Maureen Watt: To ask the Scottish Executive how many hit-and-run incidents have been recorded in each police board area in each year since 1999.
Maureen Watt: To ask the Scottish Executive how many convictions for hit-and-run incidents there have been in each police board area in each year since 1999.
Maureen Watt: I confess that my initial reaction to the bill was one of opposition, given that it will give powers to ministers. Powers should rest as far as possible with the people of Scotland and not with the Executive. We should devolve power further rather than give more of it to the centre. Indeed, I have heard the bill being described as the Westminster Transport and Works Act 1992 with knobs and...
Maureen Watt: Yes, but planning inquiries under the current system can be quite intimidating for people who are not used to them. One problem that the Local Government and Transport Committee encountered was trying to find out the definition of "projects of national significance". At times, we thought that we were boring around in the dark and that the phrase meant different things to different witnesses....
Maureen Watt: To ask the Scottish Executive when it intends to publish best practice guidance on taxi and private hire licensing.
Maureen Watt: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers that a uniform approach to the licensing of limousine and other private hire vehicles by local authorities would be of benefit to the public.
Maureen Watt: Does the minister agree that the building regulations should provide for adequate sanctions and penalties for builders who do not install the required insulation, pipe lagging and energy efficient boilers, for example? Does he agree that there should be recompense for house owners, such as the owners of the homes in the north-east that were included in the study, who find that their houses...
Maureen Watt: To ask the Scottish Executive how much money it has ring-fenced to promote awareness among emergency staff of the provisions of the Emergency Workers (Scotland) Act 2005.
Maureen Watt: To ask the Scottish Executive what representations it has received with regard to the implementation of the Emergency Workers (Scotland) Act 2005.
Maureen Watt: To ask the Scottish Executive what assessment has been undertaken of the implementation of the Emergency Workers (Scotland) Act 2005.
Maureen Watt: To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to ensure that all pupils have equality of access to a full and varied curriculum.
Maureen Watt: To ask the Scottish Executive how many people have been charged with an offence under the Emergency Workers (Scotland) Act 2005 and what percentage of those have been convicted, broken down by police force area.
Maureen Watt: To ask the Scottish Executive what (a) shortest and (b) longest prison sentence has been given to anyone convicted under the Emergency Workers (Scotland) Act 2005.
Maureen Watt: To ask the Scottish Executive how many fines have been issued to people found guilty of offences under the Emergency Workers (Scotland) Act 2005, broken down by the level of fine.
Maureen Watt: To ask the Scottish Executive what the average student loan debt of graduates has been in each year since 1999.
Maureen Watt: To ask the Scottish Executive how many people graduated with a student loan debt of above (a) £10,000, (b) £15,000, (c) £20,000 and (d) £25,000 in each year since 1999.
Maureen Watt: To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) supermarkets, (b) fast food outlets, (c) independently owned shops and (d) independently owned cafes have been located in each local authority area in each year since 1999, showing year-on-year and overall percentage changes.
Maureen Watt: To ask the Scottish Executive how many graduates (a) in total and (b) who have taken out student loans have declared themselves bankrupt in each year since 1999.
Maureen Watt: To ask the Scottish Executive how many graduates currently have a student loan debt of above (a) £10,000, (b) £15,000, (c) £20,000 and (d) £25,000.
Maureen Watt: I am delighted to be taking part in the debate because, as the Tories have recognised, council tax will be a major issue at the election next year. People know that since 1997 the council tax for those who live in a band D house has increased by 50 per cent. The current system of council tax is now perceived as so unfair and such a huge burden on those least able to pay it that it will...
