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Reference	Item	MSP	Type	Date (desc)
S2M-05775.1	Celebrating Success in Scottish Education	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Motion Motion For Debate	22 Mar 2007
S2F-02793	To ask the First Minister what representations the Scottish Executive has made, or is making, to the UK Government to the effect that the Scottish Parliament elections should go ahead on 3 May 2007 as	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question First Minister's Question	22 Mar 2007
S2W-31919	To ask the Scottish Executive how many public sector homes have been sold under the right to buy scheme since the scheme’s inception.	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	05 Mar 2007
S2W-31918	To ask the Scottish Executive how many public sector homes have been sold under the rent to mortgage scheme since the scheme’s inception, also broken down by year.	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	05 Mar 2007
S2W-31501	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it intends to give parent councils the same rights to consultation on proposals for school closures that school boards currently have by substituting “Parent Coun	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	13 Feb 2007
S2M-05549.1	Early Years Education, Development and Care	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Motion Motion For Debate	08 Feb 2007
S2W-31505	To ask the Scottish Executive, in light of reports that the UK Government will implement legislation requiring Roman Catholic adoption agencies to handle applications from same-sex couples, whether it	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	07 Feb 2007
S2W-31397	To ask the Scottish Executive what stage the development of NHS Quality Improvement Scotland standards for neurological services has reached and when it expects these standards to be announced.	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	05 Feb 2007
S2W-31396	To ask the Scottish Executive what the latest position is on the development of a managed clinical network for motor neurone disease.	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	05 Feb 2007
S2W-30587	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will introduce legislation to replace the existing Forth Road Bridge at a sufficiently early stage to ensure that the current crossing will not be closed or di	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	12 Jan 2007
S2W-30208	To ask the Scottish Executive, in light of the Scottish Parliament’s decision to support amendment of the Act of Settlement 1701, whether the First Minister has any plans to discuss the issue with the	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	18 Dec 2006
S2W-30182	To ask the Scottish Executive, following its commitment in Ambitious, Excellent Schools to “publish a performance report on the National Priorities, by 2006, to assess the performance of each local au	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	07 Dec 2006
S2W-30183	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it now holds information on the fees levied by local authorities on parents for a child (a) receiving specialist tuition in a musical instrument in school and (b)	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	05 Dec 2006
S2W-30181	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is aware of some local authorities handling efficiency savings in such a way that the Devolved School Management (DSM) budget at headteachers’ disposal is redu	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	05 Dec 2006
S2M-05241	Launch of the White Ribbon Campaign	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Motion Standard Motion	28 Nov 2006
S2O-10973	To ask the Scottish Executive what reports on or relevant to the 2007 spending review it has received from (a) internal sources, (b) Her Majesty¿s Government and (c) external sources and when such rep	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question General Question	09 Nov 2006
S2W-28619	To ask the Scottish Executive whether reports that some schools still contain large amounts of asbestos are correct and, if so, what urgent remedial measures will be taken.	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	26 Oct 2006
S2W-28604	To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) rural and (b) special schools have closed in each school year since 1999-2000 and how many times it has used its powers under the Education (Publication and	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	11 Oct 2006
S2M-04769.1	Airdrie to Bathgate Rail Line	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Motion Members' Business Motion	14 Sep 2006
S2W-27792	To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body what the up-to-date estimate of cost is for repairs to the debating chamber roof.	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question SPCB Written Question	14 Sep 2006
S2M-04755.2	Education First	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Motion Motion For Debate	07 Sep 2006
S2W-27004	To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-20004 by Peter Peacock on 8 November 2005, what progress it has made in securing data on how many local authority-employed (a) teac	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	08 Aug 2006
S2W-27052	To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of the diesel rolling stock currently operated by First ScotRail will be suitable for use on the proposed Edinburgh Airport rail link; how much additional	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	25 Jul 2006
S2W-26620	To ask the Scottish Executive what it estimates the approximate cost would be of (a) constructing a new station to serve Edinburgh Airport on the existing Edinburgh to Fife line and (b) constructing a	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	19 Jun 2006
S2W-26530	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers that the McCrone agreement should be reviewed, in light of concerns raised by teachers in respect of increased workload.	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	12 Jun 2006
S2O-10091	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide an update on the Edinburgh Airport Rail Link.	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question General Question	08 Jun 2006
S2M-04464	Education 2 linked amendments	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Motion Motion For Debate	01 Jun 2006
S2W-23815	To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body whether it will be established as soon as possible what the reason or reasons were for one support beam coming loose from its mountings in the debating	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question SPCB Written Question	15 May 2006
S2W-23814	To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body whether MSPs will be kept closely informed of the progress of any remedial work to be carried out in the Parliament and the speed with which it will be	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question SPCB Written Question	15 May 2006
S2W-23813	To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body what the implications are for the structure of the Parliament of the incident on 2 March 2006 when a support beam came loose from its mounting in the d	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question SPCB Written Question	15 May 2006
S2W-23812	To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body whether consideration will be given to instituting legal proceedings in respect of any defective work in relation to the construction of the debating c	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question SPCB Written Question	15 May 2006
S2W-23811	To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body who was responsible for checking the effectiveness of the installation of support beams above the debating chamber.	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question SPCB Written Question	15 May 2006
S2W-23810	To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body which contractor was responsible for the installation of support beams above the debating chamber.	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question SPCB Written Question	15 May 2006
S2W-24549	To ask the Scottish Executive what the projected (a) set-up and (b) annual running costs will be of the proposed candidate number database system and what the timescale is for effective implementation	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	20 Apr 2006
S2W-24548	To ask the Scottish Executive how parents’ rights will be protected by keeping Scottish candidate numbers secret from them and how parents will be able to gain access to the data stored on their child	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	20 Apr 2006
S2W-24547	To ask the Scottish Executive who will be able to read the information on the candidate number database; who will have access to update it; what measures will be taken to prevent authorised or unautho	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	20 Apr 2006
S2W-24546	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is intended that biometric data will be recorded in the candidate number database and, if not, what alternative methods will be implemented to prevent records	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	20 Apr 2006
S2W-24545	To ask the Scottish Executive how the proposed candidate number database system will conform with the requirements for data subject access under the Data Protection Act 1998, particularly as the data	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	20 Apr 2006
S2W-24466	To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-24032 by Robert Brown on 17 March 2006, by which local authorities the three members of the Additional Support Needs Tribunals for	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	04 Apr 2006
S2W-24034	To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-23153 by Robert Brown on 3 March 2006, how many applications were received for each post of membership and convenership of the Addi	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	21 Mar 2006
S2W-24033	To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-23153 by Robert Brown on 3 March 2006, what safeguards exist to ensure that the 73% of members of the Additional Support Needs Trib	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	17 Mar 2006
S2W-24032	To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-23153 by Robert Brown on 3 March 2006, in what capacity the 73% of members of the Additional Support Needs Tribunals were, or are c	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	17 Mar 2006
S2W-24031	To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-23151 by Robert Brown on 3 March 2006, why the President of the Additional Support Needs Tribunals was required to publish her biog	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	17 Mar 2006
S2W-23982	To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-23104 by Malcolm Chisholm on 6 March 2006, whether it expects the trend of rising home ownership to continue for the next 10 years	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	17 Mar 2006
S2M-04131	Hand of Friendship and Fellowship Across Scotland	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Motion Standard Motion	16 Mar 2006
S2W-23729	To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-23103 by George Lyon on 28 February 2006, whether it will publish this information in a graph and whether it will publish a compara	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	10 Mar 2006
S2W-23305	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it can confirm the approximate date for the introduction of a Private Bill to re-establish an Airdrie to Bathgate rail link and what the anticipated time schedule	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	06 Mar 2006
S2W-23104	To ask the Scottish Executive what the incidence of home ownership has been in each year since 1979, expressed as a percentage of all occupied housing, and by how much it estimates home ownership will	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	06 Mar 2006
S2W-23154	To ask the Scottish Executive whether there are any plans to amend regulations in respect of Additional Support Needs Tribunals.	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	03 Mar 2006
S2W-23153	To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of the members of the Additional Support Needs Tribunals have been or are currently employed by a local education authority, or have been contracted to a	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	03 Mar 2006
S2W-23152	To ask the Scottish Executive whether each and all conveners and members of Additional Support Needs Tribunals have been subject to a disclosure check by the Scottish Criminal Record Office and have r	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	03 Mar 2006
S2W-23151	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will publish the biographical details, qualifications and registered interests of conveners and members of Additional Support Needs Tribunals and, if so, by wh	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	03 Mar 2006
S2W-23150	To ask the Scottish Executive whether conveners and members of Additional Support Needs Tribunals are required to provide their biographical details prior to appointment.	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	03 Mar 2006
S2W-23103	To ask the Scottish Executive by how much the average life expectancy for (a) men and (b) women has increased in each year since 1979, and by how much it estimates it will increase in each of the next	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	28 Feb 2006
S2W-22889	To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-15019 by Peter Peacock on 18 March 2005 and to information provided in Exclusions from Schools 2004-05, how many appeals against (a	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	21 Feb 2006
S2W-22691	To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the comments by the Minister for Transport and Telecommunications on 26 January 2006 (Official Report c. 22751) in respect of the safeguarding of the route fo	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	10 Feb 2006
S2O-08991	To ask the Scottish Executive what the up-to-date position is in respect of devolved school management.	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question General Question	09 Feb 2006
S2W-22604	To ask the Scottish Executive how many nursery schools and early years centres do not have a qualified nursery teacher.	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	07 Feb 2006
S2W-22499	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has identified a route, or routes, for a possible replacement Forth Road Bridge and, if so, whether any such routes have been safeguarded for future developmen	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	07 Feb 2006
S2W-22406	To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to ensure that there are employment opportunities for physiotherapy graduates within NHS Scotland.	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	30 Jan 2006
S2W-21333	To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body what the most up-to-date figures are for the annual maintenance costs of the Holyrood building and what the predicted costs are for each of the next fi	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question SPCB Written Question	13 Dec 2005
S2M-03658.2	Ambitious, Excellent Schools: One Year On	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Motion Motion For Debate	01 Dec 2005
S2W-20019	To ask the Scottish Executive what funds its Health Department has allocated to NHS boards to cover the costs incurred by primary care services in adjusting their premises and practices in order to co	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	08 Nov 2005
S2W-20004	To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the information provided in its statistical publication, Teachers in Scotland, 2004, how many local authority-employed (a) teachers and (b) additional support	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	08 Nov 2005
S2W-20047	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to adopt any of the recently announced education reforms proposed by the UK Government, such as enabling more schools to become self-governing independen	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	07 Nov 2005
S2M-03490	Children with Special Needs 3 linked amendments	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Motion Motion For Debate	03 Nov 2005
S2W-18765	To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-18442 by Robert Brown on 25 August 2005, from which budget the funding for the Bookstart Scotland scheme has been drawn.	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	21 Sep 2005
S2W-18764	To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-18442 by Robert Brown on 25 August 2005, how much has been allocated to Bookstart Scotland for (a) 2005-06, (b) 2006-07 and (c) 200	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	21 Sep 2005
S2W-19157	To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answers to questions S2W-16434 and S2W-17402 by Peter Peacock on 10 May and 27 June 2005 respectively, whether the majority of responses to the consultati	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	20 Sep 2005
S2W-19156	To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-16434 by Peter Peacock on 18 May 2005, when it will publish its analysis of the responses to the consultation on the Scottish Schoo	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	20 Sep 2005
S2M-03278.1	Quality Teachers for the 21st Century	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Motion Motion For Debate	15 Sep 2005
S2W-18439	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will list all schools which were (a) opened, (b) closed and (c) refurbished in each year since 1975, broken down by sector.	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	13 Sep 2005
S2W-18441	To ask the Scottish Executive, in light of the recent publication of the responses to the consultation on the draft Scottish Schools (Parental Involvement) Bill, what percentage of the consultation re	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	08 Sep 2005
S2W-18440	To ask the Scottish Executive what the total amount of capital investment not funded from revenue was in (a) primary, (b) secondary and (c) special schools in each year since 1975.	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	08 Sep 2005
S2W-18433	To ask the Scottish Executive what the gross revenue expenditure per (a) primary school pupil and (b) secondary school pupil was in schools in each year from 1990 to 1998.	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	31 Aug 2005
S2W-18432	To ask the Scottish Executive what gross revenue expenditure in schools was in each year from 1990 to 1998.	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	31 Aug 2005
S2W-18431	To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of S4 pupils had, by the end of S6, gained (a) five or more awards at SCQF Level 6 and (b) one or more award at SCQF Level 7 in each year since 1990.	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	31 Aug 2005
S2W-18430	To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of S4 pupils had, by the end of S5, gained (a) five or more awards at SCQF Level 6 and (b) one or more award at SCQF Level 7 in each year since 1990.	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	31 Aug 2005
S2W-18429	To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of S4 pupils gained (a) 5+ awards at SCQF Level 3, (b) 5+ awards at SCQF Level 4 and (c) 5+ awards at SCQF Level 5 in each year since 1990.	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	31 Aug 2005
S2W-18428	To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of primary 7 pupils achieved Level D or above in (a) mathematics, (b) English reading and (c) English writing in each year since 1990.	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	31 Aug 2005
S2W-18442	To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Bookstart scheme to allocate £27 million for pre-school education in the written word in England and Wales will be applied in Scotland.	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	25 Aug 2005
S2M-03174	Scottish Regimental Cap Badges	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Motion Standard Motion	22 Aug 2005
S2W-17402	To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of the responses to its consultation on the draft Scottish Schools (Parental Involvement) Bill were in favour of the retention of school boards, either as	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	27 Jun 2005
S2W-17311	To ask the Scottish Executive what specific resources will be made available to the voluntary and community sectors to enable them to contribute effectively to the implementation of the Executive's se	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	27 Jun 2005
S2W-17310	To ask the Scottish Executive what action it will take to ensure that prevention and community support are made a priority in implementing the aims of its sexual health strategy, Respect and Responsib	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	27 Jun 2005
S2W-17309	To ask the Scottish Executive what action it will take to ensure the practical integration of HIV interventions into the action plan of its sexual health strategy, Respect and Responsibility.	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	27 Jun 2005
S2W-17308	To ask the Scottish Executive what action it will take to ensure that there is an inclusive, informed debate and a consensus on the values needed to underpin the effective implementation of its sexual	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	27 Jun 2005
S2M-02967	Supporting School Science	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Motion Members' Business Motion	15 Jun 2005
S2W-17012	To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-16378 by Mr Andy Kerr on 18 May 2005, when the building of the new facilities for acute psychiatric patients will be completed.	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	07 Jun 2005
S2W-17011	To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-16378 by Mr Andy Kerr on 18 May 2005, whether the proposed facilities for acute psychiatric patients will be of the same standard a	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	07 Jun 2005
S2W-16782	To ask the Scottish Executive whether the tests carried out in schools for the OECD "PISA 2003" survey were internally invigilated.	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	02 Jun 2005
S2W-16781	To ask the Scottish Executive how many schools took part in the OECD's "PISA 2003" survey (a) in total and (b) broken down by local authority and how many (i) independent schools and (ii) pupils from	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	02 Jun 2005
S2W-16449	To ask the Scottish Executive how much has been spent on the Education Maintenance Allowance since its roll-out in August 2004, including set-up costs, administration costs and student top-up payment	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	01 Jun 2005
S2W-16450	To ask the Scottish Executive what the take-up rate has been for the Education Maintenance Allowance since its roll-out in August 2004, broken down by local authority area.	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	26 May 2005
S2W-16384	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will publish a graph showing the average life expectancy of (a) men and (b) women in each year from 1979 to 2005.	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	25 May 2005
S2W-16448	To ask the Scottish Executive how many pupils have been referred to independent special schools in each year since 1997, broken down by local authority area.	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	23 May 2005
S2W-16447	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide a breakdown of how the National Priorities Action Fund is allocated, including funds directed to nutrition in schools and the inclusion programme.	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	18 May 2005
S2W-16446	To ask the Scottish Executive how many candidates have achieved 70% or above in standard grade (a) maths and (b) English in each year since 1997.	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	18 May 2005
S2W-16445	To ask the Scottish Executive when the table "Number and percentage of school pupils with no qualifications at Standard Grade (or equivalent) or better on leaving school", available in the Scottish Pa	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	18 May 2005
S2W-16434	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will publish its analysis of the responses to the consultation on the Scottish Schools (Parental Involvement) Bill.	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	18 May 2005
S2W-16433	To ask the Scottish Executive when it will publish the responses to its consultation on the draft Scottish Schools (Parental Involvement) Bill and whether it will place these in the Scottish Parliamen	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	18 May 2005
S2W-16382	To ask the Scottish Executive how many houses are currently unoccupied and what plans it has to reoccupy these houses.	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	18 May 2005
S2W-16378	To ask the Scottish Executive whether its Health Department and NHS Lothian will take action to address the acute clinical needs of psychiatric patients in Lothian.	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	18 May 2005
S2W-16383	To ask the Scottish Executive how many houses are below tolerable standard and what plans it has to remove such houses from the housing stock.	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	17 May 2005
S2W-16381	To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of occupied houses is privately owned.	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	17 May 2005
S2W-16380	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will publish a graph showing the percentage of public sector houses which have been sold to tenants in comparison with England in each year since 1999.	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	17 May 2005
S2W-16379	To ask the Scottish Executive how many public sector houses have been sold to tenants since 1999, expressed also as a percentage of the total number of public sector houses.	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	17 May 2005
S2M-02793.2	Schools/Colleges Review	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Motion Motion For Debate	12 May 2005
S2M-02744	Anglo Beef Processing Plant at Bathgate	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Motion Members' Business Motion	28 Apr 2005
S2W-15905	To ask the Scottish Executive what the current position is in respect of any income from the sale of Gogarburn Hospital and other premises being used to build the new Royal Edinburgh Hospital.	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	18 Apr 2005
S2W-15904	To ask the Scottish Executive what the current position is in respect of the plans for the new Royal Edinburgh Hospital.	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	18 Apr 2005
S2W-15091	To ask the Scottish Executive what the current levels of staff shortages are in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools, broken down by local authority.	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	18 Mar 2005
S2M-02597	Education 3 linked amendments	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Motion Motion For Debate	17 Mar 2005
S2M-02557	Save School Boards	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Motion Standard Motion	09 Mar 2005
S2W-14632	To ask the Scottish Executive whether any studies have been carried out in the last eight years on stress affecting teachers.	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	02 Mar 2005
S2M-02484	Guide Dogs for the Blind Association	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Motion Standard Motion	25 Feb 2005
S2W-13520	To ask the Scottish Executive what role social capital plays in social inclusion and what impact any such role has on the role of the state in social inclusion.	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	10 Feb 2005
S2W-13514	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has a policy on social capital.	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	01 Feb 2005
S2W-13524	To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to ensure that community consultation is conducted as effectively as possible and is seen as a priority over the need to meet short deadlines.	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	28 Jan 2005
S2M-02329	Rail Links in Central Belt of Scotland	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Motion Members' Business Motion	26 Jan 2005
S2W-13523	To ask the Scottish Executive how it monitors the effectiveness of community participation and the extent to which it increases democratic accountability and empowers communities.	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	25 Jan 2005
S2W-13522	To ask the Scottish Executive what community or communities were involved in the Granton waterfront consultation or will be affected by its development.	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	25 Jan 2005
S2W-13518	To ask the Scottish Executive what indicators are used in relation to (a) social exclusion, (b) urban regeneration and (c) social capital.	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	25 Jan 2005
S2W-13517	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has a definition of a "model citizen".	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	25 Jan 2005
S2W-13516	To ask the Scottish Executive what action can be taken to address social exclusion within vulnerable communities.	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	25 Jan 2005
S2W-13515	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers that social capital can be developed in an area that lacks the infrastructure and the will of the community to support it.	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	25 Jan 2005
S2W-13521	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers the Granton waterfront consultation to be an example of a grass-roots community consultation.	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	24 Jan 2005
S2W-13519	To ask the Scottish Executive what its definition is of "community".	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	24 Jan 2005
S2W-13156	To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-12808 by Peter Peacock on 17 December 2004, whether data on the number of incidents of violence and antisocial behaviour against lo	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	21 Jan 2005
S2W-12808	To ask the Scottish Executive how many incidents of violence and antisocial behaviour against local authority school staff there were in each local authority area in (a) 2001-02 and (b) 2002-03, broke	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	17 Dec 2004
S2M-02022.1	Scottish History	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Motion Members' Business Motion	22 Nov 2004
S2M-01925.1	Ambitious, Excellent Schools	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Motion Motion For Debate	03 Nov 2004
S2M-01915	St John's Hospital, Livingston	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Motion Members' Business Motion	28 Oct 2004
S2W-11103	To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body when the out-turn annual maintenance cost of Holyrood will be published each year and whether the figures for the current year are likely to be broadly	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question SPCB Written Question	28 Oct 2004
S2O-03594	To ask the Scottish Executive what specific steps it is taking to devolve greater control of local authority education budgets to head teachers.	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question General Question	06 Oct 2004
S2O-03536	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide an update on progress regarding the upgrading of the A8000.	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question General Question	06 Oct 2004
S2W-10747	To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body whether any of the Parliaments facilities have been considered for use as possible conference facilities when it is not sitting.	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question SPCB Written Question	30 Sep 2004
S2W-10657	To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body whether there will be any additional signage at the public entrance to the Parliament building.	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question SPCB Written Question	28 Sep 2004
S2W-10656	To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body when it expects the landscaping in the vicinity of the Parliament building to be completed.	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question SPCB Written Question	28 Sep 2004
S2W-09791	To ask the Scottish Executive how many appeals were received against the (a) primary and (b) secondary school placement of a child and how many, and what percentage of, such appeals were successful, i	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	18 Aug 2004
S2W-09681	To ask the Scottish Executive what the most recent figure is for total annual expenditure on state secondary schools, broken down into relevant headings and specifying of which headings headteachers h	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	09 Aug 2004
S2W-09680	To ask the Scottish Executive what the average percentage is of the total budget costs of schools, including wages and infrastructure, of which headteachers in state secondary schools have discretion	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	09 Aug 2004
S2W-09608	To ask the Scottish Executive how many schools it envisages will become specialist schools during the current session of the Parliament.	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	03 Aug 2004
S2W-09607	To ask the Scottish Executive how many state secondary schools have become specialist schools since 1999.	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	03 Aug 2004
S2W-09606	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will publish a list of all specialist schools, detailing their area of expertise.	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	03 Aug 2004
S2W-09436	To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-8798 by Peter Peacock on 18 June 2004, whether the figures for gross local authority revenue expenditure per pupil on secondary edu	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	26 Jul 2004
S2W-09424	To ask the Scottish Executive what the combined total local authority and Executive expenditure is per pupil in state primary schools for (a) each local authority area and (b) Scotland as a whole in t	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	26 Jul 2004
S2W-09407	To ask the Scottish Executive what the capital education expenditure was per pupil in state (a) secondary schools and (b) primary schools in (i) 2002-03 and (ii) 2003-04.	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	26 Jul 2004
S2W-09406	To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-8798 by Peter Peacock on 18 June 2004, whether the figures for gross local authority expenditure per pupil on secondary education i	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	26 Jul 2004
S2W-09277	To ask the Scottish Executive what specific targets it has set for schools since 1999.	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	26 Jul 2004
S2W-09275	To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of S2 pupils in state secondary schools reach the required standards in (a) mathematics, (b) English and (c) science.	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	26 Jul 2004
S2W-09274	To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of children leave primary school in the state sector having attained the required level of competency in (a) arithmetic, (b) reading and (c) writing.	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	26 Jul 2004
S2W-09276	To ask the Scottish Executive how much, and what percentage, of its Education Department's budget has been spent on administrative costs in each of the last five years.	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	06 Jul 2004
S2W-08798	To ask the Scottish Executive what the current combined local authority and Executive expenditure per pupil in state secondary schools is in (a) each local authority and (b) Scotland.	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	18 Jun 2004
S2M-01423	Death of Ronald Reagan	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Motion Standard Motion	07 Jun 2004
S2M-01039.1	Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Bill	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Motion Motion For Debate	01 Apr 2004
S2W-06932	To ask the Scottish Executive when it will invite further bids for grant funding for advocacy services for children with additional support needs and their families; what the criteria will be for con	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	29 Mar 2004
S2W-06933	To ask the Scottish Executive when it now estimates that the code of practice relating to the Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Bill will be consulted on and implemented.	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	26 Mar 2004
S2M-01070	Proposed Closure of Five Primary Schools in Midlothian	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Motion Members' Business Motion	18 Mar 2004
S2M-00985.1	Nursery Nurses, A Just Claim	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Motion Motion For Debate	11 Mar 2004
S2O-01467	To ask the Scottish Executive what the up-to-date position is on Concorde coming to the Museum of Flight.	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question General Question	11 Mar 2004
S2W-06216	To ask the Scottish Executive what progress it has made since the Stage 1 debate on the Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Bill on which organisations it will fund to provide advoc	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	09 Mar 2004
S2W-06093	To ask the Scottish Executive which organisations will receive funding from the unified voluntary sector funds and what the nature is of the projects involved.	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	08 Mar 2004
S2M-00870	The Institute for Science Education in Scotland	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Motion Members' Business Motion	03 Mar 2004
S2M-00943.2	A Better Deal for Young People	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Motion Motion For Debate	26 Feb 2004
S2W-05576	To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-5407 by Peter Peacock on 19 January 2004, whether it has not yet established how many of those who currently have a record of needs	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	04 Feb 2004
S2M-00529.1	Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Bill	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Motion Motion For Debate	28 Jan 2004
S2M-00806.2	Comprehensive Programme of Education Reforms	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Motion Motion For Debate	22 Jan 2004
S2W-05407	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will publish a table showing the types of (a) learning and (b) physical disability of those pupils who currently have a record of needs but will not be eligibl	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	19 Jan 2004
S2W-05383	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will publish a table or tables listing the identifiable public expenditure per capita, for each year in which figures are available, broken down into (a) housi	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	19 Jan 2004
S2W-05026	To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it will take to ensure that, in any negotiations on teachers' working conditions, the views of members of the Headteachers' Association of Scotland are adequat	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	15 Jan 2004
S2W-05025	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has any concerns in respect of the impact of the withdrawal of the Headteachers' Association of Scotland (HAS) from the Teachers' Panel of the Scottish Negotia	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	15 Jan 2004
S2W-04213	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will publish a table showing how many social work students trained at Scottish institutions in each of the last 12 years.	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	05 Dec 2003
S2W-04215	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will publish a table showing how many qualified social workers there were in each of the last 12 years.	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	02 Dec 2003
S2W-04214	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will publish a table showing how many social workers retired in each of the last 12 years and how many retired early.	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	02 Dec 2003
S2W-03913	To ask the Scottish Executive how Concorde will be conveyed to the Museum of Flight at East Fortune and within what timescale.	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	19 Nov 2003
S2W-03947	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will ensure that local government elections are not held on the same day as Scottish Parliament elections to avoid the possible complication of two differing s	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	18 Nov 2003
S2W-03724	To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-2994 by Ms Margaret Curran on 21 October 2003, why it did not provide the information sought in that question in graph form as requ	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	12 Nov 2003
S2O-00638	To ask the Scottish Executive what its position is with regard to national testing and league tables.	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question General Question	30 Oct 2003
S2W-02994	To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-2141 by Ms Margaret Curran on 19 September 2003, whether it will combine the figures in tables 1, 2 and 3 into a graph that shows t	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	21 Oct 2003
S2M-00440	Appointment of New Cardinal	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Motion Standard Motion	01 Oct 2003
S2M-00379.1	Better Behaviour - Better Learning	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Motion Motion For Debate	24 Sep 2003
S2W-02141	To ask the Scottish Executive how many public sector houses were sold as a percentage of the total (a) housing and (b) public sector housing stock in each year since 1979 and how these figures compare	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	19 Sep 2003
S2W-02387	To ask the Scottish Executive what guidance it has issued, or plans to issue, on how to avoid lightning strikes and what the reasons are for its position on this matter.	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	18 Sep 2003
S2W-02386	To ask the Scottish Executive how many people were killed by lightning strikes in each of the last 10 years.	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	18 Sep 2003
S2W-02385	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will publish those responses to its consultation on the draft Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Bill that indicate that the complete remov	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	18 Sep 2003
S2W-02384	To ask the Scottish Executive whether its analysis of the 148 responses to its consultation on the draft Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Bill will be published when the bill is	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	18 Sep 2003
S2W-00460	To ask the Scottish Executive how often each joint ministerial committee has met since being established and whether any new initiatives are planned in respect of these committees.	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	18 Jun 2003
S2W-00338	To ask the Scottish Executive how many accidents have occurred at, or near, the roundabout or junction at (a) Newbridge, (b) Maybury, (c) Gogar and (d) Barnton in each of the last 10 years.	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	06 Jun 2003
S2M-00103.1	Young People	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Motion Motion For Debate	05 Jun 2003
S1W-34725	To ask the Presiding Officer what plans there are to publish bound volumes of the Official Report for meetings of the Parliament in the first parliamentary year.	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question SPCB Written Question	21 Mar 2003
S1O-06602	To ask the Scottish Executive whether its guns amnesty will not prevent the police following up unsolved crimes.	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question General Question	13 Mar 2003
S1W-34426	To ask the Scottish Executive how many weapons were taken out of circulation in each of the last two amnesties on illegal firearms.	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	10 Mar 2003
S1W-33621	To ask the Scottish Executive whether the A7 has been detrunked north of Galashiels; if so, when, and whether any public statement was made at that time.	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	14 Feb 2003
S1W-33162	To ask the Scottish Executive what the reconviction rates have been for offenders (a) discharged from custody and (b) given non-custodial sentences in each year since 1996.	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	24 Jan 2003
S1W-32820	To ask the Scottish Executive how many applications to join the fire service have been received in each of the last three years; how many were selected for appointment, and by what criteria they were	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	16 Jan 2003
S1O-06214	To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with the Home Office or the relevant local authorities about the proposed accommodation centre for asylum seekers at RAF Turnhouse.	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question General Question	16 Jan 2003
S1W-32819	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it holds any information on the (a) percentage and (b) number of firefighters that have additional jobs.	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	15 Jan 2003
S1W-32534	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will set a timescale for implementing modernisation of audiology services based on digital technology.	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	03 Jan 2003
S1W-32533	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will institute a study on modernisation of audiology services based on digital technology.	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	03 Jan 2003
S1W-32532	To ask the Scottish Executive whether, in the light of the outcomes of modernisation of audiology services in England and Wales, it will make a commitment to modernisation of such services based on di	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	03 Jan 2003
S1W-32429	To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of firefighters have a second paid job.	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	19 Dec 2002
S1O-06125	To ask the Scottish Executive what the up-to-date plans are for the upgrading of the A8000 and the dualling of the A1.	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question General Question	19 Dec 2002
S1W-31765	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is its policy that the holding of training days for procurators fiscal should influence whether routine arrests are made by the police over a certain timescale	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	04 Dec 2002
S1M-03569.1	Crime	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Motion Motion For Debate	14 Nov 2002
S1W-30843	To ask the Scottish Executive how many criminal justice social workers there (a) currently are and (b) have been in each of the last five years and what their average annual wage is.	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	14 Nov 2002
S1W-28840	To ask the Scottish Executive what arrangements are in place to notify the victims and their families when a person (a) charged with and (b) convicted of (i) serious assault, (ii) rape, (iii) culpabl	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	31 Oct 2002
S1W-28829	To ask the Scottish Executive how many people (a) charged with and (b) convicted of (i) serious assault, (ii) rape, (ii) culpable homicide and (iv) murder are currently out on bail.	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	28 Oct 2002
S1W-29288	To ask the Scottish Executive how many accused persons have absconded while on bail in each of the last 10 years, broken down by category of charge.	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	23 Oct 2002
S1W-30267	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is its policy to support non-disclosure in relation to release on bail pending appeal of those convicted of murder, rape and other serious crimes of violence	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	21 Oct 2002
S1W-30265	To ask the Scottish Executive whether convictions of murder, rape or other serious crimes of violence and, in particular, the names of those convicted of such crimes are invariably a matter within th	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	21 Oct 2002
S1W-29630	To ask the Scottish Executive whether following the comment made by the Deputy First Minister and Minister for Justice at the joint meeting of the Justice 1 and 2 Committees on 18 September 2002 (Off	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	18 Oct 2002
S1W-29629	To ask the Scottish Executive what the probability is that fingerprint evidence will be wrong expressed as a proportion of cases in which fingerprint evidence is used.	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	18 Oct 2002
S1W-30266	To ask the Scottish Executive whether victims should be informed when those convicted of murder, rape or other serious crimes of violence are released on bail pending appeal, given its policy on keepi	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	17 Oct 2002
S1W-30216	To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-28795 by Mr Jim Wallace on 2 October 2002, what the names are of the five persons convicted of murder who are now on interim libera	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	16 Oct 2002
S1W-29290	To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Scottish Prison Service constrains or plans to constrain the ability of serving prisoners to publish material relating to their crime.	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	11 Oct 2002
S1W-28843	To ask the Scottish Executive what investigations into the operation of the justiciary the Deputy First Minister and Minister for Justice has recently instructed should be carried out.	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	11 Oct 2002
S1W-28833	To ask the Scottish Executive what guidance or directions it has issued, or plans to issue, to prosecutors in respect of the consideration of bail applications from people (a) charged with and (b) co	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	11 Oct 2002
S1W-29870	To ask the Scottish Executive what sentences for drug dealing offences (a) have been handed down by the courts and (b) have been served in each year since 1997-98.	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	08 Oct 2002
S1W-29869	To ask the Scottish Executive how much money was spent on combating drugs, broken down by purpose such as education, detection, treatment, rehabilitation, in each year since 1997-98 and what the spend	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	08 Oct 2002
S1W-29868	To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) breaches of conditions and (b) positive test results under drug testing and treatment orders issued by the (i) courts and (ii) pilot drug court there have be	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	08 Oct 2002
S1W-29627	To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-28834 by Mrs Elish Angiolini on 13 September 2002, whether prosecuting authorities have attended bail hearings for people (a) charg	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	04 Oct 2002
S1W-29289	To ask the Scottish Executive what the average length of time was for providing substantive answers to written parliamentary questions lodged in the period 1 to 12 September (a) 2001 and (b) 2002.	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	04 Oct 2002
S1M-03263	Development of RAF Turnhouse Site	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Motion Members' Business Motion	02 Oct 2002
S1W-29631	To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Solicitor General is concerned that appeals in rape cases take an average of over a year to be heard and whether it will investigate urgently whether the cour	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	02 Oct 2002
S1W-28836	To ask the Scottish Executive how many and what percentage of crimes were committed by people on bail in each of the last ten years, broken down by crime.	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	02 Oct 2002
S1W-28796	To ask the Scottish Executive how many persons convicted of (a) murder, (b) culpable homicide, (c) rape and (d) serious assault were released on bail in (i) 1998, (ii) 1999, (iii) 2000, (iv) 2001 and	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	02 Oct 2002
S1W-28795	To ask the Scottish Executive how many persons convicted of murder are now on bail pending appeal against conviction.	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	02 Oct 2002
S1W-28546	To ask the Scottish Executive how many and what percentage of houses were sold under the (a) right to buy and (b) rent to mortgage schemes in each year since the schemes were introduced and how the f	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	26 Sep 2002
S1W-28547	To ask the Scottish Executive under what circumstances an accused person can be tried in absentia and whether it will list all cases where this has happened in each of the last 30 years, broken down b	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	17 Sep 2002
S1W-28545	To ask the Scottish Executive how many empty (a) public and (b) private sector houses there currently are in each local authority area and what short- and long-term plans it has to increase occupancy	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	17 Sep 2002
S1W-28842	To ask the Scottish Executive how much in Scottish police resources, funding and time has been used to apprehend Richard Crawford after his absconding on bail.	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	16 Sep 2002
S1W-28841	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will detail the reasons for the judge's decision to release Richard Crawford on bail and whether the DNA evidence involved was a factor in the judge's decisio	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	16 Sep 2002
S1W-28839	To ask the Scottish Executive what arrangements the justiciary has in place to notify the police when a person (a) charged with and (b) convicted of (i) serious assault, (ii) rape, (iii) culpable hom	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	16 Sep 2002
S1W-28838	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is permissible for a judge to consider whether an appeal after a conviction for (a) serious assault, (b) rape, (c) culpable homicide and (d) murder could succ	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	16 Sep 2002
S1W-28837	To ask the Scottish Executive what guidance or directions it has issued to the judges and prosecutors in respect of the impact of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) on bail applications,	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	16 Sep 2002
S1W-28835	To ask the Scottish Executive whether there is any backlog in the processing of appeals in respect of a (a) charge and (b) conviction for (i) serious assault, (ii) rape, (iii) culpable homicide and (i	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	16 Sep 2002
S1W-28834	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has been the practice of prosecuting authorities not to attend bail appeals for people (a) charged with and (b) convicted of (i) serious assault, (ii) rape, (i	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	16 Sep 2002
S1W-28832	To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to issue guidance or directions to judges comparable to that issued to judges in England and Wales that the time it takes for an appeal to be heard shou	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	16 Sep 2002
S1W-28831	To ask the Scottish Executive whether the reasons for refusing a bail application after an (a) charge of and (b) conviction for (i) serious assault, (ii) rape, (iii) culpable homicide and (iv) murder	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	16 Sep 2002
S1W-28830	To ask the Scottish Executive what the current average length of time is for an appeal against a conviction for (a) serious assault, (b) rape, (c) culpable homicide and (d) murder to be heard and what	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	16 Sep 2002
S1W-28505	To ask the Scottish Executive what recent discussions it has had with the Home Office and the Department of Transport on drug driving.	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	16 Sep 2002
S1W-28504	To ask the Scottish Executive how many and what percentage of road accidents have been caused by drug driving in each of the last 10 years and how many and what percentage have resulted in (a) injury	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	16 Sep 2002
S1W-28503	To ask the Scottish Executive what the role of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister and Minister for Justice is in the parole hearing system and before a decision on a prisoners parole applica	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	16 Sep 2002
S1W-28502	To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) males and (b) females imprisoned for the (i) abduction, (ii) serious assault and (iii) murder of a child in each of the last 10 years have been considered fo	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	16 Sep 2002
S1W-28501	To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) males and (b) females have been (i) charged with, (ii) convicted and (iii) imprisoned for the (1) abduction, (2) serious assault and (3) murder of a child in	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	16 Sep 2002
S1W-28384	To ask the Scottish Executive how many daily doses of (a) methadone and (b) the opiate blocker Naltrexone were prescribed in each prison in 2001.	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	10 Sep 2002
S1W-28383	To ask the Scottish Executive what risk assessment it has carried out into the community safety implications of prescribing heroin substitutes and blockers in prison, in order to reduce dependency on	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	10 Sep 2002
S1W-28382	To ask the Scottish Executive what policies and procedures it has in place to ensure that any complaints made against the (a) Crown Office, (b) Office of the Procurator Fiscal, (c) Scottish Legal Serv	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	10 Sep 2002
S1W-27682	To ask the Scottish Executive what policies it has in relation to criminal investigations by the police of fraud relating to tribunals operating in Scotland.	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	14 Aug 2002
S1W-27490	To ask the Scottish Executive what the (a) cost and (b) benefits are, in terms of potential mortality and morbidity, of treating drug-using prisoners in accordance with published European recommendat	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	12 Aug 2002
S1W-27489	To ask the Scottish Executive how much the Scottish Prison Service spent on (a) heroin substitutes and (b) heroin blockers in (i) 1997-98, (ii) 1998-99, (iii) 1999-2000, (iv) 2000-01 and (v) 2001-02.	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	07 Aug 2002
S1W-27488	To ask the Scottish Executive how many prisoners have suffered (a) fatal and (b) non-fatal overdoses from illegal opiates whilst receiving legal opiates in prison in each year from 1997-98 to the pres	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	07 Aug 2002
S1W-27020	To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Scottish Committee of the Council of Tribunals has any powers to investigate allegations of fraud in respect of tribunals and, in particular, employment tribu	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	17 Jul 2002
S1W-27016	To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to increase funding for the procurator fiscal service to meet the demands being placed on the service.	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	10 Jul 2002
S1W-26782	To ask the Scottish Executive under which subject headings or names pathology information or information on death is stored in each hospital.	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	28 Jun 2002
S1W-26294	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it or the Scottish Road Safety Campaign has any plans for a publicity campaign on the use of mobile telephones by drivers whilst driving and whether it will make	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Question Written Question	17 Jun 2002
S1M-03194	Youth Justice 2 linked amendments	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Motion Motion For Debate	13 Jun 2002
S1M-03190	Congratulations to Lennox Lewis	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Motion Standard Motion	10 Jun 2002
S1M-03149.1	Alternatives to Custody	Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James	Motion Motion For Debate	28 May 2002

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Motion

Celebrating Success in Scottish Education

S2M-05775.1 · Motion For Debate · lodged by Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James

Lodged on

21 Mar 2007

Heard / answered on

22 Mar 2007

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As an amendment to motion S2M-05775 in the name of Hugh Henry (Celebrating Success in Scottish Education), leave out from “notes” to end and insert “supports giving top priority to ensuring that our education system enables every child to find fulfilment according to his or her ability, aptitude and inclination; believes that head teachers should have greater freedom to make decisions relating to their schools, in co-operation with parents and pupils, and further believes that particular areas for giving greater control include budgets, permanent exclusions, wearing of uniforms, setting, and the continuing professional development of teachers in their schools.”

Lodged by Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James alone — no additional MSPs have signed on.

No division on record. Either the chamber agreed this motion without a vote, it was withdrawn before debate, or it predates 2011 — vote-by-vote records only run from then.

Amendments and how the chamber decided

Original motion

S2M-05775
20 Mar 2007 · Motion For Debate · Henry, Hugh

That the Parliament notes the commitment shown by the Scottish Executive and its partners to the most comprehensive programme of modernisation of Scottish education for a generation; recognises that the Executive’s investment in over 320 new and refurbished schools, increased teacher numbers, a world-leading induction scheme, reduced class sizes, strong ...
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S2M-05775.1
21 Mar 2007 · Motion For Debate · Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James

As an amendment to motion S2M-05775 in the name of Hugh Henry (Celebrating Success in Scottish Education), leave out from “notes” to end and insert “supports giving top priority to ensuring that our education system enables every child to find fulfilment according to his or her ability, aptitude and inclination; believes that head teachers should have gre...