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The number of bookings and the hours ofuse are recorded, and this information is provided in the following table. Year Bookings Usage (hrs) 1999 594 1,023 2000 801 1,433 2001 759 1,241 2002 899 1,548 2003 1,064 1,835 S2W-07575
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
20 April 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive what advice it has given to planning authorities concerning the assessment and mitigation of peat slide risk at wind farm sites and whether this advice was reassessed following the peat slide at Derrybrien in the Republic of Ireland which a report from Applied Ground Engineering Consultants states was triggered by the construc...
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Date answered:
14 April 2004
All of the sexual offences under the law of Scotland areunderpinned by penalties that reflect the seriousness of the crime and enablethe appropriate punishment of the offender. Following registration, it is theresponsibility of the police in collaboration with the local authority socialwork services and other relevant agencies to carry out a risk assessmen...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
18 March 2004
The information requested can be found in the following table.Staff in Band B and Above in Scottish Executive (Scottish Office) Core Departments at Time of Dismissal 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 Dismissal for disciplinary reasons - ...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
17 March 2004
Where necessary NHS Quality Improvement Scotland willcarry out follow up visits. Any major issues can be address through the annualaccountability review process.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
17 March 2004
The Scottish Executive does not hold this information.The Nursing and Midwifery council have provided the following information on Scottish cases referred to them for misconduct or lack of competence.
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will ensure that, following NHS Lothians' review of better acute care, the acute medical and surgical admissions facilities at the Western General Hospital and St John's Hospital will not close.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
26 February 2004
I have asked Graeme Munro,Chief Executive of Historic Scotland to reply. His response is as follows:-Historic Scotland carriesa wide range of general interest and Scottish related publications, chosen fortheir appeal to its diverse visitor profile.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
27 January 2004
The Scottish Executive has worked closely with DEFRA in the development of this regulationwith the EU Commission. Following discussions between DEFRA and the DevolvedAdministrations, a letter was sent to the Commission on 6 January drawing theCommission’s attention to the practical difficulties faced by the UK retailsector concerning the disposal of raw mea...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
26 January 2004
His response isas follows:A summary of CreativeIndustries Cluster Investment in Publishing to date is as follows. 2001-02,£67,800; 2002-03, £183,250; 2003-04, £62,000.