Scottish Government

News Releases:

Thursday 01/06/2006

Highland NHS Board [Health and Community Care]

Appointment of members.

Tayside Police inspection [Law, Order and Public Safety]

Force has made particular effort to improve its way of engaging with communities.

Wednesday 31/05/2006

Animal Health and Welfare Bill [Law, Order and Public Safety]

New law includes 'duty of care' on pet owners to prevent animals suffering.

Average household to fall below two people [People and Society]

Number of single adult households to be 40 per cent of total by 2024, according to latest statistics.

New part-time sheriffs appointed [Law, Order and Public Safety]

Appointment of a further 22 part-time sheriffs takes total to a record high of 80.

Targets beaten for moving patients out of hospital [Health and Community Care]

Number of NHS patients having to wait in hospital falls by 21.7 per cent.

Tuesday 30/05/2006

Dumfries and Galloway NHS Board [Health and Community Care]

Re-appointment of member.

Scotch beef ambassador appointed [Agriculture]

A Dutch chef is the first Scotch Beef Ambassador in Europe.

Friday 26/05/2006

Caledonian Canal [Transport]

Study shows potential to use Inverness to Fort William canal for freight.

Thursday 25/05/2006

Best ever performance for NHS Scotland [Health and Community Care]

New figures for the beginning of 2006 show waiting times are at their lowest ever level.

Firearm Certificate Statistics 2005 [Law, Order and Public Safety]

A National Statistics publication.

First Scotch Beef Ambassador in Europe [Agriculture]

Chef Cees Helder of the renowned Parkheuvel restaurant in Rotterdam appointed as Ambassador.

Fisheries patrol vessel [Marine and Fisheries]

Tendering process halted following concerns over procurement procedures.

Green fingers and wild flowers [Environment]

Biodiversity fortnight encourages spread of wild flower meadows.

Mental Welfare Commission [Health and Community Care]

re-appointment of members.

New science champion for Scotland [Business and Industry]

Appointment of new Chief Scientific Adviser for Scotland.

Police Bill approved by Parliament [Law, Order and Public Safety]

New powers to tackle knife crime, drug offences and football-related violence.

Wednesday 24/05/2006

Bankruptcy Bill before Parliament [Law, Order and Public Safety]

MSPs consider plans to modernise bankruptcy and debt enforcement laws.

Borders NHS Board [Health and Community Care]

New appointment.

Knife amnesty to get blades off the streets [Law, Order and Public Safety]

Minister urges young people to 'bin your knife - it could save a life'.