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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-16394

Asked by: John Scott, MSP for Ayr, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 June 2001
Current Status: Answered by Ross Finnie on 6 July 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive when the "over 30 month" scheme for cattle will be reinstated.

Question reference: S1W-16361

Asked by: John Scott, MSP for Ayr, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 18 June 2001
Current Status: Answered by Sarah Boyack on 2 July 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to reinstate the pavement of the A8 from Newhouse to Baillieston.

Question reference: S1W-16359

Asked by: John Scott, MSP for Ayr, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 18 June 2001
Current Status: Answered by Sarah Boyack on 2 July 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive what effect the aggregates tax will have on the trunk roads maintenance contracts recently awarded to Amey Highways Ltd and BEAR (Scotland) Ltd.

The prices tendered for the trunk road maintenance contracts were based on the level of taxation applicable in October 2000, the date when tenders were returned. The prices will be adjusted in accordance with a contractual formula based on published indices of materials costs and the contract costs will vary as the tax affects the former. The Scottish ministers are also bound to take into account any other impact that a change in tax levels makes to the costs of undertaking the contracts and adjust the contract prices in line with the change.

Question reference: S1W-16360

Asked by: John Scott, MSP for Ayr, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 18 June 2001
Current Status: Answered by Sarah Boyack on 2 July 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the aggregates tax will affect the budgeted cost of upgrading the A77.

Question reference: S1W-16294

Asked by: John Scott, MSP for Ayr, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 14 June 2001
Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 28 June 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the Union of the Crowns.

Question reference: S1W-16227

Asked by: John Scott, MSP for Ayr, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 11 June 2001
Current Status: Answered by Sarah Boyack on 25 June 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the current trunk road maintenance contractors are responsible for maintaining the full area of any pieces of land adjacent to trunk roads and still owned by the Executive and, if not, who is responsible for maintaining such land.

Question reference: S1W-16167

Asked by: John Scott, MSP for Ayr, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 04 June 2001
Current Status: Answered by Susan Deacon on 22 June 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive what the average waiting time is for accident and emergency patients to be admitted to an inpatient bed at Ayr Hospital.

Question reference: S1W-16174

Asked by: John Scott, MSP for Ayr, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 June 2001
Current Status: Answered by Susan Deacon on 19 June 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive whether there is currently a shortage of beds at Ayr Hospital; if so, how long this has been the case and what plans there are to address any such shortage prior to the winter.

It is for health boards and NHS Trusts to manage the planning and delivery of health services in their areas, including the provision of the right number and mix of hospital beds to meet the needs of local populations.The Scottish Executive is supporting NHSScotland in meeting the demands on it by providing more resources than ever before. Health spending is set to increase by more than £400 million each year from 2001-02 to 2003-04. By 2003-04, health spending will be £6.7 billion.To help ensure that the performance of the NHS next winter is as satisfactory as last, the Scottish Executive has asked health boards to submit draft winter plans by the end of July. These will cover the full range of issues to be addressed by an expert panel, as was done in preparing for winter 2000-01.

Question reference: S1W-15634

Asked by: John Scott, MSP for Ayr, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 04 May 2001
Current Status: Answered by Sarah Boyack on 18 June 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to its letter of 5 April 2001 to Mr Geoff Coleman in connection with the Strathclyde Regional Council (Dalblair Road/Miller Road/Racecourse Road, Ayr Traffic Management) Compulsory Purchase Order 1991, who has indicated support for the Order and, in each case, when that support was indicated.

Question reference: S1W-15326

Asked by: John Scott, MSP for Ayr, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 April 2001
Current Status: Answered by Tom McCabe on 18 June 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive how much it has spent on advertising in each of the last three months and how much it spent in the equivalent period in 2000.