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To ask the Scottish Executive when it will reply to my letter dated 4 May 2000 to the Deputy Minister for Communities on the subject of the debate on the Abolition of Poindings and Warrant Sales Bill.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
24 February 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what impact it anticipates proposed changes in housing benefit will have on the financial viability of the proposed Glasgow housing stock transfer. The UK Government has not to date published any specific proposals for changes in housing benefit.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
25 November 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive how many domiciliary visits were conducted by (a) community psychiatric nurses and (b) psychiatric consultants in each Health Board area in each financial year from 1993-94 to date. The information requested is not available centrally.
They are also using the most modern, up-to-date equipment. I have been struck by the difference that is being made by the new interactive whiteboards—which, I confess, baffle me, as I am a bit of a Luddite.
Tobacco Purchasing (Age Limit) To ask the First Minister what progress is being made towards setting a date for raising the age limit for buying tobacco to 18.
I will instruct that that happen, and I will ensure that Mr Fergusson is kept up to date.I am also interested in examining the mechanisms that have worked in different parts of the trunk road network and in investigating whether they can be used at the sort of locations in which Alex Fergusson is interested. I undertake to keep him up to date with progress....
I reassure the member that we have made it clear to the Finance Committee that we will provide full evaluations of all the relocation projects to date and that we will give statements of the reasons behind each decision.Shifting the decision-making responsibility is an interesting idea and I have no doubt that ministers might want to consider it at some sta...
However, because this is an important point, I want to stress that the new system will allow a person who has missed the initial 28-day period to come back at a later date and request that the matter go to court.