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Questions and Answers Date answered: 3 July 2003

S2W-00860

Guidance on the use of mobile telecommunications equipment in Scottish hospitals and close to electromedical devices was provided in a letter on Mobile Phones - Possible Interference with Medical Devices (HDL(2001)21) issued by the Scottish Executive Health Department on 13 March 2001. In April 2001, the then Medical Devices Agency in England and Scottish H...

Questions and Answers Date answered: 1 July 2003

S2W-00859

However, the group also concluded that a number of aspects needed further work before it could reach a final recommendation and this further work is now being undertaken with a view to completion by March 2004. S2W-00859

Questions and Answers Date answered: 20 June 2003

S2W-00681

The terms of the Scottish Executive's contract with Aviasolutions, which ended on 31 March 2003, are available in the Parliament's Reference Centre (Bib. number 27924). £41,479 has been paid out up to that date.

Questions and Answers Date answered: 10 June 2003

S2W-00468

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-5188 by Mr Jim Wallace on 23 March 2000, how many prosecutions have taken place under the Environmental Protection Act 1990 in each year since 1998, in how many cases charges were proved and how much was levied in fines.

Questions and Answers Date answered: 31 March 2003

S1W-34889

This policy has not changed since 1997.Information from the Crown Office information system shows that in the year April 2001 to March 2002, out of a total of 9,130 cases of drunk driving that were reported to the procurator fiscal, 97.5% were prosecuted.

Questions and Answers Date answered: 18 March 2003

S1W-34563

This was a contribution given towards the continuing costs of species protection measures under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 and it is a matter for the RSPB how these funds were allocated within these areas. This funding ended in March 2002 and it is not anticipated that further funding will be made available to the RSPB from the Scottish Executive...

Questions and Answers Date answered: 28 February 2003

S1W-34260

The information requested on Public Transport Fund projects can be found in the regional leaflets associated with the Scottish Executive transport delivery report, Scotland's Transport: Delivering Improvements, which was published in March 2002 and is available at http://www.scotland.gov.uk/library3/transport/stdi-00.asp.

Questions and Answers Date answered: 13 February 2003

S1W-33566

Since 3 October 2002 the following new campaigns have run or are currently projected to run within the remainder of this financial year.New Advertising Campaigns from 3 October 2002 to 31 March 2003Advertising Campaign TitleInvoiced Cost to Date (£)Projected Total Cost (£)Child Protection on the Internet103,201130,000Domestic Abuse284,346500,000Healthy Livi...

Questions and Answers Date answered: 12 February 2003

S1W-33532

Accordingly, I shall write at length to the member in due course, placing a copy in SPICe.The following is a further answer (published on 13 March 2003); see below.Sir David Steel: Pursuant to my Answer of 12 February 2003.