To ask the Scottish Executive whether issues in regard to EEC subsidy rules have been a factor in the closure of the abattoir in Stornoway; what plans it has to address any concerns which the...

To ask the Scottish Executive how many men (a) were diagnosed and (b) died from prostate cancer in each year from 1996-97 to 2000-01 inclusive, broken down by NHS board area.

To ask the Scottish Executive how many men diagnosed with prostate cancer in the years from 1991-92 to 1996-97 inclusive were still alive five years later, broken down by NHS board area.

To ask the Scottish Executive how many NHS staff have been trained as cervical smear takers under the new liquid based cytology screening pilot project.

To ask the Scottish Executive which NHS boards are currently targeting areas of low breast cancer screening uptake.

To ask the Scottish Executive how many women over 70 have been screened for breast cancer since January 2001.

To ask the Scottish Executive what progress is being made with the pilot screening for colorectal cancer for people between the ages of 50 and 69 in (a) Tayside, (b) Fife and (c) Grampian NHS...

To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has, and over what timescale, to introduce a population based prostate cancer screening programme based on the prostate specific antigen test.

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will publish the results in Scotland of the European Randomised Study of Screening for Prostate Cancer.

To ask the Scottish Executive when the report of the multi-disciplinary prostate cancer working group on its review of referral, management and treatment of people with prostate cancer, as well...

To ask the Scottish Executive whether any concern has been expressed to it by the Civil Service Commissioners in regard to any appointment made by it since May 1999.

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has requested the Civil Service Commissioners to routinely monitor the appointments it makes.

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has received any complaints regarding its adherence to the Civil Service Commissioners’ Recruitment Code.

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1O-4876 by Ms Margaret Curran on 14 March 2002, what training will be provided to ensure that the respect project is successfully...

To ask the Scottish Executive what evaluation has been undertaken on projects funded by the Domestic Abuse Development Fund from its inception to March 2002 and when the results of any such...

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has carried out, or intends to carry out, any research and monitoring for the presence of plutonium in the sea spray on the west coast of the Western Isles.

To ask the Scottish Executive what recent discussions have taken place concerning the implementation of the Objective 1 programme and how much has been paid to projects under this programme.

To ask the Scottish Executive which NHS boards fund intracytoplasmic sperm injection treatment for infertility.

To ask the Scottish Executive when intracytoplasmic sperm injection treatment for infertility will be available in NHS board areas where such treatment is not currently funded.

To ask the Scottish Executive what options are available to patients wishing to access intracytoplasmic sperm injection treatment for infertility in areas where the treatment is not currently...

To ask the Scottish Executive when the application from Shetland Seafood Auctions Ltd for grant aid under the Financial Instrument for Fisheries Guidance scheme for the development of an...

To ask the Scottish Executive what guidance is given to recipients of grants under the Financial Instrument for Fisheries Guidance scheme on the maximum time between the receipt of a valid...

To ask the Scottish Executive what responsibilities it has for ensuring that people resident in the Cumbernauld and Kilsyth parliamentary constituency have access to in-patient provision across...

To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to increase the number of (a) neurosurgery beds, (b) neurosurgery intensive care beds and (c) specialist neurosurgery staff.

To ask the Scottish Executive what the current status is of the proposed Shetlands Islands Council housing stock transfer.

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-16823 by Jackie Baillie on 2 August 2001, what the current status is of the proposed transfers of Scottish Homes properties to...

To ask the Scottish Executive what action it plans to take to stop unsolicited pornographic pictures, adverts for pornographic sites and e-mails advertising pornography appearing on the internet.

To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to review how victims of crime and their families are treated by the criminal justice system.

To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to make the criminal justice system more transparent.

To ask the Scottish Executive, with regard to its Policy Memorandum on the Land Reform (Scotland) Bill, on what grounds it is satisfied that the provisions in the bill on access, community...

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has plans to introduce scale fees for junior counsel appearing in the sheriff court in legally aided cases.

To ask the Scottish Executive to what extent the Scottish Legal Aid Board considers that a block fee regime would encourage additional usage of the courts in civil legal aid matters and what...

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Scottish Legal Aid Board has undertaken a comparative exercise on the value of work now being performed under the Criminal Legal Aid (Fixed Payments)...

To ask the Scottish Executive what categories of children are eligible for legal aid.

To ask the Scottish Executive when the report of the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 review group will be published.

To ask the Scottish Executive, for each local authority, what percentage of the authority’s bills from contractors and suppliers were paid at least 30 days from the due date for payment in...

To ask the Scottish Executive how much capital debt was owed (a) by each local authority and (b) per capita in each local authority area on the most recent date for which figures are available.

To ask the Scottish Executive when Forth Valley NHS Board will receive details of its financial settlement for the next three financial years.

To ask the Scottish Executive how many people died while on a waiting list for cardiac surgery in (a) 1998-99, (b) 1999-2000 and 2000-01 broken down by NHS board area.

To ask the Scottish Executive what the current average waiting time is for (a) coronary artery bypass grafts and (b) other cardiac surgery, broken down by NHS board area.

To ask the Scottish Executive what the average waiting time was for cataract operations for the most recent period available in each NHS board area.

To ask the Scottish Executive what the average waiting time is between being referred by a General Practitioner to an Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) clinic and the first consultation at the clinic,...

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-5228 by Mr Jim Wallace on 24 March 2000, what the additional direct costs associated with the abolition of Crown Exemption for...

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-18802 by Angus MacKay on 19 November 2001, whether the information given in that answer is comprehensive and accurate given...

To ask the Scottish Executive from whom the land was acquired to extend the park and ride facilities at Croy Station as announced by the Minister for Enterprise, Transport and Lifelong Learning...

To ask the Scottish Executive what progress has been made in discussions with local authorities in Strathclyde to enable free transport for elderly people to be introduced this year.

To ask the Scottish Executive when the construction work on the bus station at St Andrew Square, Edinburgh, will be completed.

To ask the Scottish Executive what targets it has for increasing the number of passenger miles travelled on railways and what progress is being made in respect of any such targets.

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Performance Audit Group and Scott Wilson Scotland Limited include herbicide use as a factor to be assessed in their monitoring of the contractors...

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-21675 by Ms Wendy Alexander on 24 January 2002, whether it intends to carry out any research in order to determine what...

To ask the Scottish Executive how VisitScotland will guarantee that all tourist organisations will have equal access to the website and national telephone number for e-tourism Ltd.

To ask the Scottish Executive how it will prevent "cherry-picking" of high commission tourist destinations under the arrangements for e-tourism Ltd.

To ask the Scottish Executive whether a private company will have the majority control of the proposed e-tourism Ltd and what safeguards will be in place to ensure that such a company cannot...

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will detail the level of public investment in the proposed e-tourism Ltd, along with any public share in the profits generated by the company.

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will list all those consulted about the structure, powers and funding for VisitScotland’s proposed joint private sector venture e-tourism Ltd.

To ask the Presiding Officer what percentage of the Parliament’s (a) waste paper and (b) waste plastic was sent for recycling in each year since May 1999-2000