To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to publish the details of the March 2006 agreement with the Home Office on asylum seeker children.

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-30704 by Robert Brown on 23 January 2007, when it intends to report to the Parliament on the implementation of the March 2006...

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-30704 by Robert Brown on 23 January 2007, when it intends to inform the Parliament of, and publish, the findings of the autumn...

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will carry out a review of the operation of the Warm Deal and central heating programme and whether as part of any such review it will consider extending...

To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to reduce child poverty.

To ask the Scottish Executive what provision is made for continuing student exemption from council tax for Scottish students who, after completion of a degree, immediately start a professional...

To ask the Scottish Executive how it ensures that the Scottish Consolidation Fund is ring-fenced for investment directly back into the community where the crimes have been committed.

To ask the Scottish Executive how many convictions there have been for possession of an offensive weapon in Tayside in each of the last four years.

To ask the Scottish Executive how many convictions there have been of people aged under 18 for possession of an offensive weapon in Tayside in each of the last four years.

To ask the Scottish Executive what its intentions are for the draft Culture Bill published by the previous administration.

To ask the Scottish Executive what value it places on the role of the arts and culture in the regeneration of Scotland’s cities.

To ask the Scottish Executive how it will define artists in relation to the grants scheme proposed in the SNP manifesto.

To ask the Scottish Executive how it intends to support contemporary music.

To ask the Scottish Executive when it expects to receive a response from the UK National Screening Committee about a high-risk screening programme for diabetes.

To ask the Scottish Executive when it intends to enable broadband technology to be available to the village of Westfield.

To ask the Scottish Executive when it will bring forward proposals to implement a 20% increase in drug rehabilitation services.

To ask the Scottish Executive how many patients were placed in residential accommodation for (a) drug and (b) alcohol addiction in (i) 2004, (ii) 2005 and (iii) 2006.

To ask the Scottish Executive how many patients were refused a residential placement for (a) drug and (b) alcohol addiction in (i) 2004, (ii) 2005 and (iii) 2006 and what the reasons were for...

To ask the Scottish Executive when it last met the Rural Schools Network and what issues were discussed.

To ask the Scottish Executive what concerns it has that customers on Scottish Power’s dynamic teleswitched tariff cannot switch to another supplier without incurring additional costs.

To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to review the functions or structures of Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA); whether any such...

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will outline its strategy for engagement with Europe.

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has conducted research into the effect on water pressure to residents in areas where water hydrants are vandalised.

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it holds statistics detailing the number of incidents of vandalism to fire hydrants.

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is aware of any incidents where fire crews have been hampered in their responses to a fire because of vandalised fire hydrants.

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will fund research to inform the design of a vandal-proof locking mechanism for fire hydrants.

To ask the Scottish Executive what progress it has made in discussions with the UK Government about extending the powers of the Executive to legislate on the regulation of airguns.

To ask the Scottish Executive what representations it has made to the UK Government in respect of an upper limit of 0.1% in permitted contamination levels of GM-free foods at this month’s...

To ask the Scottish Executive what meetings the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing has held with Shelter to discuss her proposals for housing.

To ask the Scottish Executive what meetings the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing has held with the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations to discuss her proposals for housing.

To ask the Scottish Executive how many private landlords have registered with local authorities under the Landlord Registration Scheme.

To ask the Scottish Executive how many private landlords there are in Scotland.

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-515 by Kenny MacAskill on 13 June 2007, how many people were charged with possession of an offensive weapon in the Grampian...

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-515 by Kenny MacAskill on 13 June 2007, how many people aged under 18 have been charged with possession of an offensive weapon...

To ask the Scottish Executive how many fine defaulters have been placed on supervised attendance orders.

To ask the Scottish Executive how many fine defaulters have refused to comply with supervised attendance orders.

To ask the Scottish Executive how many convictions have been secured based on DNA evidence in each year since 1999.

To ask the Scottish Executive what effect its proposed council tax freeze will have on Glasgow City Council’s ability to deliver the best educational opportunities to Glasgow’s young...

To ask the Scottish Executive how it will ensure that all pregnant women receive a consistent level of antenatal care, particularly in relation to the number of ultrasound scans they are offered.

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will continue to support and fund the Museums Recognition scheme.

To ask the Scottish Executive whether a centre for renewable energy research will be built on or near the site of Hunterston nuclear power station prior to the full decommissioning of that facility.

To ask the Scottish Executive how much it will cost to bring athletes currently on UK programmes into a Scottish Olympic team set-up.

To ask the Scottish Executive how many people with learning disabilities have been living in NHS-commissioned services for longer than six weeks.

To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of people with learning disabilities occupying NHS residential or retained beds have a personal life plan to help decide whether alternative...

To ask the Scottish Executive what proportion of the population is registered disabled.

To ask the Scottish Executive how many nominated wildlife crime officers have been appointed in each police force area, indicating in each case whether these posts are full or part-time and...

To ask the Scottish Executive what additional resources are available to Lothian and Borders Police as a result of Scottish Parliament events in Edinburgh, involving VIP or Royal visitors,...

To ask the Scottish Executive how many charges there have been under the Protection of Children and Prevention of Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2005 for meeting a child following certain...

To ask the Scottish Executive how many convictions there have been under the Protection of Children and Prevention of Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2005 for meeting a child following certain...

To ask the Scottish Executive what measures it will put in place to support, expand and promote the bus network in Roxburgh and Berwickshire.

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-222 by Stewart Stevenson on 8 June 2007, what the current cost estimates are for the construction of the Borders railway.

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will support the reopening of a railway station at Reston in Berwickshire and what other measures it will take to support transport links in Berwickshire.

To ask the Scottish Executive what assistance it will give to revitalise Paisley town centre.

To ask the Scottish Executive when it will determine the application by Airtricity for its proposed Clyde Wind Farm.

To ask the Scottish Executive what the timescale is for dualling the A9 from Inverness to Thurso.

To ask the Scottish Executive from which budget the £70 million funding to lower voluntary modulation will come and whether any environmental objectives will be adversely affected.

To ask the Scottish Executive how many new schools will be built during this session of the Parliament.

To ask the Scottish Executive what representations it will make to Her Majesty’s Government to enable the Executive to be formally entitled "The Scottish Government".

To ask the Scottish Executive how many additional students from areas of multiple deprivation will enter higher education as a result of the abolition of the graduate endowment.

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it expects the Student Awards Agency for Scotland to pursue the 1,400 graduates who were liable to pay the graduate endowment this year but have not...

To ask the Scottish Executive whether there is a significant gap between the number of teaching vacancies and the number of newly qualified teachers.

To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to improve transport infrastructure in the Dumfries parliamentary constituency.

To ask the Scottish Executive when it intends to make a decision on a new Forth crossing.

To ask the Scottish Executive what options are being considered in respect of a new Forth crossing and what the timescale is for such consideration.

To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has made to secure the necessary capital funding for a new Forth crossing.

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has conducted research on the amount of water lost due to the vandalism of fire hydrants.