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To ask the Scottish Executive whether it intends to develop best value audits for NHS boards. The Scottish Executive is currently consulting on proposals for Best Value in Public Services, which include NHS boards.
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to introduce a statutory Best Value regime. Yes. The Executive's Programme for Government highlighted our intention to legislate for a duty of Best Value on local authorities.
The person most likely to succeed in a biotechnology programme in the public sector is the one who can convince his or her peers that they can produce the best research. That is highly competitive.
He went on to say:"I will continue to press the case for maximum levels to be set according to the best scientific evidence."Do members have any comments?
In April, the STUC debated disability issues as part of its mainstreaming agenda, and I am pleased to say that Arts & Business Scotland has launched a new scheme for disability arts with additional funding from the Scottish Executive.The Executive has also been working with grass-roots disability organisations to consider how best to develop policy in partn...