Questions and answers

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

Urgent Questions aren't included in the Question and Answers search. There is a SPICe fact sheet listing Urgent and emergency questions.

Question reference: S1W-14857

Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 05 April 2001
Current Status: Answered by Wendy Alexander on 19 April 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive how much was spent by the Scottish Tourist Board and visitscotland on (a) staff, (b) marketing and (c) accommodation in each year since 1995.

Question reference: S1W-14863

Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 05 April 2001
Current Status: Answered by Wendy Alexander on 19 April 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive how many staff were employed by the Scottish Tourist Board and visitscotland on marketing in each year since 1995.

Question reference: S1W-14862

Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 05 April 2001
Current Status: Answered by Wendy Alexander on 19 April 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive how many staff were employed in each tourist information centre in each year since 1995, broken down by area tourist board.

Question reference: S1W-14856

Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 05 April 2001
Current Status: Answered by Wendy Alexander on 19 April 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive when the additional #5 million for visitscotland for marketing purposes will be made available.

Question reference: S1W-14864

Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 05 April 2001
Current Status: Answered by Wendy Alexander on 19 April 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive how many staff were employed by the Scottish Tourist Board and visitscotland in each year since 1995.

Question reference: S1W-14859

Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 05 April 2001
Current Status: Answered by Wendy Alexander on 19 April 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive what representations it has made and to whom to secure new direct flights into Scotland to address the effect of the foot-and-mouth disease outbreak on the tourism sector.

Question reference: S1W-14865

Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 05 April 2001
Current Status: Answered by Wendy Alexander on 19 April 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive how many employees of the Scottish Tourist Board and visitscotland attended Tartan Day in the USA in 2000 and how many are attending in 2001.

Question reference: S1W-14122

Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 12 March 2001
Current Status: Answered by Jack McConnell on 19 April 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive how many children were subject to secure orders on the nights of 6 January, 3 February and 3 March 2001 and, of these, how many were not in secure units, broken down by local authority area in each case.

Question reference: S1W-14730

Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 April 2001
Current Status: Answered by Wendy Alexander on 17 April 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive how many staff were employed by the Scottish Tourist Board and visitscotland in (a) the USA, (b) Canada, (c) Germany, (d) Italy, (e) France, (f) the Netherlands and (g) Belgium, in each year since 1995.

Question reference: S1W-14729

Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 April 2001
Current Status: Answered by Wendy Alexander on 17 April 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive how much was spent by the Scottish Tourist Board and visitscotland in promoting direct air routes into Scotland on low cost or other carriers and what routes were involved, in each year since 1995.

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