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Date answered:
15 October 2001
S1W-18282
To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents regarding adventure activities undertaken in the context of school trips.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
12 May 2006
S2W-25353
Under current guidance,consent will generally be given to local authorities to charge low rents to voluntaryorganisations, where one or more of the following criteria have been met: the intending buyer or lesseeis performing a charitable or public service function to the benefit of the localcommunity, and the local authority can show that the organisation or activity thussupported is consistent with public benefit and that the intending buyer or lesseeis unable to afford the asset at its current valuation.the intending buyer or lesseewould be using the asset to promote economic development or regeneration withinthe council’s boundaries, such that the local authority can demonstrate a businesscase for the asset transfer at the discounted value.the intending buyer or lesseeis a public sector or voluntary body which intends to use the asset for public purpose,and the local authority can show that the activities thereby supported are consistentwith the authority’s published policy objectives.the local authority can demonstratethat the overall cost to the authority of the transfer is outweighed by consequentsavings to the council in pursuing a published policy objective.the value of the asset is low,such that the income forfeited by the transfer is less than the cost of maintainingthe asset, and transfer is to be at nominal value with the purchaser paying thelocal authority’s legal expenses and costs of transfer.Section 11 of the Local Governmentin Scotland Act 2003 has yet to be brought into force, but will amend section 74(2)of the 1973 act.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
29 July 2005
S2W-17703
Industry sections are definedusing UK Standard Industrial Classification of Economic Activities 1992... Denotes data less than 6,000and not reliable enough to be published.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
10 December 2003
S2W-04054
In the three-year spendingreview period, we are more than doubling the money allocated to healthimprovements in Scotland. This will include expanding the active primary schoolsprogramme and supporting a school sports development officer in every secondaryschool to raise the level of physical activity for school child...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
18 February 2003
S1W-33838
All areas of Scotland have benefited from these additional resources in terms of new drug treatment and rehabilitation services, improved support for young people and families, improved treatment provision in prisons, more criminal justice interventions, strengthened enforcement activity, enhanced drugs education in schools and in the community and better improved information on drugs.However, the planning and delivery of local activities and initiatives is the responsibility of local drug action teams and partner agencies. drug action teams are required to report to the Scottish Executive on actions undertaken and planned in their annual corporate action plans.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
17 January 2001
S1W-12089
The Association of Chief Policy Officers in Scotland (ACPOS) has put arrangements in place to assess the policies and procedures of Scottish forces in the light of their obligations under the Convention, and a range of awareness-raising and training activities have been organised for police officers.The Scottish Executive has carried out an audit of all areas of activity in order to identify any potential incompatibilities with the Convention; and it has taken prompt and appropriate action, including legislation, where problems have been identified.As far as costs are concerned, I refer to my answers to questions S1W-2571 and 2572.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
25 February 2000
S1W-04346
To ask the Scottish Executive what the current status is of the proposed upgrade of the A77 between Fenwick and Malletsheugh in respect of the planning and other statutory procedures which require to be undertaken prior to commencement and whether it will provide a detailed breakdown of the sequence of activities between now and the issuing of invitations ...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
17 June 2004
S2O-02710
Discussions are taking place with the insurance industry about the provision of professional indemnity insurance for surveyors participating in the pilot. We are hopeful of getting a positive response soon, in which case the pilot will commence shortly thereafter.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
20 May 2002
S1W-25744
To ask the Scottish Executive how many responses it received to its consultation paper, Getting Involved in Planning, and how many such responses were in favour of third party rights of appeal.
Official Report
Meeting date:
30 May 2006
Enterprise and Culture Committee, 30 May 2006
I believe that the review of sport 21 will report in October, so perhaps we should get the Scottish Parliament information centre to do a scoping paper on a potential inquiry, which we could ask to be produced for us just after the summer.
