To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-16184 by Mr Andy Kerr on 5 May 2005, what criteria are used to determine whether an accident and emergency ambulance...

To ask the Scottish Executive how many families in the (a) West Dunbartonshire and (b) East Dunbartonshire local authority area have benefited from Sure Start Scotland; in what ways they have...

To ask the Scottish Executive how it will ensure that people with a communication impairment benefit equally from the provisions of the proposed Adoption Bill.

To ask the Scottish Executive how it will ensure that people with a communication impairment benefit equally from the provisions of the proposed Children’s Hearings and Integrated Services Bill.

To ask the Scottish Executive how it will ensure that people with a communication impairment benefit equally from the provisions of the Scottish Schools (Parental Involvement) Bill.

To ask the Scottish Executive how it will ensure that people with a communication impairment benefit equally from the provisions of the proposed Local Government (Electoral Administration and...

To ask the Scottish Executive how it will ensure that people with a communication impairment benefit equally from the provisions of the proposed Summary Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill.

To ask the Scottish Executive how it will ensure that people with a communication impairment benefit equally from the provisions of the proposed Planning (Scotland) Bill.

To ask the Scottish Executive which categories of wildlife crime are most commonly investigated by each police force.

To ask the Scottish Executive how many incidents of wildlife crime have been reported to each police force in each of the last five years.

To ask the Scottish Executive how many children aged 16 and under are registered with an NHS dentist in each NHS board area.

To ask the Scottish Executive how many people aged 60 and over are registered with an NHS dentist in each NHS board area.

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the publication of its action plan on responding to the needs of children of drug misusing parents has been delayed and, if so, what the reasons are for the...

To ask the Scottish Executive when its action plan on responding to the needs of children of drug misusing parents will now be published.

To ask the Scottish Executive how many cases of E coli have been found in (a) schools, (b) leisure centres, (c) hospitals and (d) businesses in each year since 1999, broken down by local...

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide details of the compulsory elements of the secondary school curriculum.

To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of the history syllabus is Scottish in content or perspective in the 5-14 curriculum and (a) standard, (b) higher and (c) advanced higher grade courses.

To ask the Scottish Executive what (a) representations it has made to, (b) discussions it has had with and (c) meetings it has had with (i) the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) and (ii) other...

To ask the Scottish Executive what cognisance it has taken of representations it has received on equal pay and what action it will take to ensure that all women who work for local authorities...

To ask the Scottish Executive what the levels were of General Medical Services (a) indicative funding in 2003-04 and (b) actual funding in 2004-05 for (i) Orkney and (ii) Scotland.

To ask the Scottish Executive what specific action it has taken to address Seasonal Affective Disorder in women.

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-16187 by Mr Andy Kerr on 9 May 2005, whether the procurement exercise on Picture Archiving and Communications Systems has been...

To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to eliminate hospital-acquired infections.

To ask the Scottish Executive what action has been taken to increase the quality and variety of homes in disadvantaged areas of the West Dunbartonshire local authority area since 1997; how many...

To ask the Scottish Executive how many offences have been committed by offenders released on home detention curfew, broken down by (a) offence and (b) police force area.

To ask the Scottish Executive what specific action it has taken to address Seasonal Affective Disorder in younger people.

To ask the Scottish Executive what assessment has been made of the proportion of adults in the (a) NHS Greater Glasgow, (b) Clydebank and (c) Milngavie and Bearsden area affected by poor mental...

To ask the Scottish Executive what funding allocations have been made to the Golden Jubilee Hospital in Clydebank in each year since it has been under NHS control.

To ask the Scottish Executive what additional resources have been provided in this financial year to the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park Authority to assist with enforcement measures...

To ask the Scottish Executive what resources will be provided to the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park Authority in 2006-07 and 2007-08 and, specifically, what additional resources will...

To ask the Scottish Executive how many practice nurses were trained in the last three years.

To ask the Scottish Executive how it will ensure that local authorities have an up-to-date development plan, as outlined in the White Paper, Modernising the Planning System .

To ask the Scottish Executive what action will be taken against local authorities who fail to produce an up-to-date development plan, as outlined in the White Paper, Modernising the Planning System .

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-17401 by Cathy Jamieson on 30 June 2005, why the Scottish Prison Service believes that staff turnover does not adversely...

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answers to questions S2W-15588 and S2W-17698 by Cathy Jamieson on 14 April and 24 August 2005, how it reconciles the statement that there have been...

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-17698 by Cathy Jamieson on 24 August 2005, whether any disciplinary action or penalty was imposed on Kilmarnock Prison...

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-15585 by Cathy Jamieson on 14 April 2005, who is responsible for awarding compensation to the family of James Barclay if it is...

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-17676 by Cathy Jamieson on 7 July 2005, how the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) is able to fulfil its responsibility, under the...

To ask the Scottish Executive what remit the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) has in respect of health and, in particular, in relation to sewage sludge burial.

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers that there are any reasons why local authorities will be unable to fill vacancies for teachers in subject departments and, if so, what these...

To ask the Scottish Executive how many PE teachers have been employed in each year since 1999, broken down by local authority area.

To ask the Scottish Executive how many PE teachers are eligible for retirement in (a) 2005, (b) 2006, (c) 2007 and (d) 2008, broken down by local authority area.

To ask the Scottish Executive what the average pay of (a) primary and (b) secondary teachers holding a (i) degree, (ii) master’s degree and (iii) doctorate was in 2004-05.

To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to enable the voluntary sector to offer pay and conditions comparable with those in the public or private sectors.

To ask the Scottish Executive what the average charge for business customers has been for (a) water supply and (b) waste water services in each year since 1997 under (i) each of the previous...