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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-27825

Asked by: Phil Gallie, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 22 July 2002
Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 19 August 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive, with reference to Fire Statistics Scotland, 2002, how many fire raisers were charged with the deaths of the 11 individuals who died as a result of malicious fire raising and what proportion of those deaths were covered by charges laid.

Question reference: S1W-27822

Asked by: Phil Gallie, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 22 July 2002
Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 19 August 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive, with reference to Fire Statistics Scotland, 2002, in respect of what proportion of the maliciously raised fires fire raisers were identified.

Question reference: S1W-27821

Asked by: Phil Gallie, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 22 July 2002
Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 19 August 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive, with reference to Fire Statistics Scotland, 2002, how many individuals were identified as being responsible for fire raisings of the 8,815 malicious fires.

Question reference: S1W-27827

Asked by: Phil Gallie, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 22 July 2002
Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 19 August 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive, with reference to Fire Statistics Scotland, 2002, what sentence each of those convicted of causing death through malicious fire raising received.

Question reference: S1W-27830

Asked by: Phil Gallie, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 22 July 2002
Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 19 August 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive, with reference to Fire Statistics Scotland, 2002, how many individuals were convicted in respect of the 8,100 malicious false fire alarms, and what proportion of the total incidences these convictions represent.

Question reference: S1W-27826

Asked by: Phil Gallie, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 22 July 2002
Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 19 August 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive, with reference to Fire Statistics Scotland, 2002, how many of those charged with causing death through malicious fire raising were convicted.

Question reference: S1W-27824

Asked by: Phil Gallie, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 22 July 2002
Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 19 August 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive, with reference to Fire Statistics Scotland, 2002, how many of the alleged fire raisers were convicted.

Question reference: S1W-27643

Asked by: Phil Gallie, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 July 2002
Current Status: Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 13 August 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will make representations to Her Majesty's Government regarding the economic impact of any delay to the new air traffic control centre at Prestwick and, in particular, to seek an assurance that any discussions Her Majesty's Government has with European bodies on the Single European Sky Project will not result in any delay or jeopardy to the new air traffic control centre at Prestwick.

Question reference: S1W-27642

Asked by: Phil Gallie, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 July 2002
Current Status: Answered by Hugh Henry on 13 August 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will now confirm to Ayr United Football Club its consent for a new stadium at Heathfield as recommended by the public inquiry reporters.

Question reference: S1W-27630

Asked by: Phil Gallie, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 July 2002
Current Status: Answered by Hugh Henry on 13 August 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive what involvement it has had in the Government's working group on non-gas areas in order to raise the issue of fuel poverty in Scotland's rural areas.