News Releases:
Monday 07/02/2005
More than £900,000 shared between small companies to help find market for their ideas.
Friday 04/02/2005
Latest budget allocations for Scotland's NHS Boards total £6 billion, an average increase of 7.6 per cent.
New festival will promote Scottish talent for creative design at home and abroad.
EC decision to protect Scottish salmon farming industry against unfair competition.
Thursday 03/02/2005
The four regional transport partnerships will invest their share in specific projects.
New appointments.
More than £500,000 to help encourage innovation in private and public sectors.
Four specialist NHS services to be nationally designated from April.
MSPs debate order which will distribute £8.087 billion in grant support to councils for revenue expenditure.
Latest figures show a jump of 28 per cent in the amount of municipal waste recycled or composted.
Low income households to continue to receive transitional relief on water bills.
Wednesday 02/02/2005
Action Group to look at new ways of increasing the number of Gaelic medium teachers.
Five new Senators of the College of Justice will take up office shortly.
Freedom of Information is resulting in the release of a wide range of documents for the first time
Tuesday 01/02/2005
Appointment of new member.
Census shows 657 day care services providing activities for over 22,600 people each week.
Scottish universities awarded £103 million to improve facilities and support research projects.
£300,000 to help science teachers tap into the latest scientific breakthroughs.
Re-appointments announced.
Proposed changes to the agricultural grants scheme could lead to additional support for crofters.