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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-24664

Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 April 2002
Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 12 April 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive how Scottish ministers ensure that Kilmarnock Prison Services Limited (KPSL) and all servants, agents and sub-contractors of KPSL (a) do not unlawfully discriminate within Scotland, (b) apply similar standards of operation elsewhere and (c) have codes of practice relating to the prevention of discrimination in line with section 56 of the Minute of Agreement between the Secretary of State for Scotland and Kilmarnock Prison Services Limited for the Design, Construction, Management and Financing of a Prison at Kilmarnock.

Question reference: S1W-24663

Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 April 2002
Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 12 April 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive whether Kilmarnock Prison Services Limited has at any time transferred personal data to any country outwith the EU in line with the data protection provisions in section 57 of the Minute of Agreement between the Secretary of State for Scotland and Kilmarnock Prison Services Limited for the Design, Construction, Management and Financing of a Prison at Kilmarnock and, if so, whether it will give details.

Question reference: S1W-24279

Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 21 March 2002
Current Status: Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 8 April 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive when the Minister for Enterprise, Transport and Lifelong Learning will reply to my letter of 30 January 2002 regarding my constituent Mr D Thomson of Macduff.

Question reference: S1W-24280

Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 21 March 2002
Current Status: Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 4 April 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive when the Minister for Health and Community Care will reply to my letter dated 30 January 2002 regarding my constituent Mrs A Anderson of Macduff.

Question reference: S1W-24227

Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 March 2002
Current Status: Answered by Wendy Alexander on 2 April 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answers to questions S1W-19339, S1W-19397 and S1W-23505 by Ms Wendy Alexander on 26 November 2001, 11 January 2002 and 12 March 2002, whether it will give full details of any direct discussions with Her Majesty's Government about the impact of the European Commission's Physical Agents directives on the agriculture and transport sectors and why the information requested was not given in the answer to question S1W-23505.

Question reference: S1W-24074

Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 March 2002
Current Status: Answered by Wendy Alexander on 27 March 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive how many of the businesses started up through the small business gateway are still trading successfully.

Question reference: S1W-23810

Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 March 2002
Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 20 March 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive what it estimates to be the cost of catering services to the Scottish Prison Service in 2002-03.

Question reference: S1W-23811

Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 March 2002
Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 20 March 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive what the total cost of catering services was to the Scottish Prison Service in (a) 1999-2000, (b) 2000-01 and (c) to date in the current financial year.

Question reference: S1W-23264

Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 February 2002
Current Status: Answered by Wendy Alexander on 20 March 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to include the promotion of internet access through digital television within its broadband policies.

Question reference: S1W-23266

Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 February 2002
Current Status: Answered by Wendy Alexander on 20 March 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive what representations it has made to the EU that it should bring forward regulatory policy support for the roll out of broadband services in rural areas.