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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-02520

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 September 2003
Current Status: Answered by Nicol Stephen on 29 September 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive what publicity has been given to the Arrive Alive Scheme in each of the last five years.

The Arrive Alive Road SafetyProgramme was launched in 1997 by the Driving Standards Agency (DSA). The programmeinvolves driving examiners visiting schools and colleges, and other organisationsconnected with the 16- to 19-year age group, and delivering road safety information.Every member of the audience at a presentation is issued with an information bookletabout the programme, and comprehensive folders are sent to any organisation thatexpresses an interest in hosting a presentation. There is a dedicated Arrive Alivewebsite and the DSA also regularly issues press releases about the programme andplaces articles in its Despatch magazine for the driver training industryand others with an interest in road safety.

In the last five years, the numberof presentations throughout Great Britain has increased substantially as shown in the table.

1998-99	300
1999-2000	880
2000-01	1,709
2001-02	2,726
2002-03	4,253
2003-04 (planned)	6,000

Question reference: S2W-02651

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 15 September 2003
Current Status: Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 29 September 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive who reviews the positioning of fixed speed cameras and how often such reviews take place.

Question reference: S2W-02574

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Friday, 12 September 2003
Current Status: Answered by Tom McCabe on 26 September 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive how many people are on waiting lists for bathing and showering services, broken down by NHS board.

Question reference: S2W-02575

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Friday, 12 September 2003
Current Status: Answered by Tom McCabe on 26 September 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive how many people are currently on waiting lists for aids and adaptations, broken down by local authority area.

Question reference: S2W-02573

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Friday, 12 September 2003
Current Status: Answered by Tom McCabe on 26 September 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive how many people are on waiting lists for assessments for community care services, broken down by NHS board area.

Question reference: S2W-02572

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Friday, 12 September 2003
Current Status: Answered by Tom McCabe on 26 September 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive how many people were on waiting lists for assessments for aids and adaptations on 1 April in each of the last five years.

Question reference: S2O-00477

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 September 2003
Current Status: Answered by Nicol Stephen on 25 September 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive what measures it is taking to improve road safety.

Question reference: S2W-01905

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 07 August 2003
Current Status: Answered by Tom McCabe on 23 September 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive what procedures the Care Commission follows when it has made an inspection of a young people's residential unit.

Question reference: S2W-01907

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 07 August 2003
Current Status: Answered by Euan Robson on 23 September 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive what statistics it has on the incidence of staff long-term sickness in young people's residential units.

Question reference: S2W-01902

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 07 August 2003
Current Status: Answered by Tom McCabe on 23 September 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has had sight of the Care Commission's inspection report on Glenview Young People's Unit, Galashiels.