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: S2W-14984

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 03 March 2005
Current Status: Answered by Allan Wilson on 14 March 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive what the peak staffing levels of New Futures Fund projects were in the last year.

Question reference: S2W-14976

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 March 2005
Current Status: Answered by Johann Lamont on 14 March 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the draft Scottish Planning Policy on green belts will encourage the creation of new green belts.

Question reference: S2W-14975

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 March 2005
Current Status: Answered by Johann Lamont on 14 March 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the draft Scottish Planning Policy on green belts will reflect all aspects of a green belt, including the environmental, rural and recreational potential of existing green belts.

Question reference: S2W-14974

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 March 2005
Current Status: Answered by Johann Lamont on 14 March 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the draft Scottish Planning Policy on green belts will retain (a) the term "green belt" and (b) the presumption against development in green belts.

Question reference: S2O-05631

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 February 2005
Current Status: Answered by Johann Lamont on 3 March 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive when it intends to publish planning guidance on the use of green belt land.

Question reference: S2W-14115

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 04 February 2005
Current Status: Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 1 March 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide additional support to Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park to enhance enforcement activity on Loch Lomond before the introduction of bye-laws governing access.

Question reference: S2W-14116

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 04 February 2005
Current Status: Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 1 March 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive what the likely timetable is for the consideration and implementation of bye-laws for Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park covering activity on Loch Lomond.

The procedures for introducingbyelaws (including statutory periods for different stages of the process) are setout in the National Parks (Scotland) Act 2000, and in Sections 202 to 204 of the LocalGovernment (Scotland) Act 1973. The National Park Authority are proceedingwith the current policy consultation for byelaws covering activity on Loch Lomond,with a view to presenting draft byelaws for my consideration in the course ofthis calendar year. The current expectation is that revised byelaws would beintroduced early in 2006.

Question reference: S2W-14113

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 04 February 2005
Current Status: Answered by Nicol Stephen on 28 February 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive when the final report of the Tolled Bridges Review will be published.

Question reference: S2W-14112

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 04 February 2005
Current Status: Answered by Nicol Stephen on 28 February 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive when the tolling order for the Erskine Bridge will expire and by what process it envisages that the Parliament will consider the order.

Question reference: S2W-14117

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 04 February 2005
Current Status: Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 28 February 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive when the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park plan will be published.

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