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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: S3W-22985

Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 April 2009
Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 13 May 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers that there is a need to increase the availability of affordable housing in the Cairngorms National Park.

This is a matter for the Cairngorms National Park Authority to address in the Park Plan and the Local Development Plan. The Cairngorms Park Plan specifies affordable and sustainable housing as one of its seven priorities for action. The last annual report on delivery of the National Park Plan (2007-2008) sets out action taken to date on this issue, and is available through the following link http://www.cairngorms.co.uk/nationalparkplan/abouttheplan/

The Cairngorms Local Plan (currently entering its Public Inquiry phase) sets out policies for increasing affordable housing in the area.

Question reference: S3W-22966

Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 April 2009
Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 13 May 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will propose that the conclusions of the National Parks Review Report, published in November 2008, be the subject of a debate in the Parliament.

Question reference: S3W-22965

Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 April 2009
Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 13 May 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the conclusions in the National Parks Review Report, published in November 2008, will be subject to wider consultation.

Question reference: S3W-22981

Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 April 2009
Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 13 May 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will examine how the national park authority boards can improve the way that they share effort, experience and best practice.

Question reference: S3W-22980

Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 April 2009
Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 13 May 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is considering changing the method of appointing the convener and deputy convener of Cairngorms National Park Authority Board.

Question reference: S3W-22922

Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 09 April 2009
Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 13 May 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has any plans to hold a meeting with organisations from the demolition industry in order to increase awareness of the safe disposal of demolition waste such as plastic foam insulation containing ozone depleting substances (ODS) from steel-clad buildings.

Question reference: S3W-22923

Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 09 April 2009
Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 13 May 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers that a meeting with organisations from the demolition industry would be beneficial in raising awareness of the safe disposal of plastic foam insulation containing ozone depleting substances (ODS) from steel-clad buildings and, if so, which organisations would be invited and what the terms of reference would be.

Question reference: S3W-23462

Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 01 May 2009
Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 12 May 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it intends that people issued with a seal licence, as proposed in the Marine (Scotland) Bill, will be expected to ensure that whenever a seal is shot it is actually killed.

Question reference: S3W-23458

Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 01 May 2009
Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 12 May 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it intends that seal licences, as introduced in the Marine (Scotland) Bill, should not be issued during the breeding season of common and grey seals.

As the accompanying documentation for the Marine (Scotland) Bill explains, the detailed arrangements for implementing the proposals in the Bill will be developed in consultation with interested parties and will be the subject of further research. Existing guidance on welfare standards developed by my officials with stakeholders through the Seals Forum and the Moray Firth Seal Management Plan will be of assistance in designing the new system and a firearms licence from the police authorities will continue to be required.

Question reference: S3W-23461

Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 01 May 2009
Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 12 May 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the conditions imposed by a seal license, alluded to in section 100(2) of the Marine (Scotland) Bill, will require an assessment of the shooting competence of the person issued with the licence.