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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-12321

Asked by: Phil Gallie, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 05 January 2001
Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 26 January 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive how many registrations the Scottish Conveyancing and Executry Services Board has made since its inception in 1995 and what the board's running costs have been in each year since 1995.

Question reference: S1W-12076

Asked by: Phil Gallie, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 18 December 2000
Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 19 January 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive whether Lucy Crone, recently appointed as a part-time chairman of Employment Tribunals, is a member of the Law Society of Scotland and what credentials she holds with respect to practising in Scottish law.

Question reference: S1W-12077

Asked by: Phil Gallie, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 18 December 2000
Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 19 January 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive whether Lucy Crone, recently appointed as part-time chairman of Employment Tribunals, holds a position with UNISON and whether this has any implications for her ability to be a neutral chairman on employment matters.

Question reference: S1W-12134

Asked by: Phil Gallie, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 December 2000
Current Status: Answered by Wendy Alexander on 18 January 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive how many Business Faculty students there were at Paisley University in academic years (i) 1997-98, (ii) 1998-99, (iii)1999-2000 and (iv) 2000-01.

Question reference: S1W-12131

Asked by: Phil Gallie, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 December 2000
Current Status: Answered by Wendy Alexander on 18 January 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to improve the performance of the Paisley University Business Faculty.

Question reference: S1W-12133

Asked by: Phil Gallie, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 December 2000
Current Status: Answered by Wendy Alexander on 18 January 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive what the management structure and staffing numbers were at the Paisley University Business Faculty in (i) 1997-98 and (ii) 2000-01.

Management structures within institutions is a matter for those institutions and information is not held centrally. Information collected by the Higher Education Statistics Agency indicates that, in 1997-98, there were 24 staff at Paisley University recorded under the heading "Business and Administrative Studies", the same as in the previous year. Figures for 2000-01 are not yet available. Staffing information is not collected by faculty.

Question reference: S1W-12132

Asked by: Phil Gallie, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 December 2000
Current Status: Answered by Wendy Alexander on 18 January 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive how many student applications were made to Paisley University in academic years (i) 1997-98, (ii) 1998-99, (iii) 1999-2000 and (iv) 2000-01.

Question reference: S1W-11620

Asked by: Phil Gallie, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 November 2000
Current Status: Answered by Iain Gray on 8 January 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive what proportion of retail crime can be attributed to those of school age.

Question reference: S1W-11619

Asked by: Phil Gallie, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 November 2000
Current Status: Answered by Iain Gray on 8 January 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive what proportion of retail crimes can be attributed to (a) customer theft, (b) staff theft and (c) burglary.

Question reference: S1W-11618

Asked by: Phil Gallie, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 November 2000
Current Status: Answered by Iain Gray on 8 January 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive what the annual cost of retail crime is to (a) business and (b) the public purse.

Year	Number
1997-98	6,606
1998-99	7,084
1999-2000	6,963
2000-01	5,966