The ScottishOffice was a department of the United Kingdom Government from 1885 until 1999, exercising ..., and instead became departments of the Secretary of State in practice, the ScottishOffice ... of the old ScottishOffice to become the Scottish Home Department . ref name ROA 1939 ... merged with ScottishOffice to form Scottish Home Department in 1939. ref name ROA 1939 http www.legislation.gov.uk ... Act 1939 ref Fishery Board for Scotland merged with ScottishOffice to form Scottish Home Department ... ref renamed Scottish Education Department in 1918. renamed ScottishOffice Education Department in 1991. renamed ScottishOffice Education and Industry Department in 1995. Scottish Home Department ... enacted section 1 , Reorganisation of Offices Scotland Act 1928 ref merged with ScottishOffice to form ... for Scotland . Following the establishment of the Scottish Parliament in 1999, most of its work was transferred to the newly established Scottish Executive , now officially the Scottish Government with a small residue of functions retained by the Scotland Office . History Following the Act of Union 1707 and the abolition of the old Scottish Parliament , the post of Secretary of State for Scotland ... in the government and took the lead in Scottish debates. During the nineteenth century, the functions .... In 1869 Scottish MPs asked William Ewart Gladstone Gladstone to appoint a Scottish Secretary with responsibility for the boards, but the post of Secretary for Scotland , and with it the ScottishOffice, were not created until 1885. In 1928, the Scottish Board of Health , the Board of Agriculture ... 1928 In 1938, the Report of the Departmental Committee on Scottish Administration recommended that certain ... dissolution order column 1443 HL Deb 21 February 1963 vol 246 c1443 ref and in 1939 the Scottish ..., reverting to one Minister of State in 1979. Scottish government bodies Board of Agriculture for Scotland ... 1 , Reorganisation of Offices Scotland Act 1939 ref Scottish Board of Health abolished and recreated ... more details
The Office of the Scottish Parliamentary Counsel OSPC is a directorate of the Scottish Government . It currently falls within the Scottish Government Governance and Communities Directorates Governance and Communities Directorates . ref name About http www.scotland.gov.uk About Directorates Directorates Scottish Government. Retrieved 7 May 2011. ref OSPC drafts Scottish Parliament Bills for the legislative programme of the Scottish Ministers. External links http www.scotland.gov.uk About Directorates OSPC Official website References Reflist Scottish Government Departments DEFAULTSORT Office Of The Scottish Parliamentary Counsel Category Departments of the Scottish Government Legal and Parliamentary Services Category Organisations based in Edinburgh Category Scots law Scotland law stub Scotland org stub Scotland poli stub UK gov stub ... more details
No footnotes date January 2009 Primary sources date January 2009 The Scottish Churches Parliamentary Office SCPO was created in 1999, at the same time as the devolved Scottish Parliament was established. The office is an ecumenical one, including all the member churches of Action of Churches Together in Scotland plus some others. The office represents the interests and concerns of the Scotland Scottish churches to the Scottish Parliament, and also helps keep churches informed of developments in Parliament. When first established the SCPO was based at St Columba s by the Castle Episcopal Church in Edinburgh . The SCPO is now based at The Netherbow the Scottish Storytelling Centre on Edinburgh s Royal Mile . Many of the churches in Scotland were strongly supportive of devolution . Before the new Scottish Parliament building at Holyrood, Edinburgh Holyrood was completed in 2004 the Scottish Parliament met in the General Assembly Hall of the Church of Scotland . The first Scottish Churches Parliamentary Officer 1999 2008 was the Revd Dr Graham Blount, who was formerly joint minister at Falkirk Old Parish Church Falkirk Old and St Modan s Parish Church . The present holder of the post since 2009 is Ms Chloe Clemmons. See also Church and Society Council of the Church of Scotland External links http www.actsparl.org Scottish Churches Parliamentary Office Category 1999 establishments in Scotland Category Church of Scotland Category Organisations based in Edinburgh Category Scottish Parliament ... more details
The Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator OSCR is a non ministerial department of the Scottish Government , with responsibility for the regulation of Charitable organisation charities in Scotland . It was formerly an Scottish Executive agency executive agency but following the passing of the http www.opsi.gov.uk legislation scotland acts2005 20050010.htm Charities and Trustee Investment Scotland Act it was made independent of Minister government ministerial control , and answers directly to the Scottish Parliament . The OSCR is charged with developing a regulatory framework for Scottish charities, where each charity is clear about is rights and responsibilities. This framework should also foster public confidence in charities. It is the equivalent of the Charity Commission for England and Wales and the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland . Background Under http www.opsi.gov.uk ACTS acts1990 Ukpga 19900040 en 2.htm mdiv6 section 6 of the http www.opsi.gov.uk ACTS acts1990 Ukpga 19900040 en 1.htm Law Reform Miscellaneous Provisions Scotland Act 1990 , the Lord Advocate was given the power to make enquiries either for general or specific purposes and to obtain various types of information from charities. Following the Scotland Act and the establishment of both the Scottish Parliament and the Scottish Government this power was exercised by the Scottish Ministers. Initially charity regulation was carried out by the Scottish Charities Office, a department in the Crown Office , but this function was transferred to the OSCR in December 2003. ref http www.oscr.org.uk media 1529 IM 20ICT 20005 20002 20 C 20Crown 20Office 20Protocol.pdf ref By creating OSCR as a non ministerial department it will be directly answerable to the Scottish Parliament and not to Ministers or the Scottish ... departments of the Scottish Government Category Charities based in Scotland Category Non ministerial departments of the Scottish Government Category Organisations based in Dundee Category 2003 ... more details
also Scotch disambiguation Scots disambiguation wiktionary Scottish may refer to something of, from, or related to Scotland , a country in northern Europe, part of the United Kingdom since 1707. Scottish may also refer to TOCRight Languages Scottish English , the varieties of English spoken in Scotland Scottish Gaelic , a Celtic language native to Scotland Scots language , a language variety spoken in Lowland Scotland and parts of Ulster People Scottish people List of famous Scottish people Culture Scottish American Scottish national identity Other uses Scottish cuisine Schottische , a dance Scottish card game , a Shedding type card game, also known as shirts and boots Scottish Crofting Foundation Scottish Reformation , 1560 Symphony No. 3 Mendelssohn Scottish Symphony , Mendelssohn s third symphony Scottish Television , currently known as STV TV network STV , the ITV licensee for Central and Northern Scotland Scottish Terrier dog breed disambig Category Scottish people Category Scotland an Escoz s desambigazi n ca Escoc s de Schottisch es Escoc s fr cossais homonymie no Skotsk andre betydninger os pt Escoc s sv Skotska ... more details
Other uses File OpenPlanRedBalloon1.jpg thumb 240px Office work File Typicalbusyoffice20050109.jpg thumb right 240px A typical modern office An office is generally a room architecture room or other area ... duties attached to it see officer disambiguation officer , office holder , official the latter is in fact an earlier usage, office as place originally referring to the location of one s duty. When used as an adjective , the term office may refer to business related tasks. In legal writing, a company ... consists of, for example, a storage silo rather than an office. An office is an architectural and design phenomenon and a social phenomenon, whether it is a small office such as a bench in the corner of a small business of extremely small size see small office home office through entire floors of buildings up to and including massive buildings dedicated entirely to one company. In modern terms an office ... The structure and shape of the office is impacted by both management thought as well as construction ... poetry or other works of fiction. File Office 1719.jpg thumb A Europe an office from the early 18th century. File Office speaking tubes 1903.jpg right thumb An office in 1903, equipped with speaking ... Revolution The High Middle Ages 1000 1300 saw the rise of the medieval Chancery medieval office ... a private office and a private library since books were read or written in the same space at the same ... referring to a position involving duties ex. the office of the . Geoffrey Chaucer appears to have first ..., and file documents, with increasingly specialized office space required to house these activities ... upward of buildings. ref name Long By the end of the 19th century, larger office buildings frequently .... The Time and motion study , pioneered in manufacturing by F. W. Taylor and later applied to the office ... century, it became apparent that an efficient office required discretion in the control of privacy ..., the Herman Miller office equipment company engaged Robert Propst , a prolific industrial designer ... more details
about the various versions of the mockumentary The Office, comparing The Office UK TV series UK , The Office ... La ofis Chilean , and HaMisrad Israeli versions Office disambiguation Italic title Image Two Offices.jpg thumb 200px right Title card for the UK version upper and U.S. version lower . The Office is a popular ... version has proven to be the The Office U.S. TV series U.S. version , which has lasted for eight ... still in production and has seen 46 episodes over five seasons. The The Office UK TV series original ... Chinese version of The Office . ref http www.google.com hostednews afp article ALeqM5jlyRvDrJa1Hg9k6559trHYcVo8ug The Office coming to China, says Gervais AFP Aug 16, 2010 ref Counterparts anchor Counterparts class wikitable width 100 width 9 Item width 13 The Office UK TV series Original British width 13 The Office U.S. TV series U.S. version width 13 French version br Le Bureau ... Office br Yehud Branch br Office Supplies Svensk kontorshygien AB br Office hygiene Company Regional br Manager David Brent br Ricky Gervais Michael Scott The Office Michael Scott br Steve Carell ... Dawn Tinsley br Lucy Davis Pam Halpert Pam Beesly br later Sales Rep., Office Administrator ... br Mali Levi Therese Johansson br Sissela Benn Receptionist s br Fianc The Office UK TV series Secondary characters Lee br Joel Beckett Roy Anderson The Office Roy Anderson br David Denman br later ... br Ryan Howard The Office Ryan Howard br B. J. Novak br David Wallace The Office David Wallace br Andy Buckley br Charles Miner The Office Charles Miner br Idris Elba Juliette Lebrac br Astrid Bas ... br Brian Baumgartner br Oscar Martinez The Office Oscar Martinez br Oscar Nunez br Angela Martin ... Sales Representative s br girlfriend Rachel br temporary girlfriend br Stacey Roca List of The Office ... br Noa Wollman N A Other office br co workers Jamie br Jamie Deeks br Ben br Ben Bradshaw br Emma ... rjan Almqvist br N A Temp Ricky Howard br Oliver Chris Ryan Howard The Office Ryan Howard br B. J ... more details
Infobox television show name OfficeOffice image Deleted image removed image Office Office.jpg caption A promotional logo image of OfficeOffice . genre Sitcom creator developer writer Ashwani Dhir director Rajiv Mehra producer editor location cinematography camera Multi camera runtime Approx. 24 minutes company distributor channel SAB TV picture format 480i SDTV first aired September 3, 2001 last aired status Ended followed by Naya OfficeOffice website OfficeOffice is an India n Hindi language television sitcom that premiered on SAB TV on September 3, 2001. ref Cite web url http www.indiantelevision.com headlines y2k1 aug aug63.htm title OfficeOffice on SABe TV work Indiantelevision.com date August 30, 2001 ref The series starrs Bollywood film actor Pankaj Kapoor in the role of Mussadilal. The series has won the Best Comedy award at the RAPA Awards in 2001 and 2002. ref Cite web url http www.indiantelevision.com headlines y2k2 may may91.htm title OfficeOffice bags best comedy RAPA for second year running work Indiantelevision.com date May 21, 2002 ref Plot The series is based on corruption and bribery in public offices. The story revolves around Mussadilal who is often harshly treated by the corrupt officials. Cast Pankaj Kapoor ... Mussadi Lal Asawari Joshi ... Ushaji Sanjai Mishra ... Shukla Deven Bhojani ... Patel Hemant Pandey ... Pandeyji Manoj Pahwa ... Bhatia Eva Grover ...Tina Movie Adaptation A movie which is adapted upon the TV serial, was created as a Bollywood movie titled Chala Mussaddi... OfficeOffice . It was released on 5 August 2011, and opened to mostly negative reviews from critics. Most top critics pointed out that the tele serial is much, much better than the film ref cite news title Review Chala Mussaddi OfficeOffice url http movies.ndtv.com movie review.aspx?id 642&albumname Review 20Chala 20Mussaddi 20Office 20Office publisher NDTV Movies date August 05, 2011 ref References references External links imdb title 0292829 SAB TV Programmes ... more details
Infobox Company company name Scottish Equitable plc company logo File AEGON.svg 200px Scottish Equitable parent AEGON N.V. foundation 1831 headquarters Edinburgh , Scotland , UK key people Adrian Grace, CEO UK industry Life insurance and pensions products Pensions , Investment , Protection homepage http www.aegon.co.uk www.aegon.co.uk Scottish Equitable plc is a pensions and life assurance company with its head office in Edinburgh , Scotland . It rebranded to AEGON in 2010. History 1831 Scottish Equitable Life Assurance Society began in Edinburgh 1994 Scottish Equitable plc was formed and since then has been part of the AEGON Group 2006 Scottish Equitable became known as AEGON Scottish Equitable 2010 AEGON Scottish Equitable became known as AEGON, though its legal entity is still Scottish Equitable plc Category Insurance companies of the United Kingdom ... more details
Ethnic group group Scottish Indian image table border 0 align center tr td Image WalterElliot.jpg 105x105px Walter Elliot Scottish naturalist Walter Elliot td td Image Mackenzie Elliot.jpg 105x105px Edward ... td tr tr td div style background color fee8ab small Walter Elliot Scottish naturalist Walter Elliot ... langs English language English Scottish English Scottish Indian English Indian Bengali language ... related Anglo Indian Irish Indians Scottish Indians are Indian citizens of mixed Indian and Scottish ancestry or people of Scottish descent born or living in India . Like Irish Indians , a Scottish Indian can be categorized as an Anglo Indian . History 18th Century Scottish immigration to India ... news worldnews asia india 6520001 Indias Scottish heritage remembered in renovation of Calcuttas Raj architecture.html India s Scottish heritage remembered in renovation of Calcutta s Raj .... By 1771 almost half of the East India Company s writers were Scots. The Scottish presence was also ... impactofscotsemigrants scottishinfluence.asp The Scottish influence , Education Scotland . ref The first ... common soldiers and one in three officers. 19th Century File Bombay Scottish School 1878.jpg thumb 250px right The Bombay Scottish School, Mahim Bombay Scottish School in the early 1900s By 1813, 19 ... of Scottish entrepreneurs, India overtook China as leaders of tea distribution. The 18th and 19th ... new press office press releases scots shaped modern india l Scots shaped modern India , British Council , 19 July 2011. ref 20th Century Main Calcutta Scottish The Calcutta Scottish was a regiment of volunteers of Scottish descent raised in 1914 as an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army ... AFI . The regiment was disbanded following India s independence in 1947. Education List of Scottish schools in India Bombay Scottish School, Mahim Established in 1847 Bombay Scottish School, Powai Established in 1997 Scottish Church College, Calcutta Established in 1830 Scottish Cemetery at Calcutta ... more details
, behind Edinburgh s St. James Centre, was once a large ScottishOffice building, which was occupied .... ref http www.ukrep.be scotland.html Scottish Government EU Office, UKRep web site ref The Scottish ... headed by a Director General DG . Office of the Permanent Secretary Scottish Government Learning ... Scottish Government. Retrieved 7 May 2011. ref The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service provides ... rather than to Ministers these are the General Register Office for Scotland and the Office of the Scottish ... Office, Scotland Office web site. ref while in some cases using the phrase Scottish Administration ... Scottish Government Category Political office holders in Scotland Category Lists of government ministers ... of Scotland Infobox Government agency agency name Scottish Government br Riaghaltas na h Alba type Government logo width logo caption seal Scottish Government logo.png seal width 150px seal caption Logo of the Scottish Government formed 1999 preceding2 dissolved superseding jurisdiction Scotland headquarters ... website http www.scotland.gov.uk Home www.scotland.gov.uk footnotes PoliticsScotland The Scottish ... devolved government of Scotland . It is accountable to the Scottish Parliament and was established ... of the Scotland Act 1998 retrieved from legislation.gov.uk ref The Scottish Government is led by the First ... of government The Scottish Government is responsible in Scotland for all issues that are not explicitly ... . The Scottish Government has the responsibility for an annual budget of more than Pound Sterling ... About The Scottish Government , scotland.gov.uk ref The Government is led by the First Minister of Scotland First Minister . The Scottish Parliament nominates one of its Members to be appointed ... by him with the approval of Parliament. Junior Scottish Ministers are similarly appointed to assist Cabinet Secretaries in their work. The Scottish Law Officers, the Lord Advocate and Solicitor General ... to its approval. The First Minister, the Cabinet Secretaries and the Scottish Law Officers ... more details
Infobox political party country Scotland colorcode Scottish Voice meta color name english Scottish Voice name native logo leader Archie Stirling chairman president secretary spokesperson foundation start date 2007 dissolution headquarters Keir Estate Office, Craigarnhall, Bridge Of Allan, Stirling, FK9 4NG newspaper youth wing membership year membership ideology position Centre right national international european europarl affiliation1 title UK Parliament affiliation affiliation1 colours website http www.scottishvoice.net www.scottishvoice.net Scottish Voice provisionally named the Scottish Democrats was a Scotland Scottish centre right Political parties in Scotland political party , ref http news.bbc.co.uk 2 hi uk news scotland tayside and central 6230365.stm BBC News Scotland , 4 January ... of the new party s supporters were formerly in the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Scottish ... in Scottish politics in the 1980s and 1990s. At the beginning of April The Scotsman website reported ... vote for Scottish Voice. ref http news.scotsman.com topics.cfm?tid 757&id 506422007 Lib Dems offer ... held until the Scottish Parliament election, 2007 Scottish Parliament election in May they could have secured a regional list seat. Other news suggested that the Scottish Voice campaign was failing despite ... for Scottish Voice than the earlier quoted opinion poll. No minor parties, other than the Scottish Green Party were returned in the election, and Scottish Voice failed to win any seats. Scottish Voice received a total of 8,782 votes across the whole of Scotland and this resulted in no Scottish Voice ... Commission United Kingdom Electoral Commission revealed Scottish Voice spent 184,920 on its campaign for the Scottish elections that year. ref http thescotsman.scotsman.com scotland.cfm?id 1384892007 Election cost Scottish Voice 21.06 a vote ref This is equivalent of 21.06 for every vote. This made ... Scottish politics for good.html title Archie Stirling quits Scottish politics for good Daily Telegraph ... more details
Infobox Government agency agency name Scotland Office type Department logo Scotland Office.png logo width logo caption seal seal width seal caption formed 2003 preceding1 ScottishOffice dissolved superseding ... PoliticsScotland PoliticsUK The Scotland Office An Oifis Albannach in Scottish Gaelic is a United ... reserved matters of government in relation to Scotland. History Until the advent of the Scottish Parliament and the Scottish Government , the precursor to the Scotland Office, the ScottishOffice , was a major ... the operation of the Scottish Parliament under the Scotland Act 1998 . Ministers The Scotland Office Ministers are as follows ref http www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk content scotland office Cabinet Office List of Government Departments and Ministers Scotland Office ref class wikitable colspan 2 Minister ... Scottish affairs. It is distinct entity within the Ministry of Justice United Kingdom Ministry ... Office ref Role The office is responsible for the representation of Scotland in HM Government, facilitating the smooth operation of devolution , liaising between the government and the Scottish Government ... of the UK Government, and it, along with the Wales Office , was then absorbed into the Department ... the United Kingdom Government on Scots law . ref http www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk content office advocate general scotland Cabinet Office List of Government Departments and Ministers Office of the Advocate General for Scotland ref He also speaks for the Scotland Office in the House of Lords . ref http www.lordswhips.org.uk display templatedisplay1.asp?sectionid 12 Government Whips Office House of Lords ... . Under the Blair Ministry and Brown Ministry , the office of Secretary of State for Scotland was often ... of the Scotland Office in Whitehall . The department is based at Dover House , in Whitehall , and employs around 40 permanent staff. Dover House also serves as a base for staff of the Scottish Government in London. There is also an office of the department located in Melville Crescent, Edinburgh ... more details
. Scottish Widows Fund and Life Assurance Society opened in 1815 as Scotland s first mutual life office. Scottish Widows demutualised and became part of Lloyds TSB on 3 March 2000. Facts and figures The company ...Infobox company company name Scottish Widows plc company logo Image Scottish widows logo.PNG 200px Scottish ... br Savings homepage http www.scottishwidows.co.uk www.scottishwidows.co.uk Scottish Widows plc is a life ... tracking study 2010 ref Image ScottishWidowsHQ.jpg thumb left Scottish Widows Headquarters, Morrison ... around 3,500 people. ref Scottish Widows staff www.scottishwidows.co.uk about us who we are our ... products ref Scottish Widows awards www.scottishwidows.co.uk about us who we are awards ref . The Scottish Widow Three models have played the Scottish Widow, a hooded character featured in the company .... Hayley Hunt became the third and current Scottish Widow in 2005. TV advertising The Scottish Widow first appeared in a television advert directed by David Bailey in 1986. Since then, Scottish Widows has made 10 adverts featuring the Scottish Widow. ref Scottish Widows adverts www.scottishwidows.co.uk tv advertising ref Scottish Widows was also the first company to launch a national television campaign ... the most popular icon in the protection, pensions and investments markets. Sponsorships Scottish Widows ... ref Scottish Widows London 2012 site www.scottishwidows.co.uk london 2012 ref . The company employs athletes Roger Black MBE and Sarah Storey OBE as their Olympic Ambassadors. ref Scottish Widows Ambassadors ... of Scottish Widows in the London 2012 Games, across the country. Sarah Storey is a champion swimmer ... x 400m relay at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. Scottish Widows also launched their Golden Hopefuls sponsorship programme ref Scottish Widows Golden Hopefuls www.scottishwidows.co.uk london2012 goldenhopefuls ... companies Category Lloyds Banking Group Category Life insurance companies Category Scottish brands Category 1815 establishments in Scotland fr Scottish Widows ... more details
Midland Scottish Omnibuses Ltd , in Scotland , was a bus operating subsidiary of the Scottish Transport Group formed in June 1985 from Walter Alexander and Sons Midland Ltd, and operated until 1991 when it became Midland Bluebird Ltd. Operation From its head office in Larbert , Midland Scottish had an operating area bounded by Oban in the west and north, Glasgow to the south and Grangemouth to the east. Midland was the largest operator in Stirling district Stirling , Clackmannanshire and Falkirk district Falkirk districts and was responsible for urban, rural and interurban services in and around Stirling , Falkirk, Linlithgow , Grangemouth, Bo ness and Oban. Depots were located in Larbert, Bannockburn , Linlithgow , Balfron and Oban . Midland also provided coaches for Scottish Citylink express work, mainly north west and central Scotland to other towns and cities in Scotland and England . History Though its predecessor company, Walter Alexander & Sons Midland Ltd can be traced back to 1923, Midland Scottish was created through reorganisation of the Scottish Bus Group in preparation for deregulation of the bus industry in 1986, and eventual privatisation . On creation, the Alexanders Midland depots of Milngavie , Kirkintilloch , Kilsyth , Stepps and Cumbernauld were ceded to a new company in the west, Kelvin Scottish , while Perth, Scotland Perth , Crieff , Blairgowrie and Rattray Blairgowrie and Pitlochry were ceded to a new company in the east, Strathtay Scottish . The traditional Alexender s blue and cream colour cream livery was retained for Midland s fleet, and some longer distance single deck vehicles continued to wear the bluebird logo that was used by Alexander s coaching ... of the Scottish Bus Group subsidiaries, being the second most profitable after Fife Scottish . In 1990 ... operations of Midland Scottish are today part of First Edinburgh, trading simply as First, after being merged with neighbouring First subsidiaries SMT Eastern Scottish and Lowland Scottish Lowland ... more details
by a permanent sales office in London, operated by Eastern Scottish uniformed staff. A unique ...Unreferenced date January 2009 Infobox Bus transit name Eastern Scottish logo logo size image First Manchester ... was new to Eastern Scottish for their Diamond Service . company slogan parent Scottish Bus Group 1985 ... stops hubs stations lounge fleet ridership fuel type operator ceo website Eastern Scottish , of Edinburgh, Scotland , was a bus and coach operator and a subsidiary of the Scottish Bus Group formerly SMT Group . Eastern Scottish Omnibuses Ltd. was formed in June 1985 from the main part of Scottish Omnibuses Ltd., which had itself traded as Eastern Scottish since the 1960s. Following privatisation in 1990 the company traded as SMT reviving the original name of the company Scottish Motor Traction . It operated until 1999, when it became part of First Edinburgh . Operation From its head office on New Street, Edinburgh , Eastern Scottish had an operating area throughout the Lothian s, in the east ... day tours and private hires, as well as providing coaches for Scottish Citylink express from Edinburgh ... . History The Scottish Motor Traction Company Ltd. trading as SMT was formed in 1905, and expanded ... Company was renamed Scottish Omnibuses Ltd., although the SMT name remained in use until the early 1960s in the east, and was retained even longer in the Western SMT and Central SMT operating units of the Scottish Bus Group. Subsequently, Scottish Omnibuses , Scottish , and then Eastern Scottish fleetnames ... area did not pass to Scottish Omnibuses, but instead passed to sister company W. Alexander and Sons Ltd. In the Edinburgh area this history resulted in SMT Eastern Scottish retaining the right ... exclusive to SMT Eastern Scottish, and takeover of Gilmerton services by the corporation buses, albeit with competition from Eastern Scottish Birkenside and some Rosewell services. In 1958 Lowland Motorways ... acquisition in the west of Scottish Omnibuses territory was Baxter s Bus Service of Airdrie in 1962 ... more details
Other uses Scottish Lowlands Unreferenced date February 2009 Lowland Scottish Omnibuses Ltd was a bus operator in south eastern Scotland and parts of northern England . The company was formed in 1985 and operated under the identities Lowland Scottish , Lowland and First Lowland First SMT , until 1999 when the company s operations were combined with the operations of Midland Bluebird in a new company, First Edinburgh Ltd. Operation From its head office in Galashiels , Lowland Scottish operated throughout the Scottish Borders and parts of Lothian in south east Scotland and across the border into Northumberland in north east England , bounded by Edinburgh to the north, Peebles to the west and Berwick upon Tweed in the east. Lowland Scottish operated from depots in the towns of Galashiels , Haddington , Berwick upon Tweed , Dunbar , Hawick , Jedburgh , Kelso, Scottish Borders Kelso , North Berwick ... , branded as the Borders Rail Link bus service. History Lowland Scottish Omnibuses Limited was created 1985 as part of the reorganisation of the state owned Scottish Bus Group in preparation for deregulation ... and operations of Scottish Motor Traction Scottish Omnibuses Limited Eastern Scottish , in the Scottish ... similar to the green and cream colour cream Eastern Scottish colours, but using a brighter green ... up between the companies predecessors, Scottish Omnibuses SMT Eastern Scottish and United Automobile ... operator, Perryman s Buses . Lowland Scottish became the first of the Scottish Bus Group subsidiaries ... for Pound sterling 3.1m through their holding company Reiver Ventures Ltd., the word Scottish ... unit within the Scottish Bus Group thanks largely to the limited competition in its rural territory ... neighbouring Eastern Scottish now trading as SMT once more the previous month, and with its ownership of Midland Bluebird the old Midland Scottish , GRT operated across a substantial part of central ... of Scotland Category Transport in the Scottish Borders Category Transport in Edinburgh Category Transport ... more details
Scottish Crown can refer to Crown coin , see Scottish coinage Crown of Scotland , part of the Honours of Scotland, kept at Edinburgh Castle Scottish monarchy , see List of Scottish monarchs The Crown dab ... more details
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team at the ScottishOffice and the establishment of Scottish nationalised industries . ref name Levitt cite journal last Levitt first Ian date Winter 1998 title Britain, the Scottish Covenant Movement and Devolution, 1946 50 journal Scottish Affairs issue 22 accessdate 1 December 2011 ref The Labour Party UK Labour government of the time dismissed the Scottish Covenant. ref citation last ...For the 16th and 17th century covenants, see Covenanter and Solemn League and Covenant . The Scottish Covenant was a petition to the United Kingdom government to create a home rule Scottish parliament ... National Assembly of the Scottish Convention, a pressure group which evolved into the Scottish Covenant Association . The petition was signed by around two million Scottish people between 1947 and 1950. ref name news.bbc.co.uk cite news url http news.bbc.co.uk 1 hi events scotland 99 the scottish ...&show DB ref The Scottish Covenant, however, had little political impact outwith Scotland, being flatly dismissed by prime minister Clement Attlee , and it was not until 1979 that proposals for a Scottish Assembly became a serious political prospect. ref name news.bbc.co.uk The current Scottish ... Scottish traditions and to promote the spiritual and economic welfare of our nation. We affirm that the desire ... in our power to secure for Scotland a Parliament with adequate legislative authority in Scottish affairs ... of Commons Westminster House of Commons calling for a royal commission into Scottish affairs, with the aim ... news.bbc.co.uk 2 hi uk news politics 81901.stm title The history of Scottish devolution last Taylor ... to be put to referendum . ref http hansard.millbanksystems.com written answers 1950 may 17 scottish ... pointed out that despite the Covenant only one of the 71 MPs representing Scottish seats could be said ... 01 scottish affairs royal commissions report ref See also Covenant historical References reflist External links http www.scran.ac.uk database record.php?usi 000 000 135 967 C The Scottish Covenant, October ... more details
Scottish council may refer to Scottish Arts Council , a Scottish public body Local government in Scotland Scottish council , a form of local government in Scotland Scottish Council for Development and Industry , a non governmental, membership organisation which aims to strengthen Scotland s economic competitiveness Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations , the national body representing the voluntary sector in Scotland Scottish Funding Council , the body in Scotland that distributes funding from the Scottish Executive to the country s colleges and universities Scottish Refugee Council , a charity disambig ... more details
File Clydeside Scottish RM835.JPG right thumb 300px A preserved Clydeside Scottish Routemaster. Clydeside Scottish Omnibuses Ltd , in Scotland , was a bus operating subsidiary of the Scottish Transport Group formed in June 1985 from Western SMT Company Ltd. The company operated until May 1989, when it was remerged with Western Scottish , the successor company to Western SMT . Operation From its head office in Paisley , Clydeside Scottish covered an operating area bounded by Largs in the south, the River Clyde to the north and the south side of Glasgow to the east. The company also operated services on the Isle of Bute . It was the largest operator in Inverclyde and Renfrewshire and had depots ... book last Jenkinson first Keith A. title Best Bus The final years of the Scottish Bus Group page 9 year 1991 publisher Autobus Review Publications isbn 0 907834 25 6 ref Clydeside Scottish also provided coaches for Scottish Citylink services between Gourock , Glasgow International Airport Glasgow Airport , Glasgow and onward to Edinburgh . ref name Jenkinson9 History Clydeside Scottish was one of the shortest lived of the new Scottish Bus Group subsidiaries, lasting for only five years as a stand ... Kingdom British bus industry in 1986, and eventual privatisation of the state owned Scottish ... smaller operating costs. In May 1989 it was merged with Western Scottish. Though Clydeside would ... Scottish Omnibuses Ltd was secured. ref Jenkinson p44 ref Successor companies The former Clydeside ... of Western Scottish in October 1991. Clydeside s new management and employees took ... larger operating area than the company actually covered. Arriva expanded its Scotland Scottish operations ... former Clydeside Scottish depots that remain open. See also List of bus operators of the United Kingdom References Reflist External links commons cat Clydeside Scottish bus company http www.arrivabus.co.uk Arriva bus website http www.clydeside scottish.co.uk Preserved ex Clydeside Scottish bus website ... more details
government devolution scpa 07.asp date 1997 title ScottishOffice spaced ndash Scotland s Parliament White Paper 1997, ch 7 publisher The ScottishOffice accessdate 2006 11 14 ref Acts of the Scottish ... article Infobox legislature background color 330066 text color white name Scottish Parliament native name P rlamaid na h Alba legislature Members of the 4th Scottish Parliament 4th Parliament structure1 Scottish Parliament 2011.svg coa pic Scottish Parliament logo1.png coa res 50px coa pic coa res house type Unicameral leader1 type Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament Presiding Officer leader1 Tricia Marwick MSP party1 Scottish National Party SNP election1 11 May 2011 leader2 type ... Business br and Government Strategy leader2 Bruce Crawford MSP party2 Scottish National Party SNP election2 19 May 2011 members 129 structure1 res 300 px political groups1 Scottish Government Government colorbox Scottish National Party meta color Scottish National Party SNP 67 br Opposition Parties br colorbox Scottish Labour Party meta color Scottish Labour Party Lab 37 colorbox Scottish Conservative Party meta color Scottish Conservative Party Con 15 colorbox Scottish Liberal Democrats meta color Scottish Liberal Democrats Lib Dem 5 colorbox Scottish Green Party meta color Scottish ... Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament meta color Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament PO 1 committees1 Collapsible list title Scottish Parliament Committees 16 Audit Equal Opportunities ... Health and Sport Justice Local Government and Communities Rural Affairs and Environment Scottish Parliamentary ... Scottish parliamentary election, 2011 5 May 2011 next election1 Scottish Parliament general ... Scottish Parliament Building , Holyrood, Edinburgh Holyrood , Edinburgh website http www.scottish.parliament.uk www.scottish.parliament.uk footnotes The Scottish Parliament lang gd P rlamaid na h ... vli language scots index.htm title Scottish Parliament Web Site publisher Scottish Parliament ... more details
Northern Scottish Omnibuses Ltd , in Scotland , was a bus operating subsidiary of the Scottish Transport Group formed in June 1985 from Walter Alexander & Sons Northern Ltd and operated until 1992, when it became Bluebird Buses Ltd. This successor company is now a part of Stagecoach East Scotland . Operation From its head office in Guild Street, Aberdeen , Northern Scottish covered an operating range stretching over Moray , Angus , Aberdeenshire and Aberdeen. Northern was the largest operator in the north east of Scotland and was responsible for urban, rural and interurban services in the towns of Alford, Aberdeenshire Alford , Ballater , Braemar , Buckie , Elgin, Moray Elgin , Forres , Fraserburgh , Fyvie , Macduff, Aberdeenshire Macduff , Mintlaw , Peterhead and Stonehaven as well as city services in Aberdeen. Depots were also located in these towns. Northern Scottish also provided coaches for Scottish Citylink work, mainly from Aberdeen to Perth, Scotland Perth , Dundee , Glasgow , Edinburgh and the south. History Northern Scottish was founded in 1985 from the northern operations of Alexanders Northern . The southern operations in Arbroath , Montrose, Angus Montrose , Forfar and Dundee were ceded to a new company, Strathtay Scottish , at the same time. From its creation the company retained the traditional yellow and cream colour cream livery from its predecessor. On the approach ... under the Grampian Scottish name. However, the co operation would be short lived, and upon deregulation Northern Scottish launched a network of services throughout Aberdeen under the CityBus brand ... used by Walter Alexander for its coaching operations. Midland Scottish , itself a fellow SBG subsidiary ... itself as Midland Bluebird, Northern Scottish began trading as Bluebird Northern. Some vehicles ... the same since its formation in 1985 and earlier and with little competition, Northern Scottish was not one of the most profitable of the Scottish Bus Group subsidiaries, largely due the sparse population ... more details
and the ScottishOffice were re established to promote Scotland s interests and voice its grievances ... , although the ScottishOffice was relocated to St. Andrew s House in Edinburgh during the 1930s. ref name bbchistory ref cite web url http www.skyminds.net politics scottish politics scottish home rule title Scottish Home Rule publisher Skyminds.net date accessdate 6 April 2009 ref In 1921, the Scots National League formed as a body primarily based in London seeking Scottish independence, largely ...POV date February 2012 Use dmy dates date January 2012 Politics of Scotland Scottish independence lang ... independent sovereign state . Supporters of Scottish independence claim that Scotland s inability to fully control its own affairs, both nationally and internationally, is detrimental to Scottish interests ... of Scottish interests to remain in the United Kingdom. Those who oppose Scottish independence and endorse ... to be in the Scottish national interest , and argue that there are benefits enjoyed by Scotland as part of a great power , which do not compromise its distinctive Scottish national identity national identity . The Scottish Government has expressed its intention to hold an Scottish independence referendum ... publisher BBC accessdate 10 January 2012 ref History Scottish home rule Main Scottish Assembly The Visit ... a sense of a specifically Scottish national identity, which had been split between the Scottish Episcopal Church Episcopalian and Roman Catholic Church in Scotland Roman Catholic dominated Scottish Highlands Highlands and the Presbyterianism Presbyterian dominated Scottish Lowlands Lowlands ... by landlords. From the mid 19th century, calls for the devolution of control over Scottish affairs began to be raised, but support for full independence remained limited. The home rule movement for a Scottish ... cite web url http www.bbc.co.uk politics97 devolution scotland briefing history.shtml title Scottish ... House of Commons , and by the time a Scottish home rule bill was first presented to parliament in 1913 ... more details
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