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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-00050

Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 June 1999
Current Status: Answered by Iain Gray on 22 June 1999

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it intends to increase its planned expenditure on the National Carers Strategy and if so, when and by how much.

Question reference: S1W-00046

Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 June 1999
Current Status: Answered by Henry McLeish on 22 June 1999

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it intends to review the plans to establish a new college of Further Education at Kilwinning in Ayrshire.

Question reference: S1W-00051

Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 June 1999
Current Status: Answered by Iain Gray on 22 June 1999

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it intends to publish a progress report on the implementation of the National Carers Strategy in Scotland.

Question reference: S1W-00033

Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 June 1999
Current Status: Answered by Wendy Alexander on 16 June 1999

To ask the Scottish Executive what its plans are for dealing with fuel poverty in Scotland.

We attach high priority to tackling fuel poverty in Scotland. We are pursuing this through the new £12 million Warm Deal which will come into effect on 1 July 1999 and will help low-income households in all sectors of the stock and provide work for unemployed youngsters. The investment programmes which will flow from the New Housing Partnerships initiatives and the resources available to local authorities for works to their own stock will also reduce the number of fuel poor.

Question reference: S1W-00031

Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 June 1999
Current Status: Answered by Wendy Alexander on 15 June 1999

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to introduce a higher grant for those recipients of the "Warm Deal" in Scotland programme who are unemployed.

Question reference: S1W-00029

Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 June 1999
Current Status: Answered by Wendy Alexander on 15 June 1999

To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to review the maximum grant of #500 payable under the "Warm Deal in Scotland" programme.

With effect from 1July, the maximum grant will be increased from £315 to £500. We have no present plans for any further increase. In contrast to the previous more limited scheme, the new Warm Deal will provide a more extensive package of works, comprising cavity wall insulation or loft and tank insulation, together with hot tank and pipe insulation, draughtproofing, 4 energy efficient lightbulbs and energy advice.

Question reference: S1W-00013

Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 27 May 1999
Current Status: Answered by Sarah Boyack on 11 June 1999

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it intends, after 1 July 1999, making proposals to bringing forward the start date for the upgrading of the A77 road between Fenwick and Malletsheugh.

The proposal to upgrade the A77 trunk road to motorway between Fenwick and Malletsheugh was one of 17 major road improvement schemes considered in the Scottish Strategic Roads Review initiated by the UK Government. The Scottish Executive will wish to take stock and consider the role of trunk roads within the integrated and sustainable approach to transport described in Partnership for Scotland. Thereafter, we shall announce our proposals for trunk road developments.

Question reference: S1W-00014

Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 27 May 1999
Current Status: Answered by Jack McConnell on 11 June 1999

To ask the Scottish Executive how many meetings of the EU Council of Ministers will Scottish Ministers be attending over the next six months.

Question reference: S1W-00015

Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 27 May 1999
Current Status: Answered by Donald Dewar on 11 June 1999

To ask the Scottish Executive what representations, if any, it has made to Her Majesty's Government in respect of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill currently under consideration in the Westminster Parliament.