To ask the Scottish Executive what progress has been made toward meeting the cancer waiting time target of 62 days, in percentage terms, from quarter to quarter since the target was set, broken...

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning has met representatives of Aberdeen City Council to discuss the HM Inspectorate of Education (HMIE)...

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning has required Aberdeen City Council to prepare an action plan following publication of the HM...

To ask the Scottish Executive what mechanisms (a) there are to require and (b) would be required to improve the sharing of information between professionals in relation to child protection.

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Scottish Marine Bill will include provisions for the protection of coastal fringes.

To ask the Scottish Executive how many people are registered for free off-peak concessionary bus travel, broken down by local authority area.

To ask the Scottish Executive what steps Creative Scotland will take to give young people, especially from deprived areas, the chance to learn about Scotland’s cultural heritage and to...

To ask the Scottish Executive what progress is being made in recruiting foreign dentists to work in the NHS.

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers that delaying filling vacancies is an appropriate way of achieving efficiency savings.

To ask the Scottish Executive how much of the £55.8 million Energy Assistance Package funding will be provided to benefit and money advice organisations and agencies, such as Citizens Advice...

To ask the Scottish Executive how much it spent on Fairtrade products in 2007-08 and what proportion of overall spending on catering services this represents.

To ask the Scottish Executive how much it will receive in consequential funding as a result of announcements in the pre-Budget report, broken down by year.

To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to ensure that private landlords are aware of their obligations under the energy performance certificate legislation.

To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to ensure that social landlords are aware of their obligations under the energy performance certificate legislation.

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-16778 by John Swinney on 3 October 2008 in which it was stated that "we took account of the estimated costs to business...

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-16779 by John Swinney on 3 October 2008 in which it was stated that "The Scottish Government has no plans to publish such an...

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the First Minister’s comments on 30 October 2008 with regard to the local income tax in which he said to expect "all estimates that are attached to...

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is considering allowing local authorities to set their own local income tax (LIT) rates with a cap of 3p in the pound, whether such an approach would have...

To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to promote public and patient awareness of the new roles of community pharmacists.

To ask the Scottish Executive whether, with regard to development proposals for the Cairngorm National Park, ministers and public bodies are meeting the requirements of the Nature Conservation...

To ask the Scottish Executive what surveys of invertebrates are required on proposed national park development sites.

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to the first supplementary to question S3F-1053 by Alex Salmond on 25 September 2008 ( Official Report c. 11225), what evidence there is to...

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers that the First Minister’s answer to question S3F-1053 on 25 September 2008 ( Official Report c. 11225) was accurate given that the figures...

To ask the Scottish Executive how it plans to fulfil the SNP manifesto commitment to guarantee access to a nursery teacher and increase nursery provision by 50%, in light of reports that the...

To ask the Scottish Executive whether progress towards completion of the M74 link remains on target.

To ask the Scottish Executive what assessment has been made of the success of the Scottish Rural Development Plan.

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-9955 by John Swinney on 3 March 2008, what the turnover of staff has been in the private office of the (a) First Minister, (b)...

To ask the Scottish Executive how many of the 33 projects awarded funding from the Race, Religion and Refugee Integration Fund on 28 July 2008 are aimed at tackling sectarianism.

To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body why legal advice to committees or parliamentary officials as part of their deliberations and decision making is not published and whether, in the...