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As at 31 March 2008 the number of permanent staff employed within the Scottish Government core is as follows: Pay Band Number of Staff Band A 1,065 Band B 2,386 Band C 733 Senior Civil Service 173 Non-Assimilated * 34 Note: *Non-as...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
16 April 2008
Such students are also able to apply for a dental bursary of £4,000 per year subject to a commitment to work in NHS dentistry in Scotland for up to five years following graduation. S3W-11561
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
16 April 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what the anticipated cost is of the P1 to P3 free school meals pilot, broken down by local authority The following table sets out the amount of funding we have already provided to each of the local authorities participating in the free school lunch trial.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
15 April 2008
I have asked Mike Ewart, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) to respond. His response is as follows: The design and construction procurement process for HM Prison Bishopbriggs will shortly be advertised in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
15 April 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the sparrowhawk trapping and relocation project, established following the announcement by the Minister for Environment on 16 November 2007, has commenced and, if so, on what date.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
15 April 2008
Information on the number of falls by elderly patients in each hospital is not held centrally. Following the work of the Falls Prevention Group, the Scottish Government published guidance last year for health boards, community health partnerships and others on actions to prevent falls by older people and improve bone health.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
14 April 2008
Exact numbers will not be known until the completion of a detailed analysis of learning needs and mapping of existing professional/educational knowledge and qualifications. Following acquisition of any additional training or education, NHS Tayside will identify the first cohort of staff to test the new model within a phased approach to implementation.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
27 March 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has any plans to introduce a community infrastructure levy or any similar measure. Following the withdrawal by the UK Government of its proposals to introduce a planning gain supplement the Scottish Government is undertaking a review of the operation of the systems of planning agreements in Scotland.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
25 March 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what the costs were of detailed design and value engineering work on the Murtle option for the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route; what reductions in cost were secured through this work, and whether any of this work will provide any benefit following the decision not to proceed with the Murtle option.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
20 March 2008
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