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Parliamentary questions can be asked by any MSP to the Scottish Government or the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body. The questions provide a means for MSPs to get factual and statistical information.

Written questions must be answered within 10 working days (20 working days during recess)
Other questions such as Topical, Portfolio, General and First Minister's Question Times are taken in the Chamber

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Question reference: S1W-26175

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 May 2002
Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 10 June 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will publish the report into the refurbishment of Peebles Sheriff Court.

Question reference: S1W-26177

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 23 May 2002
Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 10 June 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive who prepared the report on the refurbishment of Peebles Sheriff Court.

Question reference: S1W-26058

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 20 May 2002
Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 5 June 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-25236 by Mr Jim Wallace on 3 May 2002, how it reconciles the answer with the evidence given by Michael Crossan, former deputy governor of Low Moss to the Justice 1 Committee on 14 May 2002 (Official Report col. 3544), that Eric Murch had prepared the report Constructing the Future.

Question reference: S1W-25918

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 May 2002
Current Status: Answered by Elish Angiolini on 5 June 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-25069 by Colin Boyd on 29 April 2002, what the reason is for the rise in the number of cases marked "no proceedings" as a result of delay by the police and other reporting agencies since 1998-99.

Question reference: S1W-25927

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 May 2002
Current Status: Answered by Elish Angiolini on 5 June 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive what the reason is for the decline in the number and proportion of cases reported to the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service being sent to the district court since 1997-98.

Question reference: S1W-25928

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 May 2002
Current Status: Answered by Elish Angiolini on 5 June 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will list the types of costs the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service incur in the event of the adjournment of a trial (a) in advance and (b) on the date of the trial.

The adjournment of a trial on the date of the trial usually involves the payment of expenses to witnesses who have been inconvenienced. The adjournment of a trial at any time means that staff time in preparing for the trial (including administrative staff time in citing witnesses, arranging for productions to be in court and paper handling) has been wasted. The extent of that wasted expense depends on how long before the trial date it is known that there is to be an adjournment.

Question reference: S1W-25923

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 May 2002
Current Status: Answered by Elish Angiolini on 5 June 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-25069 by Colin Boyd on 29 April 2002, what steps it is taking to reduce the number of cases marked "no proceedings" as a result of a time-bar under section 136 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995.

Question reference: S1W-25919

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 May 2002
Current Status: Answered by Elish Angiolini on 5 June 2002

Question reference: S1W-25924

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 May 2002
Current Status: Answered by Elish Angiolini on 5 June 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-25069 by Colin Boyd on 29 April 2002, whether it will list for each agency which sends reports to the procurator fiscal (a) the total number of reports sent, (b) the number of cases marked "no proceedings" as a result of delay, (c) the number of cases proceeding to trial and (d) the number of convictions secured in (i) 1998-99, (ii) 1999-00, (iii) 2000-01 and (iv) 2001-02.

Question reference: S1W-25922

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 May 2002
Current Status: Answered by Elish Angiolini on 5 June 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-25069 by Colin Boyd on 29 April 2002, what the reason is for the rise in the number of cases marked "no proceedings" due to a time-bar under section 136 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 since 1998-99.