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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-03316

Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 09 October 2003
Current Status: Answered by Peter Peacock on 21 October 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive how many bus journeys have been undertaken by schools for educational, social and recreational purposes in each year since 1997.

Question reference: S2W-03315

Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 09 October 2003
Current Status: Answered by Peter Peacock on 21 October 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) primary and (b) secondary school children travelled to school by (i) dedicated school bus and (ii) public transport in each year since 1997.

Question reference: S2W-03313

Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 09 October 2003
Current Status: Answered by Peter Peacock on 21 October 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive what its strategy is on facilitating the hire of buses by schools for educational, social or recreational purposes.

Question reference: S2W-03314

Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 09 October 2003
Current Status: Answered by Peter Peacock on 21 October 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has on any increase in costs affecting the hire of buses by schools for educational purposes.

Question reference: S2W-03184

Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Friday, 03 October 2003
Current Status: Answered by Frank McAveety on 14 October 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive how much relocation of VisitScotland will cost; what criteria will be applied when choosing a new site, and to what extent access to international air links will affect the choice of site.

A decision on the locationof the VisitScotland headquarters has yet to be reached. All options beingconsidered will be fully costed and this will be one of the factors taken intoaccount in the final decision. Other criteria will include the impact on theoperating capabilities of VisitScotland and social and economic issues. Accessto international air links forms part of the overall appraisal process.

Question reference: S2W-03178

Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Friday, 03 October 2003
Current Status: Answered by Frank McAveety on 14 October 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it, or VisitScotland, has had with trade union and employee representatives regarding the dispersal of jobs; what support has been obtained from such representatives for dispersal, and to what extent the views of such representatives will be taken into account.

Question reference: S2W-03026

Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 October 2003
Current Status: Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 13 October 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive what the fuel costs for each police force have been in each year since 1997.

Question reference: S2O-00582

Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 October 2003
Current Status: Answered by Tavish Scott on 9 October 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to address fuel costs in rural areas.

The Executive acknowledges thatthe high-cost of petrol and diesel fuel in rural areas is of considerable concernto many people. Fuel duty and how it is levied is a matter for the UK Government.However, since 1999 the Executive has provided more than £32 million through itsRural Transport Fund to improve travel options for people in rural areas on projectssuch as new bus services and modernising petrol stations.

Question reference: S2W-02823

Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Friday, 19 September 2003
Current Status: Answered by Frank McAveety on 7 October 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive what representations it has made, and will make, to distributors regarding the acquisition and sale of the works of Scottish writers and what the reasons are for its position on the matter.

Question reference: S2W-02821

Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Friday, 19 September 2003
Current Status: Answered by Frank McAveety on 3 October 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to encourage local authorities to bulk-buy the work of new Scottish writers.