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Reference	Item	MSP	Type	Date (desc)
S3M-08127	Local Electoral Administration (Scotland) Bill	Mather, Jim	Motion Motion For Debate	16 Mar 2011
S3M-07872	The Renewables Obligation (Scotland) Amendment Order 2011	Mather, Jim	Motion Standard Motion	02 Mar 2011
S3M-07800	The Energy Act 2008 (Storage of Carbon Dioxide) (Scotland) Regulations 2011	Mather, Jim	Motion Standard Motion	02 Mar 2011
S3M-07818	Local Electoral Administration (Scotland) Bill	Mather, Jim	Motion Motion For Debate	02 Feb 2011
S3M-07737.1	Opportunities for Young People	Mather, Jim	Motion Motion For Debate	20 Jan 2011
S3M-07693	Electricity Market Reform 3 linked amendments	Mather, Jim	Motion Motion For Debate	13 Jan 2011
S3M-07519.2	The Scottish Economy 1 linked amendment	Mather, Jim	Motion Motion For Debate	02 Dec 2010
S3M-07247	The Official Statistics (Scotland) Amendment Order 2010	Mather, Jim	Motion Standard Motion	23 Nov 2010
S3M-07427	AV Referendum and 2011 Scottish Parliament Election Clash 2 linked amendments	Mather, Jim	Motion Motion For Debate	18 Nov 2010
S3M-07157.2	The Future of Scotland's Supported Employment Workplaces	Mather, Jim	Motion Motion For Debate	07 Oct 2010
S3M-06635.1	Tourism 1 linked amendment	Mather, Jim	Motion Motion For Debate	24 Jun 2010
S3M-06478	The Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts (Scotland) Order 2010	Mather, Jim	Motion Standard Motion	23 Jun 2010
S3M-06285	The Arbitration (Scotland) Act 2010 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2010	Mather, Jim	Motion Standard Motion	25 May 2010
S3M-06174.3	The Economy	Mather, Jim	Motion Motion For Debate	22 Apr 2010
S3M-06169	Transmission Charging 3 linked amendments	Mather, Jim	Motion Motion For Debate	21 Apr 2010
S3M-05952	The Census (Scotland) Order 2010	Mather, Jim	Motion Standard Motion	14 Apr 2010
S3M-05962	Tourism 3 linked amendments	Mather, Jim	Motion Motion For Debate	17 Mar 2010
S3M-05906	The Draft Census (Scotland) Order 2010	Mather, Jim	Motion Standard Motion	10 Mar 2010
S3M-05847	The Renewables Obligation (Scotland) Amendment Order 2010	Mather, Jim	Motion Standard Motion	10 Mar 2010
S3M-05620.2	The Scottish Newspaper Industry	Mather, Jim	Motion Motion For Debate	28 Jan 2010
S3M-05339	The Draft Census (Scotland) Order 2010	Mather, Jim	Motion Standard Motion	02 Dec 2009
S3M-05176	Arbitration (Scotland) Bill	Mather, Jim	Motion Motion For Debate	18 Nov 2009
S3M-04465	Arbitration (Scotland) Bill	Mather, Jim	Motion Motion For Debate	25 Jun 2009
S3M-04202	The Draft Renewables Obligation (Scotland) Amendment Order 2009	Mather, Jim	Motion Standard Motion	10 Jun 2009
S3M-04246.2	Supporting Scottish Business	Mather, Jim	Motion Motion For Debate	28 May 2009
S3M-04187.2	Supporting Employment in Scotland	Mather, Jim	Motion Motion For Debate	21 May 2009
S3M-03564	The Draft Renewables Obligation (Scotland) Order 2009	Mather, Jim	Motion Standard Motion	11 Mar 2009
S3M-03173	Homecoming and its Potential to Support Sustainable Economic Growth 4 linked amendments	Mather, Jim	Motion Motion For Debate	08 Jan 2009
S3M-02101	Energy Bill - UK Legislation	Mather, Jim	Motion Motion For Debate	18 Jun 2008
S3M-02102	Small Business Bonus Scheme 3 linked amendments	Mather, Jim	Motion Motion For Debate	11 Jun 2008
S3M-01706.2	Support for the Voluntary Sector 1 linked amendment	Mather, Jim	Motion Motion For Debate	17 Apr 2008
S3M-01391	Draft Companies Act 2006 (Scottish Public Sector Companies to be Audited by the Auditor General for Scotland) Order 2008	Mather, Jim	Motion Standard Motion	26 Mar 2008
S3M-01200	Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Bill - UK Legislation 2 linked amendments	Mather, Jim	Motion Motion For Debate	24 Jan 2008
S3M-01152	Energy 2 linked amendments	Mather, Jim	Motion Motion For Debate	17 Jan 2008
S3M-01087	Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Bill - UK Legislation 1 linked amendment	Mather, Jim	Motion Standard Motion	24 Dec 2007
S3M-00945	Tourism 3 linked amendments	Mather, Jim	Motion Motion For Debate	29 Nov 2007
S2W-32447	To ask the Scottish Executive, in light of comments on 14 March 2007 by the Deputy Minister for Enterprise and Lifelong Learning that the Executive had considered the mutualisation of Scottish Water,	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	28 Mar 2007
S2W-32303	To ask the Scottish Executive what issues it has raised in relation to the proposal, published in October 2006 by the European Commission and currently under discussion by an ad hoc working group of t	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	21 Mar 2007
S2W-32295	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has evaluated the impact of the integration of the careers service in the Western Isles into Highlands and Islands Enterprise and, if so, what the impact will	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	21 Mar 2007
S2O-12250	To ask the Scottish Executive what plans have been initiated by its Education Department to address the issues raised in the UNICEF report on child poverty and what aspect of the report will be the d	Mather, Jim	Question General Question	08 Mar 2007
S2M-05690	Economy and Small Business 2 linked amendments	Mather, Jim	Motion Motion For Debate	07 Mar 2007
S2W-31883	To ask the Scottish Executive what meetings have taken place between the Minister for Enterprise and Lifelong Learning and students and staff of the University of Strathclyde concerning the university	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	07 Mar 2007
S2W-31882	To ask the Scottish Executive what meetings have taken place between the Minister for Enterprise and Lifelong Learning and students and staff of the University of Dundee concerning the university’s pr	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	07 Mar 2007
S2W-31881	To ask the Scottish Executive what meetings have taken place between the Minister for Enterprise and Lifelong Learning and students and staff of the University of Glasgow’s Crichton Campus in Dumfries	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	07 Mar 2007
S2W-31530	To ask the Scottish Executive what total costs have been incurred by (a) it, (b) other public bodies and (c) Caledonian MacBrayne and its successor companies in relation to the tender for the Clyde an	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	06 Mar 2007
S2W-31880	To ask the Scottish Executive what meetings have taken place between the Minister for Enterprise and Lifelong Learning and the workforce or trade union representatives of the Simclar plants in Irvine	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	02 Mar 2007
S2W-31534	To ask the Scottish Executive whether, in light of any problems encountered in the current tender process for the Clyde and Hebrides ferry service, it will ensure that the tender process is not repeat	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	01 Mar 2007
S2W-31533	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is certain that the tender process for the Clyde and Hebrides ferry service is compliant with EU legislation.	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	01 Mar 2007
S2W-31875	To ask the Scottish Executive whether the four EU regions, Catalonia, Baden-Württemberg, Lombardy and Rhône Alpes, which have signed an economic co-operation agreement known as the “Four Motors for Eu	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	23 Feb 2007
S2M-05581.2	Workers' Rights	Mather, Jim	Motion Motion For Debate	15 Feb 2007
S2W-31535	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it intends to continue with the current Clyde and Hebrides ferry service and how it will assess the appropriateness of awarding the tender to Caledonian MacBrayne	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	15 Feb 2007
S2W-31532	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to meet the European Commission to discuss the tender of the Clyde and Hebrides ferry service, any problems faced and the options available for the futur	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	15 Feb 2007
S2W-31531	To ask the Scottish Executive what action it will take to investigate the reasons behind the decision of V Ships to withdraw from the tender to operate the Clyde and Hebrides ferry service.	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	15 Feb 2007
S2W-30818	To ask the Scottish Executive whether any additional policing costs were incurred by Strathclyde Police in relation to policing and security in and around Oban from 24 to 26 November 2006 and, if so,	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	15 Feb 2007
S2W-31406	To ask the Scottish Executive what total number of vehicle kilometres on Scottish roads was accounted for by (a) vehicles in private use and (b) commercial vehicles in the most recent year for which i	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	12 Feb 2007
S2W-30629	To ask the Scottish Executive what evidence it has to verify comments made by the Minister for Finance and Public Service Reform on Newsnight Scotland on 14 December 2006 about the relative number of	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	12 Feb 2007
S2W-31536	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is considering providing ferry services with support through aid of a social character instead of direct subsidy and, if so, what stage its consideration has r	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	08 Feb 2007
S2W-31483	To ask the Scottish Executive how many Canadian citizens have used the Fresh Talent: Working in Scotland visa scheme in the past two years and, of these, how many are still living and working in Scotl	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	05 Feb 2007
S2W-30819	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it or the UK Government will compensate Strathclyde Police for any additional policing costs incurred in relation to policing and security in and around Oban from	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	02 Feb 2007
S2W-30625	To ask the Scottish Executive, in light of the Minister for Finance and Public Service Reform’s comments about structural differences between the Scottish and UK economies when discussing Government E	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	02 Feb 2007
S2W-30571	To ask the Scottish Executive, using both claimant count and labour force survey information, which 10 areas of Scotland had the highest unemployment rates in 2003 and what the rate (a) was in 2003 an	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	02 Feb 2007
S2W-31196	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has examined the likely consequences of lifting the Southern Isles milk quota ring fence and, if so, what the outcome of the examination was.	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	01 Feb 2007
S2W-31195	To ask the Scottish Executive what the purpose is of the Southern Isles milk quota ring fence.	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	01 Feb 2007
S2W-31194	To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-30843 by Ross Finnie on 18 January 2007 and in light of the amount of unused capacity in the Southern Isles milk quota ring fence,	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	01 Feb 2007
S2O-11818	To ask the Scottish Executive, in light of the impact that Sir Gerry Robinson is reported to have had on NHS waiting times and given how NHS Tayside health professionals demonstrated in the Parliament	Mather, Jim	Question General Question	01 Feb 2007
S2W-30348	To ask the Scottish Executive whether the exclusion of people from employment in the civil service who are not from the United Kingdom or the European Economic Area or who are not Commonwealth citize	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	29 Jan 2007
S2W-30347	To ask the Scottish Executive on what basis it excludes people from employment in the civil service who are not from the United Kingdom or the European Economic Area or who are not Commonwealth citize	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	29 Jan 2007
S2W-30346	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will include people remaining in Scotland under the Fresh Talent initiative among those eligible for employment within the Executive.	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	29 Jan 2007
S2W-30345	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has reviewed the nationality criteria for employment within the Executive at any time since 1999 and whether it has any plans to conduct such a review in the f	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	29 Jan 2007
S2W-30344	To ask the Scottish Executive whether people remaining in Scotland through the Fresh Talent: Working in Scotland visa scheme are eligible for employment in the civil service.	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	29 Jan 2007
S2W-30817	To ask the Scottish Executive, under the proposed UK Statistics and Registration Services Bill, what the position of the Chief Statistician for Scotland will be in relation to (a) Scottish ministers,	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	23 Jan 2007
S2W-30774	To ask the Scottish Executive with reference to A Smart Successful Scotland; Measuring Progress Towards a Smart Successful Scotland 2006, what numerical figures were used in compiling Chart 3: Indices	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	19 Jan 2007
S2W-30626	To ask the Scottish Executive what steps could be taken to overcome any inherent structural differences between the Scottish and UK economies.	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	19 Jan 2007
S2W-30843	To ask the Scottish Executive what the available quota in the Southern Isles milk quota ring fence area has been in litres in each year since 1999 and, of this, how much has been unused by producers.	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	18 Jan 2007
S2W-30628	To ask the Scottish Executive how much less revenue would have accrued through business rates had the uniform rate with the rest of the Unite Kingdom been adhered to since 1999.	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	16 Jan 2007
S2W-30627	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has precluded the possibility of setting business rates at rates lower than those in the rest of the United Kingdom.	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	16 Jan 2007
S2W-30572	To ask the Scottish Executive how many people aged (a) from 16 to 24 and (b) 25 and over are currently participating in the modern apprenticeship scheme and how many places will be available on modern	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	09 Jan 2007
S2W-30413	To ask the Scottish Executive what the (a) total and (b) individual capital value is of public sector PFI/PPP projects currently being paid for, also broken down by NHS board, local authority or other	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	22 Dec 2006
S2W-30360	To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-30020 by Tavish Scott on 4 December 2006, on what dates since 30 September 2005 the “various written and oral exchanges” between th	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	21 Dec 2006
S2W-30262	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has had any meetings or correspondence with any ferry operators since January 2004 regarding a possible foot-passenger-only ferry service between Gourock and D	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	21 Dec 2006
S2W-30216	To ask the Scottish Executive whether there are any European regulations that would prevent multiple interventions, such as both a public service obligation and aid of a social character, being applie	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	21 Dec 2006
S2O-11538	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has made any progress in identifying the cost of achieving the savings attributed to the Efficient Government initiative and whether it now has baseline outcom	Mather, Jim	Question General Question	21 Dec 2006
S2W-30414	To ask the Scottish Executive what the timescale is for the repayment of PFI/PPP project debts, showing the annual cash flow required to meet these commitments over the life of each contract, broken d	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	19 Dec 2006
S2W-30068	To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Minister for Transport will explore the suggestion by the Deputy Minister for Finance and Public Service Reform, reported in the Press and Journal on 21 Novem	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	14 Dec 2006
S2M-05257	Congratulations to Clydesdale - Best Bank for Business	Mather, Jim	Motion Standard Motion	04 Dec 2006
S2W-30020	To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions and correspondence it has had with Western Ferries since 30 September 2005 in relation to the Gourock to Dunoon ferry market.	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	04 Dec 2006
S2W-29982	To ask the Scottish Executive when it will lodge a legislative consent motion in the Scottish Parliament in relation to the UK Statistics and Registration Services Bill.	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	04 Dec 2006
S2W-29979	To ask the Scottish Executive whether, in discussions with the UK Government on reform of statistics, it has secured guarantees of Scottish representation on the board of the proposed non-departmental	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	04 Dec 2006
S2W-29975	To ask the Scottish Executive whom it consulted before determining that it will participate in the new arrangements being put in place for the production and independence of statistics at UK level.	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	30 Nov 2006
S2W-29974	To ask the Scottish Executive when it will publish plans for the operation of the system for producing official national statistics in Scotland, following the Executive's indication to the UK governme	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	30 Nov 2006
S2W-29991	To ask the Scottish Executive whether its proposal to participate in the arrangements provided for by the UK Statistics and Registration Services Bill is predicated on all statisticians currently work	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	28 Nov 2006
S2W-29990	To ask the Scottish Executive whether its proposal to participate in the arrangements to be provided for by the UK Statistics and Registration Services Bill is predicated on the UK non-departmental pu	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	28 Nov 2006
S2W-29989	To ask the Scottish Executive whether its proposal to participate in the arrangements to be provided for by the UK Statistics and Registration Services Bill includes establishing a specific office in	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	28 Nov 2006
S2W-29988	To ask the Scottish Executive whether the production of economic statistics by it will be affected by the UK Statistical and Registration Services Bill in any way other than with regard to oversight a	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	28 Nov 2006
S2W-29987	To ask the Scottish Executive whether economic statistics, currently produced by it, will fall within the responsibility of the proposed non-departmental public body for statistics.	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	28 Nov 2006
S2W-29986	To ask the Scottish Executive whether economic statistics, currently produced by it, will in future be produced by the proposed non-departmental public body for statistics.	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	28 Nov 2006
S2W-29985	To ask the Scottish Executive which statistics, currently produced by the Executive, it expects to be produced in future by statisticians operating within the new non-departmental public body for stat	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	28 Nov 2006
S2W-29984	To ask the Scottish Executive whether, in proposing to participate in the new statistical arrangements being put in place at UK level, it has any plans to change the position or employment of statisti	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	28 Nov 2006
S2W-29983	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has made cost estimates for the establishment of a non-departmental public body in Scotland to work within the proposed new statistical system for the United K	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	28 Nov 2006
S2W-29981	To ask the Scottish Executive when it will issue a public consultation on its proposal to participate in the new statistics arrangements being put in place at UK level and whether this will occur prio	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	28 Nov 2006
S2W-29980	To ask the Scottish Executive whether the decision at UK level to separate the census and registration functions of the General Register Office and to assign the census functions to the new non-depart	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	28 Nov 2006
S2W-29978	To ask the Scottish Executive how many statisticians employed by it work only on statistics that are published by the Office of National Statistics or classified as national statistics.	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	28 Nov 2006
S2W-29977	To ask the Scottish Executive how many statisticians employed by it work on statistics published by the Office of National Statistics or classified as national statistics.	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	28 Nov 2006
S2W-29976	To ask the Scottish Executive how many statisticians employed by it will work for a new non-departmental public body responsible for statistics to be created under proposals for UK statistics and regi	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	28 Nov 2006
S2W-29868	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will instruct Caledonian MacBrayne to continue to operate the ferry service on the Gourock to Dunoon route and, if so, whether it will provide a subsidy to Cal	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	27 Nov 2006
S2W-29867	To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has prepared to ensure the continued provision of ferry services on the Gourock to Dunoon route currently operated by Caledonian MacBrayne.	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	27 Nov 2006
S2W-29872	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is confident that it will receive more than one bid to operate the Clyde and Hebrides ferry services.	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	24 Nov 2006
S2W-29871	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is confident that it will receive bids to operate the Clyde and Hebrides ferry services.	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	24 Nov 2006
S2W-29870	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is satisfied with the provision of financial and carrying information and the timescales in which this information was provided to Western Ferries during the t	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	24 Nov 2006
S2W-29869	To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had, and intends to have, with the operators of Caledonian MacBrayne, Western Ferries and V Ships in relation to the decision by each of the compa	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	24 Nov 2006
S2W-29866	To ask the Scottish Executive what the full cost has been to it of the tender process for the Gourock to Dunoon ferry services from the initial proposal to tender the route to the closure of the tende	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	24 Nov 2006
S2W-29865	To ask the Scottish Executive what independent analysis will be undertaken of the failure of the tender process for ferry services for both the Campbeltown to Ballycastle and the Gourock to Dunoon rou	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	24 Nov 2006
S2W-29864	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has confidence in the procedures in place for the tender of the Clyde and Hebrides ferry services, in light of the failure of tender processes for the operatio	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	24 Nov 2006
S2W-29863	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will suspend the tender process for the Clyde and Hebrides ferry services.	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	24 Nov 2006
S2W-29862	To ask the Scottish Executive what lessons it has learnt from the failure of the tender processes for both the Campbeltown to Ballycastle and the Gourock to Dunoon ferry routes to attract bids and whe	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	24 Nov 2006
S2W-29808	To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answers to questions S2W-26119 and S2W-28960 by Tavish Scott on 7 June and 9 November 2006 and given that the imposition of public service obligations (PS	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	23 Nov 2006
S2W-29807	To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-26119 by Tavish Scott on 7 June 2006, whether the statement that “there is no need to consider, nor do we intend to consider, issue	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	23 Nov 2006
S2W-29806	To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-28960 by Tavish Scott on 9 November 2006, whether the statement that “any contract imposes obligations on the contractor and in the	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	23 Nov 2006
S2W-29805	To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-28960 by Tavish Scott on 9 November 2006 and in light of the European Transport Commissioner’s confirmation that the imposition of	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	23 Nov 2006
S2W-29804	To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-28960 by Tavish Scott on 9 November 2006, whether the answer indicates that there are different meanings for “public service obliga	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	23 Nov 2006
S2W-29803	To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-28960 by Tavish Scott on 9 November 2006, what the possible alternative meanings of “public service obligations” are in respect of	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	23 Nov 2006
S2W-28951	To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has about (a) why there is no data available for the NUTS 2 Scottish regions in relation to (i) population, (ii) employment in research and developmen	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	15 Nov 2006
S2W-26863	To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-24904 by Nicol Stephen on 1 June 2006 and given the constraints of Scottish Enterprise’s total resource budget, what plans the Exec	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	14 Nov 2006
S2W-26862	To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-24904 by Nicol Stephen on 1 June 2006 and given the constraints of Scottish Enterprise’s total resource budget, under what circumst	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	14 Nov 2006
S2W-29382	To ask the Scottish Executive when the invitation to tender for the Clyde and Hebrides lifeline ferry routes will be issued.	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	13 Nov 2006
S2W-28960	To ask the Scottish Executive what the implications are for subsidies, ferry operators and the communities that depend on lifeline ferry services of the statement in the Caledonian MacBrayne 2005-2006	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	09 Nov 2006
S2M-05098.3	Supporting Positive Transitions from School Towards Work	Mather, Jim	Motion Motion For Debate	08 Nov 2006
S2M-05055	The Financial Powers of the Parliament 3 linked amendments	Mather, Jim	Motion Motion For Debate	02 Nov 2006
S2W-28928	To ask the Scottish Executive what the official definition is of a hospice.	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	31 Oct 2006
S2W-28793	To ask the Scottish Executive what impact it considers that the delayed publication of the report of the budget review group will have on public perception of its openness and willingness to respond t	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	26 Oct 2006
S2W-28792	To ask the Scottish Executive what its justification is for the delayed publication of the report of the budget review group, in light of an increasing emphasis on evidence-led policy making.	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	26 Oct 2006
S2W-28505	To ask the Scottish Executive how ministerial confidence in the Executive’s financial planning can be reconciled with the data in Statistics Release: Free Personal and Nursing Care Scotland 2002-2005	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	05 Oct 2006
S2W-27966	To ask the Scottish Executive how potential bidders for the Gourock-Dunoon ferry tender can comply with the condition to demonstrate that they have concluded several contingent contracts for a Gourock	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	29 Sep 2006
S2M-04863	Small Businesses 2 linked amendments	Mather, Jim	Motion Motion For Debate	28 Sep 2006
S2M-04794	Congratulations to Standard Life 1 linked amendment	Mather, Jim	Motion Standard Motion	13 Sep 2006
S2W-27837	To ask the Scottish Executive, in light of the statement made in correspondence from the Lord Advocate on 8 June 2006 indicating that there was no legal requirement for the Assignation Statement relat	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	13 Sep 2006
S2W-27836	To ask the Scottish Executive, in light of the statement made in correspondence from the Lord Advocate on 8 June 2006 indicating that there was no legal requirement for the Assignation Statement relat	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	13 Sep 2006
S2W-27907	To ask the Scottish Executive whether, when formulating any response to HM Treasury’s Independence for statistics: A consultation document, it consulted any external organisations or individuals and,	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	11 Sep 2006
S2W-27906	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it intends to reduce the time during which ministers and civil servants have pre-publication access to statistics from approximately 40 hours to three hours as re	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	11 Sep 2006
S2W-27905	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has made a written submission on HM Treasury’s proposals referred to in Independence for statistics: A consultation document and, if so, when the submission wi	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	11 Sep 2006
S2W-27904	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has formulated a position on HM Treasury’s proposals referred to in Independence for statistics: A consultation document and, if so, whether it will make that	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	11 Sep 2006
S2W-27903	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has begun any form of consultation with statisticians, statistical users or the UK Government regarding a review of the concordat relating to the production of	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	11 Sep 2006
S2W-27777	To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding the expiry of the United Kingdom’s derogation from Council Directive 2003/96/EC of 27 October 2003, which all	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	07 Sep 2006
S2M-04740	Concessionary Tickets and Tariff Charges by Caledonian MacBrayne	Mather, Jim	Motion Standard Motion	01 Sep 2006
S2W-27266	To ask the Scottish Executive what the content is of any Public Service Obligation (PSO) in respect of the re-tendering process to provide a ferry service between Campbeltown and Ballycastle and when	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	03 Aug 2006
S2W-27265	To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-26119 by Tavish Scott on 13 June 2006, whether it has established a Public Service Obligation in respect of the re-tendering proces	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	03 Aug 2006
S2W-27264	To ask the Scottish Executive what the content is of any Public Service Obligation (PSO) in respect of the current Northern Isles ferry re-tendering process and when such PSO was established.	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	03 Aug 2006
S2W-27263	To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-26119 by Tavish Scott on 13 June 2006, whether it has established a Public Service Obligation in respect of the current Northern Is	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	03 Aug 2006
S2W-27202	To ask the Scottish Executive how it intends to ensure that the advantage Scottish universities perceived they have gained through the Fresh Talent visa scheme, when recruiting foreign students, is ma	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	01 Aug 2006
S2W-27203	To ask the Scottish Executive how many individuals have received a visa under the Fresh Talent initiative in its first 12 months, broken down by month and, of those, how many are known to be (a) resid	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	27 Jul 2006
S2W-26948	To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-26119 by Tavish Scott on 13 June 2006 which stated that “there is no need to consider, nor do we intend to consider, issues arising	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	25 Jul 2006
S2W-26947	To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-26119 by Tavish Scott on 13 June 2006, whether it considers that, in the absence of a public service obligation, the subsidy to fer	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	25 Jul 2006
S2W-26946	To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-26119 by Tavish Scott on 13 June 2006, whether it has taken external legal advice to confirm whether a public service obligation is	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	25 Jul 2006
S2W-26937	To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-26119 by Tavish Scott on 13 June 2006, whether it will explain and expand on the statement that “Public Service Obligations (PSOs)	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	29 Jun 2006
S2W-26868	To ask the Scottish Executive how many workers from EU accession states have been working in Scotland in each month since May 2004.	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	29 Jun 2006
S2W-26236	To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-23314 by Nicol Stephen on 23 May 2006, what the actual outcomes were in respect of (a) projects completed, (b) jobs created and (c)	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	27 Jun 2006
S2W-26235	To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-23314 by Nicol Stephen on 23 May 2006, what the actual outcomes were in respect of (a) projects completed, (b) jobs created and (c)	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	27 Jun 2006
S2W-25983	To ask the Scottish Executive how much it has spent on advertising and editorial coverage in the broadcast and print media in each month from May 1999 to May 2006, broken down by broadcast media outle	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	27 Jun 2006
S2W-27064	To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-26740 by Tavish Scott on 22 June 2006, what the average saving is in pounds sterling per person on each of the eligible air routes	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	22 Jun 2006
S2W-26743	To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-25977 by Tavish Scott on 6 June 2006, whether it is considering increasing the discount on air fares available to Highlands and Isl	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	22 Jun 2006
S2W-26742	To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-25980 by Tavish Scott on 6 June 2006, what measurements it will use to assess the effectiveness of the Aid of Social Character sche	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	22 Jun 2006
S2W-26741	To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-25979 by Tavish Scott on 6 June 2006, whether residents of eligible areas of the Highlands and Islands are able to claim a discount	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	22 Jun 2006
S2W-26740	To ask the Scottish Executive what the average reduction in price is for tickets booked under the Aid of Social Character scheme by residents of the Highlands and Islands on each of the eligible route	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	22 Jun 2006
S2W-26739	To ask the Scottish Executive why residents of the Highlands and Islands are not able to use online booking systems to book flights under the Aid of Social Character scheme and whether it is aware tha	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	22 Jun 2006
S2W-26564	To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-25906 by Mr Tom McCabe on 25 May 2006, whether it plans to carry out an updated evaluation of the Small Business Rates Relief Schem	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	16 Jun 2006
S2W-26563	To ask the Scottish Executive how many businesses which are eligible to claim small business rates relief do not pay business rates because their premises are empty.	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	16 Jun 2006
S2W-25727	To ask the Scottish Executive what measures were taken to ensure that potential ferry operators' costs for competing in the tender process for the Northern Isles ferry services contract were as low as	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	16 Jun 2006
S2W-26119	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers that the European Commission’s announcement that peninsular ferry routes, such as Tarbert to Portavadie and Gourock to Dunoon, may be treated as publ	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	13 Jun 2006
S2W-25729	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is satisfied that bidders for the Northern Isles ferry services contract had full access to all relevant material.	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	13 Jun 2006
S2W-25981	To ask the Scottish Executive on what date residents of the Highlands and Islands will first be able to travel using discounted air fares under the Aid of Social Character scheme.	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	06 Jun 2006
S2W-25980	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it intends to extend the Aid of Social Character scheme offering discounted flights to Highlands and Islands residents beyond 2008.	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	06 Jun 2006
S2W-25979	To ask the Scottish Executive why residents of the Highlands and Islands will not be able to use the Aid of Social Character scheme when travelling via one of the four main Scottish airports to other	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	06 Jun 2006
S2W-25978	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will consider allowing flights from the Highlands and Islands involving discounts through the Aid of Social Character scheme to be used with onward connecting	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	06 Jun 2006
S2W-25977	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will increase the discount on air fares which it offers to residents of the Highlands and Islands through the Aid of Social Character scheme from 40% to 50%, a	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	06 Jun 2006
S2W-24904	To ask the Scottish Executive what level of reserves are held by Scottish Enterprise; where they are held, and what the process is for enabling Scottish Enterprise to access these funds.	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	01 Jun 2006
S2W-25907	To ask the Scottish Executive what mechanisms are in place to ensure maximum take-up of the small business rate relief scheme.	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	25 May 2006
S2W-25906	To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to monitor the take-up of the small business rate relief scheme.	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	25 May 2006
S2W-25905	To ask the Scottish Executive what the latest estimates are of the (a) number of businesses eligible for and (b) percentage of eligible businesses claiming relief from the small business rate relief s	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	25 May 2006
S2W-25638	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it maintains the position that the Clyde and Hebrides ferry services should be tendered for as a bundle and whether it is committed to ensuring that they remain a	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	25 May 2006
S2W-25630	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will meet Western Ferries to discuss the reasons for its withdrawal from the tendering process for the Clyde and Hebrides ferry services.	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	25 May 2006
S2O-09918	To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to match the UK Government¿s proposals to entrench statistical independence in legislation, introduce direct reporting and accountability to the Parliam	Mather, Jim	Question General Question	25 May 2006
S2W-25726	To ask the Scottish Executive what the cost was to it of the tender process for the Northern Isles ferry services contract.	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	19 May 2006
S2W-25728	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has received any complaints regarding the way the tender process for the Northern Isles ferry services contract was run and, if so, who complained, what the co	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	18 May 2006
S2W-25637	To ask the Scottish Executive when it was informed that Arran Ferries had lodged a complaint with the European Commission regarding the operation of ferry services by Caledonian MacBrayne.	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	18 May 2006
S2W-25636	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is satisfied that bidders to operate the Clyde and Hebrides ferry services had full access to all relevant material on each route within the Clyde and Hebrides	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	18 May 2006
S2W-25635	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has received any complaints regarding the way that the tendering process for the Clyde and Hebrides ferry services is being run and, if so, who complained, wha	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	18 May 2006
S2W-25634	To ask the Scottish Executive what measures it has taken to ensure that the cost of competing in the tendering process for the Clyde and Hebrides ferry services is as low as possible.	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	18 May 2006
S2W-25633	To ask the Scottish Executive what estimate it has made of the cost of competing in the tendering process for the operation of the Clyde and Hebrides ferry services.	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	18 May 2006
S2W-25632	To ask the Scottish Executive whether, in light of the withdrawal of Western Ferries from the tendering process for the Clyde and Hebrides ferry services, it will re-examine the tendering procedures i	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	18 May 2006
S2W-25631	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will ascertain from V-Ships whether it wishes to continue as a bidder for the operation of the Clyde and Hebrides ferry services.	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	18 May 2006
S2W-25446	To ask the Scottish Executive why the latest quarterly GDP figures for Scotland are for the fourth quarter of 2005 while the latest figures for the United Kingdom are for the first quarter of 2006, gi	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	18 May 2006
S2W-25701	To ask the Scottish Executive what measures will be taken to ensure that innovative employment programmes at regional and local levels funded with the assistance of European funds will not be absorbed	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	15 May 2006
S2W-25700	To ask the Scottish Executive what assurances it can give that EU funding for Scotland under the competitiveness objective will not be used to fund existing programmes run by agencies such as Scottish	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	15 May 2006
S2W-24007	To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body to what extent the costs caused by the recent problem with the roof of the chamber are being offset by insurance or met directly by the construction co	Mather, Jim	Question SPCB Written Question	15 May 2006
S2W-25702	To ask the Scottish Executive whether any money from Scotland’s European funding allocation has been used at any time to meet deficits within Scottish Enterprise; whether it can guarantee that no such	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	12 May 2006
S2M-04367	Scottish Enterprise 2 linked amendments	Mather, Jim	Motion Motion For Debate	11 May 2006
S2M-04171	Ensuring the Independence of Scottish National Statistics	Mather, Jim	Motion Members' Business Motion	11 May 2006
S2W-25118	To ask the Scottish Executive whether aquaculture remains one of the world’s fastest growing industries and how growth in Scotland’s aquaculture industry compares to (a) the global average, (b) growth	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	09 May 2006
S2W-25117	To ask the Scottish Executive whether the United Kingdom has become a net importer of salmon.	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	09 May 2006
S2W-25113	To ask the Scottish Executive how many experienced and qualified people have left the Scottish farmed salmon industry in the last five years and how many have sought employment abroad.	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	09 May 2006
S2W-25112	To ask the Scottish Executive what proportion of senior positions in the Scottish farmed salmon industry have been transferred to Norway in the last five years.	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	09 May 2006
S2W-25111	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has noted the Pan Fish announcement regarding site enlargements and closures in Scotland and what its views are on these matters.	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	09 May 2006
S2W-25110	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has noted the announcements relating to progress in the grouping of Marine Harvest and Fjord with Pan Fish and whether it considers that such an amalgamation i	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	09 May 2006
S2W-25109	To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of farmed salmon in Scotland is produced by Pan Fish, Marine Harvest and Fjord.	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	09 May 2006
S2W-25108	To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of salmon production was deemed by the European Commission in its investigation into illegal dumping to be outwith the European Community Industry as defi	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	09 May 2006
S2W-25107	To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has on the percentage of Norwegian-owned fish farms in Scotland which were originally set up by Scottish or UK companies.	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	09 May 2006
S2W-25106	To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of salmon production in Scotland is controlled by businesses or individuals based in Norway.	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	09 May 2006
S2W-25105	To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has on the percentage of salmon production in Norway that can be controlled by one group and how this figure compares with that in Scotland.	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	09 May 2006
S2W-25104	To ask the Scottish Executive by what percentage Scottish farmed salmon output has been reduced as a result of the increase in Norwegian produce on the EU market.	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	09 May 2006
S2W-25103	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it accepts the findings of the EC Safeguarding Committee’s investigation that the Scottish aquaculture industry is more cost effective than that of Norway, despit	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	09 May 2006
S2W-25102	To ask the Scottish Executive whether banks and investors support Scottish-owned salmon farming and, if not, what action it will take to ensure such support, in light of the sector's ability to achiev	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	09 May 2006
S2W-25101	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers that banks and investors have confidence that the UK Government and European Commission are able to prevent illegal trading in farmed salmon and on w	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	09 May 2006
S2W-25100	To ask the Scottish Executive what impact it estimates that illegally dumped Norwegian farmed salmon has had on the economy and community of the Highlands and Islands.	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	09 May 2006
S2W-25099	To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to address the impact on the Scottish aquaculture industry of Norwegian farmed salmon dumped illegally on the European market.	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	09 May 2006
S2W-25116	To ask the Scottish Executive what impact the level of Norwegian ownership of the farmed salmon industry in Scotland is having on Scottish exports, aquaculture operations and services overseas.	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	08 May 2006
S2W-25115	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers that Scotland’s leading position in aquacultural intellectual property, science and technology can be maintained in the absence of a strong indigenou	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	08 May 2006
S2W-25114	To ask the Scottish Executive what impact Norwegian takeovers of the Scottish farmed salmon industry have had on career opportunities and whether it considers these to have impacted on the “brain drai	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	08 May 2006
S2W-25098	To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to investigate and address the impact of Norwegian market dominance and trading practices on the independent sector of the Scottish aquaculture in	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	08 May 2006
S2W-25097	To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to ensure that the salmon farming industry will be able to utilise its physical and human resources, in light of the anti-dumping measures introdu	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	08 May 2006
S2W-25058	To ask the Scottish Executive what practical steps it will take to promote investment in, and the creation of, high value and highly skilled jobs in aquaculture.	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	08 May 2006
S2W-25060	To ask the Scottish Executive what methods it applies, and will apply in future, to measure the progress of the acquaculture industry.	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	05 May 2006
S2W-25059	To ask the Scottish Executive what practical steps it will take to maximise the opportunities for employees in the acquaculture industry to have rewarding careers.	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	05 May 2006
S2W-24900	To ask the Scottish Executive whether Scottish Enterprise's £30 million overspend is the gross amount or net of the impact of other remedial steps that have been taken in 2005-06.	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	05 May 2006
S2W-24963	To ask the Scottish Executive how much was paid to KPMG by Scottish Enterprise in 2005-06.	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	04 May 2006
S2W-24962	To ask the Scottish Executive what the total value of outstanding loans made by Scottish Enterprise was at end of 2005-06, both gross and net of write-offs.	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	04 May 2006
S2W-24961	To ask the Scottish Executive how much money will be added to the sum of outstanding loans made by Scottish Enterprise in 2005-06.	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	04 May 2006
S2W-24960	To ask the Scottish Executive what objectives were set for Sir John Ward in his role as Chairman of Scottish Enterprise.	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	04 May 2006
S2W-24959	To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to convey its concern about the overspend at Scottish Enterprise to avoid the situation recurring.	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	04 May 2006
S2W-24958	To ask the Scottish Executive what steps will be taken to avoid a repetition of the recent overspend at Scottish Enterprise.	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	04 May 2006
S2W-24957	To ask the Scottish Executive, in light of the Chief Executive of Scottish Enterprise’s statement that it will take 15 to 20 years before any material benefit of its current policy will become apparen	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	04 May 2006
S2W-24956	To ask the Scottish Executive, in light of the Chief Executive of Scottish Enterprise’s statement that it will take 15 to 20 years before any material benefit of its current policy will become apparen	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	04 May 2006
S2W-24955	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will list the projects that have attracted Scottish Enterprise support in 2005-06.	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	04 May 2006
S2W-24903	To ask the Scottish Executive how the methods that are in place to measure the effectiveness of the performance of Scottish Enterprise and local enterprise companies compare with performance measures	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	04 May 2006
S2W-24902	To ask the Scottish Executive what methods are in place to measure the effectiveness of the performance of Scottish Enterprise and local enterprise companies beyond the assessment of best value.	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	04 May 2006
S2W-24901	To ask the Scottish Executive how much has been budgeted to pay the consultancy fees of KPMG for its work on confirming Scottish Enterprise's projected resource spend for 2005-06.	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	04 May 2006
S2M-04303	Payment of Public Money to Lobbying Organisations	Mather, Jim	Motion Standard Motion	26 Apr 2006
S2W-24765	To ask the Scottish Executive on what date it anticipates that the Route Action Plan for the A82 will be published.	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	25 Apr 2006
S2W-24767	To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it has taken to ensure that ongoing maintenance work on the section of the A82 between Tarbet and Ardlui is carried out in accordance with the contractual obli	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	24 Apr 2006
S2W-24766	To ask the Scottish Executive what effect the delay in publishing the Route Action Plan for the A82 is having on ongoing maintenance work on the section of the road between Tarbet and Ardlui.	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	24 Apr 2006
S2W-24501	To ask the Scottish Executive what general principles it uses to set ferry subsidies and to justify the difference between existing and proposed subsidies.	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	21 Apr 2006
S2W-23205	To ask the Scottish Executive what measures it will take to increase the affordability of travel to and from the highlands and islands from Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Inverness for non-residents	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	21 Apr 2006
S2W-24771	To ask the Scottish Executive how much of its budget is spend on goods and services originally sourced from the Ireland.	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	18 Apr 2006
S2W-24692	To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-24306 by Allan Wilson on 24 March 2006, what the cash flow implications will be in terms of the source and application of structura	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	10 Apr 2006
S2W-24306	To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answers to questions S2W-23196 and S2W-23198 by Allan Wilson on 10 March 2006 and notwithstanding the fact that it is awaiting decisions on the new Europe	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	24 Mar 2006
S2M-04163.2	Growing a Knowledge Economy	Mather, Jim	Motion Motion For Debate	23 Mar 2006
S2W-24076	To ask the Scottish Executive what the total Gross Value Added is at current basic prices for (a) Scotland and (b) each local authority area in Scotland.	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	23 Mar 2006
S2W-24126	To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-23197 by Allan Wilson on 10 March 2006 in respect of underspending under the Highlands and Islands Special Transitional Programme w	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	20 Mar 2006
S2W-24125	To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-23197 by Allan Wilson on 10 March 2006 in respect of underspending under the Highlands and Islands Special Transitional Programme w	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	20 Mar 2006
S2W-24124	To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-23197 by Allan Wilson on 10 March 2006, who the project beneficiaries were whose underspending under the Highlands and Islands Spec	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	20 Mar 2006
S2W-24123	To ask the Scottish Executive what the allocation of European Structural funding by the European Union was for the Highlands and Islands Special Transitional Programme for 2000 to 2006; whether all th	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	20 Mar 2006
S2W-24122	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has received from HM Treasury the full allocation of European Structural funding for (a) Scottish regions, (b) Scotland as a whole and (c) Scottish programmes	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	20 Mar 2006
S2W-24077	To ask the Scottish Executive what the gross disposable household income is per head at current prices in (a) Scotland and (b) each local authority area in Scotland.	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	20 Mar 2006
S2W-24075	To ask the Scottish Executive what the gross disposable household income is per head at current prices in Scotland, shown as a percentage of the gross disposable household income per head in (a) the U	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	20 Mar 2006
S2W-23233	To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it will take to ensure that the caveats referred to by the UK National Statistician and Registrar General in his letter of 29 September 2004 to the Chief Stat	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	20 Mar 2006
S2W-23232	To ask the Scottish Executive on how many occasions it has not referred to the UK National Statistician and Registrar General's caveats contained in his letter of 29 September 2004 to the Chief Stati	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	20 Mar 2006
S2W-23206	To ask the Scottish Executive what analysis has been made of the impact on the local economy of the use of a public service obligation incorporating reduced fares on the air route from Glasgow to Bar	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	17 Mar 2006
S2W-23203	To ask the Scottish Executive what measures were used to determine the benefit of the use of aid of a social character to reduce fares for island residents compared with the introduction of public ser	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	17 Mar 2006
S2W-23201	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is able to offer concessionary travel resulting in free journeys for pensioners and disabled residents of islands on flights supported by public service obliga	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	17 Mar 2006
S2W-23200	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will extend the concessionary travel scheme for pensioners and disabled island residents to include air travel as well as travel by Caledonian Macbrayne ferrie	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	17 Mar 2006
S2W-23207	To ask the Scottish Executive what estimates have been made of the potential impact on the local economy of the highlands and islands if public service obligations incorporating reduced fares were int	Mather, Jim	Question Written Question	15 Mar 2006

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Motion

Local Electoral Administration (Scotland) Bill

S3M-08127 · Motion For Debate · lodged by Mather, Jim

Lodged on

09 Mar 2011

Heard / answered on

16 Mar 2011

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That the Parliament agrees that the Local Electoral Administration (Scotland) Bill be passed.

Backed by

Supported by 1 additional MSP

SNP 1

Lodged by Mather, Jim (Scottish National Party).

Crawford, Bruce (SNP)

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

Selected item

S3M-08127
09 Mar 2011 · Motion For Debate · Mather, Jim

That the Parliament agrees that the Local Electoral Administration (Scotland) Bill be passed.