Scottish Executive

Action was first taken against the group in May last year after they formed a powersharing agreement with Conservatives against the recommendations of the Scottish Executive Committee.

Given that the next election to the Scottish Executive at Holyrood is 2016 (let us not be churlish and call Holyrood a Parliament - despite Alex Salmond printing thousands of documents replacing "Scottish Executive" with "Scottish Parliament") - perhaps at the time of the election of the next leader of the SNP, which according to reports, may be in November during the SNP Conference, the election to Holyrood should be brought forward.

Lloyds (LSE: LLOY) director Archie Kane is to be replaced as chairman of the firms' Scottish executive committee by Philip Grant, who is managing director of the firms' UK private banking operations.

In 2006, the Scottish Executive's Enterprise, Transport and Lifelong Learning Department (SEETLLD) asked HM Inspectorate of Education (HMIE) to carry out a review of the four Scottish science centres--Glasgow Science Centre (GSC), Our Dynamic Earth (ODE) in Edinburgh, Satrosphere Science Centre in Aberdeen, and Sensation Science Centre in Dundee.

The Scottish Executive launched the schools estate strategy in 2003.

Plans for an pounds 11 million allweather track are on hold, pending a decision from the Scottish Executive, after a four-week public inquiry.

I NOTE with interest Scottish Executive proposals to reopen the Airborne Initiative as any measure to tackle youth reoffending is worthy.

It's thought the failure to land major contracts from the Scottish Executive has forced bosses to cut the workforce.

These were put down and spoken to by MSPs, usually Education Committee members and the Scottish Executive. Only members of the Education Committee were able to vote on amendments.

Now the Scottish Executive has said it plans to raise the age for buying cigarettes from 16 to 18.

The Scottish Executive said preliminary tests had found "highly pathogenic H5 avian flu" in a sample from the bird.

The Scottish Executive recently announced that new regional transport partnerships (RTPs) in the country have been awarded 1 million pounds (about $1.7 million) of funding over the next two years to encourage employers to develop sustainable transport plans through the appointment of dedicated travel plan officers.