Wednesday, 26 February 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has undertaken a transport economic efficiency report looking specifically at the key benefits of the development of infrastructure such as airports and,...
To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) households and (b) pensioners’ homes in postcode areas covering the (i) Hamilton North and Bellshill and (ii) Kilmarnock and Loudoun parliamentary...
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will include children affected by bereavement as well as children affected by matrimonial proceedings in the guidelines under section 19 of the Children...
To ask the Scottish Executive how it will respond to recommendations of the Victoria Climbié Inquiry that are not addressed by the Commissioner for Children and Young People (Scotland) Bill.
To ask the Scottish Executive what support is available to cocaine and crack cocaine addicts in the (a) Hamilton North and Bellshill and (b) Kilmarnock and Loudoun parliamentary constituency.
To ask the Scottish Executive what the average cost is of a full inspection of an (a) primary and (b) secondary school.
To ask the Scottish Executive how many times the Minister for the Environment and Rural Development has led the United Kingdom delegation to an EU Council meeting since 1999.
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to my supplementary question to question S1F-2273 by Mr Jack McConnell on 21 November 2002, when the First Minister will provide me with a...
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will review the arrangements for private fostering.
To ask the Scottish Executive what reduction there has been in mortality rates from coronary heart disease in the (a) West Dunbartonshire and (b) Argyll and Bute local authority area in each year...
To ask the Scottish Executive how the mortality rates per 100,000 population from coronary heart disease in the (a) Hamilton North and Bellshill and (b) Kilmarnock and Loudoun parliamentary...
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will re-examine any of its present contracts with companies that are part of the Premier Custodial Group Ltd which operates HM Prison and Young Offenders...
To ask the Scottish Executive whether local authority planning departments have been advised that paragraph 32 in National Planning Policy Guideline NPPG6: Renewable Energy Developments and...
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the results of the survey "Public Attitudes Towards Wind Farms in Scotland" were used as part of the decision-making process for the re-drafting of planning...
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the results of the survey "Public Attitudes Towards Wind Farms in Scotland" have been used as part of the decision-making process in (a) local authority...
To ask the Scottish Executive what the total cost will be of the consultation seminars on the draft Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Bill.
To ask the Scottish Executive what the costs were of printing, publishing and distributing The Scottish Executive’s Central Heating Programme and the Warm Deal: Annual Report 2001/02 .
To ask the Scottish Executive what the total cost was of producing and distributing the consultation document for the draft Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Bill.
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to increase parental representation on its Special Educational Needs Advisory Forum.
To ask the Scottish Executive how it will ensure that children and young people with special needs benefit from the investment in school sport announced as part of the Scottish budget for 2003-06.
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the guidelines under section 19 of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 will state that basic training and professional development for teachers should cover...
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will implement the recommendations made by the Enterprise and Lifelong Learning Committee in paragraphs 213 and 214 of its 1st Report 2003, Report on the...
To ask the Scottish Executive how the (a) Scots and (b) Gaelic language will be assisted by the events planned to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the Union of the Crowns. The member has...
To ask the Scottish Executive whether South Lanarkshire Volunteering Enterprise will qualify as a registered charity under the Hardship Fund for assistance with water rates.
To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of registered charities qualify under the Hardship Fund for assistance with water rates.
To ask the Presiding Officer, with regard to paragraph 20 of The 2001/02 Audit of the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body by the Auditor General for Scotland, in respect of which aspects of...
To ask the Presiding Officer what minimum notice periods must be complied with prior to surrendering the leases for the Church of Scotland Assembly Hall and other buildings in the parliamentary...