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To ask the Scottish Executive which (a) daily, (b) weekly and (c) Sunday papers it has used used for advertising purposes since May 2007 and what the total expenditure was in each case. The following table details newspaper advertising spend from May 2007 to February 2008 broken down by title of publication.
In each of the last five years to support neuroscience research in Scotland, the CSO has awarded directly the following funds: 2003: £557,259 2004: £1,108,322 2005: £827,287 2006: £735,285 2007: £827,830.
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Date answered:
28 February 2008
The MHSG allocations made by the Scottish Government in 2005-06 to 2007-08, to which local authorities also add their own resources, are shown in the following table. The record funding included within the draft Scottish Government Budget to 2010-11 will ensure continuity of approach and investment on mental health and other priorities by NHS boards, local...
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Date answered:
28 February 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how much each local authority received from the Strategic Waste Fund in each year of the 2004 spending review. The following table shows the total funding awarded to each local authority from the Strategic Waste Fund in each of the three years of the 2004 spending review: 2005-06; 2006-07, and 2007-08.
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Date answered:
20 February 2008
The breakdown of grant funding for landlord registration for each year of the 2004 spending review is shown in the following table. Local Authority Grant Distribution 2005-06 (£) Grant Distribution 2006-07 (£) Grant Distribution 2007-08 (£) Aberdeen City Council 68,58...
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Date answered:
19 February 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what the support provided to Quality Meat Scotland through Scottish Enterprise in each of the last three financial years has been used for. The following providesa detailed breakdown of the financial support provided by Scottish Enterprise toQuality Meat Scotland in each of the last three financial years.
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Date answered:
22 November 2007
For 2007-08, the NationalPriorities Action Fund was allocated to local authorities across the following fundingstreams: (a) Additional Support for Learning (ASL) support, (b) additional supportneeds (ASN) in-service training (INSET) (c) additional support staff, (d) additionalteachers for early years, (e) alternatives to exclusion, (f) continuing profession...
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Date answered:
15 October 2007
Thespecial advisers and their specific responsibilities are as follows: Name Specific Responsibilities Duncan Hamilton (part time) Political adviser to the First Minister Professor Sir Neil McCormick (part-time unpaid) Adviser on Europe and external relations Kevin Pringle Strategic co-ordination acr...
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Date answered:
5 October 2007
There have been corresponding changes in the number of civilservice posts at Director-General level.The following tablesets out the number of permanent staff currently employed in the Scottish Government,broken down by Cabinet Secretary portfolio.Permanent Staff (Full-TimeEquivalent) at 1 September 2007 First Minister 1,171.3 Education and L...