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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: S2W-06047

Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 06 February 2004
Current Status: Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 5 March 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has issued guidance to NHS boards to discontinue the prescription of nicotine patches to people who wish to stop smoking and, if so, what the reasons are for such guidance.

Question reference: S2W-06046

Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 06 February 2004
Current Status: Answered by Allan Wilson on 3 March 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive what representations it has received from dog walkers in respect of the Scottish Outdoor Access Code and whether it intends to make any changes to the code as a result.

We have received norepresentations concerning issues relating to dog walkers in respect of theproposed Scottish Outdoor Access Code.

Part 1 of the Land Reform (Scotland)Act 2003 requires Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) to draw up the ScottishOutdoor Access Code. SNH consulted on a draft Code and received and considered commentsfrom a wide variety of groups and individuals, which included dog walkers,before submitting the code to ministers on 21 January.

We are currently consideringthe proposed code and hope to submit it to Parliament for its approval in thenear future.

Question reference: S2W-06117

Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 09 February 2004
Current Status: Answered by Nicol Stephen on 27 February 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive what measures will be undertaken to improve and upgrade the A75 in each of the next five years and what funding has been allocated to each of these projects.

The following improvementsto the A75 are currently being prepared and their cost has been included in the Scottish budget settlement for 2003-06. The settlement will ensure that subjectto the satisfactory completion of the statutory procedures the schemesrequiring funding during this period will be able to proceed to construction.

Scheme	Start date	Cost
Barfil to Bettyknowes	Construction start programmed for 2004-05	£3.1 million
Cairntop to Barlae	Construction start programmed for 2005-06	£5.0 million
Newton Stewart (DAL) Differential Acceleration Lane	Construction start programmed for 2005-06	£1.7 million
Planting End to Drumflower	Construction start programmed for 2005-06	£3.5 million
Dunragit Realignment	Construction start programmed for 2006-07	£12.1million
Hardgrove to Kinmount	Construction start programmed for 2006-07	£6.2 million

Question reference: S2W-06090

Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 06 February 2004
Current Status: Answered by Frank McAveety on 26 February 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the ad hoc ministerial group on tourism has delivered its report to the Cabinet, and if not, when the group expects to do so.

Question reference: S2W-06089

Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 06 February 2004
Current Status: Answered by Frank McAveety on 26 February 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive when the ad hoc ministerial group on tourism will next meet.

Question reference: S2W-05997

Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 05 February 2004
Current Status: Answered by Allan Wilson on 19 February 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive what effect negotiations at the EU Agriculture and Fisheries Council in December 2003 will have on prawn fishing in the west of Scotland.

Question reference: S2W-05594

Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 19 January 2004
Current Status: Answered by Mary Mulligan on 5 February 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive what differences there will be between Scottish legislation on domestic violence and that in England and Wales if the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Bill is passed at Westminster.

Question reference: S2W-05626

Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 January 2004
Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 3 February 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has considered introducing a system, similar to that in Northern Ireland and some regions of England, whereby telecommunication companies have been invited to tender for a contract to provide 100% broadband coverage for an area.

Question reference: S2W-05595

Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 19 January 2004
Current Status: Answered by Mary Mulligan on 2 February 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to introduce legislation on domestic violence in line with that in England and Wales if the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Bill is passed.

Question reference: S2W-05666

Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 22 January 2004
Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 28 January 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Scottish Higher Education Funding Council has reduced its grant to the Open University in Scotland for this year and, if so, by how much.