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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-03357

Asked by: Maureen Macmillan, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 09 October 2003
Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 10 November 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive what evidence Highlands and Islands Enterprise has of support amongst small businesses for its supply partner proposal.

Question reference: S2W-03355

Asked by: Maureen Macmillan, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 09 October 2003
Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 10 November 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive whether Highlands and Islands Enterprise has conducted an assessment of the impact on small business advisory firms of its proposal for supply partner arrangements for business advice services and whether it will publish any such assessment.

Question reference: S2W-03359

Asked by: Maureen Macmillan, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 09 October 2003
Current Status: Answered by Tavish Scott on 6 November 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive whether supply partners purchasing services from self-employed advisers will be required to follow public sector procurement rules.

Publicsector procurement rules include European legislation, UKlegislation and administrative rules. The application of the public sectorprocurement rules is dependent upon the status and nature of the bodyconcerned.

Where a “supply partner” isa private sector body, it will be required only to comply with public sectorprocurement rules where it is obliged to do so as a condition of funding, or asa condition of contract or where, in purchasing goods or services, it is actingas an agent of a public sector body.

Question reference: S2W-03365

Asked by: Maureen Macmillan, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 09 October 2003
Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 5 November 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has received any representations from individuals and businesses in Orkney regarding supply partner arrangements being established by Highlands and Islands Enterprise for business advice services and whether it has had discussions with Orkney Enterprise on the proposals.

Question reference: S2W-03022

Asked by: Maureen Macmillan, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 October 2003
Current Status: Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 27 October 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive when the approximately #4.5 million final tranche of the Arbuthnott settlement will be paid to NHS Highland.

Question reference: S2W-03499

Asked by: Maureen Macmillan, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 17 October 2003
Current Status: Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 20 October 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-23566 by Mr Jim Wallace on 28 February 2002, where the further Public Defence Solicitors' Office pilot projects will be located.

After careful consideration,I have decided to locate one office in Glasgow and the other in Inverness, dealing with thecourts in Dingwall, Dornoch, Elgin, Inverness, Nairn, Tain and Wick. The offices will also be ableto represent clients in other courts if their services are sought. My officialsand those of the Scottish Legal Aid Board will be consulting the Law Societyabout the operational aspects of this decision. It is hoped to have these officesoperational by 30 June 2004.

Question reference: S2O-00516

Asked by: Maureen Macmillan, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 September 2003
Current Status: Answered by Tom McCabe on 2 October 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive whether there are any plans to target anti-smoking information and advertising towards teenage girls.

Whilst there have been a substantialachievement in reducing the smoking prevalence among teenage boys it is disappointingthat there has not been a similar decrease in smoking rates for teenage girls. the Scottish Executive is currently undertaking a detailed review of tobaccocontrol policies with key partners. A tobacco control action plan will be publishedthis autumn which will cover a wide range of measures including communication andprevention activity for this important group during the years of teenage transition.

Question reference: S2W-02998

Asked by: Maureen Macmillan, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 September 2003
Current Status: Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 1 October 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive when it will publish its consultation paper on the proposed Fire Services (Scotland) Bill.

Question reference: S2W-02783

Asked by: Maureen Macmillan, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 18 September 2003
Current Status: Answered by Allan Wilson on 30 September 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will rescind the Conservation of Seals (Scotland) Order 2002, given that the outbreak of phocine distemper virus in seal is now over.

The Conservation of Seals (Scotland) Order2002 was introduced on the basis of independent scientific advice from the NaturalEnvironment Research Council’s Special Committee on Seals, the Government’s statutoryadvisors on seal management issues. The future of the order will be decided in thesame way. The committee, which met to discuss this issue amongst others on 2 September,is expected to submit its conclusions towards the end of the year.

Question reference: S2W-02420

Asked by: Maureen Macmillan, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 05 September 2003
Current Status: Answered by Nicol Stephen on 19 September 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive when the planned safety measures at the North Kessock junction on the A9 will be in place and how much these measures will cost.