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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-15123

Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 April 2001
Current Status: Answer expected on 8 May 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive whether any specific assistance is to be made available to tourist boards operating in the north east of Scotland in response to the impact of the foot-and-mouth disease outbreak on tourism.

Question reference: S1W-15125

Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 April 2001
Current Status: Answer expected on 8 May 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive what estimated level of haddock discards was expected in the North Sea and built into the quota negotiations for 2001, whether this figure took into account the seasonal closure of fishing grounds under the cod recovery plan and whether there are any plans to revise the predicted level of haddock discards.

Question reference: S1W-15296

Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 April 2001
Current Status: Answered by Susan Deacon on 4 May 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive how many specialist multiple sclerosis (MS) nurses there were in each of the last three years; what the ratio of nurses to sufferers was in each year, broken down by health board and, further to the answer to question S1W-12859 by Susan Deacon on 9 February 2001, when the estimated number of MS sufferers for 2000 will be available.

Information regarding the number and ratio of specialist Multiple Sclerosis nurses is not available centrally. Estimates, based on Continuous Morbidity Recording (CMR) data, of the number of Multiple Sclerosis sufferers in Scotland in the year 2000 are now available.Information from the CMR System estimates that approximately 6,000 individuals were seen by General Practitioners, in respect of Multiple Sclerosis, in Scotland in 2000.

Question reference: S1W-15137

Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 April 2001
Current Status: Answered by Ross Finnie on 4 May 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive what the ratio is between net additional expenditure on fixed assets and net additional borrowings for each water authority for each of the last five years.

The figures requested may be calculated from those given in each of the water authorities' published accounts. Copies of their accounts as laid before the Scottish Parliament, and pre-devolution, the Westminster Parliament, back to 1996-97 are held in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre. Bib Numbers are as follows: -

Water Authorities' published accounts	Scottish Parliament Information Centre - Bib numbers
Water Authorities' published accounts	NoSWA	ESWA	WoSWA
1996-97	97515	12833	12836
1997-98	12832	12834	12837
1998-99	4005	12835	4004
1999-2000	8790	7898	7925

Question reference: S1W-15135

Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 April 2001
Current Status: Answered by Ross Finnie on 4 May 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive what rate of return is envisaged for the proposed Scottish water authority.

Question reference: S1W-15132

Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 April 2001
Current Status: Answered by Ross Finnie on 4 May 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive whether East of Scotland Water has any plans to change the ownership of the Carron Valley reservoir or to enter into partnership arrangements for the management of that reservoir and its associated distribution system.

Question reference: S1W-15140

Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 April 2001
Current Status: Answered by Ross Finnie on 4 May 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive what level of debt was inherited by each of the water authorities at vesting date and what subsequent interest charges have had to be paid each year since for each authority, giving separate figures for interest charges paid and penalties for redemption in relation to inherited debt.

The figures requested are given in each of the water authorities' published accounts. Copies of their accounts as laid before the Scottish Parliament, and pre-devolution, the Westminster Parliament, back to 1996-97 are held in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre. Bib Numbers are as follows: -

Water Authorities' published accounts	Scottish Parliament Information Centre - Bib numbers
Water Authorities' published accounts	NoSWA	ESWA	WoSWA
1996-97	97515	12833	12836
1997-98	12832	12834	12837
1998-99	4005	12835	4004
1999-2000	8790	7898	7925

Question reference: S1W-15134

Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 April 2001
Current Status: Answered by Ross Finnie on 4 May 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive what rate of return was set for each of the water authorities and what actual rate of return was achieved for each of the last five years.

The current rate return set for each of the three water authorities is 6.5%.The figures requested may be calculated from those given in each of the water authorities' published accounts. Copies of their accounts as laid before the Scottish Parliament, and pre-devolution, the Westminster Parliament, back to 1996-97 are held in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre. Bib Numbers are as follows: -

Water Authorities' published accounts	Scottish Parliament Information Centre - Bib numbers
Water Authorities' published accounts	NoSWA	ESWA	WoSWA
1996-97	97515	12833	12836
1997-98	12832	12834	12837
1998-99	4005	12835	4004
1999-2000	8790	7898	7925

Question reference: S1O-03329

Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 April 2001
Current Status: Answered by Ross Finnie on 3 May 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it supports voluntary and charitable organisations receiving assistance towards their water bills.

Question reference: S1W-15041

Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 12 April 2001
Current Status: Answered by Iain Gray on 3 May 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive what consideration is being given to the establishment of a drug court in the north east, what the reasons are for its position on this matter and, if such a court is to be established, where it will be sited and what the timetable is for its establishment.