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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-13789

Asked by: Mr Keith Harding, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 01 March 2001
Current Status: Answered by David Steel on 14 March 2001

To ask the Presiding Officer how many annual subscriptions to Official Report - Written Answers have been taken out.

Question reference: S1W-13769

Asked by: Mr Keith Harding, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 February 2001
Current Status: Answered by Peter Peacock on 14 March 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has any plans for a revaluation of properties for council tax purposes.

Question reference: S1W-13768

Asked by: Mr Keith Harding, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 February 2001
Current Status: Answered by Peter Peacock on 14 March 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has any plans to review the banding arrangements for council tax.

Question reference: S1W-13758

Asked by: Mr Keith Harding, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 February 2001
Current Status: Answered by Tom McCabe on 14 March 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive how many meetings have so far been held as part of the public meetings exercise involving the First Minister and Deputy First Minister and where and when any such meetings took place.

Question reference: S1W-13759

Asked by: Mr Keith Harding, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 February 2001
Current Status: Answered by Tom McCabe on 14 March 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive whether any future meetings are planned as part of the public meetings exercise involving the First Minister and Deputy First Minister and when any such meetings will take place.

Question reference: S1W-13613

Asked by: Mr Keith Harding, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 23 February 2001
Current Status: Answered by Wendy Alexander on 14 March 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive what impact the abolition of advance corporation tax on pension funds has had on the budget of Scottish Enterprise and each local enterprise company in each year since its introduction in July 1999.

Question reference: S1W-13039

Asked by: Mr Keith Harding, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 02 February 2001
Current Status: Answered by Peter Peacock on 8 March 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has issued or plans to issue guidance to valuation boards on whether the siting of an automated teller machine within retail premises would have any effect on that premise's business rates.

Question reference: S1W-11216

Asked by: Mr Keith Harding, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 November 2000
Current Status: Answered by Jackie Baillie on 5 March 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will detail the cost of its Social Justice Annual Report 2000 including its publication, launch and distribution costs.

Question reference: S1W-13017

Asked by: Mr Keith Harding, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 01 February 2001
Current Status: Answered by Jackie Baillie on 15 February 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive whether, in light of the recent Hard Evidence report by Edinburgh Streetworkers and Shelter Scotland, it will review the working of the Rough Sleepers Initiative in Edinburgh.

Projects in Edinburgh funded under the RSI include the provision of integrated housing, social work and health services at the Single Access Point; a wet hostel providing accommodation and support for rough sleepers with alcohol problems; the Cowgate day and night centre; direct access provision; supported move-on accommodation, some with intense support for drug users, and resettlement and outreach services provided through the council, the Edinburgh Streetwork Project and the Homeless Outreach Project. The council is working with its partners to tackle difficulties in developing direct access provision. The Executive is keeping in close touch with the situation and shares the desire of local partners to ensure that these difficulties are overcome as soon as possible.

Question reference: S1W-12910

Asked by: Mr Keith Harding, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 January 2001
Current Status: Answered by Tom McCabe on 13 February 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive when it will answer question S1W-11911.