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This was part of a package of measures in response to the Royal Commission on Long Term Care, announced following the 2000 Spending Review. The allocation was based on an estimate of 370 deferred payment agreements per year.
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Date answered:
23 November 2004
I have asked Angiolina Foster, Chief Executive of Communities Scotland, to reply. Her response is as follows.The following local authorities have not submitted a fuel poverty strategy or any fuel poverty information for assessment by Communities Scotland: Aberdeenshire Dumfries and Galloway East Ayrshire Midlothian North Ayr...
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Date answered:
15 November 2004
The required information is shown in the following table: Year Scottish Population as % of UK Population 1984 9.11 1985 9.07 1986 9.02 1987 8.98 1988 8.92 1989 8.90 1990 8.88 1991 8.85 1992 8.83 1993 8.82 1994 ...
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Date answered:
9 November 2004
The total number of miles claimed by individuals for travel on official business journeys is set out in the following table: 1999-2000 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2,489,167 2,122,540 1,760,184 2,371,767 2,713,121 S2W-11774
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Date answered:
8 November 2004
The leaflet, which is offered in community languages, is also freely available either by contacting the Scottish Executive, or at the following link, www.scotland.gov.uk/library5/justice/capl-00.asp.
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Date answered:
8 November 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans and policies it has in place to establish regeneration companies to facilitate local economic regeneration. Following the recent consultation on Urban Regeneration Companies Scottish ministers announced on 30 June 2004 that projects in Craigmillar, Raploch and Clydebank would be designated as pathfinder Urban Regen...
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Date answered:
1 September 2004
Contingency plans covering a range of possible scenarios, including industrial action in the fire service, are continually kept under review. However, following the agreement between the local authority employers and the Fire Brigades Union on 26 August 2004, the threat of industrial action has been lifted.
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Date answered:
10 August 2004
The number of staff (full time equivalents) employed at Disclosure Scotland, including staff employed directly by BT, at April each year since 2002 and at mid-uly 2004, was as follows: April 2002, 47.5 (including 22 by BT).April 2003, 85.5 (including 38 by BT).April 2004, 193.5 (including 85 by BT).July 2004, 249 (including 96 by BT).