Whitaker's Scottish Almanack (Whitaker'S)

COVER......Page 1
TITLEPAGE......Page 4
COPYRIGHT......Page 5
PREFACE TO THE 4TH EDITION......Page 6
CONTENTS......Page 8
GOVERNED SCOTLAND......Page 10
PRE-DEVOLUTION GOVERNMENT......Page 12
THE LEGISLATURE......Page 13
MANAGEMENT OF PARLIAMENT......Page 14
RELATIONSHIP WITH THE UK GOVERNMENT......Page 15
THE LEGISLATIVE PROGRAMME OF THE SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT......Page 16
THE PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT......Page 17
THE LEGISLATIVE PROGRAMME FOR 2003–4......Page 18
THE SCOTTISH EXECUTIVE......Page 19
DEPARTMENTS OF THE SCOTTISH EXECUTIVE......Page 20
THE SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT......Page 23
SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT ELECTIONS 2003......Page 26
MEMBERS OF THE SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT AS AT MAY 2003......Page 36
SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT CONSTITUENCIES AND REGIONS......Page 38
SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT ELECTIONS 1999......Page 39
SCOTTISH CONSTITUENCIES IN THE UK PARLIAMENT......Page 49
UK PARLIAMENT ELECTIONS......Page 50
MEMBERS FOR SCOTTISH SEATS......Page 59
OTHER GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, PUBLIC BODIES AND EXECUTIVE AGENCIES......Page 61
EU INFORMATION......Page 85
EUROPEAN PUBLIC INFORMATION CENTRES......Page 86
POLITICAL PARTIES......Page 87
INTERNAL ORGANISATION AND FUNCTIONS......Page 88
FINANCE......Page 89
COMPLAINTS......Page 90
LOCAL AUTHORITY AREAS......Page 91
COUNCIL DIRECTORY......Page 92
THE ARMY......Page 100
ROYAL AUXILIARY AIR FORCE (RAuxAF)......Page 101
PUBLIC SERVICES SCOTLAND......Page 102
THE INSPECTORATE......Page 104
THE STATE SYSTEM......Page 105
THE CURRICULUM......Page 107
THE INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE......Page 108
FURTHER EDUCATION......Page 109
HIGHER EDUCATION......Page 110
STUDENT SUPPORT......Page 112
ADULT AND CONTINUING EDUCATION......Page 113
LOCAL EDUCATION AUTHORITIES......Page 114
COLLEGES......Page 116
UNIVERSITIES......Page 118
OTHER EDUCATION BODIES......Page 119
OIL AND GAS......Page 121
ELECTRICITY COMPANIES......Page 123
RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES......Page 124
THE WATER INDUSTRY......Page 126
WATER COMPANIES......Page 127
FIRE BRIGADES......Page 128
STAFF ASSOCIATIONS......Page 129
HEALTH AND HEALTHCARE STATISTICS......Page 130
THE NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE......Page 132
PRIMARY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH CARE SERVICES......Page 134
HOSPITALS AND OTHER SERVICES......Page 135
NHS BOARDS......Page 136
OTHER HEALTH ORGANISATIONS IN SCOTLAND......Page 137
THE SPECIAL CONSTABULARY......Page 139
POLICE FORCES......Page 140
OTHER POLICE BODIES IN SCOTLAND......Page 141
THE PRISON SERVICE......Page 143
PRISON ESTABLISHMENTS......Page 144
FINANCE......Page 146
PEOPLE WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES......Page 147
FAMILIES AND CHILDREN......Page 148
PEOPLE WITH MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS......Page 149
AIRPORTS......Page 151
RAILWAYS......Page 152
ROADS......Page 153
SHIPPING AND PORTS......Page 156
LEGAL SCOTLAND......Page 158
SUDDEN DEATHS......Page 160
COURT OF SESSION AND HIGH COURT OF JUSTICIARY......Page 161
SHERIFFDOMS......Page 162
STIPENDIARY MAGISTRATES......Page 163
PROCURATORS FISCAL......Page 164
BIRTHS (REGISTRATION)......Page 165
DEATHS......Page 166
DIVORCE AND RELATED MATTERS......Page 167
HOUSE PURCHASE......Page 168
JURY SERVICE......Page 169
LEGAL AID......Page 170
MARRIAGE......Page 172
WILLS AND INTESTACY......Page 173
CRIME AND LEGAL STATISTICS......Page 175
BUSINESS SCOTLAND......Page 176
SCALE OF THE SCOTTISH ECONOMY......Page 178
TRADE......Page 179
MIGRATION FLOWS......Page 180
STRUCTURE OF THE SCOTTISH ECONOMY......Page 181
HOUSEHOLD SECTOR......Page 182
DEVOLUTION AND THE SCOTTISH ECONOMY......Page 185
FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS......Page 186
HISTORY......Page 187
FINANCIAL SERVICES REGULATION......Page 188
RETAIL BANKS......Page 189
PAYMENT CLEARINGS......Page 190
BANKNOTES......Page 191
LOCAL ENTERPRISE COMPANIES......Page 193
PROFESSIONAL AND TRADE BODIES......Page 195
UNIONS AFFILIATED TO THE SCOTTISH TRADES UNION CONGRESS......Page 204
SOURCES OF FUNDING......Page 207
COUNCILS FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE......Page 208
ORGANISATIONS......Page 209
MEDIA SCOTLAND......Page 210
BROADCASTING......Page 212
TELEVISION......Page 213
RADIO......Page 214
THE PRESS......Page 215
BOOK PUBLISHERS......Page 222
FILM, TV AND VIDEO PRODUCTION COMPANIES......Page 224
LITERARY AGENTS......Page 226
CULTURAL AND HERITAGE SCOTLAND......Page 228
HISTORY, HERITAGE, CULTURE, LEISURE......Page 230
BRITISH KINGS AND QUEENS SINCE 1603......Page 241
CITIES......Page 242
LANGUAGES......Page 246
CLAN CHIEFS......Page 248
THE NATIONAL FLAGS......Page 253
THE HEIR TO THE THRONE......Page 254
THE MOST ANCIENT AND MOST NOBLE ORDER OF THE THISTLE......Page 255
PRECEDENCE IN SCOTLAND......Page 256
FORMS OF ADDRESS......Page 257
HISTORIC BUILDINGS AND MONUMENTS......Page 261
ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES AND MONUMENTS......Page 270
MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES......Page 278
GARDENS......Page 290
ARTS FESTIVALS IN SCOTLAND......Page 293
THE SCOTTISH ARTS COUNCIL......Page 294
LITERATURE......Page 295
THEATRE......Page 297
MUSIC......Page 299
DANCE......Page 300
FILM......Page 301
VISUAL ARTS......Page 303
ARCHITECTURE......Page 306
SOME KEY FIGURES IN THE ARTS......Page 308
ARTS ORGANISATIONS......Page 328
FAIRS......Page 333
RIDINGS......Page 335
HOGMANAY (NEW YEAR CELEBRATIONS)......Page 336
TOURIST BOARDS......Page 337
BOXING......Page 338
CURLING......Page 339
FOOTBALL......Page 341
FOOTBALL ASSOCIATIONS......Page 343
GOLF......Page 344
HIGHLAND AND BORDER GAMES......Page 345
MOTOR RALLYING AND RACING......Page 346
RUGBY......Page 347
SHINTY......Page 348
SKIING......Page 349
WALKING AND MOUNTAINEERING......Page 350
YACHTING......Page 354
SCOTTISH SPORTSMEN & SPORTSWOMEN......Page 355
SCOTTISH SPORTING PERSONALITIES......Page 357
SPORTS BODIES......Page 365
CLUBS......Page 370
SOME SCOTTISH DISHES......Page 371
ENVIRONMENTAL SCOTLAND......Page 374
GEOGRAPHY......Page 376
THE ISLANDS......Page 377
GEOLOGY......Page 379
CLIMATE......Page 380
LAND USE......Page 383
LAND OWNERSHIP......Page 384
LAND REFORM......Page 386
THE ENVIRONMENT......Page 387
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND CONSERVATION......Page 389
PROTECTED SPECIES......Page 397
CLOSE SEASONS AND RESTRICTIONS ON GAME......Page 401
POPULATION......Page 402
MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE......Page 404
RELIGIOUS SCOTLAND......Page 406
INTER-CHURCH AND INTER-FAITH CO-OPERATION......Page 408
NON-CHRISTIAN FAITHS......Page 409
THE CHURCH OF SCOTLAND......Page 413
THE SCOTTISH EPISCOPAL CHURCH......Page 414
THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH......Page 415
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHES......Page 416
OTHER CHURCHES......Page 417
SCOTLAND AND THE WORLD......Page 418
TIME ZONES......Page 420
INTERNATIONAL DIRECT DIALLING (IDD)......Page 423
CONSULATES......Page 426
SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS......Page 428
SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS......Page 430
INDEX......Page 444