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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.

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Question reference: S1W-26385

Asked by: Mr Brian Monteith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 May 2002
Current Status: Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 17 June 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive how many personal injury accidents have occurred on the Milngavie to Strathblane stretch of the A81, detailing whether the accidents were slight, serious or fatal.

Data about injury road accidents are collected by the police and reported to the Scottish Executive using the STATS 19 statistical report form. These returns cover only road accidents in which one or more people were injured: they do not cover damage only accidents.The table gives the numbers of road accidents which were identified in the STATS 19 returns as occurring on the stretch of the A81 between Milngavie (at its junction with the B8030 at Station Road) and Strathblane (at its junction with the A891), in the four years 1997 to 2000 inclusive. Each accident has been classified according to the severity of the most seriously injured casualty who was involved in it.It should be noted that the statistics given in the table are based upon the data which are held in the central statistical database and which were collected by the police at the time of the accident and subsequently reported to the Executive. They may differ from any figures which the local authority would provide now, because they do not take account of any subsequent changes or corrections that the local authority may have made to the statistical information, for use at local level, about the location of each accident, based upon its knowledge of the road and area concerned. Number of Injury Road Accidents that Occurred on the A81 Between Milngavie (at its Junction with the B8030 at Station Road) and Strathblane (at its Junction with the A891) - by Severity of Accident

Year	Fatal	Serious	Slight	Total
1997	0	1	1	2
1998	0	4	8	12
1999	0	4	4	8
2000	0	2	1	3

Question reference: S1O-05362

Asked by: Mr Brian Monteith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 June 2002
Current Status: Answered by Nicol Stephen on 13 June 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive what initiatives it is supporting to promote diversity in school education.

Question reference: S1W-26398

Asked by: Mr Brian Monteith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 May 2002
Current Status: Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 12 June 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive what the full costs were of printing, publishing and distributing its consultation paper The right place, The right time - improving the patient journey for those who need secure mental health care.

Question reference: S1W-26408

Asked by: Mr Brian Monteith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 May 2002
Current Status: Answered by Allan Wilson on 12 June 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-23646 by Allan Wilson on 15 March 2002, why the ministerial appointees to the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park Authority will only be announced once the results of the elections to the park have been declared.

Question reference: S1W-26381

Asked by: Mr Brian Monteith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 May 2002
Current Status: Answered by Hugh Henry on 11 June 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive what (a) safety and (b) security regulations cover youth hostels and what inspection regimes are in place in relation to each.

When youth hostels are constructed or created by conversion of an existing building, they must comply with the Building Standards (Scotland) Regulations. There is no requirement under these regulations for inspection after a completion certificate has been granted. Health and safety more generally is a reserved matter and is the responsibility of the Health and Safety Executive. Security is a matter for the owners of the premises.

Question reference: S1W-26246

Asked by: Mr Brian Monteith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 23 May 2002
Current Status: Answered by Richard Simpson on 10 June 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive how prevalent the theft of road signs is and what steps are being taken to tackle it.

Question reference: S1W-26362

Asked by: Mr Brian Monteith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 27 May 2002
Current Status: Answered by Ross Finnie on 10 June 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has made any representations to Her Majesty's Government concerning the take-up of EU agrimonetary compensation for Scottish farmers.

As agrimoney payments must be made on a UK-wide basis, I have raised the matter with my counterparts in the other UK administrations. I strongly supported the case for payment both in principle and on practical grounds. However, the decision to pay or not is a reserved matter and can only be made by the UK Government who took the view that further agrimoney expenditure could not be justified, bearing in mind the many competing demands on the public purse.Since 1997 Scottish farmers have received agrimoney compensation worth some £140 million, including £30 million in 2001-02.

Question reference: S1W-26360

Asked by: Mr Brian Monteith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 27 May 2002
Current Status: Answered by Richard Simpson on 10 June 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has any plans to review the fire and safety regulations for youth hostels and similar temporary accommodation.

The Executive's Policy Paper, The Scottish Fire Service of the Future was launched by the Deputy First Minister on 29 April. It contains some 28 recommendations including a number relating to the importance of fire safety and enforcement. At the end of the consultation period on 30 July we will be considering how to take the recommendations forward including the need for new legislation on fire safety.

Question reference: S1W-26280

Asked by: Mr Brian Monteith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 23 May 2002
Current Status: Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 6 June 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive what injuries and damage to health can occur from coming into contact with vegetation such as giant hogweed and how many incidences of such have occurred in each of the last three years, broken down by NHS board area.

The sap of the Giant Hogweed plant (Heracleum Mantegazzianum) is mildly toxic by ingestion, and may cause irritation of the mouth, hypersalivation and mild gastrointestinal upset. Skin contact can cause severe dermatitis and photosensitisation. Redness and irritation usually develop within 24 hours with formation of painful blisters. Information about how many such incidents have occurred in each of the last three years is not recorded centrally.

Question reference: S1W-25038

Asked by: Mr Brian Monteith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 11 April 2002
Current Status: Answered by Elaine Murray on 5 June 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has for any further initiatives in response to the Education, Culture and Sport Committee's 9th Report 2000 Sport in Schools and whether it is satisfied that all the recommendations contained in that report have been responded to.