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To ask the Scottish Executive how it plans to exceed the targets set out by Sir Peter Gershon in his report, Releasing resources to the front line - Independent Review of Public Sector Efficiency, for efficiency savings without incurring at least a comparable impact on jobs as that predicted in the Gershon report.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
27 October 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive what the source was for the statement that for the United Kingdom the percentage target for cash savings is 1.25% (Official Report col. 10046, 8 September 2004).
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
27 October 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive how many mature students have commenced social work training in each of the last four years and what proportion of the total number of trainee social workers these figures represent.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
27 October 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive what recent discussions have taken place concerning the placing by Caledonian MacBrayne of an order for the construction of a passenger ferry vessel.
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Date answered:
27 October 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive how much of the #3 billion it announced for investment in new transport infrastructure and initiatives in 2002 (a) has been spent and (b) remains to be spent, broken down by project.
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Date answered:
20 October 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive how many homes have been built in each of the last five years on land owned by (a) it, (b) the Ministry of Defence, (c) Executive agencies, (d) non-departmental public bodies and (e) any other public body.
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Date answered:
19 October 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive what proportion of pig farms are in compliance with paragraph 21 of Schedule 6 to the Welfare of Farmed Animals (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2003 which only allows tail-docking to be carried out after other measures to improve environmental conditions or management systems have been taken to prevent tail-biting.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
14 October 2004