To ask the Scottish Executive what support it is providing, or will provide, to current conservation, education and research programmes of the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland which assist...

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer by Rhona Brankin to my supplementary question to S1O-2259 on 20 September 2000 and the answer to question S1W-11344 by Ms Wendy Alexander on...

To ask the Scottish Executive what action it plans to take in response to the study by the National Radiological Protection Board linking high-voltage electricity pylons with childhood leukaemia.

To ask the Scottish Executive how many children diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactive disorder are currently being prescribed Ritalin, broken down by (a) age, (b) gender and (c) health...

To ask the Scottish Executive whether there are any computer virus problems in the Common Services Agency and, if so, how it will ensure accurate payments to health professionals.

To ask the Scottish Executive what policies it has in place to ensure that the rights of carers and families are upheld when those they care for are being discharged from hospital.

To ask the Scottish Executive how many dementia sufferers there currently are in the Highlands of Scotland; how many it estimates there will be by 2006; whether there is an ongoing shortage in...

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-10121 by Sarah Boyack on 20 October 2000, whether it intends to introduce measures to ensure that cycle training is available...

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-10121 by Sarah Boyack on 20 October 2000, whether it intends to ensure that cycle training for school pupils includes an...

To ask the Scottish Executive how many prosecutions have been brought since May 2000 against parents whose children were absent from school without authorisation, how many such prosecutions were...

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has considered the five recommendations in the report of the Deferrals Working Group, presented to the Deputy Minister for Education, Europe and External...

To ask the Scottish Executive what representations it plans to make to Scottish Power arising from the recent failure to maintain power supplies in the Scottish Borders area due to adverse...

To ask the Scottish Executive what emergency powers it has and which of these it invoked in the recent power cuts in the Scottish Borders area due to adverse weather conditions.

To ask the Scottish Executive what action it plans to take arising from the recent failure to maintain power supplies in the Scottish Borders area due to adverse weather conditions.

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has any plans to look at the emergency planning procedures used in other European countries and, in particular, the procedures used in Scandinavian...

To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with representatives of the haulage industry regarding compensation or other forms of financial support in connection with the loss of...

To ask the Scottish Executive how many NHS patients had their operations cancelled for non-medical reasons on the day of admission in each of the last five years.

To ask the Scottish Executive whether there is any evidence of the Common Services Agency overpaying or underpaying dentists, opticians, doctors and pharmacists.

To ask the Scottish Executive whether, following the publication by the Health Education Board for Scotland and Glasgow Healthy City Partnership of Understanding the Policy Maze – A guide...

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to intervene to prevent the demolition of the William Chalmers Burns Memorial Hall in Kilsyth, in view of his historical significance as the first...

To ask the Scottish Executive what the recommended bed occupancy level is for hospitals and what the average bed occupancy level currently is.

To ask the Scottish Executive whether there is any relationship between a high hospital bed occupancy level and the risk of cancelling elective admissions.

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-13110 by Jackie Baillie on 6 March 2001, whether it will, prior to the Stage 1 debate on the Housing (Scotland) Bill, expand...

To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to improve and extend the provision of advice, information and advocacy services.

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has commissioned any research into the abuse of adults with learning difficulties.

To ask the Scottish Executive whether, in the light of a recent instance when a child came across unsuitable material on a computer in a Glasgow library, it will ask local authorities to check...

To ask the Scottish Executive when the Minister for Health and Community Care will reply to letters from Tayside Health Council dated 4 July 2000, 20 July 2000, 24 August 2000, 1 September 2000,...

To ask the Scottish Executive when it will publish the final report of the Tayside Task Force.

To ask the Scottish Executive what the latest average waiting times are to see a podiatrist, broken down by each NHS Trust.

To ask the Scottish Executive what auditing has been carried out of the use by local authorities of section 75 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 or former section 50...

To ask the Scottish Executive whether any police forces in Scotland are currently understaffed; if so, how many officers of each rank any such forces are short of, and how long each such force...

To ask the Scottish Executive how much of the £100 million for the support of renewable energy technologies announced by the Prime Minister on 6 March 2001 it will receive through the...

To ask the Scottish Executive what obligations the new trunk road contractors will have to clear access along trunk roads for local authority direct labour organisation snow clearing equipment.

To ask the Scottish Executive what difference de-trunking the A7 and A68 has made to snow clearing operations.

To ask the Scottish Executive what emergency powers it had and which of these it invoked with regard to reopening the A7 and A68 which were closed for four days due to snow blockage.

To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to provide financial aid to the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland to enable it to continue to fulfil its national conservation, education,...

To ask the Scottish Executive how many jobs the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland sustains directly and indirectly and how much money it generates for the local economy through Edinburgh Zoo...

To ask the Scottish Executive what assistance it can provide to the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland to safeguard the Scottish National Zoological Collection during the current foot-and-mouth...

To ask the Scottish Executive when the revised guidelines for Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Schools came into use, how widely these have been published, and who it consulted regarding the...

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-12112 by Sarah Boyack on 18 January 2001, whether the assignation to Skye Bridge Limited (SBL) of the right to collect tolls...

To ask the Scottish Executive what representations it has made to sportscotland regarding levels of funding for shinty.

To ask the Scottish Executive how many police stations have mobile phone masts attached to the building, broken down by police force.

To ask the Scottish Executive what the current availability of the BCG vaccination is in health board areas and whether the targets of the Scottish Executive on availability are being met.

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it, or any other body, has conducted any research into the environmental impact of the application by West of Scotland Water Authority to release sewerage...

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the announcement by the Minister for Environment, Sport and Culture on 28 February 2001 regarding the future structure of the water industry, whether it...

To ask the Scottish Executive what construction projects with a value of over £1 million are currently expected to be procured by the three water authorities over the next nine months.

To ask the Scottish Executive what consultation took place with the charity and voluntary sectors in connection with the decision to withdraw water rates relief.

To ask the Presiding Officer what measures will be taken to ensure that the four water features opposite the entrance to the new Parliament building at Holyrood will not be occupied by water fowl...

To ask the Presiding Officer how the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body will ensure that the four water features opposite the entrance to the new Parliament building at Holyrood are maintained...

To ask the Presiding Officer which glazed areas of the new Parliament building at Holyrood will use security glass able to withstand external explosions or penetration from projectiles, such as...