diagnosis in each year since 1999, broken down by NHS board.
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the PACE (Partnership Action for Continuing Employment) initiative includes access to, and payment for, training in appropriate safety requirements or qualifications for specifically identified jobs.