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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-15785

Asked by: Irene McGugan, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 May 2001
Current Status: Answered by Susan Deacon on 11 June 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive in which local authority areas the morning-after pill is available via school nurses.

Question reference: S1W-14084

Asked by: Irene McGugan, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Friday, 09 March 2001
Current Status: Answered by Nicol Stephen on 8 June 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive how implementation of the recommendations of the Youth Crime Review Advisory Group is being monitored for effectiveness across Scotland.

All councils have been asked to carry out an audit of local needs to identify the range of challenging programmes required in their area. These programmes should have in-built monitoring to allow for evaluation of their effectiveness. The first formal reports on progress achieved are required by March 2002. Ministers will be seeking interim reports on the programmes and their targets before this. The Executive will also undertake its own evaluation of the effectiveness of the measures being introduced.

Question reference: S1W-15887

Asked by: Irene McGugan, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 21 May 2001
Current Status: Answered by Alasdair Morrison on 4 June 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive why information about traditional arts, culture and the Scots language is not available on the visitscotland website.

Question reference: S1W-15888

Asked by: Irene McGugan, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 21 May 2001
Current Status: Answered by Alasdair Morrison on 4 June 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive whether visitscotland will maximise the potential of Scottish traditional arts, culture and language to attract overseas visitors by highlighting them on its website.

Question reference: S1W-15686

Asked by: Irene McGugan, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 17 May 2001
Current Status: Answered by Allan Wilson on 31 May 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive what representations it has received and what response it has made or plans to make on the amended terms and conditions for gallery attendants at the National Museums of Scotland.

Question reference: S1W-15687

Asked by: Irene McGugan, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 17 May 2001
Current Status: Answered by Allan Wilson on 31 May 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive what representations it has received and what response it has made or plans to make on the proposal for a flexible retirement policy for staff at the National Museums of Scotland.

Question reference: S1W-15844

Asked by: Irene McGugan, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 17 May 2001
Current Status: Answered by Ross Finnie on 31 May 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive what measures it will take to ensure the survival of the berry industry in the light of any reduction in payments to growers from Scottish Soft Fruit Growers Ltd for last year's crop.

Question reference: S1W-15843

Asked by: Irene McGugan, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 17 May 2001
Current Status: Answered by Ross Finnie on 31 May 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive what measures it will take to increase the production of raspberries to ensure that any marketing opportunities which exist can be utilised to the greatest extent possible.

Question reference: S1W-15664

Asked by: Irene McGugan, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 May 2001
Current Status: Answered by Ross Finnie on 22 May 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive whether Skye is currently or has been at any time regarded as part of mainland Scotland rather than an island for the purpose of regulations concerning the movement of livestock during the foot-and-mouth disease outbreak, and, if so, why.

Question reference: S1W-15782

Asked by: Irene McGugan, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 May 2001
Current Status: Answered by Ross Finnie on 22 May 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive what progress has been made, since the debate on the issue in the Parliament on 21 March 2001, in taking forward the Scottish berry project.