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-01771

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 23 September 1999
Current Status: Answered by Alasdair Morrison on 30 September 1999

To ask the Scottish Executive what stage the report into the reinstatement of the Waverley Line from Galashiels to Edinburgh has reached.

Question reference: S1O-00410

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 September 1999
Current Status: Answered by Alasdair Morrison on 30 September 1999

To ask the Scottish Executive what stage the report into the reinstatement of the Waverley Line from Galashiels to Edinburgh has reached.

Question reference: S1W-01682

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 16 September 1999
Current Status: Answered by Nicol Stephen on 23 September 1999

To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with the Department of Trade and Industry regarding Regional Selective Assistance.

Question reference: S1O-00357

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 September 1999
Current Status: Answered by Nicol Stephen on 23 September 1999

To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with the Department of Trade and Industry regarding Regional Selective Assistance.

Question reference: S1W-01359

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Friday, 03 September 1999
Current Status: Answered by Donald Dewar on 17 September 1999

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to review or conduct an inquiry into the actions and advice of the Lord Advocate's office from 19 March 1998 to date and, if so, whether the outcomes will be made available to the Parliament.

Question reference: S1O-00336

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 September 1999
Current Status: Answered by Henry McLeish on 16 September 1999

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-1049 by Henry McLeish on 6 September, whether the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), in providing assurances regarding the grant award position at Viasystems, has at any time provided it with a copy of the DTI report of the investigation into the closure of the Viasystems plants in the Scottish Borders.

Question reference: S1W-01050

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 23 August 1999
Current Status: Answered by Henry McLeish on 6 September 1999

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will make representations to Her Majesty's Government requesting that the Department of Trade and Industry reopen its investigation into the closure of the Viasystems plant in the Scottish Borders in order to investigate whether any Viasystems actions were in breach of the regulations governing the payment of Regional Selective Assistance.

Question reference: S1W-01049

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 23 August 1999
Current Status: Answered by Henry McLeish on 6 September 1999

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is in possession of a copy of the Department of Trade and Industry's report of its investigation into the closure of the Viasystems plant in the Scottish Borders and, if so, whether it will make a copy of this report available.

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