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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: S2W-06179

Asked by: David Mundell, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 February 2004
Current Status: Answered by Nicol Stephen on 15 March 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will allocate further funding to cover any additional capital costs, should the capital cost of Edinburgh's tram lines 1 and 2 exceed the #375 million it has currently allocated.

Question reference: S2W-06142

Asked by: David Mundell, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 February 2004
Current Status: Answered by Nicol Stephen on 8 March 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive how much it cost to replace traffic lights at the bridge at the Crawfordjohn Junction on the A76 between Kirkconnel and Sanquhar.

Question reference: S2W-06143

Asked by: David Mundell, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 February 2004
Current Status: Answered by Nicol Stephen on 8 March 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has made any assessment of the cost of replacing the bridge at the Crawfordjohn junction on the A76 between Kirkconnel and Sanquhar to allow a two-way flow of traffic and, if so, what the cost would be.

Question reference: S2W-04099

Asked by: David Mundell, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 14 November 2003
Current Status: Answered by Tom McCabe on 24 February 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive what research it has carried out into the inter-relationship between the benefit system and the potential extension of free personal care to under-65s with specified medical conditions.

The Executive has alwaysbeen clear that issues affecting other care groups are not merely an extensionof those for older people. These are complex needs which need to belooked at in more detail and would impact more directly on reserved matterssuch as the benefits system and employment law. We are currently scopingpossible research into the range of needs and services for other care groups,such as young disabled people.

Question reference: S2W-05762

Asked by: David Mundell, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 26 January 2004
Current Status: Answered by Nicol Stephen on 9 February 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive what representations it is making to Her Majesty's Government with regard to the possible devolution of further decisions on public transport to the Executive.

Question reference: S2W-05760

Asked by: David Mundell, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 26 January 2004
Current Status: Answered by Nicol Stephen on 9 February 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to ensure that it is involved in Her Majesty's Government's review of the railways.

Question reference: S2W-05761

Asked by: David Mundell, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 26 January 2004
Current Status: Answered by Nicol Stephen on 9 February 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive what impact Her Majesty's Government's review of the railways will have on the Executive's plans to set up a transport agency.

Question reference: S2W-05483

Asked by: David Mundell, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 January 2004
Current Status: Answered by Nicol Stephen on 5 February 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with Her Majesty's Government regarding the upgrade of the A74 from Gretna to Carlisle.

Question reference: S2W-05484

Asked by: David Mundell, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 January 2004
Current Status: Answered by Nicol Stephen on 5 February 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is responsible for any part of the ancillary works in relation to the upgrade of the A74 from Gretna to Carlisle.

Question reference: S2W-05545

Asked by: David Mundell, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 16 January 2004
Current Status: Answered by Nicol Stephen on 30 January 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive where the proposed new transport agency will be located.