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To ask the Scottish Government whether the Cabinet Secretary for Justice has asked the new chief constable about the activities of the Metropolitan Police's Special Demonstration Squad (SDS) in Scotland, including (a) the extent of these activities, (b) which campaigns and individuals were investigated and (c) how m...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
20 January 2016
Responses to the tenders are due on 22 January 2016 for the transport and decommissioning projects and 29January 2016 for the seismic activity project. S4W-29192
To ask the Scottish Government how much it has invested in the Active Schools Network in (a) 2011-12, (b) 2012-13 and (c) 2013-14. sportscotland invested £11,925,900 in active schools in each of the years 2011-12, 2012-13 and 2013-14.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
8 November 2012
To ask the Scottish Government on what basis it will allocate funding in different countries for marketing and communications activity relating to Homecoming 2014. VisitScotland will use the most up to date information available on domestic and international visitors to focus its marketing and communication activity...
I appreciate that Mr Findlay may have suspicions that those companies are involved in that kind of activity but, in these matters, mere suspicions are not good enough.
However, the member will be aware that there has been active co-operation between the wider movement and the Government, and that serious funding has been provided when that has been required.
It is important that a fair rent is set according to productive capacity, which will allow the landlord to get a fair return on his investment and the tenant to get a fair return on the fixed equipment that he has provided.
We have heard today that 15,000 jobs could be created in this sector in the next five years if we get this right. We have got to get this absolutely right.