Questions and answers

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

Urgent Questions aren't included in the Question and Answers search. There is a SPICe fact sheet listing Urgent and emergency questions.

Question reference: S1W-08439

Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Friday, 30 June 2000
Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 28 July 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive what action it proposes to take concerning any lack of resources for the preservation and access of archives as highlighted in the report An Archival Account of Scotland.

Question reference: S1W-08440

Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Friday, 30 June 2000
Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 28 July 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive what the implications would be for communities' awareness of their local history and for cultural heritage, democratic accountability and freedom of information of any lack of resources for archives.

Question reference: S1W-08438

Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Friday, 30 June 2000
Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 28 July 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive what response it will make to the report, An Archival Account of Scotland, by the Archive Services in Scotland Mapping Project Board.

The Scottish Executive has taken note of the report, An Archival Account of Scotland. The summary of responses to the consultation paper on freedom of information, An Open Scotland, published in May, noted that Scottish public authorities would be encouraged to operate efficient records management practices and that the possibility of national archives legislation would receive separate consideration.

Question reference: S1W-08445

Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Friday, 30 June 2000
Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 28 July 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive whether there is any lack of professional training for archivists or conservators and, if so, how it intends to address the situation.

Question reference: S1W-08684

Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 July 2000
Current Status: Answered by Sam Galbraith on 26 July 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-8294 by Mr Sam Galbraith on 11 July 2000, how many people are qualified to train others to teach sign language.

Question reference: S1W-07299

Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 May 2000
Current Status: Answered by Rhona Brankin on 25 July 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive what measures it can take to ensure that the National Lottery distributing bodies in relation to which it has responsibility co-operate when an application for lottery funding is made by an organisation whose activities fall within the remit of more than one of these bodies.

Question reference: S1W-08612

Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Friday, 07 July 2000
Current Status: Answered by Sarah Boyack on 21 July 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions have taken place with the various transport authorities concerning the establishment of a north/south Glasgow crossrail service.

Question reference: S1W-08610

Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Friday, 07 July 2000
Current Status: Answered by Sarah Boyack on 20 July 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions have taken place with the various transport authorities concerning the establishment of a direct rail link to Glasgow Airport.

Question reference: S1W-08609

Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Friday, 07 July 2000
Current Status: Answered by Sarah Boyack on 20 July 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive what support and investment it intends to provide for the establishment of a Glasgow Airport direct rail link.

Question reference: S1W-08611

Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Friday, 07 July 2000
Current Status: Answered by Sarah Boyack on 20 July 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive what support and investment it intends to provide for the establishment of a north/south Glasgow crossrail service.

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