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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-02231

Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 28 August 2003
Current Status: Answered by Mary Mulligan on 24 September 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive what progress has been made on the proposal that reporters for local plan inquiries be appointed independently by its Inquiry Reporters Unit, as identified in Your place, your plan, its proposals for public involvement in the planning system.

Question reference: S2W-02219

Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 August 2003
Current Status: Answered by Hugh Henry on 24 September 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive how it will define “kerb crawling” in the development of its proposal to introduce such an offence.

Question reference: S2W-02233

Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 28 August 2003
Current Status: Answered by Mary Mulligan on 24 September 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive what progress has been made on the proposal to pass responsibility for neighbour notification to local authorities, as identified in Your place, your plan, its proposals for public involvement in the planning system.

Question reference: S2W-02236

Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 28 August 2003
Current Status: Answered by Mary Mulligan on 24 September 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive how it will make planning appeal inquiries more accessible, as identified in Your place, your plan, its proposals for public involvement in the planning system.

Question reference: S2W-02227

Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 28 August 2003
Current Status: Answered by Mary Mulligan on 24 September 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive what developments are being pursued on the interface between planning and transport, as identified in Your place, your plan, its proposals for public involvement in the planning system.

Question reference: S2W-02218

Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 28 August 2003
Current Status: Answered by Hugh Henry on 24 September 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive whether eradication of prostitution will form part of the strategy of the Ministerial Working Group on Prostitution.

Question reference: S2W-02232

Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 28 August 2003
Current Status: Answered by Mary Mulligan on 24 September 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive what progress has been made on its pilot projects with South Lanarkshire Council and Highland Council on investigating ways of modernising the development planning system, as identified in Your place, your plan, its proposals for public involvement in the planning system.

Under thepilot projects, the Hamilton Local Plan in South Lanarkshire and the Wester Ross Local Plan in Highland are progressing well towards publicationof finalised draft plans. The project has helped to support the view that barriersto better plan making relate more to cultural and management issues rather thanlegislation or regulations. Both South Lanarkshire and Highland Councils have considered new ways of engagingwith the public and other stakeholders, including opinion meters and photographiccompetitions, which will be of interest to other authorities.

Question reference: S2W-02226

Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 28 August 2003
Current Status: Answered by Mary Mulligan on 24 September 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive what the consultation timetable is in respect of Your place, your plan, its proposals for public involvement in the planning system.

Question reference: S2W-02230

Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 28 August 2003
Current Status: Answered by Mary Mulligan on 24 September 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive what progress has been made on working with local authorities to produce guidance on neighbour notification, as identified in Your place, your plan, its proposals for public involvement in the planning system.

Question reference: S2W-02234

Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 28 August 2003
Current Status: Answered by Mary Mulligan on 24 September 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive what progress has been made on amending the necessary legislation to extend the time for responding to a neighbourhood notification, as identified in Your place, your plan, its proposals for public involvement in the planning system.