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Prior to 2004-05, VisitScotland investedonly in public relations and travel trade activity in Australia.Its spend on marketing Scotland in Australia in 2003-04, 2004-05, and 2005-06 was £20,000,£100,000, and £140,000 respectively.
The table details the level of SAC activity in this area in recent years:Visual Arts International Activity 2002 2003 2004 Total Number of Projects 38 48 89 Total Investment £70,533 £126,842 £106,059 A high profile initiative in this ...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
6 December 2004
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office is also taking active steps to promote Scottish businesses at Gleneagles itself.Event Scotland has offered to produce promotional literature to inform the public, media and other visitors of the events on offer.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
25 November 2004
It is a matter for SEPA to determine what proportion of its overall resources is to be devoted to the individual activities it will be required to carry out to secure full implementation of WEWS.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
14 October 2004
This project aims to raise awareness about the pay gap between women and men in Scotland and encourage activity to reduce it. The Scottish Executive has contributed £150,000 covering the period 2001 to 2005.The Executive is also contributing to the improvement of women’s individual incomes relative to men’s by taking action to help women access child care through:- the Executive’s Child care strategy (£30 million in 2004-05 and £41 million in 2005-06);- the Working for Families Fund (£10 million in 2004-05 and £10 million in 2005-06);- education and training through the Mentoring Initiative for Lone Parents (£225,000 for the period from 2003 to 2005);- the £1,000 childcare grant supporting lone parents in further and higher education (so far over 4,500 grants have been awarded).The Enterprise Networks also undertake specific activity to support business start-ups among women.Scottish Executive budget allocations from 2006-07 onwards will be confirmedshortly.
The report and my covering letter have been placed in the Parliament’s Reference Centre (Bib. numbers 33135 and 33136 respectively)With Target 2 in mind, a National Priority performance measure has already been distributed to schools, asking them to report on activities and opportunities which encourage young people to be physically active for at least one hour per day.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
15 October 2002
A central purpose of both is to encourage and facilitate volunteering opportunities for the people of Scotland.In addition, we have introduced the Active Communities Initiative. Scottish Executive funding for the initiative in 2002-03 will amount to £2.2 million.
It provides generic and custom market research and knowledge to Scottish companies and delivers customised strategic market entry support. This covers a wide range of activities including the delivery of all government trade services in Scotland, tailored Market Assistance Programmes and assistance for companies on outward missions and attendance at exhibit...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
6 December 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive for which commercial and industrial sectors (a) Scottish Enterprise and (b) Highlands and Islands Enterprise have planned, or are planning, to develop strategies and what level of resources has been allocated to each such sector strategy. The Enterprise Network's activities in the commercial and industrial sectors stem directl...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
12 October 2001
The Scottish Executive has provided £8 million over three years for smoking cessation and health education and prevention activities. This supports a range of initiatives including cessation services.