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Date answered:
23 September 2005
S2W-18837
In choosing the historic system of reform, I took into account representations from unsupported sectors but I concluded that the particular circumstances of Scottish agriculture were best served by an approach to decoupling which minimised disruption and redistribution.
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Date answered:
15 August 2005
S2W-17959
The additional drug treatmentand rehabilitation money was allocated to drug action teams (DAT) on the basis of the quantified impact of DAT proposals on the three identified national prioritiesnamely: increasing the number of clients entering treatment; reducing waiting timesand increasing the range of interventions, and on evidence of deliverability withinagreed timescales.In terms of “evidence of deliverabilitywithin agreed timescales” we considered DAT performance to date and looked for clearlyplanned, well thought out proposals which included some indication of how the aimof the proposal would be achieved with timescales and a brief breakdown of cost.In particular we looked for proposals which complemented existing provision (i.e.filled a clearly identified and evidenced gap in existing services or provided additionalityto existing provision), proposals which demonstrated a strategic approach to developmentand proposals which had secured part-funding from elsewhere. The underlying principlesof Best...
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Date answered:
24 June 2005
S2W-17287
The remaining resources within the settlement were allocated to individual local authorities through Aggregate External Finance (AEF) using the existing needs-based distribution formula.The balance of the efficiency savings (£151.5 million in 2007-08) are for councils themselves to identify and it will be for councils to decide how best they can work togeth...
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Date answered:
17 June 2005
S2W-17193
Perth was invited to participate in the Safe City Centres Initiative alongside Scotland’s six cities because it already had key elements in place such as CCTV, Radiolink and centre management structures, which could best support the model being piloted.
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Date answered:
7 June 2005
S2W-16917
This group is drafting improved Containment Guidance that will be included in the Industry Code of Best Practice, as a priority action. The industry code will be subject to public consultation.
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Date answered:
26 May 2005
S2W-16470
A number of patients and patient groups have expressed concern that they will no longer continue to receive the appliance which best meets their clinical need, that they will no longer receive support from specialist stoma care nurses, and that other services such as home delivery and flange cutting will no longer be available.
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Date answered:
12 May 2005
S2W-16190
Our standard Design and Build contract conditions, which are proposed for the construction of the M74 completion scheme, place most of the risk for delays due to unforeseen circumstances on the contractor, since he is best placed to manage the consequence of reprogramming the works.
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Date answered:
9 May 2005
S2W-16265
When we received the first letter on this issue in February we felt that, as the Health and Safety Commission (HSC), the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), the Better Regulation Task Force and CORGI (the Council for Registered Gas Installers) had all been contacted by the Scottish and Northern Ireland Plumbing Employers’ Federation (SNIPEF) and other UK installer bodies, the best course of action would be to contact HSE and find out what the position was in respect of the claim that SNIPEF had not received any response to their representations.
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Date answered:
22 April 2005
S2W-16011
Scottish Water and its predecessor authorities have activelypursued measures aimed at bringing awareness of best practice to the public. ScottishWater’s website education pages offer easily accessible, and engaging, interactivemodules for pupils with teacher support material, and these, together with a seriesof campaigns such as the “Water for Life Roadshow...
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Date answered:
14 April 2005
S2W-15432
The tender specification is based on best practice and includes a requirement to contribute to reducing re-offending.
