To ask the Scottish Executive how many sudden deaths were reported to each procurator fiscal in each of the last three years where alcoholism or alcohol intoxication was given as a contributory...

To ask the Scottish Executive what action is being taken and what additional resources are being provided to improve access to qualifications, training and support for residential child care...

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the views of children and young people are sought as a matter of course during the formulation of its policies on education, children and young people.

To ask the Scottish Executive how many weapons were taken out of circulation in each of the last two amnesties on illegal firearms.

To ask the Scottish Executive how many cases have been marked no proceedings for reasons of (a) delay by the police or other reporting agency, (b) delay by the procurator fiscal, (c) lack of...

To ask the Scottish Executive what the cost of overseas visits by each minister and deputy minister has been in (a) 1999, (b) 2000, (c) 2001, (d) 2002 and (e) 2003.

To ask the Scottish Executive when it will publish its draft Nature Conservation (Scotland) Bill.

To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) three- and (b) four-year-olds have nursery places.

To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) three- and (b) four-year-olds have had requests for nursery places refused in the last 12 months.

To ask the Scottish Executive how many people under 35 were appointed to the boards of public bodies in 2002.

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will make representations to Network Rail to ensure adequate standards of safety following the recent derailment of a freight train at Carmuirs near Falkirk.

To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has on the types of drugs prescribed in nursing and residential homes in each local authority area.

To ask the Scottish Executive what negotiations it has had with landowners and the Moray Council to ensure that improvements to the A95 are not delayed and who the landowners are along this route...

To ask the Scottish Executive what importance is given to the views of Scottish Natural Heritage when improvements to the trunk road network are proposed by BEAR Scotland Ltd and the relevant...

To ask the Scottish Executive how many tenders have been received by BEAR Scotland Ltd for the work to re-open the A95 between Boharm and Craigellachie; what criteria have been set for these...

To ask the Scottish Executive what contribution the equine industry makes to the rural economy.

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to questions S1W-3812, S1W-3813 and S1W-3814 by Mr Jack McConnell on 1 February, 24 January and 1 February 2000 respectively, when the last...

To ask the Scottish Executive whether its aim of zero growth in the amount of municipal waste produced by 2010, contained in the National Waste Plan 2003 , is achievable without an increase in...

To ask the Scottish Executive what action it will take to encourage the procurement of new infrastructure for municipal waste processing through the private sector.

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will give a breakdown of the target of (a) recycling and (b) composting 25% of municipal waste by 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive when local authorities can begin bidding for funding under the Strategic Waste Fund, as referred to in the executive summary of the National Waste Plan 2003 , and...

To ask the Scottish Executive who the members will be of the Stakeholder Advisory Group which will facilitate the forward management and direction of the national waste plan.