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They are a one-off payment of a maximum of £340,000 which may be required on current estimates for pension arrangements, and a potential revenue loss of up to £300,000 per year relating to the Scottish Arts Council''s loss of charitable status.
In relation to the Inverness bypass, the indicative estimates of the capital cost/value of cost to government and present value of benefits were first arrived at during May 2008 and between July and August 2008 respectively.
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Date answered:
23 April 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive, in light of recent research by the Institute of Directors that suggested that Scottish workers may have to work until over the age of 70 to pay for public sector pensions, whether the Scottish Government intends to conduct a review of public sector pay and conditions.
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Date answered:
30 March 2009
While local connection is not a statutory criteria in the allocation of social housing, guidance on the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001 makes clear that landlords may use local connection in determining priority as long as this is not based on length of residence in the area.
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Date answered:
10 March 2009
The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) has estimated there may be about 45,000 and the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator has over 23,800 charities on its register.
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Date answered:
10 March 2009
The services which RSVP offers in the form of co-ordination and support to volunteers may be useful to community planning partnerships in delivering elements of their single outcome agreements.
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Date answered:
22 January 2009
The Scottish Public Finance Manual offers guidance on the factors to be taken into account when ministers consider the future use or disposal of land. Details may be found at: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Government/Finance/spfm/disposalassets/disposalassetsannex.
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Date answered:
13 November 2008
The Scottish Government is committed to supporting the development of quality facilities where these are consistent with the priorities as set out in the facility strategies of local authorities and/or sports governing bodies. Funding may be available from sportscotland subject to an application meeting the relevant programme criteria including the need for...