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To ask the Scottish Government whether, in deciding its international development expenditure, it takes into account how developing countries balance meeting the needs and interests of business with those of people living in poverty.
Questions and Answers
Date lodged:
15 February 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive how it will hold to account those NHS boards that are not meeting clinical standards in neurological health services so that there is a consistent service across Scotland, including in rural areas.
We need to establish sound procedures for scrutinising such measures and ensuring proper accountability. It may be that that scrutiny is being carried out at Westminster.
SE now has 344 oil and gas companies within its account management portfolio. In addition, Highlands and Islands Enterprise account manages more than 50 companies.
Individual local authorities must make appropriate judgments about the destination of any investments that they make. They must take into account factors of risk and return. However, that is fundamentally a matter for each local authority to determine.The Accounts Commission will, of course, be actively involved in s...