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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-03252

Asked by: Mr Brian Monteith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 October 2003
Current Status: Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 4 November 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive how many guns were legally held in each of the last three years.

Question reference: S2W-03253

Asked by: Mr Brian Monteith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 October 2003
Current Status: Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 4 November 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive how many guns it estimates were illegally held in each of the last three years.

There are no Scottish Executive estimates of the number of guns illegally held in Scotland.

Firearms legislation isreserved and we will continue to work with the UK Government to safeguard thepublic against gun crime. Chapter 8 of the Criminal Justice Bill currentlybefore the UK Parliament contains provisions to tighten further the law inrelation to illegal firearms. The recent firearms amnesty which took placebetween 31 March and 30 April 2003 resulted in 3,993 firearms being removedfrom circulation in Scotland.

Question reference: S2W-03254

Asked by: Mr Brian Monteith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 October 2003
Current Status: Answered by Hugh Henry on 3 November 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive how many deaths occurred in each of the last three years as a result of gunshot wounds.

Question reference: S2W-03255

Asked by: Mr Brian Monteith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 October 2003
Current Status: Answered by Peter Peacock on 3 November 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it provides any guidelines or guidance to local authority education departments regarding the closure of schools.

The Scottish Executive has not issued specific guidelines or guidance to local authorityeducation departments regarding the closure of schools. We expect authoritiesto take account of integrated issues as set out in the joint Scottish Executive/COSLA school estate strategy. The Education (Publication andConsultation Etc)(Scotland) Regulations 1981 set out the legal framework onconsultation on school closures, and guidance on those regulations was issuedto authorities in 1981.

Question reference: S2W-03235

Asked by: Mr Brian Monteith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 October 2003
Current Status: Answered by Andy Kerr on 31 October 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-2866 by Malcolm Chisholm on 6 October 2003, how much has been spent on advertising the healthyliving advice line in each month in 2003.

The Healthy Living callcentre information line is an integral, but only one, facet of a campaigndesigned to raise awareness, stimulate attitudinal and behavioural change aswell as provide advice and information. Expenditure on the campaign over themonths requested is as follows:

Jan	Feb	Mar	April	May
£548,010	£347,012	£181,758	nil	nil
June	July	Aug	Sept	Oct
£66,070	£89,939	£435,740	£185,778	£6,956

Question reference: S2W-03183

Asked by: Mr Brian Monteith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 03 October 2003
Current Status: Answered by Andy Kerr on 30 October 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive what the 26 minor projects, budgeted through the “Miscellaneous” section of the Other Enterprise and Lifelong Learning budget in its Draft Budget 2004-05 will be and what each project will cost.

The table details the budget heading and the costs for each minor project asmentioned in the Draft Budget 2004-05 for the years 2003-04, 2004-05 and 2005-06.

Enterprise And Lifelong Learning - Other Miscellaneous - Breakdown

(LEVEL 4)	2003-04	2004-05	2005-06
	£000	£000	£000
ESF Programmes
Consultancies	400	200	200
Higher Education and Science Sub Programmes
Multi-regional International Business Programme	15	15	15
Public Understanding of Science	130	135	140
Chevening Scholarships	100	100	100
Attracting International Students	170	170	170
Scottish Scientific Advisory Committee	150	160	170
Newbattle Abbey College	8	8	8
HSS Consultancy	50	50	50
Funding For Learners Sub Programme
Student Support Publicity	100	50	50
Further and Adult Education Sub Programmes
Skill in Scotland	35	35	35
General	200	200	200
Employment & Welfare to Work Sub Prog.
Local Learning Partnerships	150	150	150
Enterprise Network Sub Programmes
General	51	51	51
Convention of the Highlands & Islands	15	15	15
Energy and Corporate Services Division
Promotion	200	200	200
Investment Assistance Division
Industrial Scientific Advisors	40	40	40
SIDAB	2	2	2
Debt Recovery Charges	4	4	4
RSA IT Charges	4	4	4
Scottish Development International Sub Programme
Scottish Exports Forum	2	2	2
Business Growth Unit Sub Programme
BGU Small Business Consultative Group	2	2	2
Enterprise & Industry Division Sub Programmes
Scottish Manufacturing Steering Group	10	5	5
Digital Scotland Unit
Broadband Pathfinders	0	0	0
Transitions to Work
Schools Enterprise Programme	300	0	0
Teacher Placement/Other Education Enterprise	200	0	0
Publicity for Schools Enterprise Programme	0	0	0

Question reference: S2W-03011

Asked by: Mr Brian Monteith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 September 2003
Current Status: Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 28 October 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive how many doctors and clinicians have been employed by the NHS in each year since 2000.

Question reference: S2W-03012

Asked by: Mr Brian Monteith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 September 2003
Current Status: Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 28 October 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive how many deaths there have been due to clinical error, negligence, misdiagnosis or other causes that may be attributed to the actions of doctors and clinicians in each of the last three years.

Question reference: S2W-03091

Asked by: Mr Brian Monteith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 02 October 2003
Current Status: Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 27 October 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-2695 by Lewis Macdonald on 30 September 2003, what funds it has made available, in total, under its existing programme budget for the promotion of renewable energy.

Question reference: S2W-03092

Asked by: Mr Brian Monteith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 02 October 2003
Current Status: Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 27 October 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-2659 by Lewis Macdonald on 30 September 2003, how much was made available to projects in Scotland from the UK scheme operated by the Department of Trade and Industry, in total and broken down by individual projects.