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| A Study into the Knowledge and Use of Scots Amongst Primary Pupils on Upper Deeside | Blackhall, Sheena | 29,793 | 1 | 0.03 | |
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... The dependent variables were the phonemes under study, the independent variable was the sub-sets. The finding was that the two ... |
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| ...Auld Zimmery [Content label: serious] | Kydd, Robbie | 73,728 | 1 | 0.01 | |
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... redundancy payment in your contract, you insisted on being independent and self-employed so you know what to do, don't you? just ... |
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| Biggam Collection Letter: 26 | Law, Madge Taylor | 595 | 1 | 1.68 | |
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... Its a great pity she can't get a job and make herself independent of Murray, it must be awful to be financially dependent ... |
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| Classroom Approaches to Teaching the Genres of Writing | Philp, Andrew | 2,380 | 4 | 1.68 | |
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... • Model the writing process on the blackboard or OHP. Independent Construction: * Having examined specimen texts in the ... ... which can support children in their initial attempts at independent construction of texts. Teaching Genres: Two Examples from ... ... pollution and its effect on sea-life. This work led to the independent construction by the children of a description of ... ... on dinosaurs. To prepare the children for writing their independent version of such an information report, the teacher used as ... |
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| Computing in the School of English and Scottish Language and Literature: the STELLA Project | Anderson, Jean | 1,478 | 1 | 0.68 | |
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... issues involved and to develop their capacity for independent and creative work. A range of areas is covered - ... |
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| Conversation 09: Two brothers on early memories | N/A | Audio | 3,071 | 1 | 0.33 |
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... of India, M608: mmhm M636: before eh India became independent. And it was a chap called Lord [?]Vavell[/?], Wavell, ... |
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| Conversation 33: Two female students on Scotland, and University education | N/A | Video | 11,628 | 3 | 0.26 |
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... but they they were educated up here, erm and both went to independent schools, erm and again quite a good mix of people, but ... ... //computer skills.// F1038: //He's actually more independent// //than he was. [laugh] That's// F1037: //Yeah, ... ... as a cook, I did actually look into this with our local independent school and said to them "I will come and er I'll do a ... |
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| Extract from "One Fine Day In The Middle Of The Night" [Content label: serious] | Brookmyre, Christopher | 4,155 | 1 | 0.24 | |
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... conversation with Mrs Laurence: it constituted valid, independent confirmation of having achieved grown-up status. Never ... |
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| Interview with David Thomson for Scottish Readers Remember Project | N/A | Audio | 20,274 | 1 | 0.05 |
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... Ehm, I don't think we'll ever become completely independent but ehm we've at least got half-way there. F1189: Ah ... |
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| Joseph Knight (extract 3) | Robertson, James | 7,660 | 1 | 0.13 | |
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... their freedom by force of arms, and are today a proud and independent people. It may be that, as the late Mr Hume has said, nae ... |
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| Language Games and Activities | McGonigal, James, Philp, Andrew |
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... There are two sets of cards: simple sentence cards (independent clauses) which are capable of extension, such as I enjoy ... |
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| Lecture on Scottish Literature 1 | Corbett, Dr John B | Video | 7,319 | 2 | 0.27 |
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... [inhale] The sentences are largely main clauses, independent clauses, linked, if at all, by 'ond, ond, ond', 'and, and, ... ... many complex sentences here. Here we have a string of independent clauses just loosely linked together. [inhale] This is ... |
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| Mountain Music - Chapters 1-4 | Mackay, Sheila | 50,638 | 2 | 0.04 | |
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... and French coasts. After 1077 the Balearics became an independent 'taifa' kingdom dedicated to piracy. The republic of Pisa, ... ... death the dominions were divided between his two sons. The independent Kingdom of Mallorca was ruled by three kings between 1276 ... |
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| "Obituary for Christine Guthrie, 1896-1999" | MacGillivray, Alan | 1,893 | 1 | 0.53 | |
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... she was well through her nineties, she was physically independent, but failing sight and progressive weakness at last ... |
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| Presentation of an Oliver Award to Alasdair Gray | N/A | Audio | 3,213 | 2 | 0.62 |
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... this quiet genius of our nation some time ago. Scots Independent, the fundamentalist wing of the Scottish National Party, ... ... Nationalist well, sorry, I became keen on a Scottish independent government myself at the age of seventeen. I w- I was ... |
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| Refuge [Content label: serious] | Paisley, Janet | 22,040 | 1 | 0.05 | |
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... HER FINGERS) An furst, ye need an accusation. Then ye need independent witnesses. At least twa. Baith of whom need tae huv seen ... |
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| Scots in Hawaii [Content label: serious] | Smith, Rob Mcclure | 4,470 | 1 | 0.22 | |
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... death. During his tenure, Hawaii was acknowledged as an independent kingdom by treaties with all the major nations, and Wyllie ... |
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| Scots Tung Wittins 103 | Fairnie, Robert | 2,634 | 1 | 0.38 | |
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... and aw that, His ribband, star and aw that; The man o independent mind He looks and laughs at aw that. Robert Burns 1759 - ... |
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| Scots Tung Wittins 157 | Fairnie, Robert | 2,574 | 1 | 0.39 | |
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... Intae No Yaisin Oor Ain Language WRITIN in the Scots Independent, David Purves tells aboot hou John Barett MP speirt the ... |
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| Scots Tung Wittins 158 | Fairnie, Robert | 2,396 | 1 | 0.42 | |
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... wey o it frae noo on, thanks tae a Bill pitten forrit bi Independent MSP Denis Canavan that wis votit for unanimously on 29 ... |
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| Scots Tung Wittins 169 | Fairnie, Robert | 2,226 | 1 | 0.45 | |
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... Sunday Herald, a vyce that speaks as if Scotland wis an independent country areddies. It's pairt o thon confidence that Scots ... |
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| Scots Tung Wittins 53 | Fairnie, Robert | 2,195 | 1 | 0.46 | |
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... furst time, the SLRC itsel is tae be auditit suin bi an independent ootside curn o fowk tae wey up hoo weel the ettles an ... |
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| Scots Tung Wittins 63 | Fairnie, Robert | 2,635 | 1 | 0.38 | |
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... Board wi a fullie peyed ful- time staff o thirteen an ane independent convener. The thirteen staff wad be 5 frae N.I., 5 frae ... |
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| Scots Tung Wittins 64 | Fairnie, Robert | 2,672 | 1 | 0.37 | |
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... the Gree The follaein wittins wis taen frae the Aiberdeen Independent Online an wis owerset frae the oreeginal English intae ... |
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| Scots Tung Wittins 65 | Fairnie, Robert | 2,685 | 1 | 0.37 | |
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... ~~~ooo~~~ New Digital TV Station for Scotland. THE Independent Television Commission haes lat it be kent that Scotland is ... |
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| Scots Tung Wittins 73 | Fairnie, Robert | 2,491 | 1 | 0.40 | |
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... o pairt o Bruce Mac Maelcon's Gaelic column in the Scots Independent. "Gaelic an Scots upsteerers is workin thegither on an ... |
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| Scots Tung Wittins 84 | Fairnie, Robert | 2,306 | 1 | 0.43 | |
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... an the in-gang wis picketed bi the raicentlie kythed Independent Pairty o Wales that cried on the public tae gie the Celtic ... |
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| Scots Tung Wittins 87 | Fairnie, Robert | 2,587 | 1 | 0.39 | |
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... stories or airticles in Scots; the Herald, P&J, Independent, Musselburgh News an Ellon Times tae mint juist ane or ... |
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| Scottish Liberal Democrat Manifesto 2003 | Policy Committee Scottish Liberal Democrats | 18,684 | 14 | 0.75 | |
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... the Shetland Box and conservation measures based on sound, independent science and the involvement of industry stakeholders. • ... ... the role of sport in local communities • Establish an independent Scottish Human Rights Commission • Bring in new rights for ... ... We believe in a pluralist society where the voluntary and independent sector is recognised as a full partner with formal levels ... ... powers to help communities. Empower the voluntary and independent sector, enabling the dynamism and flexibility of ... ... to maintain national cultural institutions while backing independent and local projects to promote diversity and strengthen ... |
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| Scottish Parliament: Bills: 34 Community Care and Health (Scotland) Bill (Bill as passed) | Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body | 10,088 | 2 | 0.20 | |
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... (i) of paragraph (a) above, if that establishment is an independent hospital, in which treatment or nursing (or both) are ... ... given by section 3 of the Care Standards Act 2000; and “independent hospital” has the meaning given by section 2(2) (as read ... |
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| Scottish Parliament: Business Bulletin 110/2002 | Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body | 11,474 | 3 | 0.26 | |
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... what role the Advocacy Safeguards Agency and the Scottish Independent Advocacy Alliance will play in advancing the establishment ... ... Alliance will play in advancing the establishment of independent advice and advisory services for parents and carers of ... ... up (a) the Advocacy Safeguards Agency and (b) the Scottish Independent Advocacy Alliance. S1W-27533 Irene McGugan: To ask the ... |
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| Scottish Parliament: Business Bulletin 115/1999 | Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body | 14,664 | 3 | 0.20 | |
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... in North East—That the Parliament supports the Aberdeen Independent campaign for an integrated detoxification and ... ... Adam: Hepatitis C Inquiry—That the Parliament calls for an independent inquiry into hepatitis C and other infections of people ... ... effect on the BBC in Scotland and on the Scottish independent sector and will inevitably be detrimental to training ... |
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| Scottish Parliament: Business Bulletin 116/2002 | Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body | 10,576 | 2 | 0.19 | |
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... Israelis and Palestinians, requiring two separate and independent states; is further concerned that under Israeli ... ... more and new resources in order to provide genuinely independent money, debt and legal advice services and trained ... |
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| Scottish Parliament: Business Bulletin 119/2001 | Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body | 12,069 | 1 | 0.08 | |
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... the Blue Circle factory near Dunbar, it will commission an independent analysis of the production processes there and what the ... |
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| Scottish Parliament: Business Bulletin 1/2001 | Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body | 12,725 | 1 | 0.08 | |
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... Education, Europe and External Affairs on setting up an independent review of the appeals process for the 2000 diet of school ... |
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| Scottish Parliament: Business Bulletin 1/2003 | Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body | 18,803 | 2 | 0.11 | |
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... (c) the patient's primary carer; (d) a person providing independent advocacy services to the patient under section 182 of this ... ... insert- <( ) inform the patient of the availability of independent advocacy services under section 182 of this Act; and ( ) ... |
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| Scottish Parliament: Business Bulletin 120/2000 | Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body | 5,923 | 1 | 0.17 | |
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... exemption from VAT on labour; notes that this places the independent repair shops at a severe competitive disadvantage, and ... |
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| Scottish Parliament: Business Bulletin 12/2002 | Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body | 8,456 | 3 | 0.35 | |
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... Fergus Ewing: To ask the Presiding Officer whether an independent inquiry into the circumstances surrounding any losses ... ... (SGA), calling for the Scottish Parliament to initiate an independent investigation into the impact of predatory birds on ... ... Parliament to urge the Scottish Executive to appoint independent professional consultants to examine the purpose, ... |
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| Scottish Parliament: Business Bulletin 124/2000 | Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body | 7,583 | 1 | 0.13 | |
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... Executive whether it will list who will conduct the independent inquiry into the processing and circulation of school ... |
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| Scottish Parliament: Business Bulletin 129/2002 | Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body | 10,735 | 1 | 0.09 | |
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... VisitScotland, with Dundee Heritage Trust being the only independent operator in Scotland to achieve this accolade, and notes ... |
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| Scottish Parliament: Business Bulletin 134/2001 | Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body | 8,197 | 3 | 0.37 | |
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... Executive to extend the principle of partnership with the independent sector to the delivery of health care and begin ... ... the delivery of health care and begin discussions with the independent sector with a view to signing a "concordat" in similar ... ... Intentions 2001-02, more than double that for an independent or voluntary sector residential care place. S1W-18253 Mike ... |
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| Scottish Parliament: Business Bulletin 154/2002 | Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body | 10,702 | 2 | 0.19 | |
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... in particular, whether this decision is a result of any independent assessment or evaluation of SST’s performance or impact. ... ... what plans it has for the funding of regional and independent museums. S1W-31105 Mr Keith Harding: To ask the Presiding ... |
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| Scottish Parliament: Business Bulletin 162/2000 | Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body | 41,272 | 12 | 0.29 | |
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... Alex Neil, Tommy Sheridan* S1M-1274 Tommy Sheridan: Independent Police Complaints Tribunal—That the Parliament agrees, in ... ... Herald newspaper on 24 October 2000, that the case for an independent Police Complaints Tribunal is now overwhelming and that ... ... the International Olympic Committee also recognises independent territories, commonwealths, protectorates and geographical ... ... only a single recognised Olympic committee for each independent nation state; is pleased that American Samoa, Aruba, ... ... all entered teams in the Olympics despite their non-independent status; recognises that Scotland competes in the cricket, ... |
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| Scottish Parliament: Business Bulletin 166/2000 | Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body | 5,801 | 1 | 0.17 | |
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... White*, Mr Duncan Hamilton*, Mrs Margaret Ewing* S1M-1274 Independent Police Complaints Tribunal (lodged on 24 October 2000) Ms ... |
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| Scottish Parliament: Business Bulletin 190/2000 | Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body | 7,028 | 4 | 0.57 | |
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... ask the Scottish Executive what the total cost was of the Independent Committee of Inquiry into Student Finance. S1W-11809 Alex ... ... what the names are of all those who have served as independent assessors in relation to public appointments in Scotland ... ... in each case whether the person currently remains an independent assessor and the process by which they were appointed as ... ... and the process by which they were appointed as an independent assessor. S1W-11810 Bruce Crawford: To ask the Scottish ... |
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| Scottish Parliament: Business Bulletin 23/2003 | Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body | 8,099 | 1 | 0.12 | |
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... to take the necessary steps to establish a Scottish Independent Greyhound Racing Regulatory Body to oversee greyhound ... |
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| Scottish Parliament: Business Bulletin 24/1999 | Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body | 5,337 | 1 | 0.19 | |
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... Committee report followed by, Motion to establish an Independent Committee of Inquiry on Student Finance followed by, ... |
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| Scottish Parliament: Business Bulletin 24/2001 | Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body | 6,361 | 1 | 0.16 | |
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... decision of the Local Government Committee to carry out an independent inquiry into local government finance, and believes the ... |
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| Scottish Parliament: Business Bulletin 29/2002 | Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body | 8,898 | 1 | 0.11 | |
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... 2002) Maureen Macmillan* S1M-2687# Untenable Position of Independent Assessors (lodged on 1 February 2002) Mr Duncan Hamilton* ... |
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| Scottish Parliament: Business Bulletin 31/1999 | Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body | 4,286 | 2 | 0.47 | |
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... the Scottish Executive whether it intends to establish an independent legal inquiry to investigate (a) the award of a contract ... ... by the Association of University Teachers that a system of independent pay review for university academic and related staff be ... |
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| Scottish Parliament: Business Bulletin 35/2003 | Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body | 10,079 | 3 | 0.30 | |
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... petitions- PE276: NHS allergy clinics in Scotland. PE432: Independent Complaints Review Panels (social services). PE436: Access ... ... Review Panels (social services). PE436: Access to independent advocacy. PE440: Provision of care and treatment for ... ... from the Scottish Gamekeepers Association, calling for an independent investigation into the impact of predatory birds on waders ... |
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| Scottish Parliament: Business Bulletin 40/2003 | Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body | 7,663 | 1 | 0.13 | |
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... Stewart Stevenson: To ask the Presiding Officer what (a) independent and (b) external review processes there are for the ... |
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| Scottish Parliament: Business Bulletin 42/1999 | Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body | 7,884 | 2 | 0.25 | |
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... Government in order to ensure that Scotland has adequate independent representation on the Strategic Rail Authority. (S1O-215) ... ... number of places given to student representatives on the Independent Committee of Inquiry into Student Finance to one place, ... |
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| Scottish Parliament: Business Bulletin 44/2002 | Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body | 11,923 | 5 | 0.42 | |
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... insert at end " by signing a "concordat" with the independent and voluntary sector in similar terms to that already ... ... each Party leader asking for nominations for the posts of Independent Assessors will be placed in the Scottish Parliament ... ... money advice funded by the additional £3 million will be independent of local authorities, given any potential conflict of ... ... notes the UN resolution commending the establishment of an independent state of Palestine existing peacefully side-by-side with ... ... insert at end " by signing a "concordat" with the independent and voluntary sector in similar terms to that already ... |
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| Scottish Parliament: Business Bulletin 48/2003 | Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body | 7,189 | 1 | 0.14 | |
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... in which the specified person is detained, is providing independent advocacy services to the specified person under section ... |
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| Scottish Parliament: Business Bulletin 52/2003 | Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body | 16,043 | 6 | 0.37 | |
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... Advisory Group will be taken into account by the new independent women’s equality group announced by the Minister for ... ... To ask the Scottish Executive what consideration the new independent women’s equality group will give to the previous ... ... are appropriate means by which pensioners may receive independent financial advice in relation to the proposed changes to ... ... undertake, to ensure that older people will receive fully independent financial advice prior to the proposed changes to the ... ... with complex educational needs including those attending independent schools, are assessed and supported appropriately. ... |
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| Scottish Parliament: Business Bulletin 57/2002 | Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body | 14,826 | 4 | 0.27 | |
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... ask the Scottish Executive how it monitors the progress of independent advocacy programmes in NHS boards. S1W-24833 Colin ... ... whether any NHS boards have frozen funds available for independent advocacy programmes in the current financial year and, if ... ... Scottish Executive what steps it plans to take to progress independent advocacy programmes in the current year. S1W-24835 Fergus ... ... College, Auchincruive will be submitted in any form for independent assessment or audit and, if so, who will carry out this ... |
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| Scottish Parliament: Business Bulletin 58/2003 | Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body | 5,542 | 3 | 0.54 | |
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... with the same competitive policy tools as Scotland's independent competitors focussed on delivering the maximum possible ... ... will support older people in living healthy, active and independent lives. Supported by: Lewis Macdonald*, Des McNulty* ... ... with the same competitive policy tools as Scotland's independent competitors focussed on delivering the maximum possible ... |
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| Scottish Parliament: Business Bulletin 62/2001 | Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body | 19,487 | 3 | 0.15 | |
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... Scottish Executive what action it is taking to provide for independent assessment of snagging problems on completion of new house ... ... To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will convene an independent inquiry into the future of fish farming in Scotland and ... ... and others about these proposals; believes that the use of independent government inspectors working for the Meat Hygiene Service ... |
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| Scottish Parliament: Business Bulletin 64/2000 | Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body | 7,737 | 3 | 0.39 | |
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... is not routinely centrally collected, and believes that an independent research study requires to be undertaken in order to ... ... Childcare Centre. *S1M-744 Mr Kenny MacAskill: Craigmillar Independent Inquiry—That the Parliament notes with concern that, ... ... Craigmillar area, and accordingly believes that a full and independent investigation should be undertaken into the organisation ... |
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| Scottish Parliament: Business Bulletin 65/1999 | Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body | 6,826 | 2 | 0.29 | |
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... in Scotland’s schools through the appointment of an independent Committee of Inquiry.’ S1M-172.2 Mr Brian Monteith: ... ... in Scotland’s schools through the appointment of an independent Committee of Inquiry.’ *S1M-172.2 Mr Brian Monteith: ... |
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| Scottish Parliament: Business Bulletin 72/1999 | Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body | 7,568 | 1 | 0.13 | |
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... (IACS)and recognises that there is urgent need for an independent ombudsman to hear individual subsidy grievances. Supported ... |
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| Scottish Parliament: Business Bulletin 89/2000 | Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body | 9,778 | 1 | 0.10 | |
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... Visiting Committees for Scottish Penal Establishments is independent from the Scottish Prison Service. S1W-7110 Euan Robson: To ... |
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| Scottish Parliament: Business Bulletin 96/2000 | Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body | 8,042 | 1 | 0.12 | |
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... of Social Security regarding the recommendations of the Independent Committee of Inquiry into Student Finance. S1W-7705 Mr ... |
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| Scottish Parliament: Chamber Minutes Vol 2, no 54 | Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body | 676 | 1 | 1.48 | |
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... and calls upon the Scottish Executive to invest in independent advice agencies which are at the front-line in tackling ... |
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| Scottish Parliament: Chamber Minutes Vol 3, no 11 | Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body | 8,152 | 1 | 0.12 | |
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... are important steps towards Scotland becoming an independent country in the European Union, engaging fully in the ... |
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| Scottish Parliament: Chamber Minutes Vol 3, no 47 | Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body | 2,508 | 1 | 0.40 | |
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... recycling of 30% of household waste by 2010 and further, independent targets for recycling of fridges, re-use of white goods ... |
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| Scottish Parliament: Chamber Minutes Vol 3, no 57 | Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body | 1,883 | 1 | 0.53 | |
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... report must be fully resourced, and acknowledges than an independent Scotland, with full control over the benefits system, ... |
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| Scottish Parliament: Chamber Minutes Vol 4, no 62 | Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body | 1,364 | 1 | 0.73 | |
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... with the same competitive policy tools as Scotland’s independent competitors focussed on delivering the maximum possible ... |
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| Scottish Parliament: Committees: Audit: Official Reports: Meeting 8, 1999 | Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body | 10,830 | 7 | 0.65 | |
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... who drive the things through and to go on to the stage of independent assessment that comes through in the report. I do not ... ... being done on both the national infrastructure and the independent assessment increased as time went on. Certain things came ... ... companies such as British Energy should be included in an independent assessment; but originally the view from the centre was ... ... and deepen this discussion, and ask about the scope of the independent assessment of readiness for 2000. How confident is the ... ... for your sensitivity, but can you be confident that the independent assessments that have been commissioned by the Executive ... |
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| Scottish Parliament: Committees: Education, Culture and Sport: Official Reports: Meeting 29, 2000 | Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body | 29,546 | 1 | 0.03 | |
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... the marks would be expected to be high; it was in the independent sector and had a very good track record. When it received ... |
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| Scottish Parliament: Committees: Enterprise and Lifelong Learning: Official Reports: Meeting 30, 2000 | Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body | 16,827 | 1 | 0.06 | |
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... is like buying a pension package. It is difficult to get independent advice. Ms MacDonald: None of the people to whom we spoke ... |
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| Scottish Parliament: Committees: Enterprise and Lifelong Learning: Official Reports: Meeting 7, 2002 | Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body | 17,759 | 7 | 0.39 | |
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... legislators from introducing tobacco control policies. Independent studies show that reducing tobacco consumption in ... ... mainly or especially produced for the Scottish market. The Independent effectively produces a unified edition structure for the ... ... editioned UK newspapers, in other words, The Guardian, The Independent and the Financial Times? Des Hudson: I would guess that ... ... 1.5 million a day, of which The Guardian, the FT and The Independent cannot account for more than 5 per cent. Des Hudson: ... ... Mail, The Mirror and UK editions of The Guardian and The Independent. Do you have any evidence of the concerns that you have ... |
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| Scottish Parliament: Committees: Finance: Official Reports: Meeting 21, 2002 | Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body | 20,078 | 2 | 0.10 | |
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... of the year, each project is required to put in place an independent certification process through the internal or external ... ... position of having completed its housing strategy. Through independent research, it has identified that it will need 9,000 more ... |
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| Scottish Parliament: Committees: Health and Community Care: Official Reports: Meeting 10, 2003 | Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body | 13,883 | 2 | 0.14 | |
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... for anyone else who will give us copies of their own independent assessments and reports. We have got the story from the ... ... to be continued in the new Parliament, given that the independent review group on retention of organs at post-mortem is ... |
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| Scottish Parliament: Committees: Health and Community Care: Official Reports: Meeting 1, 2001 | Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body | 17,433 | 2 | 0.11 | |
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... we mean when we talk about care services. It mentions independent schools and independent provision and talks about ... ... about care services. It mentions independent schools and independent provision and talks about traditional NHS services and ... |
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| Scottish Parliament: Committees: Justice 2: Official Reports: Meeting 7, 2001 | Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body | 20,871 | 11 | 0.53 | |
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... Rwandan tribunals and came to a figure. The judges will be independent; they will not represent the member states from which they ... ... instances, judges will have to be seen to be absolutely independent, which means independent of the great powers. Why, when ... ... have to be seen to be absolutely independent, which means independent of the great powers. Why, when the Rome statute was being ... ... from smaller, unaligned countries, such as Scotland, with independent systems of jurisprudence and a history of administering ... ... of the judiciary. Article 40 states: "The judges shall be independent" and "shall not engage in any activity which is likely to ... |
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| Scottish Parliament: Committees: Procedures: Official Reports: Meeting 4, 2000 | Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body | 6,930 | 1 | 0.14 | |
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... practice works particularly well because it provides an independent chairman who, because of his previous activity, has no ... |
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| Scottish Parliament: Committees: Public Petitions: Official Reports: Meeting 16, 2001 | Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body | 21,057 | 9 | 0.43 | |
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... The Convener: PE432, from Mr William McCormack, is about independent appeals and review panels. You have three minutes to make ... ... to pay the charges. We have taken various appeals to the independent panel, which can only recommend back to the very committee ... ... he was no longer a service user he could not access the independent appeals panel. The fact that he had stopped his care ... ... work department to put that service user's case to the independent panel to let the chairman decide. That individual has been ... ... again, that advice was ignored. 12:00 The Convener: Is an independent review panel such as that set up by Dumfries and Galloway ... |
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| Scottish Parliament: Committees: Rural Development: Official Reports: Meeting 28, 2000 | Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body | 18,258 | 1 | 0.05 | |
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... that existed at some distance from Government to provide independent advice to Government on matters of food safety. In the ... |
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| Scottish Parliament: Committees: Standards: Official Reports: Meeting 11, 2001 | Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body | 5,232 | 3 | 0.57 | |
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... a preference for committee leaks to be investigated by an independent investigator. One convener suggested that in deciding ... ... it is the responsibility of us all. Acting as an independent body with an adviser, we have conducted a number of ... ... to do it. They felt that it was appropriate that someone independent did it. Mr Macintosh: Perhaps a paper that summarised the ... |
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| Scottish Parliament: Committees: Standards: Official Reports: Meeting 13, 1999 | Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body | 11,253 | 1 | 0.09 | |
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... such information available to us? If we were to appoint an independent standards commissioner, would not he or she want to review ... |
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| Scottish Parliament: Committees: Transport and the Environment: Minutes: Meeting 21, 2000 | Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body | 529 | 1 | 1.89 | |
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... Allan Berry calling for the Scottish Parliament to hold an independent and public inquiry into the adverse environmental effects ... |
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| Scottish Parliament: Committees: Transport and the Environment: Official Reports: Meeting 31, 2001 | Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body | 15,521 | 1 | 0.06 | |
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... impact is carried out within quality schemes by independent outside bodies, not by the farmers. Some monitoring by ... |
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| Scottish Parliament: Making your voice heard in the Scottish Parliament (English) | Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body | 2,960 | 6 | 2.03 | |
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... reflect the balance of the various political parties and independent MSPs in the Parliament. Many of the committees deal with ... ... you can stand for election as an MSP. You can stand as an independent individual candidate or join a political party and try to ... ... of all 129 MSPs. It allows the MSPs from all parties and independent MSPs the opportunity to scrutinise the work of the ... ... election either as a member of a political party or as an independent individual. Coalition: A formal arrangement between more ... ... reflect the balance of the various political parties and independent MSPs in the Parliament. Committees look at specific issues ... |
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| Scottish Parliament: Makkin yer voice heard in the Scottish Parliament (Scots) | Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body | 2,911 | 6 | 2.06 | |
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... tae refleck the balance o the sindry political pairties an independent MSPs in the Pairlament. Monie o the committees deal wi ... ... ye cud staund for election as an MSP. Ye can staund as an independent individual candidate or jine a political pairty an ettle ... ... made up o aw 129 MSPs. It gies the MSPs fae aw pairties an independent MSPs scowth tae mak new laws, tak tent o the wark of the ... ... election aither as a member o a political pairty or as an independent individual. Coalition: A formal arrangement atween mair ... ... tae refleck the balance o the sindry political pairties an independent MSPs in the Pairlament. Committees luiks til specific ... |
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| Scottish Parliament: Motions and Amendments: 1999 S1M-240 | Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body | 381 | 1 | 2.62 | |
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... insert at end "and furthermore recognises the need for an independent body to be established with the remit to provide ... |
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| Scottish Parliament: Motions and Amendments: 2001 S1M-1888 | Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body | 172 | 1 | 5.81 | |
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... by churches in the West End of Glasgow, on acting as as an independent third party to provide landlords with a bond guarantee on ... |
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| Scottish Parliament: Official Report (05/12/02) | Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body | 62,853 | 16 | 0.25 | |
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... up the debate. A particularly contentious issue is that of independent verifiers. It is understandable that strong views were ... ... "No private verifier could ever meet the criteria of being independent and accountable to the local electorate when they are ... ... "No private verifier could ever meet the criteria of being independent and accountable to the local electorate when they are ... ... Scotland were a member of the Council of Ministers as an independent nation. Although we might not be able to affect the ... ... Criminal Justice Bill that his party's position is that an independent Scotland would be an individual member state. If he has ... |
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| Scottish Parliament: Official Report (07/09/00) | Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body | 52,710 | 3 | 0.06 | |
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... would I authorise any trial where I did not have independent advice from the Food Standards Agency and the Advisory ... ... to step down from the committee? If it were any sort of independent tribunal, she would certainly be barred from taking part ... ... first time, the use of such techniques will be subject to independent oversight and there will be access to a tribunal for those ... |
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| Scottish Parliament: Official Report (09/05/02) | Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body | 64,392 | 12 | 0.19 | |
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... sessions. Historically, the voluntary sector has been independent from government, and that independence is the sector's ... ... Linda Fabiani referred. That theme can be extended to independent schools. We must fiercely guard the charitable status of ... ... advice bureaux, no Shelter Scotland, no credit unions, no independent drug addiction projects, no Alcoholics Anonymous, no ... ... sector from other sectors in society: it is robustly independent; its activities are for the public good; and it is diverse ... ... we live in a pluralist society in which the voluntary or independent sector has a democratic legitimacy that is as valid as, if ... |
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| Scottish Parliament: Official Report (16/02/00) | Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body | 30,443 | 2 | 0.07 | |
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... Responses came from a wide range of individuals, independent organisations and associations, as well as from major ... ... is not a whip on this vote, and I appeal to those members' independent spirit. In a letter to Kate MacLean, the convener of the ... |
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| Scottish Parliament: Official Report (25/01/01) | Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body | 69,086 | 15 | 0.22 | |
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... about the assessment of the tenders. There must be a full independent review of the methods and results of the assessment of the ... ... have not yet been signed— Bruce Crawford: Where is the independent review to get to the bottom of this? Iain Smith: That is ... ... part of the contract and will instigate a full and proper independent assessment of the results of the tenders before the ... ... the minister awarded the contract, subject to an urgent independent review of one aspect of the assessment process. That same ... ... to avoid examining the process closely. The review is independent and will be robust and we will respond to it. Shona ... |
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| Scottish Parliament: Official Report (26/09/01) | Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body | 33,438 | 19 | 0.57 | |
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... made by local authorities, the NHS and the voluntary and independent sectors to improve the care of Scotland's older people. ... ... right to be critical of Government. If the sector was not independent, it would lose one of its greatest strengths. The ... ... nature and role of the voluntary sector. We established an independent commission, under Jean McFadden, to examine the issues ... ... on that matter. The public must have equality of access to independent advice and information services and the Executive must ... ... in Mr Aitken's name urges the Executive to allow "a more independent role for the voluntary sector in future." Members would ... |
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| Scottish Parliament: Official Report (27/03/03) | Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body | 52,991 | 12 | 0.23 | |
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... the number of older people who enjoy active, healthy and independent lives and to help older people to access opportunities and ... ... will support older people in living healthy, active and independent lives. 09:53 Mr Kenneth Gibson (Glasgow) (SNP): That was a ... ... in Scotland the Parliament needs the full powers of an independent sovereign state." 10:10 Mr Keith Harding (Mid Scotland and ... ... in Scotland the Parliament needs the full powers of an independent sovereign state." The Deputy Presiding Officer: We proceed ... ... will support older people in living healthy, active and independent lives." That is the target of all our efforts. That is the ... |
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| Scottish Parliament: Research Briefings: RN 00-39 Borders Rail Link | Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body | 1,165 | 1 | 0.86 | |
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... the Borders and Midlothian. It will be a comprehensive and independent study, providing robust information on which to base a ... |
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| Scottish Parliament: Research Briefings: RN 99-11 The Holyrood building project | Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body | 2,716 | 1 | 0.37 | |
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... been based on comparison of different sets of costs. The independent cost consultants’ report on the construction of a new ... |
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| Scottish Parliament: Research Briefings: RN 99-26 National parks in Scotland | Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body | 4,962 | 4 | 0.81 | |
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... At this time the National Park Authority, which will be an independent body, will take over the role of the committee. It is ... ... area); • local authority joint or special board; • independent authority; • local authority-public agency partnership ... ... reflect local circumstances, SNH favour the option of an independent authority which will require separate legislation. The ... ... committees or boards are rejected since they would not be independent. They suggest that the National Park Body should comprise ... |
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| Scottish Parliament: Research Briefings: RN 99-54 The Devolved Scottish Government A Guide to Terminology | Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body | 4,248 | 1 | 0.24 | |
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... The Scottish government is a distinct entity, independent of the political party or parties which supply its ... |
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| Scottish Parliament: Research Briefings: RP 99-17 The Act of Settlement | Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body | 10,063 | 1 | 0.10 | |
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... would need to be passed by at least fifteen other independent monarchies within the Commonwealth. More recently there ... |
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| Scottish Parliament: Research Briefings: SB 02-02 Higher and Further Education Institutions | Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body | 3,594 | 1 | 0.28 | |
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... from local authority control and established them as independent ‘incorporated’ bodies. There are 46 FE colleges currently ... |
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| Scottish Parliament: Research Briefings: SB 02-137 Gaelic Language (Scotland) Bill | Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body | 5,803 | 1 | 0.17 | |
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... specifically excludes reference to health service bodies, independent providers and registered social landlords as the Ombudsman ... |
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| Scottish Parliament: Research Briefings: SB 02-33 Scottish Sub-Post Offices | Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body | 4,045 | 1 | 0.25 | |
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... • The National Federation of SubPostmasters is an independent membership organisation and trade union, representing 97% ... |
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| Scottish Parliament: Research Briefings: SB 02-87 The Scottish Parliament and the Convention on the Future of Europe | Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body | 7,051 | 1 | 0.14 | |
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... properly applied, we have proposed the introduction of an independent subsidiarity watchdog. Although we have an open mind on ... |
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| Scottish Parliament: Research Briefings: SB 03-03 Commissoner for Children and Young People (Scotland) Bill | Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body | 3,159 | 5 | 1.58 | |
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... of the Child (UNROC), recommended the establishment of independent statutory offices to promote children’s rights. • In May ... ... of children and young people. • The Commissioner will be independent and will have regard to the views and best interests of ... ... used as a guide in policy making and the establishment of independent statutory offices to promote children’s rights. The ... ... rights of children and young people • The Commissioner is independent • The Commissioner should cover all children and young ... ... In summary, the proposals were: • to create a new and independent office for a Commissioner for Children and Young People in ... |
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| Scottish Parliament: Scots Pairlament Cross Pairty Group on the Scots Leid, Annual General Meetin, Meenits o the meetin hauden on the 22nt June 2004 | Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body | 599 | 1 | 1.67 | |
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... new pairlament building. • The group considert haein an independent event showcasing the Scots leid the nicht afore the ... |
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| The Former Pupils' Guild of the Mary Erskine School - Minutes February 1995 | Forrest, Mrs Shona C | 933 | 1 | 1.07 | |
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... The Committee were pleased that we now had our own system independent of that of the School. d) Tercentenary Prize Fund:- The ... |
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| The Strange Case of Mr Stevenson and Professor Smith | Booth, Gordon K | 6,157 | 2 | 0.32 | |
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... current knowledge by securing contributions from ‘the more independent and productive minds who were engaged in advancing their ... ... Robertson Smith, in contrast, quickly become wholly independent of parental support, both at Aberdeen University and at ... |
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| The Way Forward for the Scots Language | Purves, David | 11,636 | 5 | 0.43 | |
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... side, the language began to evolve into the language of an independent kingdom. On the Northumberland side, the language came to ... ... time. Thus, the Scottish people, while still politically independent from England, quickly acquired the impression that since ... ... was internationally seen as the separate language of an independent kingdom came to an abrupt end in 1603, when James VI ... ... he has a notion of linguistic quality of language which is independent of social evaluation. This is a chicken which will not ... ... establishment of a Scottish parliament the creation of an independent Scottish Broadcasting Corporation would be essential ... |
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| Travel journal: USSR | 852 | 35,187 | 2 | 0.06 | |
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... day in the country where they faked the maps. Or so The Independent reported on our flight across (which was delayed by two ... ... down in a litter of newsprint - the Times, Telegraph, Independent, Today, Guardian, Glasgow Herald, Scottish Daily Express, ... |
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| Unleash the vision of the artists | Fisher, Mark | 1,357 | 2 | 1.47 | |
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... that means for at least another year, once a newly created independent commission has considered the issues, on which culture ... ... week’s announcement by McAveety that he’s setting up the independent commission to look into cultural provision in Scotland, ... |
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