Questions and answers

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

Urgent Questions aren't included in the Question and Answers search. There is a SPICe fact sheet listing Urgent and emergency questions.

Question reference: S1W-25753

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 09 May 2002
Current Status: Answered by Peter Peacock on 27 May 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive what information is available to the public about Common Good Funds.

Question reference: S1W-25756

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 09 May 2002
Current Status: Answered by Peter Peacock on 27 May 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive whether Common Good Funds held by local authorities are subject to statutory audit procedures.

Question reference: S1W-25755

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 09 May 2002
Current Status: Answered by Peter Peacock on 27 May 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive what the most recent figures are for Common Good Funds held by local authorities.

Question reference: S1W-25754

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 09 May 2002
Current Status: Answered by Peter Peacock on 27 May 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive what mechanisms are in place to monitor local authorities' transactions in respect of Common Good Funds.

Question reference: S1W-25752

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 09 May 2002
Current Status: Answered by Peter Peacock on 27 May 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive what rules and regulations apply to the operation of Common Good Funds held by local authorities.

Question reference: S1W-25711

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 09 May 2002
Current Status: Answered by Nicol Stephen on 23 May 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive, with regard to the Scottish Committee of the Council on Tribunals' 16th Annual Report 2000-2001 and, in particular, to the committee's Special Report on Education Appeal Committees of June 2000, what steps have been taken in order to ensure that its main recommendations in respect of (a) independence of the hearing venue, (b) difficulties for unrepresented appellants and (c) the need for committees' deliberations to be more structured with greater adherence to the provisions of the regulations are being implemented.

Question reference: S1W-25672

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 May 2002
Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 22 May 2002

Question reference: S1W-25710

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 09 May 2002
Current Status: Answered by Iain Gray on 21 May 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive whether funding similar to that used for the management buyout of Viasystems, North Tyneside was made available for the management buyout of Signum Circuits, Selkirk and, if so, what (a) UK and (b) European sourced funding was provided in each case.

Question reference: S1W-25670

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 May 2002
Current Status: Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 21 May 2002

Question reference: S1W-25669

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 May 2002
Current Status: Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 21 May 2002

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