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At present, local authorities can extend fostering placements to age 18 and beyond if it is in the best interests of the young person in foster care and with the agreement of the foster carer.
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it believes that it is in the best interests of children at Ullapool Primary School for the Highland Council to withdraw visiting specialist teachers in music and physical education as part of its budget savings exercise.
We will work with our partners in local government to decide how best to allocate the money to ensure it has maximum impact, where needed, on the supply of new council housing in Scotland.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
29 February 2008
It is for NHS boards to commission and provide services, including the provision of wigs for children, which best meet the needs of their local communities.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
30 January 2008
It is for each NHS board to decide how best to utilise these funds tomeet the health care needs of its resident population, including any investmentin continuing care wards, taking account of national and local priorities.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
17 January 2008
The Scottish Governmenthas had extensive discussions with industry on bluetongue vaccination and how itmight be best utilised when it becomes available and will continue to keep the situationunder review.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
6 December 2007
We have confirmedour commitment to continued delivery of Determined to Succeed as part of the recentScottish Spending Review and are considering how best to take the strategy forward,taking into account our new relationship with local authorities.