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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.

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Question reference: S1W-10343

Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 09 October 2000
Current Status: Answered by Sarah Boyack on 27 October 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive how much it will cost to complete the M74 northern extension.

Question reference: S1W-10340

Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 09 October 2000
Current Status: Answered by Susan Deacon on 27 October 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive how many infection control nurses are currently employed in the NHSiS.

Question reference: S1W-10341

Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 09 October 2000
Current Status: Answered by Sarah Boyack on 27 October 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive which of the current proposals is its preferred option for the M74 northern extension.

I announced on 28 September that the Executive is committed to a strategic link between Fullarton Road and west of the Kingston Bridge. On 10 October I met the leaders of Glasgow, South Lanarkshire and Renfrewshire Councils and agreed that officials should urgently establish the costs of that link and explore funding proposals, including the option of Public/Private Partnerships, to take forward the project. Those discussions are ongoing and it would be premature to speculate on the outcome.

Question reference: S1W-10346

Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 09 October 2000
Current Status: Answered by Sarah Boyack on 27 October 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive what date it is proposing for the commencement of work on the M74 northern extension.

Question reference: S1W-10342

Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 09 October 2000
Current Status: Answered by Sarah Boyack on 27 October 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive what timescale it envisages for the completion of the M74 northern extension.

Question reference: S1W-10345

Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 09 October 2000
Current Status: Answered by Sarah Boyack on 27 October 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it is currently involved in, or is proposing to have, concerning the completion of the M74 northern extension.

Question reference: S1W-09858

Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 14 September 2000
Current Status: Answered by Iain Gray on 10 October 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive what action it will take to address any shortfalls in the level of social work services for the deaf.

Question reference: S1W-09857

Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 14 September 2000
Current Status: Answered by Iain Gray on 10 October 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive how many social workers are dedicated to working with deaf people in each local authority area.

Question reference: S1W-07260

Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 25 May 2000
Current Status: Answered by Jack McConnell on 4 October 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive how many documents bearing the heading "Making it Work Together" it has produced and how much each such document cost.

The branding "Making It Work Together" has been applied to Scottish Executive publications produced since September 1999. In the period between September 1999 and August 2000, 131 documents have been published. The details are:

	£
Active Communities Response Document	2,274.20
Agricultural Census Summary Sheet	1,946.43
Agricultural Facts and Figures 2000 Factsheet	726.15
Agricultural Holdings White Paper	7,475.38
Aiming for Excellence Newsletter	5,771.83
Aiming for Excellence, Care and Social Services	6,218.00
Antimicrobial Resistance leaflet	17,988.10
Appointments to Public Bodies	2,048.10
Beattie Committee Report	33,395.47
Beattie Committee Summary (Response)	35,722.00
Breastfeeding and Returning to Work	1,815.76
Business Crime: Counting the Cost booklet	3,339.70
Carers Campaign leaflet	12,027.00
Child Protection-Health Guidance	18,510.00
Childcare Link Scotland leaflets etc.	51,197.28
Choosing a School leaflet	26,545.78
CMO Annual Report - Health in Scotland 1999	11,471.00
Consultation on Judicial Appointments	6,322.18
Consultation Paper - Protecting Children Securing Their Safety	5,293.00
Cot Death booklet (Gaelic version)	1,025.00
Cot Death booklets	16,810.00
Cot Death Leaflet (Translations versions)	43,257.23
Created in Scotland - Manufacturing in 21^st Century	13,782.45
Crofters etc Building Grants and Loans Scheme Guidance	2,423.00
Cycling by Design	25,256.74
Don't Turn a Blind Eye	6,101.00
Drug Misuse in Schools Guidelines	5,031.64
Drugs Action Plan	28,320.00
Drugs Misuse in Schools	54,507.90
Early Education and Childcare	5,856.40
EC Habitats and Birds Directives	9,000.00 (Estimate)
E-Coli No2 leaflet	10,354.58
Economic Report on Scottish Agriculture 2000 Edition	6,222.50
Education for Work in Schools	16,858.08
Enterprise Network Review	1,683.65
Ethical Standards in Local Government booklet	20,193.19
Examining the Future of Training for Work	20,761.19
Forward Strategy for Scottish Agriculture	15,462.19
Gourock/Dunoon Ferry Service Report	6,028.00
Government Expenditure and Revenue Report	9,144.98
Guidance on Local Transport	1,120.25
Guide to Planning System in Scotland	12,329.00
Homelessness Task Force Report	2,587.48
Housing and Anti Social Behaviour	4,395.08
Housing Green Paper	31,514.87
Improving Business Regulations	1,372.13
Improving our Schools Consultation	8,946.78
Improving our Schools Report and Summary	56,876.14
Incapable Adults Bill	1,036.00
Individual Learning Accounts booklet	11,043.39
Integrated Transport Bill	10,594.39
Investing in You - Annual Expenditure Report	22,928.00
Investing in You - Summary leaflet	5,469.00
It Pays to Pay: Council Tax leaflet	2,339.78
Learning Disability Review	44,404.65
Learning to teach Maths	1,170.00
Lifelong Learning Targets	858.75
Local Health Care Workshops Report	647.00
Maths 2000 booklet	48,244.00
Memorandum of Understanding	1,123.37
National Parks (Scotland) Bill	23,157.53
National Parks Consultation Paper	14,160.38
New Single Social Housing Tenancy	979.00
New Strategy for Scottish Tourism	32,262.98
NHS Annual Report 1998/99	55,907.55
NHS Complaints Procedure leaflet	7,394.52
NHS Education and Training	14,410.61
NHS Learning Together	6,045.00
NHS Loans Scheme	2,276.56
Obtaining Maintenance from Abroad	1,627.28
Owner Occupied Sheltered Housing Code	1,720.85
Parental Responsibilities	1,623.43
Partnership Action for Continuing Employment	13,147.00
Physical Punishment of Childrens consultations	4,269.00
Planning Bulletin	8,765.00
Policy on Architecture	33,164.35
Pre-school Education leaflet	11,960.58
Prevention of Environmental Pollution	11,226.00
Primary Care Act booklet	2,040.00
Programme for Government leaflet	1,669.35
Promoting the International Dimension in Scottish Schools	2,197.00
Register of Basic Seed Potatoes	3,402.00
Rent Assessment Committees leaflet	325.00
Revaluation of Non-Domestic Rates	58,348.00
Review of Assessment in Pre-School and 5-14	67,218.99
Review of Public Health Function	11,108.78
River Crossing and Migratory Fish Guidance	3,565.00
Rural Affairs Action Plan	17,266.04
Rural Petrol Stations Scheme	671.55
Safer Communities in Scotland	8,538.00
Safer Cycling: A Guide for Parents	39,353.09
Safer Routes to School booklet	12,505.55
Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Review	12,517.20
School Codes Consultation Paper	4,668.63
Science Strategy Review Group Report	2,996.80
Scotland's Freshwater Fish and Fisheries Review	18,913.05
Scottish Agriculture - Guide to Grants & Services	3,372.05
Scottish Charities Legislation: An Evaluation	3,091.00
Scottish Climate Change Programme	18,459.05
Scottish Compact Good Practice Guide	4,104.83
Scottish Economic Report July 2000	9,343.85
Sex Offenders Act 1997 Revised Guidance	7,820.25
Single Social Tenancy booklet	3,364.00
Social Inclusion booklet	49,769.48
Social Inclusion Report	16,631.00
Social Justice Action Plan	14,171.33
Social Justice Guidance	3,265.00
Spending Plans for Scotland	12,039.15
SQH Newsletter	1,599.25
Stalking and Harassment Consultation	4,966.58
State Aid - Ferry Consultation	1,805.60
Strategic Roads Review	34,663.01
Supporting Active Communities	7,787.35
Tackling Drugs The Way Forward	16,788.03
The Scottish Police Special Constabulary leaflet	1,161.00
The Way Forward for Care	6,637.65
Tourism Strategy Summary	1,612.35
Towards a Just Conclusion	3,235.50
Towards a Safer Healthier Workplace Report	3,316.00
Towards A Safer Healthier Workplace Summary	13,869.42
Towards an Equality Strategy	10,216.38
Training Qualification Action Plan	3,686.10
Transport Audit Report	745.77
Travel Choices for Scotland leaflet	1,437.10
Trunk Road Biodiversity Action Plan	10,508.47
Water Quality and Environmental Studies	11,965.04
Water Quality and Standards - Investment Priorities	11,917.44
Winter Maintenance 1999	7,529.73
Working Together (Programme of Government)	34,667.78
Working with Children	12,193.83
Youth Crime Review	7,401.45

Question reference: S1W-09986

Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 September 2000
Current Status: Answered by David Steel on 3 October 2000

To ask the Presiding Officer what consideration has been given to the provision of sign language interpreters for deaf people during meetings of the Parliament.

A sign language interpretation service is currently provided on request for meetings of the Parliament and for committee meetings. Requests can be made through the Parliament's Visitor Centre and the service is provided under a contract arrangement. To date, the service has been requested on only one occasion for a debate in the Chamber (Members' Business Debate on British Sign Language on 16 February 2000). It has been requested on two occasions for committee meetings.