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To ask the Scottish Executive what powers it has in relation to the appointment and running of the (a) Office of Science and Technology, (b) Chief Scientific Adviser to the UK Government, (c) Transdepartmental Science and Technology Group and (d) Council for Science and Technology and what representations or directions have been made by it over the last ye...
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Date answered:
27 November 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-10649 by Jackie Baillie on 9 November 2000, whether any or all underspending in 2000-01 under (a) the empty homes initiative and (b) the rough sleeper initiative will be carried forward into 2001-02 and, if necessary, into subsequent financial years, and whether there is any mechanism to ...
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23 November 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive, with reference to the Accounts Commission for Scotland publication Supporting Prescribing in General Practice in September 1999, which of the following recommendations has each health board implemented: (a) substitution of branded Ranitidine and Fluoxetine by their generic equivalents and (b) therapeutic substitution of (i) R...
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Date answered:
23 November 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the #2,580 annual unitary fee per 1,884 registered/list patients (Medeconomics, June 2000, page 86), is sufficient to cover health promotion in relation to smoking, alcohol problems, strokes and heart disease.
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21 November 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1O-2461 by Mr Sam Galbraith on 2 November 2000, when the review of the exemptions in the Waste Management Licensing Regulations 1994 commenced; when the review will be concluded, and which organisations it intends to consult on this issue.
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Date answered:
21 November 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive when it will bring forward and publish its plans to legislate for the introduction of permits restricting the amount of waste sent to landfill sites and what penalties will be imposed on local authorities which fail to comply with their obligations under the EC Landfill Directive.
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20 November 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the statement on page 19 of Making a Difference for Scotland: Spending Plans for Scotland 2001-02 to 2003-04 on waste disposal, what resources will be made available to local authorities in each financial year to 2003-04 for "increased investment to secure modern facilities"; whether these sums will be separately i...