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We want all people in Scotland living with diabetes to be able to access and benefit from the best possible care. We therefore recognise the importance of ensuring that NHSScotland is both aware of, and able to take advantage of, the latest clinical research and technology.
We are working with both the Scottish Funding Council and the Student Awards Agency for Scotland to determine how best to allocate this resource to reflect the balance of demand emerging through the applications process.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
26 November 2009
Our preference throughout the takeover process had been that a continuing standalone Bank of Scotland would have best served the interests of Scotland''s businesses, bank depositors and customers.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
24 September 2009
The Energy Saving Trust, as managing agent, is currently carrying out a procurement exercise to appoint the supplier offering the best deal for Home Insulation Scheme customers in a given area.
If a decision cannot be notified within 90 days of the request, the requested State shall inform the requesting State of the reasons for any delay and use best endeavours to notify the requesting State of its decision as soon as possible.
To ask the Scottish Executive how it is ensuring the best use of the planning process in order to ensure that house building permissions are appropriate to the housing needs of each community.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
29 April 2009
However, it is for each NHS board and Community Health Partnership to decide how best to utilise its resources to meet the health needs of its resident population, taking account of national and local priorities.
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it uses research findings from universities that have experimented on live animals. Government needs to have the best available evidence possible upon which to base all of its policy, statutory and regulatory activities.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
23 March 2009
Consequently, it will be better placed itself to make and to offer consolidated advice to ministers so that they can make, informed and, where appropriate, balanced judgements and decisions about how best to manage our marine assets and resources.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
27 January 2009
The issue of loans or equity release schemes goes wider than the Energy Assistance Package and involves a number of issues requiring detailed consideration. Thought is being given to how best to proceed in time for the forthcoming consultation.