Scottish Executive monthly listing for February 2005

News Releases:

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Monday 07/02/2005

SMART Scotland winners [Business and Industry]

More than £900,000 shared between small companies to help find market for their ideas.

Friday 04/02/2005

Billion pound investment in patient care [Health and Community Care]

Latest budget allocations for Scotland's NHS Boards total £6 billion, an average increase of 7.6 per cent.

Cities festival designed for success [Arts and Culture]

New festival will promote Scottish talent for creative design at home and abroad.

Salmon safeguard measures [Marine and Fisheries]

EC decision to protect Scottish salmon farming industry against unfair competition.

Thursday 03/02/2005

£12 million for public transport across Scotland [Transport]

The four regional transport partnerships will invest their share in specific projects.

EU Agricultural Subsidies Appeal Panel [Agriculture]

New appointments.

Funding for business research and development [Business and Industry]

More than £500,000 to help encourage innovation in private and public sectors.

NHS national services [Health and Community Care]

Four specialist NHS services to be nationally designated from April.

Parliament debates local authority funding [Government]

MSPs debate order which will distribute £8.087 billion in grant support to councils for revenue expenditure.

Waste recycling on the increase [Environment]

Latest figures show a jump of 28 per cent in the amount of municipal waste recycled or composted.

Water cap charge to continue until March 2006 [People and Society]

Low income households to continue to receive transitional relief on water bills.

Wednesday 02/02/2005

Action to recruit more Gaelic teachers [Education and Training]

Action Group to look at new ways of increasing the number of Gaelic medium teachers.

Appointment of new judges [Law, Order and Public Safety]

Five new Senators of the College of Justice will take up office shortly.

FOI 'delivering benefits' [Government]

Freedom of Information is resulting in the release of a wide range of documents for the first time

Tuesday 01/02/2005

Fisheries (Electricity) Committee [Marine and Fisheries]

Appointment of new member.

Latest figures on day care services [Health and Community Care]

Census shows 657 day care services providing activities for over 22,600 people each week.

Research funding at universities [Education and Training]

Scottish universities awarded £103 million to improve facilities and support research projects.

Science teachers get skills update [Education and Training]

£300,000 to help science teachers tap into the latest scientific breakthroughs.

Scottish Hospital Endowments Research Trust [Health and Community Care]

Re-appointments announced.

Support for crofters [Agriculture]

Proposed changes to the agricultural grants scheme could lead to additional support for crofters.

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