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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-11385

Asked by: Tricia Marwick, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 20 November 2000
Current Status: Answered by Susan Deacon on 5 March 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the Scottish Needs Assessment Programme report on multiple sclerosis (MS), whether it has advised health boards to review and evaluate care provision for MS sufferers and to quantify and review prescription of beta interferon for them.

The Executive would expect health boards to keep the care and services provided for MS sufferers under continuous review, taking into account the Scottish Needs Assessment Programme (SNAP) report and any other guidance.Before the publication of the SNAP report I had asked the Health Technology Board for Scotland to review the prescription of beta interferon in Scotland, taking into consideration the work of the National Institute for Clinical Excellence on this subject. The Executive will not be approaching health boards about beta interferon until the HTBS review is complete.

Question reference: S1W-13304

Asked by: Tricia Marwick, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 February 2001
Current Status: Answered by Jack McConnell on 27 February 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive how many primary teaching vacancies have been unfilled for (a) over one month and (b) over three months in each local authority in each of the last three years.

Question reference: S1W-11383

Asked by: Tricia Marwick, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 20 November 2000
Current Status: Answered by Susan Deacon on 23 February 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-8411 by Susan Deacon on 13 July 2000, what advice it has received from the Health Technology Board regarding the clinical and cost effectiveness of beta interferon as a treatment for multiple sclerosis and whether it will place a copy of any such advice in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre.

Question reference: S1W-13216

Asked by: Tricia Marwick, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 08 February 2001
Current Status: Answered by Sarah Boyack on 22 February 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will detail, for each month since the scheme's inception, (a) the total number of car parking spaces provided and (b) the average daily number of car parking spaces occupied at the Ferrytoll park and ride facility in Fife.

Question reference: S1W-13076

Asked by: Tricia Marwick, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 05 February 2001
Current Status: Answered by Jack McConnell on 19 February 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive how many unfilled secondary school technical studies teaching posts there currently are in each local authority area and how many of these have been unfilled for more than three months in each case.

Question reference: S1W-13077

Asked by: Tricia Marwick, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 05 February 2001
Current Status: Answered by Jack McConnell on 19 February 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive how many unfilled secondary school biology teaching posts there currently are in each local authority area and how many have been unfilled for more than three months in each case.

Question reference: S1W-13075

Asked by: Tricia Marwick, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 05 February 2001
Current Status: Answered by Jack McConnell on 19 February 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive how many unfilled secondary school maths teaching posts there currently are in each local authority area and how many of these have been unfilled for more than three months in each case.

Question reference: S1W-13074

Asked by: Tricia Marwick, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 05 February 2001
Current Status: Answered by Jack McConnell on 19 February 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive how many unfilled secondary school English teaching posts there currently are in each local authority area and how many of these have been unfilled for more than three months in each case.

Question reference: S1W-13079

Asked by: Tricia Marwick, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 05 February 2001
Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 19 February 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive how many allegations of sexual assault in hospitals have been recorded in each of the past five years.

Question reference: S1W-13073

Asked by: Tricia Marwick, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 05 February 2001
Current Status: Answered by Jack McConnell on 19 February 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive how many unfilled secondary school chemistry teaching posts there currently are in each local authority area and how many of these have been unfilled for more than three months in each case.

I have recently sent a report on the supply of teachers to the Convener of the Education, Culture and Sport Committee detailing the background to the current position on the collection of information relevant to teacher supply and outlining planned improvements to current methods. Copies of this report have been placed in the Parliament's Reference Centre (Bib number 10751). A response to your specific question can be found at paragraphs 28-36 of the report.