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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: S2W-27897

Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 21 August 2006
Current Status: Answered by Patricia Ferguson on 14 September 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive how much the Scottish Tourist Board and VisitScotland spent on marketing Scotland in (a) the United States of America, (b) Canada, (c) Germany, (d) Italy, (e) France, (f) the Netherlands and (g) Belgium in each year since 1990.

Question reference: S2W-27898

Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 21 August 2006
Current Status: Answered by Patricia Ferguson on 14 September 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive how many staff the Scottish Tourist Board and VisitScotland employed in (a) the United States of America, (b) Canada, (c) Germany, (d) Italy, (e) France, (f) the Netherlands and (g) Belgium in each year since 1990.

Neither VisitScotland nor the Scottish Tourist Board before it has directly employed any staff in the United Statesof America, Canada, Germany, Italy, France, the Netherlands or Belgium since 1990.In some cases, VisitScotland contract with local marketing, PR and other agenciesfor the supply of various services in these markets. The VisitScotland marketingstaff who cover these countries travel extensively within them as the needs of theirjobs require, where appropriate using VisitBritain offices as bases, and using newtechnology to remain in constant touch with their VisitScotland colleagues acrossScotland.

Question reference: S2W-27835

Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 17 August 2006
Current Status: Answered by Tom McCabe on 14 September 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive when it will provide a substantive answer to question S2W-26952 which received a holding reply on 17 July 2006.

Question reference: S2W-28217

Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 07 September 2006
Current Status: Answered by Andy Kerr on 13 September 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive how many NHS hospitals will have hosted independent treatment centres by December 2006.

Question reference: S2W-28111

Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 04 September 2006
Current Status: Answered by Andy Kerr on 13 September 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive how many out-patients waited for (a) less than three months, (b) less than six months, (c) less than nine months, (d) less than 12 months and (e) 12 months or more for an NHS appointment in each year since 1998, broken down by (i) speciality, (ii) NHS board and (iii) NHS hospital.

Question reference: S2W-28110

Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 04 September 2006
Current Status: Answered by Andy Kerr on 13 September 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive how many in-patients waited for (a) less than three months, (b) less than six months, (c) less than nine months, (d) less than 12 months and (e) 12 months or more for an NHS appointment in each year since 1998, broken down by (i) speciality, (ii) NHS board and (iii) NHS hospital.

Question reference: S2W-28112

Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 04 September 2006
Current Status: Answered by Tom McCabe on 13 September 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive what estimate it has made of the total cost of procurement of goods and services for the Executive and its agencies in the most recent year for which figures are available.

Question reference: S2W-28172

Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 September 2006
Current Status: Answered by Andy Kerr on 13 September 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-27402 by Mr Andy Kerr on 9 August 2006, how many out-patients were on hospital waiting lists on 30 June 2006, also expressed per 100,000 of the population.

Question reference: S2W-28175

Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 September 2006
Current Status: Answered by Andy Kerr on 13 September 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive how many out-patients with a guaranteed waiting time had waited for over six months to be treated as at 30 June 2006.

Question reference: S2W-28174

Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 September 2006
Current Status: Answered by Andy Kerr on 13 September 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-26332 by Mr Andy Kerr on 9 June 2006, how many in-patients with a guaranteed waiting time had waited for over six months to be treated as at 30 June 2006.