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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-24588

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 March 2002
Current Status: Answered by Peter Peacock on 23 April 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-23679 by Peter Peacock on 26 March 2002, whether the #200 million underspend identified in the letter by the Minister for Finance and Public Services to COSLA on 25 February 2002 has been allocated; if so, (a) where and (b) for what purpose, and, if it has not been allocated, what the reasons are for the position on this matter.

Question reference: S1W-24659

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 28 March 2002
Current Status: Answered by Peter Peacock on 23 April 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-23652 by Peter Peacock on 26 March 2002, whether it will define and give examples of "basic services".

Question reference: S1W-24305

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 21 March 2002
Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 22 April 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive further to the answer to question S1W-23283 by Mr Jim Wallace on 20 March 2002 regarding security in the woodwork shed at HM Prison Kilmarnock, whether the Executive endorses the position of Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) that the "SPS is satisfied with the performance of the establishment" in view of the report in the Scottish Daily Mail on 11 March 2002 regarding a claw-hammer attack on an inmate in the shed.

Question reference: S1W-23887

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 07 March 2002
Current Status: Answered by Margaret Curran on 22 April 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the proposed sale of 4.25 acres of land at Broomlands Primary School complies with policy C5 of the finalised Structure Plan submitted by Scottish Borders Council in May 2001.

Question reference: S1W-24592

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 28 March 2002
Current Status: Answered by Hugh Henry on 18 April 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive where a copy of the constitution and rules for the Better Government for Older People network may be accessed.

Question reference: S1W-24594

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 28 March 2002
Current Status: Answered by Hugh Henry on 18 April 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will detail any salaried posts, and the salary of each, in the Better Government for Older People network.

Question reference: S1W-24590

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 28 March 2002
Current Status: Answered by Hugh Henry on 18 April 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive how meetings of the Better Government for Older People network are advertised.

Question reference: S1W-24589

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 28 March 2002
Current Status: Answered by Hugh Henry on 18 April 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive how much public money the Better Government for Older People programme has received in each year since the programme started to date.

This is a matter for the Better Government for Older People Network. The requested information is not held centrally. I asked the Network Director to write directly to the member. A copy of the reply has been placed in the Parliament's Reference Centre (Bib. number 20755). For information, a copy of the Network's journal Stratagem and two briefing notes, prepared by BGOP, have been placed in the Parliament's Reference Centre (Bib. number 20573).

Question reference: S1W-24593

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 28 March 2002
Current Status: Answered by Hugh Henry on 18 April 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive whether access to meetings of the Better Government for Older People network is open to all older people.

Question reference: S1W-24595

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 28 March 2002
Current Status: Answered by Hugh Henry on 18 April 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive whether any salaried postholders in the Better Government for Older People network have had any connection with the Labour Party in the past five years.