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Does the minister agree that the Executive should actively support progressing the master plan for Aberdeen airport, as it is crucial to building on its success as Scotland's fastest-growing airport?
The Scottish Executive's best-value arrangements require public service organisations to consider the environmental impact of their activities and decisions. Within the Executive, our greening government policy is driving improved environmental performance.
We expect that to result in fewer unplanned admissions to hospital, more appropriate and accessible local care services and greater support to enable patients, with their families and carers, to take a more active role in managing their conditions.
However, it then states:"The costs to be borne by the funding have already been identified in Spending Review 2004 for school/college partnership activity."What costs are those? If they have been identified, how much do they amount to so far?
That advice outlines the councils' current activity in this area and their intention to take a number of measures to support universities and colleges in contributing to the UN decade of education for sustainable development.
I know that the Fife coastal partnership is currently funding marketing activities such as brochure production, website promotion, direct mail and press trips to locations.
Could one such measure be a pilot in which separate zones for different leisure or sports activities are identified on Loch Lomond, so that all users of the loch can be treated with equal respect?
Women's and girls' football has also benefited from facility awards and our substantial investment in initiatives such as active schools. Implementation of the action plan for youth football will also deliver a step change in the development of women's and girls' football.