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Oral Answers to Questions — Scotland

– in the House of Commons at 2:30 pm on 18 October 2005.

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The Secretary of State was asked—

  • Devolution (8 speeches)

    What recent devolution issues the Advocate-General has considered.

  • Business Rates (12 speeches)

    What discussions he has had with the First Minister about the level of business rates.

  • Meteorological Office (Aberdeen) (6 speeches, 1 annotation)

    What discussions he has had with ministerial colleagues about the proposed closure of the Aberdeen meteorological office.

  • Scottish Olympic Team (14 speeches, 3 annotations)

    What discussions he has had with the Department for Culture, Media and Sport on a Scottish Olympic team participating in the 2012 Olympics.

  • Act of Union (8 speeches)

    Whether he has plans to mark the 300th anniversary of the Union of Parliaments.

  • Caledonian MacBrayne Ferries (6 speeches)

    What representations he has made to the EU Commission on the tendering of Caledonian MacBrayne Ferries.

  • Crime Prevention (4 speeches)

    What discussions he has had with the Scottish Executive on crime prevention, with particular reference to a strategy against drug misuse in Scotland.

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