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-27386

Asked by: Robin Harper, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Friday, 05 July 2002
Current Status: Answered by Ross Finnie on 2 August 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive when the Sustainable Development Forum is due to meet.

Question reference: S1W-27391

Asked by: Robin Harper, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Friday, 05 July 2002
Current Status: Answered by Ross Finnie on 2 August 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive what mechanisms it has put in place to report the deliberations and conclusions of the Sustainable Development Forum and to take these conclusions into account.

Question reference: S1W-27387

Asked by: Robin Harper, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Friday, 05 July 2002
Current Status: Answered by Ross Finnie on 2 August 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive when it announced the formation of the Sustainable Development Forum to the Parliament and the public and what form the announcement took.

Question reference: S1W-27388

Asked by: Robin Harper, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Friday, 05 July 2002
Current Status: Answered by Ross Finnie on 2 August 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive how many people it expects to take part in the Sustainable Development Forum and what the remit of the forum is.

Question reference: S1W-27395

Asked by: Robin Harper, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Friday, 05 July 2002
Current Status: Answered by Ross Finnie on 2 August 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive who will chair the first and subsequent meetings of the Sustainable Development Forum.

Question reference: S1W-27397

Asked by: Robin Harper, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Friday, 05 July 2002
Current Status: Answered by Ross Finnie on 2 August 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive what criteria will be used to select and appoint members to the first meeting of the Sustainable Development Forum and whether these criteria will be used to select and appoint members to any subsequent meeting.

Question reference: S1W-27393

Asked by: Robin Harper, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Friday, 05 July 2002
Current Status: Answered by Ross Finnie on 2 August 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive where it advertised for interested persons to take part in the Sustainable Development Forum and what the normal process is for canvassing interest for such bodies.

Adverts in the national press on 7 June invited nominations and requests to attend the Sustainable Development Forum. Information was also available at: www.sustainable.scotland.gov.uk. The adverts indicated that we want to ensure that the forum has a wide range of participants from all sectors.There is no set procedure for canvassing interest in bodies such as the forum. We considered the approach taken to be an appropriate mechanism in this case, and have been impressed by the number and quality of responses.

Question reference: S1W-27389

Asked by: Robin Harper, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Friday, 05 July 2002
Current Status: Answered by Ross Finnie on 2 August 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive how often it expects the Sustainable Development Forum to meet.

Question reference: S1W-27398

Asked by: Robin Harper, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Friday, 05 July 2002
Current Status: Answered by Ross Finnie on 2 August 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it expects participants at the first meeting of the Sustainable Development Forum to remain members throughout the life of the forum and if not, what procedures have been put in place to replace any member or to add to the membership of the forum.

Question reference: S1W-27396

Asked by: Robin Harper, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Friday, 05 July 2002
Current Status: Answered by Ross Finnie on 2 August 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive how many members it expects to attend the first meeting of the Sustainable Development Forum.

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