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.
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To ask the Scottish Executive what its policy is concerning peat extraction for (a) horticultural and (b) other commercial uses.
To ask the Scottish Executive when it last had discussions with DFDS regarding the Rosyth to Zeebrugge ferry service and what the nature of the discussions was.
To ask the Scottish Executive how much it has awarded to DFDS and Norfolkline since May 2009 to assist in the operation of the Rosyth to Zeebrugge ferry service and how the funding was calculated.
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to protect and restore peatlands and how its policies regarding the extraction of peat for (a) horticultural, (b) other commercial and (c) domestic use contribute to this.
To ask the Scottish Executive what the (a) average and (b) fatal accident rate was for the section of the A75 affected by the planned Hardgrove to Kinmount development in (i) 2007, (ii) 2008 (iii) 2009 and (iv) 2010.
To ask the Scottish Executive what the (a) average and (b) fatal accident rate is for the (i) A75 and (ii) trunk road network.
To ask the Scottish Executive how often it has met representatives of DFDS and Norfolkline to discuss the Rosyth to Zeebrugge ferry service following the reintroduction of services from Rosyth in May 2009.
To ask the Scottish Executive what its position is on the need for four sailings per week from Rosyth to Zeebrugge; whether it is taking steps to ensure the reintroduction of a fourth sailing, and, if so, what steps.
To ask the Scottish Executive when the contract for the Rosyth to Zeebrugge ferry service will next be put out to tender.
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to improve the transport infrastructure of the south east of Scotland.