Questions and answers

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

Urgent Questions aren't included in the Question and Answers search. There is a SPICe fact sheet listing Urgent and emergency questions.

Question reference: S1W-00672

Asked by: Adam Ingram, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Friday, 23 July 1999
Current Status: Answered by Susan Deacon on 3 August 1999

To ask the Scottish Executive what is the catchment area of, and population served by Ayr Hospital and Crosshouse Hospital, Kilmarnock.

Question reference: S1W-00616

Asked by: Adam Ingram, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 July 1999
Current Status: Answered by Jack McConnell on 3 August 1999

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it intends to adhere to the expenditure plans for motorways and trunk roads improvement in the period 1999 to 2002 as outlined in 'Serving Scotland's Needs' (March 1999).

Question reference: S1W-00682

Asked by: Adam Ingram, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Friday, 23 July 1999
Current Status: Answered by Henry McLeish on 2 August 1999

To ask the Scottish Executive what representations it has made or does it intend to make to Her Majesty's Government to ensure that there will be a continuing presence in the form of an office and staff to deal directly with complaints from Post Office users in Scotland.

Question reference: S1W-00103

Asked by: Adam Ingram, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 June 1999
Current Status: Answered by Henry McLeish on 24 June 1999

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it intends to announce if a buyer has been found for the Volvo Truck and Bus manufacturing plant in Irvine and, if so, whether it intends to name the buyer by 2 July 1999.

The Scottish Office and Locate in Scotland are making every effort to assist Volvo to find a buyer with a view to ensuring a continuing manufacturing presence on the Irvine site. The Scottish Executive is equally committed to securing a continuing future for the facility and the skilled workforce there. We are hopeful that these efforts to retain the maximum number of existing skilled jobs will prove successful, however it is premature to speculate on when any announcement of a buyer might be made.

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