To ask the Scottish Executive how many households have received warm deal grants for energy efficiency measures each year since the initiative’s inception and what the total expenditure on...

To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of households entitled to a grant under the warm deal initiative have been awarded a grant.

To ask the Scottish Executive how many households have benefited from the central heating programme since its inception and what the total expenditure on the scheme has been.

To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of households eligible to receive support from the central heating programme have been granted such support.

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will produce and publish a national reform programme under the European Commission’s revised Lisbon strategy independently of the UK Government.

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it intends to contribute to the UK Government’s national reform programme under the European Commission’s revised Lisbon strategy and, if so,...

To ask the Scottish Executive which organisations it will consult in the preparation of a national reform programme, or in contributing to the UK national reform programme, under the European...

To ask the Scottish Executive when it will announce the first awards in the Schools of Ambition programme

To ask the Scottish Executive what consideration it has given to nominating a Scottish city as a candidate to be the location of the headquarters of the European Gender Institute.

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-14496 by Nicol Stephen on 16 March 2005, whether all Caledonian MacBrayne services are loss-making.

To ask the Scottish Executive whether Caledonian MacBrayne produces an annual statement which breaks down the deficit funding requirement on a route-by-route basis.

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-14498 by Nicol Stephen on 16 March 2005, why foot passenger numbers on the Gourock to Dunoon ferry route have only been...

To ask the Scottish Executive whether out of undertaking peak sailings on the Gourock to Dunoon ferry route between 1986 and 2003 were provided on a commercial basis.

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the MV Pioneer was disposed of in accordance with the guidelines on the disposal of surplus assets, as set out in the Scottish Public Finance Manual, and, if...

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the MV Pioneer was sold on the open market and, if not, how the sale met best value criteria.

To ask the Scottish Executive whether medical rehabilitation is available to patients who have travelled abroad for a surgical operation that is not available in Scotland.

To ask the Scottish Executive what action it has taken to address the shortage of affordable housing in Edinburgh.

To ask the Scottish Executive what measures have been taken to improve housing conditions in Glasgow Springburn.

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-15878 by Colin Boyd QC on 21 April 2005, whether it will provide a breakdown of the European Arrest Warrants received by (a)...

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-15878 by Colin Boyd QC on 21 April 2005, whether it will provide a breakdown of the European Arrest Warrants issued by (a)...

To ask the Scottish Executive whether any of the European Arrest Warrants received have been for acts that are not offences in Scots law.

To ask the Scottish Executive, for each offence listed in Article 2(2) of Council Framework Decision 2002/584/SHA on the European Arrest Warrant and the surrender procedures between member...

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will list the media conferences held in a prison at which HM Chief Inspector of Prisons launched his report on an investigation into that prison in each...

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-15704 by Cathy Jamieson on 26 April 2005, in which part of the report it states that all menus meet dietary needs; what action...

To ask the Scottish Executive what the total annual budget for food was in each prison in each of the last five years.

To ask the Scottish Executive what the recruitment policy of it and its agencies is in relation to nationality.

To ask the Scottish Executive what progress has been made on discussions with GNER regarding the development of Musselburgh Parkway station following the recent decision on the franchise for the...

To ask the Scottish Executive who bears the risk of delays in relation to the awarding of contracts for the construction of the M74 extension; whether it will place in the Scottish Parliament...

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-15892 by Nicol Stephen on 26 April 2005, (a) which consultants received payment from the sum of £327,735.29, how much was...

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is satisfied that recommended procurement practice has been followed in the tender process for the management and maintenance of the trunk road network in...

To ask the Scottish Executive how many civil servants worked for each of its departments in each year since 1999, broken down by division.

To ask the Scottish Executive how much it spent on relocation costs for new employees in each year since 1999.

To ask the Scottish Executive how it is encouraging the continuing professional development of social workers.

To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with the other devolved assemblies with regard to gathering support for Glasgow’s bid to host the Commonwealth Games in 2014.

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to promote cultural contacts and tourism from France based on the historic links between Scotland and France.

To ask the Scottish Executive what criteria are applied in measuring congestion on the Forth Road Bridge and what information it has on mean and median travel times for crossing the bridge at...

To ask the Scottish Executive what the (a) mean and (b) median travel times by car were from Edinburgh city centre to Glasgow city centre in (i) 1975, (ii) 1985, (iii) 1995, (iv) 1999, (v) 2000,...

To ask the Scottish Executive what progress is being made in meeting the transport needs of south east Edinburgh.