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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: S1O-04173

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 June 2001
Current Status: Answered by Wendy Alexander on 28 June 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive whether, in light of recent difficulties facing the electronics industry in the Scottish Borders, it will address the state of the area's economy as a matter of urgency.

Scottish Enterprise Borders have been awarded an additional £6.096 million for the period 1999-2002 to support economic development in the area and the Scottish Executive is continuing to work closely with local agencies to secure sustainable economic development. Since the Scottish Borders was included on the Assisted Areas map in July 2000, £4.1 million in Regional Selective Assistance have been offered to companies in the area, involving the planned creation and safeguarding of some 900 jobs.

Question reference: S1W-16255

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 June 2001
Current Status: Answered by Susan Deacon on 27 June 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive how many people in the Borders and East Lothian currently suffer from sleep apnoea.

Question reference: S1W-16254

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 June 2001
Current Status: Answered by Susan Deacon on 27 June 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive how many people suffering from sleep apnoea in the Borders and East Lothian are on a waiting list for a continuous positive airway pressure machine.

Question reference: S1W-16253

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 June 2001
Current Status: Answered by Susan Deacon on 27 June 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it intends to make funding available to Lothian Health Board and Lothian University Hospitals NHS Trust for the provision of continuous positive airway pressure treatment to relieve sleep apnoea.

The allocation of funding to Lothian University Hospitals NHS Trust for the provision of sleep disorder services is a matter for the health boards that commission such services from the Trust. I understand, however, that Lothian Health Board and Lothian University Hospitals NHS Trust are conducting a review of the sleep apnoea service provided by the Sleep Centre.Information relating to the numbers of people suffering from sleep apnoea, or on waiting lists for treatment of the condition, is not available centrally.

Question reference: S1W-16256

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 June 2001
Current Status: Answered by Susan Deacon on 27 June 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive how many people suffering from sleep apnoea in the Borders and East Lothian are currently receiving treatment by way of a continuous positive airway pressure machine.

Question reference: S1W-16247

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 June 2001
Current Status: Answered by Sarah Boyack on 26 June 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it or Amey Highways Ltd is responsible for any consents or guidance on the placing of bunting, banners and flags across and alongside trunk roads during common ridings and gala weeks.

Question reference: S1W-16181

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 June 2001
Current Status: Answered by Susan Deacon on 19 June 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive what respite facilities are currently available to those caring for dementia sufferers, broken down by health board area.

Question reference: S1W-16186

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 June 2001
Current Status: Answered by Rhona Brankin on 19 June 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will establish a commission to examine policy and practice on all flood-related issues.

Ministers place great importance on flood prevention and in ensuring that robust arrangements are in place to address flooding.The Executive keeps the overall position on flood-related issues under review to ensure that policy and practice is relevant and continues to take account of today's circumstances as well as the changes arising from climate change.The Executive does not see a need to establish a commission to examine these issues.

Question reference: S1W-16179

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 June 2001
Current Status: Answered by Jackie Baillie on 19 June 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive how many very sheltered housing dwellings it is estimated are required in the current financial year.

Question reference: S1W-16177

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 June 2001
Current Status: Answered by Peter Peacock on 19 June 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-11310 by Mr Sam Galbraith on 30 November 2000, whether the #27 million being made available for flood prevention schemes over the three years from 2001-04 has been "top-sliced" from the aggregated local authority allocations under section 94 of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 and, if not, from which budget the money has been allocated.