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unusual facts about Scottish Executive



Adult Entertainment Working Group

The Adult Entertainment Working Group (AEWG) was a Scottish governmental advisory body set up within the Scottish Executive by Tom McCabe MSP to investigate the legislative issues involved in the proposed lapdancing ban in Scotland.

David Whitton

Following the first Scottish Parliament elections, Whitton became Special Adviser to the First Minister of Scotland, Donald Dewar and Official Spokesman for the First Minister and the Scottish Executive.

Kincardine Line

Under Scottish Executive funding, and to relieve congestion on the Forth Bridge, the line between Stirling and Alloa was reopened to passenger traffic, and the line to Kincardine was rebuilt for coal traffic to Longannet.

Rosyth – Zeebrugge ferry service

Following a detailed consultation and tendering process by the Scottish Executive, the Greek shipping company Superfast Ferries (owned by the Attica Group) were confirmed as the operator of the route.


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Government of Scotland

The Scotland Act 2012 modified the Scotland Act to rename the Scottish Executive to Scottish Government in law.

NESTRANS

Nestrans (The North East of Scotland Transport Partnership) is a partnership between Aberdeen City Council and Aberdeenshire Council which was a voluntary partnership until it was made statutory by the then Scottish Executive now Scottish Government, in 2006.

Sporran

A 2007 BBC report on legislation introduced by the Scottish Executive stated that sporran owners may need licences to prove that the animals used in construction of their pouch conformed to these regulations.