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• A nursery place for every 3 and 4 year old • Free nursing and personal care for older people • New powers to seize the assets of drug dealers • Free local bus travel for elderly and disabled people • Tuition fees abolished and student bursaries introduced • 137,000 warmer, more energy efficient homes • 1,400 more doctors and nurses • A new teachers' contract to deliver higher standards • 100 Scottish schools rebuilt or refurbished • Cutting deaths caused by cancer, heart disease and strokes • 8 new hospital developments across Scotland open by 2003 |
• Crime clear up rates at a post-war high • New drug courts to deal quickly and effectively with drug criminals • Strengthening of the Sex Offenders' Register • Improved pay and conditions for all NHS staff, rewarding nurses with 3 year pay deal of 10% • Over 2000 CCTV cameras to prevent crime and increase community safety • Guaranteed jobs for all new nurses and midwives • Free toothbrushes and toothpaste for 100,000 children under 5 • Donald Dewar Arts Award to help young Scots make the most of their talents • New sports co-ordinators in 80% of secondary schools |
