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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-02129

Asked by: Andrew Wilson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 October 1999
Current Status: Answered by Susan Deacon on 15 November 1999

To ask the Scottish Executive whether any trainee nurse at Monklands Hospital has been in sole charge of any ward in the past year for more than 30 minutes without senior supervision.

Question reference: S1W-02138

Asked by: Andrew Wilson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 October 1999
Current Status: Answered by Sarah Boyack on 15 November 1999

To ask the Scottish Executive what share of the current roads budget is allocated for new road building or improvement, as opposed to repairs, and what share of this is accounted for by PFI schemes.

Planned expenditure on motorways and trunk roads in the current year is £163m. Of this, £93m is capital expenditure (£23m for construction and improvement and £70m for structural repairs and other grants and expenditure). Current expenditure is £70m with £38m allocated to routine and winter maintenance and £32m to "other current expenditure". The annual payments in respect of PFI schemes (A74(M), DBFO and Skye Bridge) will amount to approximately £24.35m during the current year. These are classified as current expenditure and are met from "other current expenditure".

Question reference: S1W-02195

Asked by: Andrew Wilson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 October 1999
Current Status: Answered by Jack McConnell on 10 November 1999

To ask the Scottish Executive Scottish Executive what specific expenditure accounts for the estimated increases in Scottish Executive administration costs in the year 1999-2000 compared to those previously announced, and which reductions, if any, will be made to this budget in each of the future years for which information is available.

The principal change to the Scottish Executive Administration vote reflects take up of end year flexibility - underspending from 1998-99 provision - amounting to £6,556,000. There have also been a range of technical accounting changes and transfer to and from other votes. The baseline provision for administration - net of end year flexibility - has been reduced from the original plans. Some reductions will be made in forward years to reflect the Executive's decision to scale back planned work by the Inland Revenue and the Department of Social Security on preparing for implementation of the Scottish Variable Rate. Some savings are also being made from the capital budget.

Question reference: S1W-02210

Asked by: Andrew Wilson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 28 October 1999
Current Status: Answered by Jack McConnell on 10 November 1999

To ask the Scottish Executive when it will publish the next edition of Government Expenditure and Revenue in Scotland.

Question reference: S1W-02171

Asked by: Andrew Wilson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 October 1999
Current Status: Answered by Jack McConnell on 10 November 1999

To ask the Scottish Executive what is the cumulative reduction, if any, in enterprise and lifelong learning expenditure over the period 1997-98 to 2001-02 compared to spending if it were fro'en in real terms at 1996-97 levels.

Question reference: S1W-02192

Asked by: Andrew Wilson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 October 1999
Current Status: Answered by Susan Deacon on 10 November 1999

To ask the Scottish Executive in which years there was a recorded reduction in real terms spending on the health service in Scotland in each year for which information is available.

Question reference: S1W-02190

Asked by: Andrew Wilson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 October 1999
Current Status: Answered by Jack McConnell on 10 November 1999

To ask the Scottish Executive what its detailed plans are for the allocation of the unallocated capital modernisation fund.

Question reference: S1W-02273

Asked by: Andrew Wilson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 01 November 1999
Current Status: Answered by Jack McConnell on 10 November 1999

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will list each announcement it has made with financial implications since 6 May and the amount of expenditure associated, detailed by item.

Question reference: S1W-02135

Asked by: Andrew Wilson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 October 1999
Current Status: Answered by Donald Dewar on 9 November 1999

To ask the Scottish Executive what proportion of ministerial time is allocated for constituency business broken down by minister.

Question reference: S1W-02143

Asked by: Andrew Wilson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 October 1999
Current Status: Answered by Jack McConnell on 9 November 1999

To ask the Scottish Executive what is the expected underspend by each of its departments and divisions in the current financial year.