To ask the Scottish Executive how it plans to assist sheep producers in the crofting counties to develop production procedures that enable them to operate in all areas of sheep production.

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will make arrangements for payments to farmers in Aberdeenshire under the Integrated Administration and Control System to be made as a matter of urgency.

To ask the Scottish Executive who attended the aviation summit on 3 December 2001 on its behalf and what action it intends to take in light of this summit.

To ask the Scottish Executive what reports it has commissioned, received or is aware of having been carried out on the economic benefits of Glasgow Prestwick Airport to the local and national...

To ask the Scottish Executive what the current estimated cost is of providing a rail link to Edinburgh Airport and what assessment has been made of the usage of such a link and of its effect on...

To ask the Scottish Executive whether there are any plans to introduce additional charges relating to security for passengers travelling through airports managed by Highlands and Islands Airports Ltd.

To ask the Scottish Executive what guidelines it has issued to local authorities concerning the care and security of unaccompanied asylum seeking children who have been dispersed to Scotland and...

To ask the Scottish Executive what rights to education can be exercised by the children of asylum seekers.

To ask the Scottish Executive how many children of asylum seekers are currently in full-time school education and what special provision has been made for them.

To ask the Scottish Executive what action it has taken in response to the report of the Social Justice Committee on the committee’s response to petition PE242 by Action of Churches Together...

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-20424 by Nicol Stephen on 11 December 2001, what constitutes an understanding of autism on the part of educational psychologists.

To ask the Scottish Executive what training in dealing with young people with autistic spectrum disorder is given to members of Children’s Panels.

To ask the Scottish Executive how many convictions there have been of people diagnosed with autistic spectrum disorder in each of the last five years.

To ask the Scottish Executive what training is available to psychiatrists in respect of autism and Asperger’s Syndrome.

To ask the Scottish Executive how many psychiatrists currently deal only with autism and Asperger’s Syndrome in each health board area.

To ask the Scottish Executive what training specific to autism and Asperger’s syndrome is currently offered by health boards in Scotland to all staff.

To ask the Scottish Executive what incentives are currently available for clinical psychologists, teachers, GPs and psychiatrists to specialise and train in autism and Asperger’s syndrome.

To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has on any research carried out into people over 40 diagnosed with autism in each of the last five years; what the (a) name, (b) date and (c)...

To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has on any research carried out on any links between autism and dementia; when and by whom any such research was carried out, and whether it will...

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-19754 by Susan Deacon on 26 November 2001, what assistance in terms of resources or additional service planning or provision...

To ask the Scottish Executive what incentives will be made available to attract consultants to the vacant posts at Beatson Oncology Centre.

To ask the Scottish Executive how many households in the constituency of West Renfrewshire will benefit from the Central Heating Programme and when improvements under the programme will be...

To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to accelerate the delivery of its Central Heating Programme.

To ask the Scottish Executive what requests for funding it has had from South Lanarkshire Council for the creation of a secondary school special needs unit within South Lanarkshire and what...

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answers to questions S1W-19680 and S1W-19681 by Angus MacKay on 19 November 2001, whether it will consider relocating civil service jobs to Argyll...

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will detail the social and economic consequences of its proposal to designate Sullom Voe as a marine Special Area of Conservation as included in its...

To ask the Scottish Executive what social and economic consequences of its proposal to designate Sullom Voe as a marine Special Area of Conservation it considered before deciding to submit the...

To ask the Scottish Executive what the scientific basis was for its proposal to designate Sullom Voe as a marine Special Area of Conservation.

To ask the Scottish Executive what organisations and individuals were consulted before it submitted to the European Commission its proposal to designate Sullom Voe as a marine Special Area of...

To ask the Scottish Executive on what date it made its submission to the European Commission on its proposal to designate Sullom Voe as a marine Special Area of Conservation.

To ask the Scottish Executive how many offences have been reported which occurred in the vicinity of live railway lines in each year since 1997.

To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with Her Majesty’s Government regarding the Home Secretary’s view on promoting a British culture.

To ask the Scottish Executive what its position is on the promotion of a British culture in Scotland by Her Majesty’s Government.

To ask the Scottish Executive how it would define British culture.

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it intends to promote a British culture among those Scots, of all ethnic groups, who hold that their national identity is Scottish rather than British.

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-20472 by Dr Elaine Murray on 11 December 2001, how much the severance payment made to Tessa Jackson following her departure as...

To ask the Scottish Executive what direct or indirect financial assistance it has given to the Glasgow Piping Centre in the last two years and what the purpose of the assistance was.

To ask the Scottish Executive what direct or indirect financial assistance it has given to the Royal Scottish National Orchestra in the last two years and what the purpose of the assistance was.

To ask the Scottish Executive what payments it has made to assist arts organisations with the reduction of deficits, broken down by amount and organisation, in the last two years.

To ask the Scottish Executive how many local authorities currently ensure that community care assessments of deafblind children and adults are carried out by specialists in dual-sensory impairment.

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the planned guidelines for home schooling will require entry to premises used for home schooling by representatives of local councils.

To ask the Scottish Executive how many classroom assistants are employed in primary schools in 2001-02, broken down by local authority area.

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will give a breakdown of the total spending on Scottish schools by (a) it, (b) local authorities, (c) Her Majesty’s Government and (d) any other...

To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to improve the training available to teachers so that the appropriate support is provided to children suffering from illnesses such as asthma...

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-19775 by Nicol Stephen on 21 November 2001, why, in light of its involvement in the Personal ICT project on classrooms of the...

To ask the Scottish Executive how many student radiographer places there were at Glasgow Caledonian University in each academic year from 1996-97 to 2001-02 and how many places are planned for...

To ask the Scottish Executive what progress is being made in enhancing the quality and availability of foreign language teaching in primary and secondary schools.

To ask the Scottish Executive what entitlement primary and secondary school pupils have to foreign language teaching.

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is its policy that education advisers working for local authorities should receive salary increments and enhancements in line with those awarded to teachers.

To ask the Scottish Executive what guidance it has issued to local authorities regarding pay and conditions of education advisers employed by them.

To ask the Scottish Executive whether there are any circumstances in which education advisers employed by local authorities should be paid substantially less than the senior school managers and...

To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has on average class sizes in nursery schools in each education authority in each year since 1994.

To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has on average class sizes in primary schools in each education authority in each year since 1994.

To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has on average class sizes in secondary schools in each education authority in each year since 1994.

To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to collect information on the number of (a) requests received from parents to defer entry to primary school and (b) the number of such requests...

To ask the Scottish Executive how it intends to fund the recommendations of the Deferrals Working Group published in December 2000 and the announcement made by the then Deputy Minister for...

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the improvement of the school experience for pupils is a priority for Scottish ministers and what support it has given to local authorities to safeguard the...

To ask the Scottish Executive what representations it has received from individuals and organisations concerning the potential for elderly people, including those suffering from dementia and from...

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will pursue discussions with gas and electricity suppliers regarding the impact of the way in which their staff and any contracted staff deal with elderly...

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to its News Release SE1784/1999 of 27 December 1999, how many of the 160 projected call centre jobs at the refurbished Claridge Mill in Selkirk have now...

To ask the Scottish Executive how many ex-offenders were offered employment by local authorities on their release in each of the past three years, broken down by local authority area.

To ask the Scottish Executive how many persons from ethnic minorities are employed by it and what percentage of its workforce they represent.

To ask the Scottish Executive by how much employment has risen since 1997.

To ask the Scottish Executive what guidance and advice have been issued to businesses and the tourist industry in relation to the introduction of the euro currency in January 2002.

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-15941 by Ms Wendy Alexander on 18 May 2001, how many of the "initial expressions of interest" in the Motorola facility it has...

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide details of the current position regarding pre-Article 226 letter infraction proceedings initiated by the European Commission in respect of...

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to its news release SE4934/2001 of 27 November 2001, whether it intends to use Scotland’s share of the £1 billion extra funding for health to...

To ask the Scottish Executive whether vehicles transporting ash derived from the pyres of foot-and-mouth disease infected carcasses are washed so as to prevent the risk of diseased material...

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the waste material derived from foot-and-mouth disease infected carcasses is being burnt at temperatures high enough to kill any toxins produced by the carcasses.

To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to investigate the representations made by Helmsdale Community Council to Highland Primary Health Care NHS Trust regarding a lack of general...

To ask the Scottish Executive how much it cost to police each of the farms involved in the GM farm-scale trials currently taking place at Daviot, Rothienorman and Munlochy.

To ask the Scottish Executive what herbicides and other chemicals are being used in the GM farm-scale trials at Daviot, Rothienorman and Munlochy.

To ask the Scottish Executive what action it has taken arising from the discovery of GM contamination in wild maize in Mexico.

To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has on whether one of the genetically modified oil-seed rape plants being grown in the field trial at Roskil Farm on the Black Isle has flowered...

To ask the Scottish Executive what progress is being made with the investigations into the use of lead solder in drinking water pipe-work in domestic residences and when it will publish any...

To ask the Scottish Executive what representations it has made to Her Majesty's Government about improving the warning of side effects on the label carried by the acne drug Isotretinoin for the...

To ask the Scottish Executive what support is available for the creation of locally based specialist eating disorder services.

To ask the Scottish Executive how many people have been diagnosed as having Amyotorphic Lateral Sclerosis since 1991 to date and what percentage of those who are have been so diagnosed are...

To ask the Scottish Executive how the £500,000 funding for community pharmacies announced in its news release SE4085/2001 on 1 October 2001 will be distributed.

To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to increase family involvement in patient care in the NHS.

To ask the Scottish Executive in which health board areas can people buy digital hearing aids at a reduced rate.

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-19911 by Malcolm Chisholm on 12 December 2001, what its future targets are for yearly reductions in hospital acquired...

To ask the Scottish Executive what the timetable now is for completion of the new hospital facilities at Stonehouse, Lanarkshire.

To ask the Scottish Executive how many hospital bed spaces are available in the event of major emergencies occurring, broken down by health board.

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Public/Private Partnership contract for the new Wishaw Hospital requires Lanarkshire Health Board or the relevant NHS Trust to maintain a specific bed...

To ask the Scottish Executive what resources and new equipment have been allocated to the Glasgow Royal Infirmary in the period since 21 March 2001 following the review of imaging facilities.

To ask the Scottish Executive what representations it has received regarding the proposed closure of St Mary’s Hospital, Lanark.

To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with Lanarkshire Health Board regarding the proposed closure of St Mary’s Hospital, Lanark and what consideration has been given to...

To ask the Scottish Executive what its policy is on the closure of local hospital and respite services which have the support of local communities.

To ask the Scottish Executive how hospital managers’ salaries at the North Glasgow University Hospitals NHS Trust are structured and whether those salaries and any bonuses are dependent on...

To ask the Scottish Executive what advice it provides to prospective homeowners who currently rent from a registered social landlord or local authority on the maintenance requirements of owning a...

To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) private sector houses, showing separately those built for rent and (b) public sector houses, broken down by (i) local authority and (ii) housing...

To ask the Scottish Executive when the report of the Housing Improvement Task Force will be published.

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-19641 by Mr Alasdair Morrison on 16 November 2001, when the research which it commissioned to help maximise employment...

To ask the Scottish Executive whether, in light of the English High Court judgement of 15 November 2001 that cloned embryos are not subject to the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990, it...

To ask the Scottish Executive what the explanation is for the increase in the number of fiscal fines issued during the period October 2000 to September 2001.

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has any plans to create a system of family courts.

To ask the Scottish Executive how many people have been offered a fiscal fine under section 302 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 in each of the last five years.

To ask the Scottish Executive what procedures will be put in place to ensure that expenditure of public money on community land buy outs represents best value for money or delivers public benefits.

To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of disposed car tyres are disposed of in landfill sites.

To ask the Scottish Executive what publicly accessible specialist facilities for the environmentally safe disposal and recycling of dry cell and car batteries currently exist and where such...

To ask the Scottish Executive what consultations have been held with the Government Actuary to determine the rate of return expected from the investment of a sum awarded as damages for future...

To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to review the number of student radiographer places throughout Scotland.

To ask the Scottish Executive when the National Discharge Protocol for Mentally Disordered Offenders will be published.

To ask the Scottish Executive how many times and on what dates the Ministerial Working Group considering the report of the Working Group on Renewing Local Democracy met in the period from 1...

To ask the Scottish Executive how many former Scottish ministers have claimed lump sum payments or pensions after leaving ministerial office since May 1999.

To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to re-appraise the Arbuthnott Index relating to mortality rates among people under 65 as one of the key indicators for the provision of health...

To ask the Scottish Executive what advice, guidance or instructions it has given North Glasgow University Hospitals NHS Trust and Greater Glasgow Health Board on the placement of recruitment...

To ask the Scottish Executive what procedures are in place to measure compliance by NHS trusts in the labelling of medicinal products and associated package leaflets as required by Council...

To ask the Scottish Executive whether any waiting lists have been closed, including any which have been subsequently re-opened, in any hospital in the Lothian Health Board area in 2001.

To ask the Scottish Executive how many people are employed by it under the New Deal for Young People.

To ask the Scottish Executive what measures are being taken to increase the number of people employed by it under the New Deal for Young People.

To ask the Scottish Executive how many individuals who participated in the self-employment route of the New Deal have gone back to claiming benefit since the New Deal’s inception.

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to its news release SE5013/2001 on 11 December 2001, what financial impact the changes will have on the non-domestic rates burden of (a) Central Scotland...

To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has on the percentage of children under five years old in nursery places in each education authority in each year since 1994.

To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it is having with COSLA and trade unions with regard to the terms and conditions of employment of nursery nurses.

To ask the Scottish Executive what its position is on national standardised terms and conditions for the employment of nursery nurses by local authorities and what consultation it undertook prior...

To ask the Scottish Executive what action it will take in response to the Health and Safety Executive’s report Cancer Among Current and Previous Workers at National Semiconductor (UK) Ltd,...

To ask the Scottish Executive what steps will be taken to prepare local GPs and other health service professionals to deal with any increase in workload resulting from the publication of the...

To ask the Scottish Executive whether a further study to establish any causal link between the working environment and cancer rates in the semiconductor industry should be carried out without...

To ask the Scottish Executive how it will ensure that the views of the non-unionised workforce will be taken into account in any action it undertakes as a result of the Health and Safety...

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answers to questions S1W-19322, S1W-19323, S1W-19324, S1W-19325, S1W-19236, S1W-19327, S1W-19328, S1W-19329 and S1W-19330, by Ms Wendy Alexander on 6...

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-18975 by Mr Jack McConnell on 6 November 2001, whether it has yet set a date to announce the results of the...

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1O-4905 by Lewis Macdonald on 15 November 2001, whether it has received any representations from organisations in, or residents...

To ask the Scottish Executive what targets it sets for local authorities in the determination of major industrial, commercial and residential planning applications.

To ask the Scottish Executive what targets it sets for local authorities in the determination of minor industrial, commercial and residential planning applications.

To ask the Scottish Executive what input it is making to the work on knowledge pools undertaken by the Centre for Management and Policy Studies.

To ask the Scottish Executive what input it is making to the work on knowledge pools undertaken by the Performance and Innovation Unit’s Strategic Futures Project.

To ask the Scottish Executive what input it is making to the work on knowledge pools undertaken by the Excellence in Policy Making Network.

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has issued good practice guidance common to all local authorities regarding the criteria for the exercise of local authority discretion over the provision...

To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to replace the criteria for assessing diseases that currently apply for exemption from prescription charges with criteria which have more regard to...

To ask the Scottish Executive how many of the people who declined an offer of a fiscal fine under section 302 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 were subsequently prosecuted in each of...

To ask the Scottish Executive how many people who failed to (a) pay fiscal fines in full and (b) pay instalments in respect of such fines timeously in each of the last five years have been...

To ask the Scottish Executive what powers it has to secure an order under section 1 (4) of the Protection of Wrecks Act 1973 where designation of a wreck site is a matter of immediate urgency and...

To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had, or intends to have, with Her Majesty’s Government on European Union proposals for an EU standard for the construction of buses in...

To ask the Scottish Executive on what date and by whom it was first informed that Railtrack plc was being considered for administration.

To ask the Scottish Executive what actions it has taken and representations it has made, specifying where appropriate to whom and on what date, in order to secure and protect the future delivery...

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1O-4094 by Sarah Boyack on 15 November 2001, what specific powers Scottish ministers have in relation to the rail industry in...

To ask the Scottish Executive what progress is being made in taking forward the Larkhall to Milngavie rail link.

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Lord Advocate or any department within the Crown Office have been consulted on the proposed Stirling to Alloa Rail link and, if so, on what dates and for...

To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions have been held, or are planned, with the Strategic Rail Authority regarding its Strategic Plan in so far as it relates to rail services for Scotland.

To ask the Scottish Executive what reduction in rail freight transport has taken place between Scotland and Europe since the SNCF restricted the number of freight trains passing through the...

To ask the Scottish Executive what additional road transport has been generated in Scotland by SNCF’s restriction on the number of freight trains passing through the Channel Tunnel since 7...

To ask the Scottish Executive what representations it has made to Her Majesty’s Government to achieve relaxation of the restrictions on freight train traffic imposed on the Channel Tunnel...

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has any plans to support improvement to the railway infrastructure in West Lothian.

To ask the Scottish Executive what representations it has made, or plans to make, to the Strategic Rail Authority or the Department of Transport, Local Government and the Regions regarding direct...

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will publish details of its current research projects into wind energy production and whether it will consult with Her Majesty’s Government into the...

To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has on the (a) amount in real terms and (b) percentage of research and development budgets funded from public sources which has been allocated to...

To ask the Scottish Executive how many road accidents resulting in deaths have occurred on trunk roads in the Grampian police area (a) in the current year to date and (b) in each of the last...

To ask the Scottish Executive how much was recovered by NHS Trusts or health boards from motorists following their admission to hospital for treatment following a road traffic accident in each...

To ask the Scottish Executive what provision is made in the current financial year for campaigns against drink driving.

To ask the Scottish Executive what provision is made in the current financial year for campaigns against drugged driving.

To ask the Scottish Executive whether those provisions of its contract with BEAR Scotland Ltd which govern the position in the event of the company’s failure to perform its obligations have...

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it stated that BEAR Scotland Ltd were "theoretically able to cope" with winter roads problems as reported in the Press and Journal on 14 November 2001 and,...

To ask the Scottish Executive, with regard to paragraph 2.10 of the Appendix to Annex A of Audit Scotland’s report The new trunk road contracts , whether any projected rise in costs of...

To ask the Scottish Executive how many road inspectors the Performance Audit Group, which monitors performance in the trunk road maintenance contracts, employs on the ground to physically monitor...

To ask the Scottish Executive how many speed cameras were located in Edinburgh in each year since 1997.

To ask the Scottish Executive what action the Performance Audit Group has taken in respect of the trunk roads maintenance contract for the Fife area in each of the last three months.

To ask the Scottish Executive what representations it has received in each of the last six months on the performance of BEAR Scotland Ltd in respect of the trunk roads maintenance contract in the...

To ask the Scottish Executive how many representations it has received on the adequacy of the gritting programme for trunk roads in the Fife area on 10 and 11 December 2001.

To ask the Scottish Executive what recent discussions it has had with Fife Council in respect of the trunk roads maintenance contract for the Fife area.

To ask the Scottish Executive what information it holds on the length of time taken by the planning system to deliver improvement schemes for Scotland’s motorways and other strategic roads.

To ask the Scottish Executive what steps are being taken to ensure that the views of businesses, local enterprise companies and other social partners are given due weight in decisions about the...

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-19992 by Lewis MacDonald on 11 December 2001, whether any aspects of the trunk road maintenance contracts have been varied or...

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-7052 by Sarah Boyack on 19 June 2000, what the (a) net revenue expenditure on roads maintenance and (b) gross capital...

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-19962 by Allan Wilson on 11 December 2001, how much has been awarded to organisations in (a) Stirling district and (b)...

To ask the Scottish Executive what its current estimates are of the rate of return on capital in schools funded wholly or partly through the Private Finance Initiative.

To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) deaf, (b) blind and (c) deafblind persons are employed by it and what percentage of its workforce they represent.

To ask the Scottish Executive how many women are employed by it and what percentage of its workforce they represent.

To ask the Scottish Executive whether, in terms of the Code of Practice on Access to Scottish Executive Information , public interest in the issues relating to the Scottish Transport Group...

To ask the Scottish Executive what method of valuation it plans to use for valuing the assets of the proposed Scottish Water at 1 April 2002 and how it plans to ensure that any such valuation...

To ask the Scottish Executive whether any legal issues have been identified in respect of transfer of PFI projects in the water industry in preparation for the formation of the proposed Scottish...

To ask the Scottish Executive whether any of its members or officials has attended any meetings of the partnership between the shadow form of Scottish Water and the trade unions and, if so, (a)...

To ask the Scottish Executive what Sites of Special Scientific Interest are located within 10 km of the GM farm-scale trials at Daviot, Rothienorman and Munlochy.

To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to promote teaching as a career.

To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to attract mature new entrants to teaching as a career.

To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to attract former teachers to return to teaching as a career.

To ask the Scottish Executive what further research has been commissioned, or is contemplated, on the effects on health of mobile phone masts further to the Stewart Report.

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-20231 by Ms Wendy Alexander on 6 December 2001, (a) how much it will cost to support the Atlantic fixed wireless network until...

To ask the Scottish Executive what plans the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport has to make a ministerial statement to the Parliament on the current situation in the tourism industry.

To ask the Scottish Executive what issues will be addressed in its wildlife tourism strategy to be published next year.

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1O-4241 by Mike Watson on 6 December 2001, whether it will give a definition of eco-tourism.

To ask the Scottish Executive how it will ensure that its current proposals for land reform improve the conservation of wildlife and the rearing of managed game, including fish, as core...

To ask the Scottish Executive what action it plans to take to redress the drops in visitor numbers to Scotland as identified by National Statistics in its press release of 10 December 2001.

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it gave approval to, or had advance knowledge of, the decision by VisitScotland to issue shopping vouchers as a tourism promotion tool.

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the VisitScotland shopping voucher pilot scheme would breach any EU competition rules as a form of market assistance were it made available in other...

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will detail any applications which VisitScotland has made to it for further funding for marketing.

To ask the Scottish Executive what representations it has received from the tourism industry since the appointment of the new First Minister and what consultation it intends to undertake with the...

To ask the Scottish Executive whether there has been any development of tourism associated with family history and genealogy.

To ask the Scottish Executive what the latest estimates are of the increase in traffic flow on the A90 between the Forth Road Bridge and Barnton in each year until 2010.

To ask the Scottish Executive what consideration it is giving to fast-track road scheme procedures for areas affected by traffic congestion.

To ask the Scottish Executive what the average weekly traffic flow has been on the A8000 annually since January 1997 and what the estimated average weekly traffic flows are annually until...

To ask the Scottish Executive what financial support it is currently giving to befriending and mentoring services which assist people with health, social and educational difficulties and what...

To ask the Scottish Executive (a) on what basis the assets of each water authority were valued on formation in 1996, (b), if different methods of valuation were used for each authority, what the...

To ask the Scottish Executive what the impact on water charges will be for the financial year 2001-02 in the (a) East of Scotland Water Authority, (b) North of Scotland Water Authority and (c)...

To ask the Scottish Executive whether any impact studies have been carried out on the effects on the voluntary sector of withdrawal of water and sewerage charges relief.

To ask the Scottish Executive, with regard to section 47 of Chapter 45, Part IV of the Water (Scotland) Act 1980 and section 28 of Part 3 of the Water Industry (Scotland) Bill, what types of...

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answers to questions S1W-18493 and S1W-18494 by Nicol Stephen on 22 November 2001, whether all the recommendations in the Report of the Advisory...

To ask the Presiding Officer, further to his answers to questions S1W-20206 and S1W-20210 on 6 December 2001, which of the sub-contractors of Flour City Architectural Metals (UK) Ltd (a) received...

To ask the Presiding Officer which business address in the United Kingdom Flour City Architectural Metals (UK) Ltd used in their dealings in connection with the MSP building cladding contract and...

To ask the Presiding Officer, further to his answer to question S1W-20306 on 7 December 2001, whether any amounts from the five payments that were made to Flour City Architectural Metals (UK)...