Scottish Government

News Releases:

Thursday 31/01/2002

A1 dual carriageway go ahead [Transport]

Work to start in April on £5 million project to improve roads around Dunbar.

Boost for community transport projects [People and Society]

20 rural communities benefit from latest round of Rural Community Transport Initiative(RCTI)awards.

Borders farmers prepare to discuss NVZs [Agriculture]

Public meeting to discuss prevention of nitrate pollution in the Borders.

Farm incomes show rise [Agriculture]

Cautious welcome from Executive to news that farms improved earnings by 11 per cent in 2001.

Garrion Bridge opens to traffic [Transport]

£6.6 million scheme designed to ease congestion in Clyde valley road network.

Health and the older citizen [People and Society]

New report flags up need to ensure that older people are recognised as "core business" of NHS.

Legal compensation limit raised [Law, Order and Public Safety]

Legal Services Ombudsman given higher level for recommendations for successful complainants.

New quality indicators for schools [Education and Training]

HM Inspectorate of Education publishes latest edition of standards expected of schools.

Record funding proposed for councils [Government]

Local authorities set to receive £6.5 billion in revenue grant funding.

Sexual health statistics [Health and Community Care]

Figures on Child Health, Genitourinary Medicine and Family Planning have been released.

SQA Bill introduced to Parliament [Education and Training]

Bill proposes reducing the size of Scottish Qualifications Authority Board.

Three farms plan GM crops [Agriculture]

Farms in Aberdeenshire and Fife have applied to plant genetically-modified oil seed rape.

Women-only engineering course [Education and Training]

Enterprise Minister launches Fife course to challenge male-dominated image of engineering.

Wednesday 30/01/2002

Appeal against Millbank sentence [Law, Order and Public Safety]

The Crown Office has lodged an appeal against the 6-year sentence imposed on Joseph Millbank.

Dumfries farmers prepare to discuss NVZs [Agriculture]

Public meeting to discuss prevention of nitrate pollution in Dumfries and Galloway.

Funding for ferrying livestock [Agriculture]

£100,000 awarded towards design of a new system to ferry livestock from Orkney and Shetland.

Glasgow stock transfer moves forward [People and Society]

Executive proposals include an annual £30 million repayable grant for Glasgow Housing Association.

High marks for pupils in international study [Education and Training]

Scottish pupils have scored in the top ten for all subjects assessed as part of the PISA study.

Kintyre ferry goes to tender [Transport]

Scottish and Northern Ireland Executives proceed with tender of Campbeltown-Ballycastle ferry. servi

New group to advise on agriculture strategy [Agriculture]

The membership of the Agriculture Strategy Implementation Group has been announced.