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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-07340

Asked by: David Mundell, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 May 2000
Current Status: Answered by Iain Gray on 13 June 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive how many people are awaiting assessment for residential care and for nursing home care in each local authority area.

Question reference: S1O-01867

Asked by: David Mundell, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 31 May 2000
Current Status: Answered by Sarah Boyack on 8 June 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive what progress has been made in achieving a "Joined up Government" approach to the granting of permission for road signs, given the implications for tourism.

Question reference: S1W-07130

Asked by: David Mundell, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 May 2000
Current Status: Answered by Jack McConnell on 7 June 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive when it will begin the consultation process on the "Leader Plus" European funding programme.

Question reference: S1W-07138

Asked by: David Mundell, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 May 2000
Current Status: Answered by Sarah Boyack on 7 June 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive what the process is for seeking permission for and approval of tourist signs on (a) motorways, (b) trunk roads and (c) all other roads.

Following the Scottish Tourist Board's approval of an individual facility as a tourist attraction, the applicant should make a request for tourist signing to the Scottish Executive Road Network Management and Maintenance Division or their Agents. Signing on trunk roads and motorways is assessed in accordance with the Trunk Road and Motorway Tourist Signposting Policy (TRMTSP). Signing on all other roads is a matter for the appropriate local authorities.

The procedure for applicants applying for signing is contained in the TRMTSP, a copy of which is in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre.

Question reference: S1W-05516

Asked by: David Mundell, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 March 2000
Current Status: Answered by Peter Peacock on 7 June 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in each local authority are providing, or planning to provide, holiday or after-school computer activities for pupils.

Question reference: S1W-05545

Asked by: David Mundell, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 23 March 2000
Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 2 June 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has carried out or intends to carry out any evaluation of the likely impact on police resources of the passing of the Protection of Wild Mammals (Scotland) Bill.

Question reference: S1W-05198

Asked by: David Mundell, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 09 March 2000
Current Status: Answered by Henry McLeish on 2 June 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive what part it has played in implementing the UK e-envoy's recommendation to "mount a concerted PR campaign in partnership with industry to create an e-commerce bu'' in the UK" and what the current status is of that campaign in Scotland.

Question reference: S1W-06323

Asked by: David Mundell, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 April 2000
Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 31 May 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has carried out, or intends to carry out, any review of the economic impact of the current patterns of local and public holidays in Scotland.

Question reference: S1W-05090

Asked by: David Mundell, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 March 2000
Current Status: Answered by Sarah Boyack on 30 May 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has carried out any study into the likely costs of any road improvements required to allow the extraction of the projected timber harvest in the next 20 years, on a local authority by local authority basis and, if so, whether it will publish the results of that study.

Question reference: S1O-01794

Asked by: David Mundell, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 May 2000
Current Status: Answered by Jack McConnell on 25 May 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive how many posts in the Scottish Executive, including its agencies, have been created in or transferred to the South of Scotland since 1 July 1999 and what plans it has for the future transfer or creation of such posts.

The Scottish Executive, its agencies and non-ministerial departments currently have 769 posts in the local authority areas covering the South of Scotland. No additional permanent posts have been created or transferred to the area since 1 July 1999.The Executive's policy on location and relocation of civil service jobs remains as set out by the First Minister in his answer of 15 September 1999 (S1W-1558, Duncan McNeil MSP). When opportunities arise potential locations across Scotland will be considered on a case-by-case basis consistent with our objectives of efficiency and effectiveness.