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I have asked Willie Pretswell, Interim Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service, to respond. His response is as follows: The approach to literacy alerting and screening for all prisoners is currently being reviewed in conjunction with Learning Connections, the national agency for literacy and numeracy.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
9 February 2010
The closure of the existing Graduates for Business Scheme, which was administered by Scottish Enterprise, followed an independent evaluation which highlighted concerns about geographic coverage and the consistency of the programme.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
8 February 2010
The proposed per capita spend by each territorial NHS board in 2009-10 is shown in the following table. NHS Board Per Capita Spend £ Ayrshire and Arran 1,842 Borders 1,757 Dumfries and Galloway 1,900 Fife 1,621 Forth Valley 1,602 ...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
4 February 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has received a review of progress made on the Curriculum for Excellence from the Curriculum for Excellence Management Board following the request from the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning, as noted in his letter of 8 January 2010 entitled Taking Forward Curriculum for Excellence, and whether it ...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
4 February 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive how it will support universities offering degrees in architecture, built environment and planning following the proposal from the Scottish Funding Council to reduce the funding for these degrees by 22%.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
3 February 2010
Family members who may be at increased risk because a sibling has been diagnosed with abdominal aortic aneurism can be referred by their GP to the vascular service for appropriate follow-up. S3W-30987
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
27 January 2010
The budget reduction of £48.5 million reflects a recurrent transfer to NHS boards of £28.5 million for waiting times support and savings of £20 million through efficiencies realised following a review of the processes and procedures underpinning the delivery of the access targets and taking account of progress achieved ahead of schedule.
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Date answered:
15 January 2010
I have asked Michael Cameron, Acting Chief Executive of the Scottish Housing Regulator to respond. His response is as follows: We identify the risks each registered social landlord (RSL) presents to our regulatory purpose.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
15 January 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive, following publication of the Scottish Futures Trust corporate plan 2009-2014, whether it expects the Scottish Futures Trust to realise annual savings of £100-£150 million.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
15 January 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-27485 by Richard Lochhead on 1 October 2009, whether it will permit producers to carry out, record and report within-business moves of sheep more than five miles from the main holding on a batch basis following the introduction of EU Regulation 21/2004 on the identification of sheep and g...