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Implementation of the recommendations laid out in Hungry for Success, including the adoption of nutrient standards, is on-going in schools across Scotland. Following the implementation milestone of December 2004 for primary and special schools to have adopted the nutrient standards for school lunches, Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Education is currently und...
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Date answered:
29 March 2005
We have from time to time considered the possibilities of a ferry fares scheme for the Highlands and Islands based on RET, most recently in 2001. This followed the completion of an independent study of CalMac's fares policy which concluded that RET would require a very significant increase in subsidy.
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Date answered:
17 March 2005
The Ofcom consultation documentNumber Translation Services - Options for the future was published by Ofcomon 22 October 2004 with the consultation closing on 7 January 2005. Following receipt and consideration of responses,Ofcom will set out its decision as to the NumberTranslation Services optionto be implemented in a Statement likely to be published in ca...
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Date answered:
10 March 2005
In the case of unique drugs forspecific conditions which are approved by SMC, a national implementation plan isprepared which all NHS boards are required to follow. Local NHS boards will agreethe implementation plan for drugs where an alternative drug treatment already exists.
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Date answered:
23 February 2005
The number of applications received by the CSO on hospital-acquired infection related research in each of the last five years is as follows: Year Applications 2000-01 2 2001-02 1 2002-03 1 2003-04 3 2004-05 4 S2W-13986
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Date answered:
9 February 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive what progress is being made with the new beef cattle scheme and when the first payments will be issued. Following consultation with stakeholders, we have developed a scheme under the national envelope provisions which will be called the Scottish Beef Calf scheme.
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Date answered:
31 January 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide statistics in respect of diagnoses of secondary cancers amongst Scottish breast cancer patients in each of the last five years. The following table shows numbers of breast cancer cases diagnosed in the years 1997 to 2001, and the numbers and percentages which involved secondary tumours at the time of di...
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Date answered:
27 January 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive what improvements are planned for the A75 over the next five years; what the estimated cost of each improvement is, and what the planned date for the start of construction is in each case. The following improvements to the A75 are currently being prepared.
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Date answered:
24 January 2005
The most recent data available is set out in the following table:Number of Children Referred to Children’s Hearings 2001-02 2002-03 Non-Offence Grounds 3,330 3,318 Offence Grounds 1,446 1,334 Both 699 748 Total 5,475 5,400 S2W-13499
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Date answered:
12 January 2005
The income generated by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) in the last six years, independent of Grant in Aid from the Executive together with year-on-year percentage changes is shown in the following table: Fiscal Year Receipts from Fees and Charges and other Income (£ Million) Year-on-Year Percentage Change ...