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Our commitment to enhancing infrastructure in the area has been demonstrated, for example, by the refurbishment of Riverside Primary in August 2013 as part of our Schools for the Future programme. We are also funding a new care village in the grounds of Stirling Community Hospital with an estimated total capital investment of £33 million and expected to sta...
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Date answered:
10 March 2015
The Scottish Energy Advisory Board does not receive approaches from companies or the general public in the way the question appears to imply. The board formulates a work programme with the co-chairs, Professor Sir Jim McDonald and the First Minister, which on occasion dictates the involvement of external experts by invitation on a topic-by-topic basis.
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Date answered:
10 March 2015
Since 2005 details of all land bought and sold by Forestry Commission Scotland has been made available via their website and the link to this information is as follows: http://scotland.forestry.gov.uk/managing/work-on-scotlands-national-forest-estate/land-and-building-management/re-positioning-programme The website provides details of the type of land so...
Our analysis shows that the majority of debtors who intimate their intention to apply for the Debt Arrangement Scheme (DAS) go on to have an approved debt payment programme under the scheme. The Bankruptcy and Debt Advice (Scotland) Act 2014 (the Act), which comes into force on 1 April 2015, introduces the six week moratorium period for all statutory debt s...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
26 February 2015
In addition, the House of Care early adopter programme is working, mainly in primary care, to deliver a revised approach to care and support planning to enable people to more effectively self manage, drawing upon community resources.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
21 January 2015
Information on exclusive breastfeeding at the child health programme first visit (which takes place at around 10 days of age) and six to eight week review is published on the Information Services Division website in table 1 and table 2 respectively: http://www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics/Child-Health/Publications/2014-10-28/BF-hb-financial-oct14.xls No ...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
21 January 2015
Breastfeeding information is collected at the child health programme health visitor first visit review (which takes place at around 10 days of age) and at the six to eight week review.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
8 January 2015
As indicated in One Scotland - the Government's Programme for Scotland 2014-15, Scottish Ministers are considering the report and recommendations of the Wild Fisheries Review and are committed to a consultation in spring 2015 on policy options for a new fisheries management system followed by a further consultation on a draft Wild Fisheries Bill before the ...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
8 January 2015
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-14153 by Paul Wheelhouse on 1 May 2013, what plans there are to hold further "sharing good practice" events aimed at regulators and developers of hydro electric schemes. The programme of ‘Sharing Good Practice’ events organised by Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) for 2015 is still to be f...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
23 December 2014
Specific advice from DfT, however, is that there is no specific obligation on the new East Coast franchisee to deploy specific set formations on any given route; the new franchise agreement will place an obligation on the franchise operator to utilise the Intercity Express Programme fleet in a way that best meets demand.