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The informationrequested is given in the following table.Adoptions ofChildren Aged Under Six Months, 1967-87 Year of Adoption Number Total Number of Births 1967 277 96,221 1968 308 94,786 1969 315 90,290 1970 244 87,335 1971 185 86,728 1972...
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Date answered:
27 November 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide a topline breakdown of the 2007-08 Scottish Arts Council budget. The following tableprovides a topline breakdown.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
20 November 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-4657 by Michael Russell on 24 October 2007, when it expects to reach a final conclusion on the action to be taken to address the implications for single farm payments of Scottish Natural Heritage management agreements and when farmers and crofters whose single farm payments have been affected by such agreements will be informed of the effect of the conclusion on their payments. Following...
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Date answered:
20 November 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-4657 by Michael Russell on 24 October 2007, when it expects to reach a final conclusion on the action to be taken to address the implications for single farm payments of Scottish Natural Heritage management agreements and when farmers and crofters whose single farm payments have been affected by such agreements will be informed of the effect of the conclusion on their payments. Following...
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Date answered:
15 November 2007
However, information recorded by the General Register Officefor Scotland where cause of death was recorded as “Influenza”is detailed in the following table.Deaths in Scotland: Influenza as the Underlying Cause of Death Year Deaths 1950 386 1960 104 1970 733 1980 117 1990 126 ...
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Date answered:
14 November 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what research is being undertaken to prepare for its review of the antisocial behaviour strategy. The following research,which will help to inform the review of the antisocial behaviour strategy, has alreadybeen published:Use of AntisocialBehaviour Orders in Scotland (20 September 2007, Bib. number 43671);A Review of Dispersal...
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Date answered:
8 November 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether a written, formal and costed application was made to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs or HM Treasury for a compensation scheme for farmers following the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in August 2007 and prior to 25 October 2007; for what types of support and sectors any such application was ma...
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Date answered:
31 October 2007
The informationrequested is given in the following table. The estimated cost of alcohol misusefor 2002-03, the year for which latest data is available, comes from Cost toSociety of Alcohol Misuse in Scotland: An Update to “Alcohol Misuse in ScotlandTrends and Costs” (Scottish Executive, 2005).
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Date answered:
30 October 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers that the building being constructed as a replacement for the Victoria Infirmary in Glasgow contains the requisite features of a hospital. NHS Glasgow and Clydehave, following extensive consultation, developed a strategy for the future deliveryof health care services for the area covered by that board.
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Date answered:
25 October 2007
We are discussingwith key stakeholders how we respond in a co-ordinated way to the needs of the growingnumbers of people with dementia.It is the responsibilityof local agencies to plan and commission the appropriate mix of residential andhome-based care services to meet the current and future needs of people in theirareas. Following from the work of the Ran...