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To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide a breakdown of the ages of people appointed to public bodies in each of the last five years. The information requested is as follows: Age Range Number April 1999 – March 2000 April 2000 – March 2001 April 2001 – March 2002 April 2002 – March ...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
8 September 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive why Bayer CropScience was not prosecuted for any recent breaches of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 and the Genetically Modified Organisms (Deliberate Release) (Scotland) Regulations 2002 following any incidents at Daviot and Newport-on-Tay when genetically modified organisms were released for which no release consent wa...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
10 August 2004
The available information is shown in the following table: Month Applications Returned % Returned January 2004 1,851 3% February 2004 2,491 4% March 2004 9,116 20% April 2004 5,113 13% May 2004 3,954 11% June 2004 3,663 11% S2W-09...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
10 August 2004
When I wrote to the Scottish Gamekeepers Association (SGA) on 9 June providing an advance copy of the official report into the operations at Glenfeshie and Strathglass I asked that as a first step they reflect on the conclusions drawn by the report, my response and the steps which the Deer Commission for Scotland propose to take to follow up the concerns id...
However, the total number of offencesof driving while unfit through drink or drugs in the years 1998 to 2002, thelatest five year period for which information is currently available, is givenin the following table.Offence of Driving While UnfitThrough Drink or Drugs Proceeded Against in Scottish Courts, 1998-2002 Year Number 1998 ...
Information on waiting times is available centrallyfor first outpatient appointments with a consultant, following GP referral, atspecialty level only, and for inpatient and day case treatment.
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the protocols followed by Reliance Secure Task Management Ltd for escorting prisoners differ from those used by Scottish Prison Service staff prior to the commencement of the contract with Reliance Secure Task Management Ltd for the provision of prisoner escort and court custody services and, if so, in what way.
However, notice of the making of the scheme (and a copy of the schemeand any relevant map or plan) must be served on every navigation authorityconcerned with or having jurisdiction over the waters affected by the scheme,and on Scottish Water.There are no alternativeprocedures to be followed if the organisations in question have ceased to exist.However, Scot...
To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with representatives of BBC Scotland whilst developing the final draft of the Gaelic Language (Scotland) Bill.The member has provided the following Gaelic translation:A dh' fhaighneachd de Riaghaltas na h-Alba de na crmhraidhean a bh' aige le riochdairean bho BhBC Alba is e a' dhanamh na dreachd mu ...
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will review how NHS Quality Improvement Scotland (QIS) issues guidance relevant to Scotland following a National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE) appraisal, given that NICE guidance provides the NHS implications of cost and further research for England and Wales and there is no further publication offered by ...