Scottish Government

News Releases:

Sunday 30/11/2003

St Andrew's Day speech [Arts and Culture]

First Minister demands greater sense of ambition in Scotland's cultural life.

Saturday 29/11/2003

National Thanksgiving Mass [General]

First Minister at elevation of Cardinal Keith O'Brien at St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh.

Friday 28/11/2003

Area Fiscal for Glasgow appointed [Law, Order and Public Safety]

Lord Advocate Colin Boyd QC announces appointment of Mrs Catherine Dyer as Area Procurator Fiscal.

Cultural Strategy delivers - Minister [Arts and Culture]

Launch of third annual report of National Culture Strategy and pilot Cultural Portal.

Funding for women's equality [People and Society]

Announcement of funding worth £1.3 million to be allocated over a two year period.

Know The Score Directory of Services [Law, Order and Public Safety]

Launch of comprehensive list of national and local organisations dealing with drugs issues.

Lifetime achievement awards [Arts and Culture]

Two of Scotland's best contemporary writers honoured by Saltire Society.

Recycling starts to roll in Glasgow [Environment]

Award of more than £9 million will set up kerbside collections in city.

Statistics for inhabited islands [Law, Order and Public Safety]

Registrar General publishes a paper drawn from the 2001 Census.

Stirling fiscal's office [Law, Order and Public Safety]

Victim information and advice to be available in Central area.

Varroa bee parasite [Agriculture]

Statutory infected area status extended to whole of Scotland.

Thursday 27/11/2003

Brighter future for farm landscape [Agriculture]

Minister welcomes rise in farm income forecasts.

Extracting the fear factor [People and Society]

Dental Playbox aims to make trips to the dentist less daunting for young children.

Farm income forecasts [Agriculture]

Scottish aggregate farm income forecasts for 2003.

New £1 million fund for abused women [People and Society]

Parliament told of commitment to tackle sexual violence and exploitation.

NHS waiting times figures published [Health and Community Care]

Minister lauds progress towards nine-month waiting guarantee limit.

Recycling funding for Western Isles [Environment]

Western Isles Council to receive £902,000 from the Strategic Waste Fund.

Teenage lifestyle survey [People and Society]

Fewer boys smoking but rise in teenage drinking.

Walk your way to better health [Health and Community Care]

Minister urges public to walk more to improve their health.

Wednesday 26/11/2003

Commitment to domestic abuse agenda [People and Society]

Ministers comment on statistics showing increase in number of recorded domestic abuse incidents.