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Businesses can de-registerfor VAT for a number of reasons, for example de-registration could be associatedwith a merger with another firm to form a new business.These figures do not accountfor all UK business activity as only companies with a turnover above the VAT thresholdare required to register.The table below shows the rateof VAT registrations and de-r...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
13 March 2006
“ScienceMatters” supports hands on STEM activity for pupils to engage with science, withthe twin aims of encouraging more young people into these subject areas, and improvingrates of progression into science careers.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
25 January 2006
The Executive will befurther strengthening its management of science this year by appointing a LeadChief Scientific Adviser. The post-holder will oversee activity to improvefurther the management of science in the Executive, in partnership with therecently appointed Chief Scientific Adviser in the Environment and RuralAffairs Department and the Chief Scient...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
23 December 2005
The LFS broadly classifiesdisabled into three categories records: DDA disabled (current disabled) only - whohave a current disability which includes people who have a long-term disabilitywhich substantially limits their day-to-day activities; work-limiting disabled -people who have a long-term disability which affects the kind of work or amountof work they ...
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Date answered:
19 December 2005
Projects involving diversification outwith agricultural activities may attract a grant of 50% or £30,000 (FBDS) and £40,000 (ABDS), whichever is the lesser.Forestry Commission Scotland contributes to local initiatives to support timber and wood use.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
29 November 2005
Learning and Teaching Scotland appointed a Development Officer in May 2005 to work with key faith groups in producing support materials to support the 1/2005 circular.The Structure and Balance of the Curriculum: 5–14 National Guidelines advise education authorities and schools of the minimum time allocations for each of the following curricular areas:English Language – 20%Environmental Studies – 15%Expressive Arts – 15%Mathematics – 20%Religious and Moral Education – 10%Curriculum Flexibility – 20%.The guidelines do not specify how much of this should be spent on individual subjects but schools are encouraged to use curriculum flexibility time for activities...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
20 September 2005
It makes resources available both to local authorities and to the Scottish Arts Council to enable them to facilitate access to cultural activities, including the performing arts.
Rates for wards are calculated using the claimant count unemployment level as the numerator, and a measure of economically active residents as the denominator.2. 1991 frozen wards.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
20 April 2005
It includes cases where criminal proceedings have started but not yet concluded, cases where there is an outstanding warrant and cases which have resulted in conviction but the sentence has been deferred or proceedings have been re-activated because of a breach of community order or a current appeal.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
29 September 2004
The £3 million for local anti-litter initiatives as answered in question S1W-33327 relates to indicative figures received from local authorities as part of the £95 million End Year Flexibility funding for Quality of Life activities for 2002. Councils made the decisions at a local level on the most appropriate levels of additional spending on improving the l...