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These figures are usedto monitor the number of business start-ups.The following table shows therate of VAT registrations per 10,000 resident adults in Scotland from1997 to 2004: Year 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Rate 31 29 28 28 27 27 29 29 Source: Small ...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
24 August 2006
After considering the options,ministers decided to commission a sculpture which would mark not only the contributionof Scottish women of suffrage but of all Scottish women - past, present and future- in getting the vote for women and advancing democracy.I announced the name of the successfulartist on 8 March 2006 at an evening event in the Scottish Parliament, whichtook place against the backdrop of a small Executive-funded exhibition that includedsuffragette memorabilia and a large reproduction of a suffragette banner.Further details aboutthe sculpture, including developing plans for the unveiling in December 2006, canbe found on the following...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
9 August 2006
The number of cases ofillegal tree felling which were prosecuted over the past five years is shown inthe following table. FORESTRY COMMISSION SCOTLAND CONSERVANCY Year ended Highland Grampian Perth & Argyll Central South Scotland 31 Mar 2002 - - - - - 31 Mar 2003 - ...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
8 August 2006
The information is notavailable in the format requested.The proportion of fires in (a)schools and (b) further and higher education premises that were starteddeliberately is shown in the following table.Deliberate Firesin Schools and Further Education Establishments, Scotland, 1995-2004 Percentage of fires that were deliberate 1995 19...
This approach, which is being taken forward throughthe ‘Prevention 2010’ pilots, will ensure that people at greatest risk of preventableill health are actively and systematically identified, contacted and offered healthchecks and risk assessment, improved access to NHS and other services and regularmonitoring and follow-up. Prevention 2010 will enable earli...
Within Scotland,four molecular genetics laboratories work together as the Scottish MolecularGenetic Consortium (SMGC) to provide testing for a range of inheritedconditions, both relatively common disorders and rare genetic conditions forthe Scottish population.The SMGC is a member of the UK wideGenetic Testing Network (GTN) and a listof the diseases for which tests are available can be accessed on the GTN website:http://www.ukgtn.org/gtn/index.html.The total number of patient reportsissued by the SMGC since 2003 is noted in the following...
The available information isgiven in the following table.Persons ProceededAgainst for Rape1, in Scottish Courts, 1985-86 to 2004-05 Year Number 1985-86 86 1986-87 65 1987-88 70 1988-89 93 1989-90 63 1990-91 60 1991-92 68 1992-93 63 1993-...
The VAT paid and reclaimed since1999-2000 is set out in the following table: Year VAT Paid VAT reclaimed from HMRC (£) To HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) (£) To Suppliers (£) 2005-06 1,353,369 91,490,005 64,528,351 2004-05 1,633,782 84,675,268 ...
To ask the Scottish Executive what additional funding has been allocated for educational maintenance allowances in (a) West Dunbartonshire and (b) Argyll and Bute in each year since 2003. The following table shows detailsof the amount paid to both West Dunbartonshire Council and Argyll and Bute Councilfor the purposes of the education maintenance allowance...