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S3W-10200 To ask the Scottish Executive whether the planned special protection area for the protection of certain bird species in Muirkirk and North Lowther Upland, proposed by Scottish Natural Heritage, has be Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 10 Mar 2008
S2W-32246 To ask the Scottish Executive when the strategy for the Scots language promised in Scotland’s Culture: Scottish Executive Response on the Cultural Review will be published. Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 19 Mar 2007
S2W-32247 To ask the Scottish Executive in what specific ways the arts have been placed at the centre of the work of each of its departments. Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 16 Mar 2007
S2W-32119 To ask the Scottish Executive what the impact on school population is estimated to be per 100 houses of new housing developments. Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 12 Mar 2007
S2W-32111 To ask the Scottish Executive what the procedure will be for assessing bids for coastal and marine national park status and what the projected timescale is for assessments. Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 12 Mar 2007
S2M-05723 Creative Scotland Ballance, Chris Motion
Standard Motion
 08 Mar 2007
S2O-12319 To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will carry out an audit of library buildings to assess whether there is adequate library provision in appropriate, well-sited buildings. Ballance, Chris Question
General Question
 08 Mar 2007
S2W-31580 To ask the Scottish Executive whether it requires regional transport partnerships to produce transport strategies which work towards road traffic stabilisation. Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 02 Mar 2007
S2M-05679 Westminster Vote on Trident Ballance, Chris Motion
Standard Motion
 01 Mar 2007
S2M-05627 Dialogue on Tibet Ballance, Chris Motion
Standard Motion
 21 Feb 2007
S2W-31581 To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will accept any regional transport strategy which plans to increase road traffic growth. Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 12 Feb 2007
S2W-31437 To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body what payment, in cash or in kind, has been made, or is expected to be made, to the Scottish Parliament by Microsoft since May 2003 and what the purpose Ballance, Chris Question
SPCB Written Question
 09 Feb 2007
S2M-05487 Closure of the Parliament to the Public Ballance, Chris Motion
Standard Motion
 26 Jan 2007
S2M-05483 Depleted Uranium Weapons Ballance, Chris Motion
Standard Motion
 25 Jan 2007
S2O-11805 To ask the Scottish Executive how many bookings Executive staff have made with accommodation providers accredited under the Green Tourism Business Scheme and what percentage this represents of total a Ballance, Chris Question
General Question
 25 Jan 2007
S2O-11669 To ask the Scottish Executive when the promised review of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003 will take place. Ballance, Chris Question
General Question
 18 Jan 2007
S2W-30474 To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-29736 by Patricia Ferguson on 14 November 2006, what total costs have been incurred so far on establishing Creative Scotland and di Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 21 Dec 2006
S2W-30358 To ask the Scottish Executive what input and involvement the voluntary arts sector has in the Cultural Planning and Entitlements Working Group. Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 15 Dec 2006
S2M-05296 "Euro-trashed" Campaign Ballance, Chris Motion
Standard Motion
 08 Dec 2006
S2W-30193 To ask the Scottish Executive what the cost to the public purse was of establishing visitscotland.com and what the annual cost has been since its establishment. Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 07 Dec 2006
S2W-29894 To ask the Scottish Executive what restrictions are placed on the activities of visitscotland.com. Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 07 Dec 2006
S2W-30178 To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is satisfied that the 100-year closure order placed on some of the evidence presented to Lord Cullen’s inquiry into the shootings at Dunblane Primary School is Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 04 Dec 2006
S2W-30005 To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-29356 by Nicol Stephen on 14 November 2006, who, if anyone, owns the electromagnetic spectrum in Scotland, as distinct from who man Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 04 Dec 2006
S2W-29735 To ask the Scottish Executive what requirements are placed on regional transport partnerships to consult stakeholders and regarding in what manner and when such consultation should be carried out. Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 22 Nov 2006
S2W-29726 To ask the Scottish Executive how many carer’s assessments were made last year per head of population in (a) the Scottish Borders and (b) Dumfries and Galloway and how these figures compare with the n Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 22 Nov 2006
S2W-29680 To ask the Scottish Executive what assessment it has made of the need for geriatric rehabilitation services. Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 22 Nov 2006
S2W-29679 To ask the Scottish Executive what assessment it has made of the impact on wards for the care of elderly people of the targets for delayed discharge that apply to other areas or departments. Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 22 Nov 2006
S2W-29678 To ask the Scottish Executive whether the targets for delayed discharge apply to community hospitals. Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 22 Nov 2006
S2W-29677 To ask the Scottish Executive whether the targets for delayed discharge apply to geriatric patients and units for the care of elderly people. Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 22 Nov 2006
S2W-29737 To ask the Scottish Executive whether Creative Scotland will be sited in Edinburgh. Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 17 Nov 2006
S2W-29499 To ask the Scottish Executive how much will be made available to fund NHS Carer Information Strategies or, if this information is not yet available, when the level of funding will be announced. Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 16 Nov 2006
S2M-05160 Shipping of Prawns
1 linked amendment
 Ballance, Chris Motion
Standard Motion
 15 Nov 2006
S2W-29481 To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers that the celebrations of the birth of Scottish civil engineer, Thomas Telford, should be supported in his birthplace and whether it will support the Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 15 Nov 2006
S2W-29480 To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-28788 by Ms Patricia Ferguson on 11 October 2006, how many of the celebrations of the birth of the Scottish civil engineer, Thomas Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 15 Nov 2006
S2W-29736 To ask the Scottish Executive what the projected cost is of the creation of Creative Scotland and from where this cost will be met. Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 14 Nov 2006
S2W-29356 To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has on whether the electromagnetic spectrum in Scotland belongs to anyone and, if so, to whom it belongs. Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 14 Nov 2006
S2M-05100 Excessive and Illegal Use of Force by Chinese People's Armed Police on Tibetan Civilians Ballance, Chris Motion
Standard Motion
 07 Nov 2006
S2W-29234 To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body whether it accords equal status to constituency and list MSPs in all circumstances except those specified in the Code of Conduct for Members of the Sco Ballance, Chris Question
SPCB Written Question
 06 Nov 2006
S2W-29233 To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body whether a Parliament community outreach event can go ahead where a constituency MSP is unable to attend the event. Ballance, Chris Question
SPCB Written Question
 06 Nov 2006
S2M-05089 Rules Governing Members' Expenses Ballance, Chris Motion
Standard Motion
 03 Nov 2006
S2O-10955 To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will consider the role of Scottish Enterprise in relation to the Scottish Small Towns Report 2007-13, produced by COSLA and the South of Scotland Alliance. Ballance, Chris Question
General Question
 02 Nov 2006
S2W-28757 To ask the Scottish Executive what its position is on the availability of concessionary travel for the elderly on non-registered bus services, such as dial-a-bus schemes. Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 25 Oct 2006
S2W-28961 To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will make representations to Ofgem in respect of energy suppliers that continue to charge customers for the debt arising from failure to recalibrate the token Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 12 Oct 2006
S2M-04933 Faslane 365 Ballance, Chris Motion
Standard Motion
 06 Oct 2006
S2M-04864.4 Trident Ballance, Chris Motion
Motion For Debate
 28 Sep 2006
S2O-10698 To ask the Scottish Executive how it measures and values the social impact of proposals to reopen rail lines and stations when reaching decisions about possible funding to support such proposals. Ballance, Chris Question
General Question
 28 Sep 2006
S2W-28241 To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is satisfied with the level of public funding received by the Springboard consultancy training organisation. Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 21 Sep 2006
S2W-28240 To ask the Scottish Executive how much funding each of its agencies has given to the Springboard consultancy training organisation in each year since 2003. Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 21 Sep 2006
S2W-28163 To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body, further to the answer to question S2W-27528 by Duncan McNeil on 21 August 2006, in which parliamentary constituencies no community outreach events hav Ballance, Chris Question
SPCB Written Question
 18 Sep 2006
S2O-10540 To ask the Scottish Executive when it expects sections 39 to 42 of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 to be fully implemented, and what advice it will give to organisations who c Ballance, Chris Question
General Question
 14 Sep 2006
S2M-04774 Song for Peace Ballance, Chris Motion
Standard Motion
 11 Sep 2006
S2M-04765 An Ethical Policy for Scotland Ballance, Chris Motion
Standard Motion
 07 Sep 2006
S2M-04764 Scotland's China Office Ballance, Chris Motion
Standard Motion
 07 Sep 2006
S2M-04738 Supporting International Primate Day - 1 September 2006 Ballance, Chris Motion
Standard Motion
 30 Aug 2006
S2W-27727 To ask the Scottish Executive whether it intends to publish a response to the Thundering Hooves report into Edinburgh’s festivals and, if so, when it will do so. Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 28 Aug 2006
S2W-27473 To ask the Scottish Executive what considerations it can take into account when using planning powers in respect of decisions on new nuclear power stations. Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 28 Aug 2006
S2W-27472 To ask the Scottish Executive what impact the Department of Trade and Industry’s responsibility for reaching a justification decision on new nuclear power stations would have on the power of the Scott Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 28 Aug 2006
S2W-27471 To ask the Scottish Executive what its response is to the Department of Trade and Industry’s statement in the UK Energy Review that, in respect of decisions on new nuclear power stations, “Since energ Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 28 Aug 2006
S2W-27528 To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body how many requests for community outreach events since June 2003 have not resulted in an event taking place and what the reasons were in each case, brok Ballance, Chris Question
SPCB Written Question
 21 Aug 2006
S2W-27474 To ask the Scottish Executive whether the application of its strategic environmental assessment legislation will be restricted to the land use aspects of building new nuclear power stations or whether Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 21 Aug 2006
S2M-04682 US Use of Prestwick Airport Ballance, Chris Motion
Standard Motion
 27 Jul 2006
S2M-04660 Combat Stress Ballance, Chris Motion
Standard Motion
 13 Jul 2006
S2W-27212 To ask the Scottish Executive how many trips have been organised by the Friends of the National Galleries of Scotland (a) to galleries in Edinburgh from other cities and (b) from Edinburgh to gallerie Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 13 Jul 2006
S2W-23636 To ask the Scottish Executive what plans there are to ensure that Scottish Enterprise promotes strategies designed specifically for the needs of rural areas. Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 10 Jul 2006
S2W-26696 To ask the Scottish Executive when it expects that the Atkins Scottish Transport Appraisal Guidance analysis of a bypass for Maybole will be published and why it has not yet been published, given the Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 29 Jun 2006
S2M-04641 Nuclear Power in Scotland Ballance, Chris Motion
Standard Motion
 28 Jun 2006
S2M-04602 Retention and Replacement of Trident Ballance, Chris Motion
Standard Motion
 22 Jun 2006
S2W-27029 To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body on how many occasions since June 2003 a request for a public outreach event has had to be refused because the relevant constituency MSP has been unable Ballance, Chris Question
SPCB Written Question
 22 Jun 2006
S2W-26967 To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-23886 by Allan Wilson on 14 March 2006, where details of consented reserves of opencast coal can be obtained as the weblink contain Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 22 Jun 2006
S2W-26695 To ask the Scottish Executive what criteria it uses to assess the best practicable environmental option when comparing strategic outline cases from different local authorities for funding from the Str Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 19 Jun 2006
S2W-26694 To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to ensure waste reduction across Scotland. Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 19 Jun 2006
S2W-26529 To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is satisfied with the operation of the undisturbed meal break policy in the Scottish Ambulance Service and whether it has any plans to revise the policy. Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 12 Jun 2006
S2W-26528 To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is aware of any occasions on which human life has been threatened by lengthy response times when the nearest ambulance crew has been booked off duty on an undi Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 12 Jun 2006
S2W-26527 To ask the Scottish Executive what monitoring it undertakes of the impact on response times of undisturbed meal breaks in the Scottish Ambulance Service. Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 12 Jun 2006
S2O-09993 To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has for dualling the remaining single-track sections of the Dumfries, Kilmarnock and Glasgow railway line to enable a greater frequency of service to and fr Ballance, Chris Question
General Question
 25 May 2006
S2M-04422 Nuclear Power Stations in Scotland Ballance, Chris Motion
Standard Motion
 18 May 2006
S2O-09848 To ask the Scottish Executive how much it would cost at today¿s prices to extend the proposed Borders rail link past Tweedbank to include Borders General Hospital and the council headquarters at Newto Ballance, Chris Question
General Question
 18 May 2006
S2M-03866 Replacement of Trident
4 linked amendments
 Ballance, Chris Motion
Motion For Debate
 04 May 2006
S2W-24756 To ask the Scottish Executive whether it remains committed to ensuring that an accessible footbridge is built at Lockerbie Station; whether it accepts that the money it granted to Dumfries and Gallowa Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 04 May 2006
S2W-23635 To ask the Scottish Executive what action Scottish Enterprise will take to promote rural areas if its focus moves to promoting metropolitan areas. Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 04 May 2006
S2W-24755 To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has examined the case for providing funding for an early morning direct train service from Carlisle and Lockerbie to Edinburgh. Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 25 Apr 2006
S2W-24551 To ask the Scottish Executive how many Executive-funded jobs have been relocated across Scotland under its relocation programme and, of these, how many have been relocated to (a) the Scottish Borders, Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 19 Apr 2006
S2W-24451 To ask the Scottish Executive how a performing company aspiring to “national performing company” status, as referred to in Scotland’s Culture: Scottish Executive Response on the Cultural Review, can q Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 19 Apr 2006
S2W-24450 To ask the Scottish Executive whether local television and radio digital services would count as public service broadcasters under the proposed Culture Bill and would thereby be able to access the Pub Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 11 Apr 2006
S2W-24449 To ask the Scottish Executive whether local authorities will be promoted as potential licensees of local digital television and radio services within the proposed Culture Bill and what the reasons are Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 11 Apr 2006
S2W-24448 To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers that local authorities should be able to hold broadcasting licences under the terms of the Local Government in Scotland Act 2003. Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 11 Apr 2006
S2M-04223 Takeover of Ottakar's by Waterstone's Ballance, Chris Motion
Standard Motion
 31 Mar 2006
S2W-23618 To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to support the development and construction of tidal barrages to help meet its renewable energy targets. Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 31 Mar 2006
S2M-04181 Election in Belarus Ballance, Chris Motion
Standard Motion
 28 Mar 2006
S2W-24152 To ask the Scottish Executive whether it hopes to be able to exempt people with cystic fibrosis from prescription charges as a result of the current consultation on prescription charges. Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 24 Mar 2006
S2M-04147 Decentralising UK Energy Ballance, Chris Motion
Standard Motion
 20 Mar 2006
S2W-24040 To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to compensate for the loss of Leader Plus European funding in the south of Scotland after 2007. Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 20 Mar 2006
S2O-09337 To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will give local authorities guidance on the permitted development status of domestic micro-renewable installation. Ballance, Chris Question
General Question
 16 Mar 2006
S2M-04120 Outreach Services Ballance, Chris Motion
Standard Motion
 15 Mar 2006
S2W-23634 To ask the Scottish Executive whether there are any funds, or other resources, available to help local communities establish the ownership of unclaimed land in their locality. Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 13 Mar 2006
S2O-09253 To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide a detailed breakdown of the public and private expenditure invested in Tartan Week and its activities and what mechanism is being used to analyse Ballance, Chris Question
General Question
 09 Mar 2006
S2W-23633 To ask the Scottish Executive how much has been paid from the Rural Public Passenger Transport Grants scheme in each of the last five years, broken down by local authority area; how many applications Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 07 Mar 2006
S2W-22934 To ask the Scottish Executive how much funding has been given to each local authority in the South of Scotland region to support recycling and waste minimisation. Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 23 Feb 2006
S2M-03997 Oscar Nomination Ballance, Chris Motion
Standard Motion
 22 Feb 2006
S2M-03970 Guantanamo Bay Ballance, Chris Motion
Standard Motion
 20 Feb 2006
S2M-03915 Newsquest Job Losses Ballance, Chris Motion
Standard Motion
 02 Feb 2006
S2O-08830 To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will have any input into the contribution of the UK Government to the Council of Europe inquiry into allegations of secret detention and flights and, if so, wh Ballance, Chris Question
General Question
 26 Jan 2006
S2O-08748 To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is satisfied that ship-to-ship oil transfers in the Firth of Forth will not have an adverse affect on the conservation status of European Protected Species in Ballance, Chris Question
General Question
 19 Jan 2006
S2M-03766.3 "Torture Flights" on Scottish Soil Ballance, Chris Motion
Amendment
 21 Dec 2005
S2W-21393 To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide comparative details of emergency admission rates to Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary before and after the introduction of NHS 24. Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 19 Dec 2005
S2W-21394 To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide current details of ambulance response times to emergency call-outs in Dumfries and Galloway and what measures are being taken by NHS 24 to ensure Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 12 Dec 2005
S2M-03697 Peace Workers in Iraq Ballance, Chris Motion
Standard Motion
 07 Dec 2005
S2M-03672 CIA Rendition Flights Ballance, Chris Motion
Standard Motion
 06 Dec 2005
S2M-03652 Cultural Commisssion Ballance, Chris Motion
Standard Motion
 29 Nov 2005
S2M-03617.2 Business Motion Ballance, Chris Motion
Timetable Motion
 23 Nov 2005
S2M-03566 Fourth World Parliamentarians' Convention on Tibet Ballance, Chris Motion
Standard Motion
 14 Nov 2005
S2O-08048 To ask the Scottish Executive how many successful planning applications for large-scale supermarket developments there have been since 1999 and how many small-scale local economic outlets have closed Ballance, Chris Question
General Question
 10 Nov 2005
S2W-20330 To ask the Scottish Executive whether a decision has been taken on funding the SNIFFER research into the potential health impacts of putting sewage sludge on non-agricultural land, as proposed by the Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 08 Nov 2005
S2W-20076 To ask the Scottish Executive what progress has been made in setting up a co-operative development agency for Scotland, particularly in respect of co-operatively owned renewables, and by what date it Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 02 Nov 2005
S2M-03498 Ken Saro-Wiwa Ballance, Chris Motion
Standard Motion
 01 Nov 2005
S2M-03495 Trinity Mirror Ballance, Chris Motion
Standard Motion
 01 Nov 2005
S2O-07839 To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is satisfied that SEPA has sufficient powers and resources to ensure the safe and legal disposal of sewage sludge to land. Ballance, Chris Question
General Question
 27 Oct 2005
S2M-03411.1 Report on Prioritisation of the Non-Executive Bills Unit's Workload Ballance, Chris Motion
Motion For Debate
 26 Oct 2005
S2M-03445 The Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention and Iraq Ballance, Chris Motion
Standard Motion
 24 Oct 2005
S2M-03428 Occupation of Tibet Ballance, Chris Motion
Standard Motion
 19 Oct 2005
S2M-03418 Use of Scottish Airports by CIA Rendition Flights Ballance, Chris Motion
Standard Motion
 17 Oct 2005
S2W-19484 To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-19182 by Tavish Scott on 21 September 2005, whether it will publish the comments which it sent to Dumfries and Galloway Council on Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 10 Oct 2005
S2W-19258 To ask the Scottish Executive how much additional support Scottish Borders Council receives as a result of the number of rural primary schools in its area and, if small rural schools are closed, wheth Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 29 Sep 2005
S2W-19257 To ask the Scottish Executive what the average cost is of educating a primary schoolchild in (a) Scotland and (b) the Scottish Borders local authority area. Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 28 Sep 2005
S2W-19182 To ask the Scottish Executive what action it will take following the presentation of the feasibility study into the reopening of small stations on the west coast main line. Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 21 Sep 2005
S2W-18656 To ask the Scottish Executive what the value was of bookings taken by visitscotland.com for tourist providers in Dumfries and Galloway and what percentage of total Scottish bookings taken this represe Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 20 Sep 2005
S2O-07548 To ask the Scottish Executive what guidance it has issued to local authorities in respect of considering possible conflicts of interest when appointing consultants to assist in assessing planning appl Ballance, Chris Question
General Question
 15 Sep 2005
S2W-14386 To ask the Scottish Executive how much was spent on transport in 2002-03 and 2003-04, broken down by category of expenditure listed in table 8.01 of Draft Budget 2005-06. Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 23 Aug 2005
S2M-03152 Belarus Playwrights' Guild Ballance, Chris Motion
Standard Motion
 11 Aug 2005
S2W-14387 To ask the Scottish Executive what the net book value of Scotland's roads was at 30 April 2004 and why the cost of capital charges increased by £66 million in 2003-04 but by approximately £35 millio Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 09 Aug 2005
S2M-03143 60th Anniversary of Hiroshima Ballance, Chris Motion
Standard Motion
 05 Aug 2005
S2W-17799 To ask the Scottish Executive what conditions have been placed on the £1.6 million grant to Amazon.co.uk to establish a fulfilment centre in Gourock. Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 04 Aug 2005
S2M-03126 UK Use of Depleted Uranium Ballance, Chris Motion
Standard Motion
 26 Jul 2005
S2M-03125 Refugee Status and Leave to Remain in the UK Ballance, Chris Motion
Standard Motion
 26 Jul 2005
S2M-03103 Human Rights Observers in Israel and Palestine Ballance, Chris Motion
Standard Motion
 18 Jul 2005
S2M-03089 20th Anniversary of the Sinking of the Rainbow Warrior Ballance, Chris Motion
Standard Motion
 08 Jul 2005
S2M-03088 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Ballance, Chris Motion
Standard Motion
 06 Jul 2005
S2W-17429 To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide a breakdown of figures contained in the Enterprise, Transport and Lifelong Learning departments section of Consolidated Resource Accounts for the Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 29 Jun 2005
S2M-02988 Small Towns Review Ballance, Chris Motion
Standard Motion
 20 Jun 2005
S2M-02968 Green Transport Week and Bike Week, 11 to 19 June 2005 Ballance, Chris Motion
Standard Motion
 15 Jun 2005
S2M-02960 Commemoration of Spanish Civil War Veteran, George Dickie Ballance, Chris Motion
Standard Motion
 13 Jun 2005
S2M-02946 Airline Tax for Africa Aid Ballance, Chris Motion
Standard Motion
 09 Jun 2005
S2M-02932 Black Sun Over Genoa Ballance, Chris Motion
Standard Motion
 08 Jun 2005
S2O-06859 To ask the Scottish Executive when it will introduce interim targets for road transport reduction or stabilisation. Ballance, Chris Question
General Question
 26 May 2005
S2M-02819 Make Poverty History Ballance, Chris Motion
Members' Business Motion
 17 May 2005
S2M-02783 Leak of Plutonium and Uranium Ballance, Chris Motion
Standard Motion
 10 May 2005
S2M-02734 Chernobyl Anniversary Ballance, Chris Motion
Standard Motion
 26 Apr 2005
S2W-16031 To ask the Scottish Executive what progress has been made in implementing the Scottish Diabetes Framework and when it expects the process to be completed. Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 25 Apr 2005
S2M-02691.3 Nuclear Power Ballance, Chris Motion
Motion For Debate
 14 Apr 2005
S2W-15032 To ask the Scottish Executive what estimates have been made of the number of cars speedingin 30 mph zones in Dumfries on a typical day. Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 05 Apr 2005
S2M-02677 Development Aid for Oil Ballance, Chris Motion
Standard Motion
 04 Apr 2005
S2M-02655 M74 Decision
1 linked amendment
 Ballance, Chris Motion
Standard Motion
 24 Mar 2005
S2M-02640.3 Nuclear Weapons Ballance, Chris Motion
Motion For Debate
 24 Mar 2005
S2W-14449 To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-12683 by Nicol Stephen on 20 December 2004 and in light of the abolition of tolls on the Skye Bridge, whether it has calculated how Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 22 Mar 2005
S2W-14385 To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-12454 by Nicol Stephen on 8 December 2004, why the expenditure in 2003-04 under the Integrated Transport Fund budget is stated to b Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 22 Mar 2005
S2W-15033 To ask the Scottish Executive what estimates have been made of the number of cars speeding on motorways in Dumfries and Galloway on a typical day. Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 16 Mar 2005
S2W-14540 To ask the Scottish Executive what the implications would be for the retention of doctors in the NHS of the NHS retirement age being raised to 65 and whether, in such circumstances, doctors who are ar Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 16 Mar 2005
S2W-14594 To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will make representations to Her Majesty's Government in support of its plans to repeal the Competition Act 1998 (Land and Vertical Agreements Exclusion) Orde Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 09 Mar 2005
S2W-14388 To ask the Scottish Executive how much was spent in 2003-04 on supporting bus services, both directly and through local authorities, broken down by local authority area. Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 09 Mar 2005
S2W-14396 To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it has taken towards fulfilling its commitment in the Partnership Agreement to develop an entitlement to continuous professional development, particularly with Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 04 Mar 2005
S2M-02514 Good Food for Primary School Pupils Ballance, Chris Motion
Standard Motion
 02 Mar 2005
S2W-14597 To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has received from British Energy or the Health and Safety Executive about the impact of cracks in graphite bricks on the length of outages at Torness Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 02 Mar 2005
S2W-14596 To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has received from British Energy or the Health and Safety Executive about the impact of cracks in graphite bricks on the lifetime of Torness and Hunte Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 01 Mar 2005
S2W-14595 To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has received from British Energy or the Health and Safety Executive about the extent of cracks in graphite bricks at Torness and Hunterson B nuclear p Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 01 Mar 2005
S2W-14154 To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has had any correspondence with the Ministry of Defence regarding any proposals to test a new electromagnetic supergun at the Dundrennan firing range and wheth Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 25 Feb 2005
S2M-02468 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Ballance, Chris Motion
Standard Motion
 23 Feb 2005
S2M-02429 Richard Holloway - Chair of the Scottish Arts Council Ballance, Chris Motion
Standard Motion
 15 Feb 2005
S2W-13935 To ask the Scottish Executive what partner organisations it expects to work with in developing the walking and cycling infrastructure in the next five years. Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 11 Feb 2005
S2W-13933 To ask the Scottish Executive what funding it plans to allocate in each of the next five years for investment in cycling and walking infrastructure, broken down by organisation receiving the funding. Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 11 Feb 2005
S2W-13930 To ask the Scottish Executive how much funding has been allocated for investment in the cycling and walking infrastructure in each of the last five years, broken down by organisation. Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 11 Feb 2005
S2W-13928 To ask the Scottish Executive what its strategic plan is for development of the walking and cycling infrastructure in the next five years. Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 11 Feb 2005
S2W-13901 To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has received a copy of the final report by the Committee Examining Radiation Risks of Internal Emitters and the response by the Committee on Medical Aspects of Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 09 Feb 2005
S2W-13904 To ask the Scottish Executive what the radioactivity levels were of the 21 lime scale particles found at the outfall at Chapelcross during 2003. Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 08 Feb 2005
S2W-13903 To ask the Scottish Executive what reports it has received from the Scottish Environment Protection Agency on the radioactive lime scale particles near the discharge outfall at the Chapelcross nuclear Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 08 Feb 2005
S2W-13902 To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has responded to the Codex Committee on Food Additives and Contaminants' consultation on proposed guideline levels for radionuclides in foods for use in in Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 08 Feb 2005
S2M-02381 Scottish Civic Forum Ballance, Chris Motion
Standard Motion
 07 Feb 2005
S2W-13310 To ask the Scottish Executive what research has been conducted on the appropriateness of railway or tram options (a) as part of the Edinburgh tram proposals, (b) as part of the Airdrie to Bathgate reo Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 25 Jan 2005
S2W-13309 To ask the Scottish Executive whether the option of reopening the Airdrie to Bathgate route as a light rail line has been investigated and, if so, what the results of the investigation were and, if no Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 25 Jan 2005
S2W-12453 To ask the Scottish Executive what the duration is of the transport long-term investment plan, referred to on page 107 of Draft Budget 2005-06, and where details of this plan are published. Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 21 Jan 2005
S2W-12696 To ask the Scottish Executive, with reference to Table 10.01 of Building a Better Scotland Spending Proposals 2005-2008, whether it will provide a detailed breakdown of expenditure listed under “Other Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 20 Dec 2004
S2W-12695 To ask the Scottish Executive what has been allocated for bus and rail expenditure in (a) 2003-04, (b) 2004-05, (c) 2005-06 and (d) 2006-07 within the Integrated Transport Fund and how this compares Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 20 Dec 2004
S2W-12683 To ask the Scottish Executive what the estimated cost per annum is to it of abolishing the Skye Bridge toll. Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 20 Dec 2004
S2W-12608 To ask the Scottish Executive whether the average rail journey time from Edinburgh to Glasgow will lengthen (a) during and (b) after construction of the Edinburgh Airport rail link and, if so, by how Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 20 Dec 2004
S2W-11809 To ask the Scottish Executive further to the answers to questions S2W-5054 and S2W-5055 by Nicol Stephen on 26 January 2004, whether any of the routes subsidised by the Interim Route Development Fund Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 17 Dec 2004
S2M-02132.4 Iraq Ballance, Chris Motion
Motion For Debate
 09 Dec 2004
S2W-12524 To ask the Scottish Executive what its policy is on the provision of wheelchairs to people over 25 stone in weight. Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 08 Dec 2004
S2W-12454 To ask the Scottish Executive what grants have been made to local authorities under the Integrated Transport Fund in (a) 2002-03, (b) 2003-04 and (c) 2004-05 to date. Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 08 Dec 2004
S2M-02110 Safeguarding Rural Shops Ballance, Chris Motion
Standard Motion
 06 Dec 2004
S2O-04402 To ask the Scottish Executive who it consulted over the siting of the National Theatre. Ballance, Chris Question
General Question
 02 Dec 2004
S2W-12294 To ask the Scottish Executive what the most recent data available is for levels of radiation, in particular caesium 137, in samples of soil, sheep and cattle outside the perimeter fence of Hunterston Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 30 Nov 2004
S2W-12233 To ask the Scottish Executive what the schedule is of regional events to consult on proposed transport partnerships during autumn/winter 2004, as set out in paragraph 28 of the Transport (Scotland) Bi Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 26 Nov 2004
S2O-04258 To ask the Scottish Executive why priority has been given to the Edinburgh airport railway link over schemes such as the Borders railway. Ballance, Chris Question
General Question
 25 Nov 2004
S2M-02069 Broadcasting in Scotland Ballance, Chris Motion
Standard Motion
 24 Nov 2004
S2M-02052 Gandhi International Peace Award Ballance, Chris Motion
Standard Motion
 23 Nov 2004
S2M-02050 Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention and Iraq Ballance, Chris Motion
Standard Motion
 22 Nov 2004
S2O-04149 To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will direct the Scottish Environment Protection Agency to conduct a thorough survey of radiation levels in the Solway Firth. Ballance, Chris Question
General Question
 18 Nov 2004
S2M-02019 Hollybush House Appeal Ballance, Chris Motion
Members' Business Motion
 16 Nov 2004
S2M-02017 Detention of Mordechai Vanunu Ballance, Chris Motion
Standard Motion
 16 Nov 2004
S2W-11411 To ask the Scottish Executive whether British Airports Authority will be expected to contribute towards the cost of new rail links to Glasgow and Edinburgh airports. Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 09 Nov 2004
S2W-10897 To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-6289 by Nicol Stephen on 7 April 2004, how many of the 69 stations were (a) opened and (b) reopened in each year since 1970. Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 08 Nov 2004
S2M-01967 Shifting Expenditure from Military Spending to Working for Peace Ballance, Chris Motion
Standard Motion
 05 Nov 2004
S2W-11184 To ask the Scottish Executive what costs were incurred as a result of the redrawing of plans for the arts factory in Easterhouse, and any other related work, in order to base the National Theatre the Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 04 Nov 2004
S2O-03886 To ask the Scottish Executive what its position is in respect of the proposal to develop a landfill site at Shewalton in North Ayrshire based on planning consent granted in 1978 and without an environ Ballance, Chris Question
General Question
 04 Nov 2004
S2W-11185 To ask the Scottish Executive how many people have applied for the post of chair of the Scottish Arts Council and when the successful candidate will be announced. Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 02 Nov 2004
S2W-10857 To ask the Scottish Executive what the criteria are for granting a company a rail freight subsidy for transferring from road to rail and how long such subsidies last. Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 05 Oct 2004
S2W-10903 To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has any plans to change the criteria for children to receive free bus transport to school. Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 04 Oct 2004
S2M-01816 National Anthem Ballance, Chris Motion
Members' Business Motion
 01 Oct 2004
S2O-03513 To ask the Scottish Executive how it is ensuring that trains run on time. Ballance, Chris Question
General Question
 30 Sep 2004
S2W-10200 To ask the Scottish Executive whether the planned special protection area for the protection of certain bird species in Muirkirk and North Lowther Upland, proposed by Scottish National Heritage (SNH), Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 28 Sep 2004
S2M-01755 Congratulations on Move to Holyrood Ballance, Chris Motion
Standard Motion
 23 Sep 2004
S2M-01754 Embargo on Arms Sales to China Ballance, Chris Motion
Standard Motion
 23 Sep 2004
S2O-03373 To ask the Scottish Executive whether, in light of the recent House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee report Budget 2004 and Energy, it remains committed to playing an equitable part in reducin Ballance, Chris Question
General Question
 23 Sep 2004
S2M-01719 UN International Day of Peace Ballance, Chris Motion
Standard Motion
 17 Sep 2004
S2W-09428 To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of the #3 billion capital programme of transport investment over 10 years will be spent on roads. Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 13 Sep 2004
S2W-09842 To ask the Scottish Executive when it will formally respond to the recommendations of the Council of Europe Committee of Experts' report into the Charter for Regional or Minority Languages as they rel Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 26 Aug 2004
S2W-09841 To ask the Scottish Executive which minister has responsibility for ensuring that it meets its obligations in respect of the Charter for Regional or Minority Languages as these relate to Scots. Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 26 Aug 2004
S2W-09840 To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-8183 by Mr Frank McAveety on 25 May 2004, what specific initiatives it has taken in response to the recommendations of the Council Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 26 Aug 2004
S2W-09438 To ask the Scottish Executive when it expects biofuels to be available on general sale across Scotland. Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 29 Jul 2004
S2W-09437 To ask the Scottish Executive how many civil servants will be employed in the national transport agency in relation to (a) roads, (b) rail, (c) buses and (d) healthy transport. Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 28 Jul 2004
S2W-09431 To ask the Scottish Executive how it will ensure that the increase in air transport is compatible with reducing greenhouse gas emissions in line with the commitment in paragraph 4.18 of Scotland's Tr Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 28 Jul 2004
S2W-09430 To ask the Scottish Executive by what date it expects to stabilise road traffic volumes, as referred to in paragraph 2.11 of Scotland's Transport Future. Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 28 Jul 2004
S2W-09429 To ask the Scottish Executive what the basis is for the statement in paragraph 2.1 of Scotland's Transport Future that transport promotes economic growth. Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 28 Jul 2004
S2W-09433 To ask the Scottish Executive what proportion of Scotland's CO2 emissions is accounted for by air travel. Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 26 Jul 2004
S2W-09432 To ask the Scottish Executive how much was spent publicising the Traveline Scotland service in the last financial year and whether this sum is projected to increase in this and future financial years. Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 20 Jul 2004
S2M-01560 Future of Chapelcross Ballance, Chris Motion
Standard Motion
 01 Jul 2004
S2W-07909 To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will list all transport capital projects (a) completed since 1999 and costing more than #1 million, showing the final cost of each project and (b) under constr Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 01 Jul 2004
S2W-09070 To ask the Scottish Executive when it now expects to publish the futurebuilders programme. Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 28 Jun 2004
S2W-09041 To ask the Scottish Executive how much money was granted to social enterprise furniture reuse projects last year under the landfill tax credit scheme and whether it expects this figure to be maintaine Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 28 Jun 2004
S2M-01431 Education for Peace Across Scotland Ballance, Chris Motion
Members' Business Motion
 24 Jun 2004
S2M-01483 Real Cost of Road Transport Ballance, Chris Motion
Members' Business Motion
 15 Jun 2004
S2W-07568 To ask the Scottish Executive what the principle reasons were for not calling in the planning application for the development of a landfill site at Aucheninnes Moss and, in particular, what considerat Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 15 Jun 2004
S2M-01466 "Super Crabbers" on the Solway Firth Ballance, Chris Motion
Standard Motion
 14 Jun 2004
S2M-01458 Call for Resignation of Scottish Opera Chairman, Duncan McGhie Ballance, Chris Motion
Standard Motion
 10 Jun 2004
S2W-07910 To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will list all highway capital projects (a) completed since 1999 and costing more than #1 million, showing the final cost of each project and (b) under construc Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 03 Jun 2004
S2M-01377 Congratulations on Winning National Debating Competition Ballance, Chris Motion
Standard Motion
 01 Jun 2004
S2M-01375 Visit of His Holiness the Dalai Lama Ballance, Chris Motion
Standard Motion
 01 Jun 2004
S2M-01367 Joint ScotRail and FirstBus Initiative Ballance, Chris Motion
Standard Motion
 26 May 2004
S2M-01341.2 Major Events and Festivals in Scotland Ballance, Chris Motion
Motion For Debate
 20 May 2004
S2W-08077 To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will respond to the recent Asthma UK report Living on a knife edge that highlights the serious impact asthma can have on people's lives and outline how its pol Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 19 May 2004
S2M-01295 Wigtown Book Town Ballance, Chris Motion
Standard Motion
 10 May 2004
S2W-06935 To ask the Scottish Executive how many branch lines have been re-opened for passenger rail services in each year since 1970. Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 07 May 2004
S2M-01206.1 Harestanes Wind Farm Planning Application Ballance, Chris Motion
Members' Business Motion
 04 May 2004
S2W-07572 To ask the Scottish Executive what documentation it received from (a) Dumfries and Galloway Council and (b) Scottish Natural Heritage regarding the planning application for the development of a landfi Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 04 May 2004
S2M-01240 Chinese Army Invite to Military Tattoo Ballance, Chris Motion
Standard Motion
 30 Apr 2004
S2O-02066 To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will support a campaign for improved rail connections between Lanark and Edinburgh. Ballance, Chris Question
General Question
 22 Apr 2004
S2W-06289 To ask the Scottish Executive how many railway stations have (a) opened and (b) reopened in each year since 1970. Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 07 Apr 2004
S2W-06290 To ask the Scottish Executive how many new train carriages have been (a) ordered and (b) introduced in each year since 1960. Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 30 Mar 2004
S2M-01099 Road Safety and World Health Day, 7 April 2004 Ballance, Chris Motion
Standard Motion
 25 Mar 2004
S2W-06659 To ask the Scottish Executive what contracts regarding sewage sludge disposal are currently out to tender. Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 25 Mar 2004
S2O-01796 To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is satisfied that Chardon LL mai'e has satisfied EU regulations concerning distinctness, uniformity and stability. Ballance, Chris Question
General Question
 25 Mar 2004
S2W-06708 To ask the Scottish Executive what practical measures are being taken by Communities Scotland to assist East Lothian Council in improving their services to homeless people, in light of the recent ins Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 24 Mar 2004
S2W-06831 To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking in relation to Directive 2002/91/EC of the European Parliament and Council on energy conservation in buildings. Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 23 Mar 2004
S2W-06830 To ask the Scottish Executive what proposals it has for re-using tyres once the ban on the disposal of whole tyres in landfill sites takes effect on 16 July 2004. Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 23 Mar 2004
S2W-06828 To ask the Scottish Executive how many children were injured or killed in accidents while cycling last year. Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 23 Mar 2004
S2W-06822 To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it has taken to ensure that furnaces of the kind used by Blue Circle Cement at Dunbar are suitable for the safe incineration of tyres. Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 23 Mar 2004
S2W-06734 To ask the Scottish Executive what representations it has made, or plans to make, to ensure that funding is secured for the promised upgrade of the west coast mainline north of Crewe. Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 15 Mar 2004
S2M-01037 Retention of Recommended Retail Price Ballance, Chris Motion
Standard Motion
 10 Mar 2004
S2M-01030 Voluntary GM Ban Ballance, Chris Motion
Standard Motion
 09 Mar 2004
S2M-01028 Protection of Aucheninnes Moss Ballance, Chris Motion
Members' Business Motion
 09 Mar 2004
S2W-06138 To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will commission a study into the additional costs of funding separate infrastructures for Catholic and non-denominational schools and whether it will make a mi Ballance, Chris Question
Written Question
 08 Mar 2004
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Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the planned special protection area for the protection of certain bird species in Muirkirk and North Lowther Upland, proposed by Scottish Natural Heritage, has be

S3W-10200 · Written Question · lodged by Ballance, Chris

Lodged on
22 Feb 2008
Heard / answered on
10 Mar 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the planned special protection area for the protection of certain bird species in Muirkirk and North Lowther Upland, proposed by Scottish Natural Heritage, has been classified by the Executive and proposed for integration into the European system of special protected areas and, if so, when, and how, such classification was published.

The answer

I met the Association of Scotland's Colleges (ASC) and the Principals' Forum on 13 December 2007 and explained the proposals for the taskforce at that meeting. I also expect to discuss the work of the taskforce with ASC at the next Further and Higher Education Roundtable in March.></b></p>

Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 10 Mar 2008.