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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-09876

Asked by: Euan Robson, MSP for Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Thursday, 14 September 2000
Current Status: Answered by Sarah Boyack on 17 January 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has made any statements or issued any guidance since 1 July 1999 on the cross loading of vehicles carrying timber.

Question reference: S1O-02751

Asked by: Euan Robson, MSP for Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 January 2001
Current Status: Answered by Sarah Boyack on 11 January 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive what progress is being made in the development of its strategy to address problems arising from timber traffic.

Question reference: S1W-11886

Asked by: Euan Robson, MSP for Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 11 December 2000
Current Status: Answered by Sam Galbraith on 22 December 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive which of its departments has responsibility for, or an interest in, the emission level of methane into the environment.

Question reference: S1W-11887

Asked by: Euan Robson, MSP for Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 11 December 2000
Current Status: Answered by Sam Galbraith on 22 December 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive which of its departments has responsibility for emission levels of sulphur oxides, nitrogen oxides and carbon dioxide.

Question reference: S1W-11783

Asked by: Euan Robson, MSP for Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 December 2000
Current Status: Answered by Iain Gray on 20 December 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive how much was spent by (a) central government and (b) local government on crime prevention in each year since 1979.

The following expenditure has been incurred by the Scottish Executive in support of crime prevention measures in the financial years 1986-87 to 1999-2000. Separate figures for expenditure on crime prevention prior to these years are not available. The increase in funding from 1996-97 onwards reflects the introduction of the Scottish Executive CCTV Challenge Competition. The variation in the annual figures from then reflects extra funding added to the CCTV element in years 1996-97 and 1997-98.

Year	Amount (£000)
1986-87	200
1987-88	321
1988-89	590
1989-90	933
1990-91	1,104
1991-92	1,225
1992-93	1,571
1993-94	1,597
1994-95	1,598
1995-96	1,114
1996-97	3,511
1997-98	3,239
1998-99	3,007
1999-2000	2,997

Figures for local government expenditure on crime prevention are not held centrally.

Question reference: S1W-07649

Asked by: Euan Robson, MSP for Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 June 2000
Current Status: Answered by Sarah Boyack on 29 November 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has investigated or intends to investigate any discrepancies and anomalies in ticket prices in newly published railway timetables issued by train operators.

Question reference: S1W-10526

Asked by: Euan Robson, MSP for Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 October 2000
Current Status: Answered by Sarah Boyack on 8 November 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive when it will answer question S1W-6361 lodged on 26 April 2000.

Question reference: S1O-02453

Asked by: Euan Robson, MSP for Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 October 2000
Current Status: Answered by Rhona Brankin on 2 November 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive when it last met the Scottish Fishermen's Federation and what issues were discussed.

Question reference: S1W-06361

Asked by: Euan Robson, MSP for Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 April 2000
Current Status: Answered by Sarah Boyack on 20 October 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive whether water authorities in Scotland currently invite visitors in organised parties to their water treatment or sewage works and, if so, which authorities do so and whether those authorities have accepted visitors in organised parties in the last five years.

Question reference: S1W-10090

Asked by: Euan Robson, MSP for Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 September 2000
Current Status: Answered by Susan Deacon on 11 October 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-6777 by Susan Deacon on 9 June 2000, what progress has been made on developing a national leaflet to provide advice to schools and parents on the treatment of headlice and when the leaflet will be published.