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Will the minister ensure that Railtrack is aware that many people now recognise that although electrification remains a desirable objective, much more could be done to enhance the quality of the Aberdeen-Edinburgh route and to reduce journey times?
I do not agree that this is the time to have an amnesty on poll tax arrears or any other arrears. Many people in Scotland who struggled hard to pay their local taxes over the years would disagree with that assertion.
In the light of John Cronin's release from supervision, does he share my concern that many female lawyers and MSPs appear to be reluctant to comment, on the record, on that and similar cases?
It might be useful to have some kind of detailed submission on the exact figures, as so many are being tossed around. When the Prime Minister is shown a headline on "Breakfast with Frost", and not even he knows where the figure comes from, we are entitled to ask.
It is obviously an important issue that matters very much to Mr Guild, but there are many ways in which we can refer the matter to the local authority.
What is the effect of civilianisation on the retiral of police officers as a result of ill health, given that in the past many police officers in such circumstances were offered desk jobs?
To ask the Scottish Executive how many women were working part-time in (a) 1979 and (b) 2006 and, of these, how many were earning below the lower earnings limit for national insurance.
To ask the Scottish Executive how many copies of the code of practice under the Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2004 have been (a) published and (b) distributed to parents of children with additional support needs.
To ask the Scottish Executive how many foreign nationals were sent to prison in Scotland in each year since 1999 and what information it has on how many were deported upon release.