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To ask the Scottish Executive when it will be in a position to inform Police Boards whether they are to receive additional funding to cover the Millennium holiday period. On Friday 8 October I announced that we are now able to provide the police in Scotland with a special grant of £4.7m to help meet the additional cost of policing over the Millennium holiday period.
If some of the proposals were taken up and Scottish banks were no longer able to issue their own banknotes, has the Executive given consideration to what cost would be involved in changing the name of the Bank of England to the Bank of the United Kingdom, and would the Executi...
For that reason, I ask that the public local inquiry not be held during the recognised summer holiday period. I ask also for further information on the remit of the inquiry.
Committee reports
Date published:
12 February 2018
To ask the Scottish Executive what contingency plans are in place for sampling for amnesic shellfish poisoning during (a) bad weather and (b) the holiday season. The shellfish toxin sampling continues throughout holidays and weekends to ensure that public health is protected at all times.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
16 November 2000
It is estimated that 200,000 tourists visit Scotland for golfing holidays annually. Information on the country of origin of such visitors, and on the mode of transport they use to travel to Scotland, is not available.
We are about to kick off a study that revisits nursing, so we will pick up the bank and agency aspect in that. There has been a reduction in the reliance on agency nursing, which is good, so most of the increase has been in the use of bank nurses, which is better in relative terms.
Bank of Scotland To ask the Scottish Executive what representations it will make to the Bank of Scotland and the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry regarding the impact of retaining the bank's head office in Edinburgh in the event of any merger involving the bank.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
14 March 2005
The cost to local authorities of administering royal visits and royal holidays is not identified separately in the local authority expenditure returns made to the Scottish Executive.