News Releases:
Friday 01/10/2004
Ministers will take decision before the end of the year.
Thursday 30/09/2004
Publication of results of the March 2004 Scottish Care Homes Census.
Edinburgh hosts conference bringing together over 100 leading archivists and curators from across the UK.
Increasing birth rate delays day that population will dip below 5 million.
Additional funding from Scottish Budget to be used to reduce bed blocking by 20 per cent each year until 2008.
Traditional and contemporary images of Scotland to illustrate 2005 G8 summit.
Funding of £89 million to extend programme of flood protection schemes.
Initiative by leading science and technology parks around capital to promote world class expertise.
Health Minister Malcolm Chisholm announces his decision on proposed changes to maternity services by NHS Greater Glasgow.
Funding aimed at improving science on which management decisions are based.
Announcement of three-year, £1.17 billion plan to create 21,500 affordable homes in Scotland.
Publication of detailed statistics about the sea fisheries sector.
Wednesday 29/09/2004
The Executive lays out its spending plans for the next three years.
Farm Business Development Scheme to provide over £370,000 to 36 farm projects.
Increasing number of drug misusers entering treatment services.
£49 million for series of recycling initiatives up to 2020.
Statistics on attainment of qualifications by pupils in publicly funded secondary schools.
Tuesday 28/09/2004
Executive confirms it is to release £15.2m in funding, with the possibility of a further £1.68m following next month.
Figures for first two years of free personal and nursing care published.
New legislation intended to help Gaelic language survive and thrive.