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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-23887

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 07 March 2002
Current Status: Answered by Margaret Curran on 22 April 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the proposed sale of 4.25 acres of land at Broomlands Primary School complies with policy C5 of the finalised Structure Plan submitted by Scottish Borders Council in May 2001.

Question reference: S1W-24595

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 28 March 2002
Current Status: Answered by Hugh Henry on 18 April 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive whether any salaried postholders in the Better Government for Older People network have had any connection with the Labour Party in the past five years.

Question reference: S1W-24593

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 28 March 2002
Current Status: Answered by Hugh Henry on 18 April 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive whether access to meetings of the Better Government for Older People network is open to all older people.

Question reference: S1W-24589

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 28 March 2002
Current Status: Answered by Hugh Henry on 18 April 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive how much public money the Better Government for Older People programme has received in each year since the programme started to date.

This is a matter for the Better Government for Older People Network. The requested information is not held centrally. I asked the Network Director to write directly to the member. A copy of the reply has been placed in the Parliament's Reference Centre (Bib. number 20755). For information, a copy of the Network's journal Stratagem and two briefing notes, prepared by BGOP, have been placed in the Parliament's Reference Centre (Bib. number 20573).

Question reference: S1W-24591

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 28 March 2002
Current Status: Answered by Hugh Henry on 18 April 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive how many local authorities have signed up to the Better Government for Older People programme.

Question reference: S1W-24594

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 28 March 2002
Current Status: Answered by Hugh Henry on 18 April 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will detail any salaried posts, and the salary of each, in the Better Government for Older People network.

Question reference: S1W-24590

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 28 March 2002
Current Status: Answered by Hugh Henry on 18 April 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive how meetings of the Better Government for Older People network are advertised.

Question reference: S1W-24592

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 28 March 2002
Current Status: Answered by Hugh Henry on 18 April 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive where a copy of the constitution and rules for the Better Government for Older People network may be accessed.

Question reference: S1W-24357

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Friday, 22 March 2002
Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 17 April 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has plans to introduce scale fees for junior counsel appearing in the sheriff court in legally aided cases.

Fees for junior counsel in criminal proceedings in the sheriff court are prescribed in Schedule 2 of the Criminal Legal Aid (Scotland) (Fees) Regulations 1989. Legal aid fees for junior counsel undertaking civil work in the Sheriff Court are prescribed in Regulation 10(2) of the Civil Legal Aid (Scotland) (Fees) Regulations 1989. This is 90% of the amount of fees, which would be allowed for that work on a taxation of expenses between solicitor and client, third party paying, if the work done were not legal aid. My officials are in discussion with the Scottish Legal Aid Board about the need for a detailed table of legal aid fees for counsel involved in civil cases in the sheriff court.

Question reference: S1W-23709

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 04 March 2002
Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 12 April 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive how many and what percentage of civil legal aid cases (a) sought and (b) were refused a sanction for (i) junior and (ii) senior counsel in each of the past three years, broken down by subject matter (such as matrimonial, reparation or contract).