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Other members may add their names as supporters just as with non-Government amendments.
4.58 It is quite normal for many of the amendments to a Bill to be lodged by the member in charge of the Bill (e.g. by the Minister in charge of a Government Bill).
During its membership of the European Union, the UK was required to comply with EU law. This means that, in many policy areas, a consistent approach was often adopted across all four nations of the UK, even where those policy areas were devolved.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
7 November 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive in how many deaths (a) clostridium difficile and (b) MRSA was recorded as a contributory factor in each year since 2002, broken down by hospital and expressed also as a proportion of all deaths.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
12 December 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive how many women (a) were diagnosed with and (b) died from breast cancer in each of the last five years, broken down by (i) NHS board and (ii) parliamentary constituency.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
2 August 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive how many joint initiatives or events it has held with the British Council in each year since 2002 and whether it will provide (a) a list and (b) the total cost of each of these events and initiatives.
If the Executive is opposed to the proposed short title, I would like to find out what its arguments are for opposing a positive and simple amendment that has the support of many users. I ask the minister to respond and to answer Mr McAllion's question, which I have to say is mine as well.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
27 March 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive how many fines were recovered by civil diligence in each year since 1997 and what proportion these represented of the total number of fines imposed, broken down by sheriff court.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
27 March 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive how many fines were recovered by deductions from benefits in each year since 1997 and what proportion these represented of the total number of fines imposed, broken down by sheriff court.
To ask the Scottish Executive how many operations were cancelled in each NHS hospital (a) for medical reasons and (b) because of a lack of beds in each year since 1999.
It forms the very basis of a political party's vote management system, ensuring that a party can talk to as many people and deliver as high a turnout as possible.