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18 March 2016
S4W-30339
Our Scottish Discards Steering Group, which includes representatives from the fishing industry, non-governmental organisations and active fishermen, meets on 17 March 2016 and will discuss a number of matters, including the proposed extension of the landing obligation in 2017 plus the aims of the international choke species workshop to be held in Edinburgh ...
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1 March 2016
S4W-29923
Existing Scottish Government grant provisions give the required protection and would prevent the use of grants for party political lobbying activity. We therefore already have appropriate and well-designed controls in place to ensure that public money is spent for approved purposes only.
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24 February 2016
S4W-29732
The Scottish Government worked with the Equality and Human Rights Commission in the publication of their guidance on procurement and equality and we have acted on the provisions contained in the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 that help encourage fair work practices and living wage through public bodies’ procurement activity. The Cabinet Secretary fo...
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28 January 2016
S4W-29386
The Scottish Government have two strategies that cover this area of work, the vision behind both the New Scots 2014-2017 Strategy and Scotland’s ESOL Strategy 2015-2020 is for a Scotland where refugees and migrants are able to build a new life from the day they arrive in Scotland and to realise their full potential with the support of mainstream services and where they become active members of our communities with strong social relationships: “That all Scottish residents for whom English is not a first language have the opportunity to access high quality English language provision so that they can acquire the language skills to enable them to participate in Scottish life: in the workplace, through further study, within the family, the local community, Scottish society and the economy.
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26 January 2016
S4W-29283
Working closely with bus operators and other stakeholders the ScotRail Alliance will also ensure passengers are fully informed of alternative travel choices, including bus and active travel options. On 12 January 2016, the ScotRail Alliance launched a comprehensive communications campaign to fully inform passengers well in advance about the tunnel work and...
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21 January 2016
S4W-29227
To ask the Scottish Government whether the independent review of underground coal gasification (UCG) that is to be conducted by Professor Campbell Gemmell will include (a) public stakeholder workshops and consultation and (b) an assessment of the impact of UCG on (i) public health, (ii) transport, (iii) decommissioning and aftercare, (iv) seismic activity ...
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7 January 2016
S4W-28977
This free online resource gives communities information and advice on how they can make their town centres more attractive, active and accessible. It is being hosted and promoted by Scotland's Towns Partnership through their website http://www.scotlandstowns.org/.
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14 August 2015
S4W-26781
However, the pathway to diagnosis and staffing can be complex involving several medical investigations and decision-making processes and we continue to scrutinise performance across NHS Scotland and are actively supporting NHS boards where there are challenges to sustained delivery against the 62-day standard backed by additional funding of £4.05 million in...
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16 June 2015
S4W-25928
Complementing the DSSB programme, Community Broadband Scotland is actively engaged with a number of community groups in Orkney – including some from the outer north isles – with a view to developing and delivering an aggregated broadband solution to areas ultimately outwith the scope of DSSB.
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3 June 2015
S4W-25715
The Scottish Government expects local authorities to undertake detailed planning work with individuals and relevant carers where each are supported to describe personal outcomes including meaningful day activities. Whilst the Scottish Government provides the funding and sets national policy direction to local authorities and NHS boards, ultimately it is ...
