Scottish Government

News Releases:

Thursday 06/11/2003

Minister encourages 'lifetime of activity' [Health and Community Care]

Minister for Sport addresses Institute of Sport and Recreation Management Conference in Glasgow.

New powers to ensure improvement in schools [Education and Training]

Publication of consultation paper Ensuring Improvement in our Schools and draft Bill.

Report on youth offending published [People and Society]

Audit Scotland publishes report on dealing with offending by young people.

Top team for financial strategy group [Business and Industry]

Membership of group tasked with delivering strategy for financial services sector announced.

Wednesday 05/11/2003

Appointment of new Chair of Scottish Enterprise [Business and Industry]

Announcement that that Executive is widening search for a new Chair.

Debate on transport services [Transport]

Local authorities will play vital role in delivering better transport services - Minister.

Eyes of the world are on us - FM [Arts and Culture]

First Minister speaks ahead of MTV awards, expected to draw TV audience of 1 billion.

Funding for cycle network [Transport]

UK-transport charity SUSTRANS receives £2.5m to maintain and upgrade National Cycle Network.

Post cabinet briefing on child protection [People and Society]

Minister outlines plans to strengthen and accelerate child protection reforms.

Rating change for prescribed industries [Business and Industry]

Practice of setting rateable values for certain industries to be abolished from April 1, 2005.

Seller to pay for survey pilot [People and Society]

Scottish housing market shake-up with introduction of single seller survey.

Tuesday 04/11/2003

Environmental issues at heart of policies [Environment]

Four year programme for environment and sustainable development outlined.

Making city centres safer [Business and Industry]

Retailers to benefit from city centre crime reduction initiative.

Minister comments on 2003 exam results statistics [People and Society]

National and local authority level exam results published.

Scotland makes history at the Hague [Government]

Scotland ratifies Hague Convention on the Protection of Adults.

SQA exam results statistics published [Education and Training]

National and local authority level information on Scottish schools.

Study to examine biofuels within Scotland [Agriculture]

CAP reform could see more Scottish farmland used for energy crops.

Tourism Ministers meet in Scotland [Tourism]

Future of UK wide tourism discussed on Royal Yacht Brittania in Victoria Quay.

UK airport operators welcomed to Edinburgh [Economy]

More flights to Scotland will help boost economy and tourism – Minister.

Monday 03/11/2003

Arable area overshoot confirmed [Agriculture]

Scotland’s arable overshoot for 2003 will be 2.20%, a reduction from last year’s 2.70%.