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Reference	Item	MSP	Type	Date (desc)
S1M-04064.1	Closing the Opportunity Gap for Older People	Harding, Mr Keith	Motion Motion For Debate	27 Mar 2003
S1W-34657	To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-34201 by Peter Peacock on 5 March 2003, when it will make its decision on the request for grant funding from the Association of Sco	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	21 Mar 2003
S1M-03866	Dog Fouling (Scotland) Bill	Harding, Mr Keith	Motion Motion For Debate	13 Mar 2003
S1W-34466	To ask the Scottish Executive what the costs were of printing, publishing and distributing its annual report, Appointments to Non-Departmental Public Bodies in Scotland.	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	13 Mar 2003
S1W-34375	To ask the Scottish Executive what action it will take to encourage local authorities to introduce a code of conduct for council officers to complement the Councillor's Code of Conduct, following the	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	12 Mar 2003
S1W-34381	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will implement the recommendation made by the Accounts Commission's Overview of the 2001/02 local authority audits and Taking the initiative - Using PFI contra	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	11 Mar 2003
S1W-34380	To ask the Scottish Executive what action it will take in response to the finding in the Accounts Commission's Overview of the 2001/02 local authority audits that "scope exists for improvement in the	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	11 Mar 2003
S1W-34379	To ask the Scottish Executive what action it will take to assist local authorities in addressing the quality of performance of direct labour organisations (DLOs) and direct service organisations (DSOs	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	11 Mar 2003
S1W-34377	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will take any action in response to the finding in the Accounts Commission's Overview of the 2001/02 local authority audits that some local authority joint boa	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	11 Mar 2003
S1W-34376	To ask the Scottish Executive what action it will take to address the continuing weaknesses in the fundamental financial controls of local authority audits referred to in the Accounts Commission's Ove	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	11 Mar 2003
S1W-34378	To ask the Scottish Executive what action it will take in response to the finding in the Accounts Commission's Overview of the 2001/02 local authority audits that "if Scotland's recycling record is to	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	07 Mar 2003
S1W-34272	To ask the Scottish Executive what the costs were of printing, publishing and distributing Scottish Economic Report: February 2003.	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	07 Mar 2003
S1W-34201	To ask the Scottish Executive what financial support it will give to the Association of Scottish Community Councils in each of the next three financial years.	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	05 Mar 2003
S1W-34271	To ask the Scottish Executive what the costs were of printing, publishing and distributing Nurturing Wealth Creation: A Report by the Scottish Manufacturing Steering Group.	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	04 Mar 2003
S1W-33976	To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-33579 by Ms Margaret Curran on 6 February 2003, how many empty local authority houses have been brought back into use under the Emp	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	04 Mar 2003
S1W-33977	To ask the Scottish Executive what the costs were of printing, publishing and distributing The Scottish Executive's Central Heating Programme and the Warm Deal: Annual Report 2001/02.	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	26 Feb 2003
S1W-34005	To ask the Scottish Executive what the costs were of printing, publishing and distributing Scottish Welfare to Work Task Force Annual Report: Achievements 2002.	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	20 Feb 2003
S1W-33979	To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to update its policy on planning agreements between developers and local authorities made under section 50 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) A	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	20 Feb 2003
S1W-33809	To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to ensure that all local authorities meet the national target of dealing with 80% of all planning applications within two months.	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	17 Feb 2003
S1M-03877	Fife's Ice Safety Plan	Harding, Mr Keith	Motion Standard Motion	07 Feb 2003
S1W-33579	To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to assist local authorities to bring empty local authority housing stock back into use.	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	06 Feb 2003
S1W-33317	To ask the Scottish Executive what action it plans to take to ensure that local authorities improve their collection of recoverable overpayments of housing benefit.	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	31 Jan 2003
S1W-33349	To ask the Scottish Executive what the costs were of printing, publishing and distributing Government Expenditure and Revenue in Scotland: 2000-2001.	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	30 Jan 2003
S1W-33363	To ask the Scottish Executive what City Growth Fund money can be spent on and whether ministerial approval is required before any money from the fund can be spent.	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	29 Jan 2003
S1W-33329	To ask the Scottish Executive what the costs were of printing, publishing and distributing Scotland's Budget Documents 2003-04, Budget (Scotland) (No.4) Bill for the year ending 31 March 2004.	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	27 Jan 2003
S1W-33217	To ask the Scottish Executive, with regard to the re-organisation of Scottish Water and its procurement arrangements, whether the infrastructure will be in place to meet European legislative deadlines	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	27 Jan 2003
S1O-06266	To ask the Scottish Executive when it will next meet the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA) and what issues will be discussed.	Harding, Mr Keith	Question General Question	23 Jan 2003
S1W-33058	To ask the Scottish Executive what the full costs were of printing, publishing and distributing Building Better Cities: Delivering Growth and Opportunities and the accompanying document Next Steps.	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	21 Jan 2003
S1W-32970	To ask the Scottish Executive what the full costs were of printing, publishing and distributing Recording our Achievements and how many copies were printed.	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	21 Jan 2003
S1M-03241	Dog Fouling (Scotland) Bill	Harding, Mr Keith	Motion Motion For Debate	16 Jan 2003
S1M-03485	Breast Cancer Awareness	Harding, Mr Keith	Motion Members' Business Motion	09 Jan 2003
S1O-06126	To ask the Scottish Executive what progress it is making with its Safer Routes to Schools initiative.	Harding, Mr Keith	Question General Question	19 Dec 2002
S1W-32003	To ask the Scottish Executive what the full costs were of publishing, printing, distributing and launching "It's everyone's job to make sure I'm alright" - Report of the Child Protection Audit and Rev	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	10 Dec 2002
S1W-31552	To ask the Scottish Executive what funding allocations have been made to each local authority to create Safer Routes to Schools in each year since 1997.	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	09 Dec 2002
S1W-31689	To ask the Scottish Executive what the full costs were of publishing, printing, distributing and launching (a) Social Justice...a Scotland where everyone matters - Annual Report 2002 and (b) Social Ju	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	03 Dec 2002
S1W-31553	To ask the Scottish Executive how many child (a) fatalities and (b) accidents while travelling to and from school there have been in each of the last 10 years, broken down by local authority area.	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	28 Nov 2002
S1M-03614	Levenmouth Drug and Alcohol Project	Harding, Mr Keith	Motion Standard Motion	20 Nov 2002
S1W-31182	To ask the Scottish Executive what the full costs were of printing, publishing and distributing Community Budgeting: responses to a consultation on local services and community engagement, October 200	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	13 Nov 2002
S1W-31150	To ask the Scottish Executive what the current legal maximum expenditure is for local authority election candidates; whether it will increase the maximum ahead of the May 2003 local elections, and whe	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	12 Nov 2002
S1W-31105	To ask the Presiding Officer what the costs were of printing, publishing and distributing the Scottish Parliament Annual Report 2001 to 2002.	Harding, Mr Keith	Question SPCB Written Question	12 Nov 2002
S1M-03543.2	Quality of Life	Harding, Mr Keith	Motion Motion For Debate	07 Nov 2002
S1W-30438	To ask the Scottish Executive what the full costs were of printing, publishing and distributing its Closing the Opportunity Gap: Scottish Budget for 2003-06.	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	05 Nov 2002
S1W-30261	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has any plans to relax the restrictions in section 59 of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 that bar persons under the age of 21 years from being co-opt	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	21 Oct 2002
S1W-29702	To ask the Scottish Executive how much public money was spent on publishing, printing and distributing its Scottish Rural Partnership Fund information and application pack.	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	03 Oct 2002
S1W-29609	To ask the Scottish Executive what assistance is available or being provided to people being made redundant following the announcement that the Alcan plant at Burntisland, Fife, is to close.	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	03 Oct 2002
S1W-29701	To ask the Scottish Executive how much public money was spent on publishing, printing and distributing its publication, Public report on the first year of the new trunk road operating companies 2001/2	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	01 Oct 2002
S1W-28739	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has any plans to upgrade the A8000 link between the M9 and the M90 motorways to dual carriageway.	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	26 Sep 2002
S1M-03384.1	Review of Secondary School Accommodation in North East Fife	Harding, Mr Keith	Motion Amendment	19 Sep 2002
S1W-28103	To ask the Scottish Executive what measures it is taking on the location and regulation of marine developments and what plans it has to carry out a review of developments in coastal and marine waters,	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	28 Aug 2002
S1W-27683	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to adopt similar proposals to those made in the Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions' planning Green Paper, Planning: Delivering a	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	14 Aug 2002
S1W-27573	To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-26873 by Malcolm Chisholm on 9 July 2002, what action it will take to address the increases in median waiting times for an appointm	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	09 Aug 2002
S1W-27565	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to introduce any additional charges for the collection of domestic waste.	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	09 Aug 2002
S1W-27562	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has any plans to alter legislation and regulations on commercial cockle harvesting.	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	09 Aug 2002
S1W-27561	To ask the Scottish Executive how legislation and regulations on commercial and cockle harvesting differ from equivalent legislation and regulations in England.	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	09 Aug 2002
S1W-27560	To ask the Scottish Executive what powers and responsibilities local authorities and other agencies have in respect of commercial cockle harvesting.	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	09 Aug 2002
S1W-27381	To ask the Scottish Executive what representations it has received, or discussions it has held, concerning the decision by the Church of Scotland to close its care home at Leslie House in Fife.	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	02 Aug 2002
S1W-27380	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will consider giving local authorities the right to decide whether council by-elections should be held by postal ballot only.	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	31 Jul 2002
S1W-27145	To ask the Scottish Executive whether any financial resources allocated to the Fife Housing Regeneration Initiative that were unspent on 31 March 2002 have been allowed to be carried forward into the	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	25 Jul 2002
S1W-27144	To ask the Scottish Executive what the Fife Housing Regeneration Initiative has achieved since its formation in 1997 and how much it has spent in each financial year.	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	25 Jul 2002
S1W-27492	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it intends to make the provision of an archaeological sites and monuments record service a statutory requirement for local authorities.	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	18 Jul 2002
S1M-03277	Levenmouth Drug and Alcohol Project	Harding, Mr Keith	Motion Standard Motion	10 Jul 2002
S1W-27146	To ask the Scottish Executive how Communities Scotland's regional and area committees determine allocations and how much each local authority area has received from them in each year since 1999.	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	10 Jul 2002
S1W-27143	To ask the Scottish Executive when it will give a decision on the independent tenanted market valuation submitted by Fife Council.	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	10 Jul 2002
S1W-26873	To ask the Scottish Executive what the average waiting time for an appointment to see an orthopaedic surgeon in each NHS board area (a) is currently and (b) was in each of the last three years.	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	09 Jul 2002
S1W-26729	To ask the Scottish Executive when the Fife Structure Plan will be approved.	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	27 Jun 2002
S1M-03261	Dunino Primary School's Third Eco-Award	Harding, Mr Keith	Motion Standard Motion	26 Jun 2002
S1W-26716	To ask the Scottish Executive what the full costs were of printing and distributing its consultation document Implementing the Adoption (Intercountry Aspects) Act 1999 draft regulations and guidance f	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	26 Jun 2002
S1W-26538	To ask the Scottish Executive what the full costs have been of publishing, printing and distributing each edition to date of its Active Communities newsletter and how many copies of each edition have	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	20 Jun 2002
S1W-26282	To ask the Scottish Executive what the full costs were of publishing, printing and distributing its Report by the Ministerial Advisory Group on Gaelic: A Fresh Start for Gaelic.	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	05 Jun 2002
S1W-26016	To ask the Scottish Executive how many copies of its Pathfinders to the Parliament Progress Report have been published and circulated, and how much it cost to publish, print and circulate the document	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	05 Jun 2002
S1W-25905	To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-25514 by Peter Peacock on 14 May 2002, what grant funding was given to the Association of Scottish Community Councils in 1997-98 an	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	29 May 2002
S1W-25383	To ask the Scottish Executive how the members of its Advisory Panel for the Review of Management and Decision-Making in NHSScotland were selected; why no patients' representative was included on the p	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	22 May 2002
S1W-25502	To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-25189 by Peter Peacock on 29 April 2002, whether the issuing of ballot papers to postal voters in normal local authority elections	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	17 May 2002
S1M-03098.1	Scottish Fire Service of the Future	Harding, Mr Keith	Motion Motion For Debate	15 May 2002
S1W-25531	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it intends to review the si'e threshold stipulated for the mandatory licensing of houses in multiple occupation (HMOs), in the light of Issues in Improving Qualit	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	15 May 2002
S1W-25530	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it intends to remove the remaining rent controls on private sector landlords, in the light of the conclusion in Issues in Improving Quality in Private Housing, th	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	15 May 2002
S1W-25529	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it intends to encourage a growth in the private rented sector to create a wider availability of property in this sector and encourage market forces to ensure that	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	15 May 2002
S1W-25528	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it intends to make any additional funds available to local authority non-housing revenue account housing expenditure in the light of Issues in Improving Quality i	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	15 May 2002
S1W-25527	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it intends to reintroduce the ring-fencing of local authority capital funds for non-housing revenue account spending on housing grants, in the light of the statem	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	15 May 2002
S1W-25514	To ask the Scottish Executive what (a) financial and (b) other support it has provided to the Association of Scottish Community Councils (ASCC) in each of the last three years.	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	14 May 2002
S1W-25503	To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-21589 by Peter Peacock on 29 April 2002, whether a list of those who voted in the Teith ward by-election in April 2002 will be publ	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	14 May 2002
S1W-25295	To ask the Scottish Executive what the annual financial impact will be of the increase in employers' National Insurance contributions for (a) VisitScotland, (b) each area tourist board, (c) the Scott	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	14 May 2002
S1W-25291	To ask the Scottish Executive what the annual financial impact will be of the increase in employers' National Insurance contributions for (a) Scottish Enterprise, (b) Highlands and Islands Enterprise	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	14 May 2002
S1W-25457	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will bring forward proposals to upgrade the A92 between Preston, Fife, and the Tay Bridge.	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	10 May 2002
S1M-03086	American Society of the University of St Andrews	Harding, Mr Keith	Motion Standard Motion	08 May 2002
S1W-25332	To ask the Scottish Executive what the full costs were in publishing, printing and distributing Enforcement of Civil Obligations in Scotland: A Consultation Document.	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	08 May 2002
S1O-05111	To ask the Scottish Executive when it will next meet representatives of COSLA to discuss its submission to the 2002 Spending Review.	Harding, Mr Keith	Question General Question	02 May 2002
S1W-25191	To ask the Scottish Executive what effect the North Atlantic drift has had on cod stocks in the North Sea.	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	29 Apr 2002
S1W-25190	To ask the Scottish Executive whether there was any scientific evidence to fully justify the closure of the Sprat fisheries in the Firth of Forth.	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	29 Apr 2002
S1W-25189	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is unnecessary for Stirling Council to maintain a marked register of all those who voted in the Teith Ward by-election held on 18 April 2002.	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	29 Apr 2002
S1M-03019	Kate Kennedy Procession, St Andrews 1 linked amendment	Harding, Mr Keith	Motion Standard Motion	23 Apr 2002
S1W-24651	To ask the Scottish Executive what the full costs were of publishing, printing and distributing Renewing Local Democracy; The Next Steps.	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	18 Apr 2002
S1W-24730	To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-5228 by Mr Jim Wallace on 24 March 2000, what the additional direct costs associated with the abolition of Crown Exemption for poli	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	17 Apr 2002
S1W-24372	To ask the Scottish Executive what the full costs were of publishing, printing and distributing its consultation document Community Budgeting: A consultation on local services and community engagement	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	16 Apr 2002
S1W-24838	To ask the Scottish Executive, with regard to its news release SE5621/2002 on 28 March 2002, what criteria it used to select the winners in its Digital Communities initiative.	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	15 Apr 2002
S1W-24689	To ask the Scottish Executive what the full costs were of publishing, printing and distributing The Scottish Budget: Annual Expenditure Report of the Scottish Executive 2003-04, including both the su	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	15 Apr 2002
S1W-24628	To ask the Scottish Executive what the full costs were of publishing, printing and distributing Scottish Economic Statistics 2002.	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	15 Apr 2002
S1W-24627	To ask the Scottish Executive what the full costs were of publishing, printing and distributing Water Supplies in Public Buildings: A Consultation.	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	15 Apr 2002
S1W-24626	To ask the Scottish Executive what the full costs were of publishing, printing and distributing Scotland's Bathing Waters: A strategy for improvement.	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	15 Apr 2002
S1W-23881	To ask the Scottish Executive how many circulars, guidelines and guidance notes it has issued to local authorities in each of the last three years.	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	03 Apr 2002
S1W-24185	To ask the Scottish Executive whether Fife Constabulary has any plans to close any police stations in its area and, if so, which police stations will be closed.	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	02 Apr 2002
S1W-24184	To ask the Scottish Executive how many police stations have been operated by Fife Constabulary in each of the last five years.	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	02 Apr 2002
S1W-23304	To ask the Scottish Executive how much funding has been given to the Unemployed Voluntary Action Fund in each of the past five years, who its trustees are and what political affiliations they have.	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	20 Mar 2002
S1W-23303	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is considering making the promotion of home safety a statutory requirement for local authorities.	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	20 Mar 2002
S1W-23302	To ask the Scottish Executive what the full costs were of printing, publishing and distributing its Appointments to Non-Departmental Public Bodies in Scotland of February 2002.	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	20 Mar 2002
S1M-02907	Carleton Primary School in Glenrothes	Harding, Mr Keith	Motion Standard Motion	14 Mar 2002
S1W-23548	To ask the Scottish Executive how much it cost to publish, print and distribute the Homelessness Task Force's final report Helping Homeless People - An Action Plan for Prevention and Effective Respons	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	13 Mar 2002
S1W-23105	To ask the Scottish Executive which councillors of Clackmannanshire, Fife, Perth and Kinross and Stirling Councils have been appointed to remunerative positions on health boards, enterprise companies	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	13 Mar 2002
S1W-23577	To ask the Scottish Executive how much it paid to Geoff Peart Consulting for analysing the responses to its consultation paper, Review of Strategic Planning, and the subsequent preparation and publica	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	12 Mar 2002
S1W-23478	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to change the discretionary powers available to councils in respect of council tax discounts for holiday homes.	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	11 Mar 2002
S1W-23477	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to undertake a revaluation of properties with a view to reassessing council tax bands.	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	11 Mar 2002
S1W-23476	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to increase the number of council tax bands.	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	11 Mar 2002
S1W-23578	To ask the Scottish Executive how much it cost to print, publish and distribute its report Evaluation of New Deal for Young People in Scotland: Phase Two .	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	08 Mar 2002
S1M-02838.1	Final Report of the Homelessness Task Force	Harding, Mr Keith	Motion Motion For Debate	07 Mar 2002
S1W-23075	To ask the Scottish Executive, with regard to its news release SE0324/02 of 12 February 2002, what budget has been set aside for each of the next three years in order to cover the cost of the Older Pe	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	07 Mar 2002
S1O-04802	To ask the Scottish Executive when the Minister for Social Justice last met representatives of Fife Council and what issues were discussed.	Harding, Mr Keith	Question General Question	07 Mar 2002
S1W-21984	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will give details of every individual allocation of money it has made to Fife Council in this financial year and for what purpose each such allocation was mad	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	05 Mar 2002
S1M-02769	Cancer Network Fife	Harding, Mr Keith	Motion Standard Motion	22 Feb 2002
S1W-22893	To ask the Scottish Executive how many copies of Communities Scotland's Quality News are issued each year and what the total annual cost is of printing, publication and distribution.	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	22 Feb 2002
S1W-22604	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will detail any guidance it issues to local authorities concerning the awarding of grants to outside bodies and organisations.	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	18 Feb 2002
S1W-22367	To ask the Scottish Executive what the full costs were of printing, publishing and distributing its Scottish Economic Report: January 2002.	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	18 Feb 2002
S1W-22507	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has provided any financial or other assistance to the Third Age Group, based in Fife, in each of the last five years.	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	14 Feb 2002
S1W-22089	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it provides financial support, through Grant Aided Expenditure or other mechanisms, towards the provision of local authority run animal centres; if so, which loca	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	04 Feb 2002
S1W-22035	To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to encourage local authorities to complete the sale of local authority houses within the national target time of 26 weeks.	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	01 Feb 2002
S1W-22034	To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to encourage local authorities to reduce local authority housing rent arrears.	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	01 Feb 2002
S1M-02676	Freemasons	Harding, Mr Keith	Motion Standard Motion	31 Jan 2002
S1W-22011	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it issues any guidance to local authorities concerning payment of councillors' allowances and expenses in advance.	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	31 Jan 2002
S1W-21985	To ask the Scottish Executive what the full costs were of publication, printing and distribution of its January 2002 report A survey of local authority provision for arts and culture, including fees p	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	30 Jan 2002
S1W-21980	To ask the Scottish Executive what assistance it provides to local authorities to support and develop their arts and cultural activities.	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	30 Jan 2002
S1W-21979	To ask the Scottish Executive how much (a) Fife Council and (b) Clackmannanshire Council have spent on arts and cultural services, expressed in monetary and per capita terms, in each of the last four	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	30 Jan 2002
S1M-02648	Jobs Announcements for Fife Economy	Harding, Mr Keith	Motion Standard Motion	25 Jan 2002
S1W-21808	To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to prevent job losses in Glenrothes.	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	25 Jan 2002
S1W-21806	To ask the Scottish Executive how many people are currently employed in its Improving Regulation in Scotland unit and what its budget is for (a) 2001-02 and (b) 2002-03.	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	25 Jan 2002
S1W-21805	To ask the Scottish Executive what assistance, financial or otherwise, it provides to Planning Aid for Scotland.	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	25 Jan 2002
S1W-21591	To ask the Presiding Officer what options were available to the Parliament in respect of supporting MSPs and staff with childcare costs, prior to the decision to introduce a vouchers scheme and engage	Harding, Mr Keith	Question SPCB Written Question	22 Jan 2002
S1W-21590	To ask the Presiding Officer what remuneration or fee will be received by Family Matters annually in respect of providing the new childcare voucher scheme and any other services for MSPs and staff.	Harding, Mr Keith	Question SPCB Written Question	22 Jan 2002
S1W-21589	To ask the Presiding Officer whether Family Matters was selected as the provider of the new childcare voucher scheme for MSPs and staff by open competition and, if so, which other providers were consi	Harding, Mr Keith	Question SPCB Written Question	22 Jan 2002
S1W-21208	To ask the Scottish Executive what the full costs were of printing, publishing and distributing its document Government Expenditure and Revenue in Scotland 1999-2000.	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	22 Jan 2002
S1W-21026	To ask the Scottish Executive, further to its news release SE5013/2001 on 11 December 2001, what financial impact the changes will have on the non-domestic rates burden of (a) Fife Constabulary, (b) N	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	22 Jan 2002
S1W-20054	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to lower the current age limit of 21 years for those standing for election to local authorities.	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	09 Jan 2002
S1W-20061	To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1O-4905 by Lewis Macdonald on 15 November 2001, whether it has received any representations from organisations in, or residents of, St	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	03 Jan 2002
S1W-20585	To ask the Scottish Executive what the cost was of publishing, printing and distributing the Scottish Executive's Annual Report on Drug Misuse.	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	13 Dec 2001
S1W-20505	To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Minister for Education and Young People will consider visiting Bell Baxter High School in Cupar, Fife in the near future.	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	12 Dec 2001
S1W-20495	To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-19542 by Jackie Baillie on 26 November 2001, which external consultants were employed to help establish Communities Scotland; what	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	12 Dec 2001
S1W-20494	To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-19542 by Jackie Baillie on 26 November 2001, what the breakdown was of the #70,000 spent on establishing Communities Scotland, incl	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	12 Dec 2001
S1W-19033	To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-14589 by Mr Tom McCabe on 15 May 2001, whether it has now completed the competitive tendering process for its Question Time events	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	10 Dec 2001
S1W-19032	To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W -13759 by Mr Tom McCabe on 14 March 2001, whether any further meetings have been held or are planned as part of the public meetings	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	10 Dec 2001
S1O-04228	To ask the Scottish Executive whether incidence of breathing-related illness is higher than the national average in the communities of Ballingry and Lochore in Fife.	Harding, Mr Keith	Question General Question	06 Dec 2001
S1W-20053	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will address the recommendation in page 31, paragraph 33 of The Report of the Renewing Local Democracy Working Group regarding a review of legislation to allow	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	30 Nov 2001
S1W-19993	To ask the Scottish Executive what the total costs were of the publication, including the design, photocopying, printing, internet connection of text, distribution and launch of Benefits from the Warm	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	29 Nov 2001
S1W-19605	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has any plans to alter the geographical boundaries of local authorities.	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	26 Nov 2001
S1W-19542	To ask the Scottish Executive (a) what the full costs were of establishing Communities Scotland, including the costs of any external consultants for design purposes and (b) what the full costs will b	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	26 Nov 2001
S1W-19222	To ask the Scottish Executive what financial and other support it provides to the Association of Scottish Community Councils.	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	23 Nov 2001
S1W-19818	To ask the Presiding Officer, further to his answer to question S1W-19461 on 12 November 2001, what the total costs were of publishing, printing and distributing the Scottish Parliament Annual Report	Harding, Mr Keith	Question SPCB Written Question	21 Nov 2001
S1W-19247	To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-16777 by Rhona Brankin on 9 August 2001, what attempts have been made to inform local authorities and others of the need to comply	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	16 Nov 2001
S1W-19606	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has any plans to reduce the number of local authorities.	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	15 Nov 2001
S1O-04095	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has received any representations from organisations or residents of Fife regarding its consultation document Review of Strategic Planning.	Harding, Mr Keith	Question General Question	15 Nov 2001
S1W-19029	To ask the Scottish Executive what power local authorities have to make contributions to Nuclear Free Local Authorities and what information it has on the level of any such contributions made in each	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	13 Nov 2001
S1W-19390	To ask the Scottish Executive what the total cost was of the publication, including the design, photocopying, printing, internet connection of text, distribution and launch, of Preliminary Report on t	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	08 Nov 2001
S1W-19386	To ask the Scottish Executive what the total cost was of publishing, printing and distributing its document, A Policy on Architecture for Scotland.	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	08 Nov 2001
S1W-19030	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it provides any financial or administrative assistance to Nuclear Free Local Authorities.	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	08 Nov 2001
S1O-04019	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it intends to amend the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 to allow the practice of co-option of student representatives to council committees which cover the e	Harding, Mr Keith	Question General Question	08 Nov 2001
S1W-19461	To ask the Presiding Officer what the total cost was of publishing, printing and distributing the Scottish Parliament Annual Report 2000 to 2001 and how many copies have been produced.	Harding, Mr Keith	Question SPCB Written Question	06 Nov 2001
S1W-18918	To ask the Scottish Executive what the total costs were of the publication, including the design, photocopying, printing, internet connection of text, distribution and launch of Victims of Crime: Info	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	02 Nov 2001
S1W-18906	To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1O-3826 by Angus MacKay on 27 September 2001, what specific measures will be introduced later this year for local elections to make it	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	02 Nov 2001
S1W-18534	To ask the Scottish Executive what the cost has been of any television advertising it has undertaken since 1 July 1999.	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	23 Oct 2001
S1W-18791	To ask the Scottish Executive what the expected financial impact will be on local authorities of the introduction of the proposed aggregates tax in April 2002 and whether it has made additional monies	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	22 Oct 2001
S1W-17920	To ask the Scottish Executive what consideration was given during the selection of the members of the committee set up to review liquor licensing law to any impact which their age profile would have	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	15 Oct 2001
S1W-18623	To ask the Scottish Executive how much it cost to launch, publish and distribute the Fisheries Research Services' Statistical Bulletin Scottish Salmon and Sea Trout Catches 2000 and how many copies of	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	11 Oct 2001
S1W-18222	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will detail any implications for its plans to change the date of the next local authority elections arising from the incorporation of European Convention on H	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	08 Oct 2001
S1W-18374	To ask the Presiding Officer what the projected cost will be in (a) 2001-02, (b) 2002-03 and (c) 2003-04 of the Parliament's new child care voucher scheme which will be available to MSPs and staff.	Harding, Mr Keith	Question SPCB Written Question	03 Oct 2001
S1W-17851	To ask the Scottish Executive how many invitees attended the Budget Roadshows in (a) Kilmarnock and (b) Dundee.	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	27 Sep 2001
S1O-03826	To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to increase the number of visually impaired people voting in local elections.	Harding, Mr Keith	Question General Question	27 Sep 2001
S1W-17884	To ask the Scottish Executive what the cost was of the DTZ Pieda research project on a community ownership information pack carried out on its behalf.	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	24 Sep 2001
S1W-17770	To ask the Scottish Executive what proportion of local election polling stations do not have access for disabled people.	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	21 Sep 2001
S1W-17769	To ask the Scottish Executive what proportion of local election polling stations have adjustable shelves for disabled people.	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	21 Sep 2001
S1W-17960	To ask the Scottish Executive what the total costs were of the publication, including the design, photocopying, printing, internet connection of text, distribution and launch, of Connecting Scotland:	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	19 Sep 2001
S1W-17929	To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answers to questions S1W-17365 and S1W-17678 by Sarah Boyack on 21 and 28 August 2001, what it is doing to reduce the number of personal injury accidents	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	18 Sep 2001
S1M-02220	Fife Prostate Cancer Support Group's Awareness Week	Harding, Mr Keith	Motion Standard Motion	14 Sep 2001
S1M-02219	Eco-friendly Dunino Primary School, Fife	Harding, Mr Keith	Motion Standard Motion	14 Sep 2001
S1O-03756	To ask the Scottish Executive when the Minister for Finance and Local Government last met CoSLA, what issues were discussed and when he next plans to meet CoSLA.	Harding, Mr Keith	Question General Question	13 Sep 2001
S1W-17525	To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-13022 by Henry McLeish on 31 July 2001, whether any other employees of the Scottish Executive receive an employer's contribution to	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	06 Sep 2001
S1W-17430	To ask the Scottish Executive what budget has been allocated to cover the costs of the liquor licensing review committee.	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	04 Sep 2001
S1W-17429	To ask the Scottish Executive on what dates the liquor licensing review committee is scheduled to meet over the next 12 months.	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	04 Sep 2001
S1W-17428	To ask the Scottish Executive how it selected the members of its liquor licensing review committee.	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	04 Sep 2001
S1W-17370	To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to address the growth in teenage drinking reported in the National Centre for Social Research/National Foundation for Educational Research repor	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	03 Sep 2001
S1M-02145	Community Policing in Fife	Harding, Mr Keith	Motion Standard Motion	31 Aug 2001
S1W-17265	To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to encourage local authorities to improve the collection of council house rent arrears in the light of the increase in total rent arrears report	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	24 Aug 2001
S1W-17253	To ask the Scottish Executive what factors it took into account in deciding (a) the locations for its "Budget Roadshows" and (b) which organisations and interest groups to invite to them.	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	23 Aug 2001
S1W-17252	To ask the Scottish Executive what the total cost was of hosting its three "Budget Roadshows" in Inverness, Kilmarnock and Dundee, including the hire of the facilities, any use of external consultant	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	23 Aug 2001
S1W-17268	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has any plans to redefine council tax bandings to take account of house price inflation.	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	21 Aug 2001
S1W-16777	To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to ensure that local authorities increase the level of o'one-damaging gases that are removed from redundant fridges and free'ers.	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	09 Aug 2001
S1W-16874	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will address the suggestions relating to information technology made in item 11 on page 235 of the April 2001 report by the Leadership Advisory Panel, Scottish	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	03 Aug 2001
S1W-16873	To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking in respect of the mothballing, with the loss of 110 jobs, of the Kvaerner fabrication yard in Methil, Fife.	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	03 Aug 2001
S1W-16780	To ask the Scottish Executive what action will be taken to address the situation highlighted in the Scottish Local Government Information Unit's publication, Scotland's Councillors, where it is report	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	31 Jul 2001
S1W-16522	To ask the Scottish Executive what it is doing to tackle Huntingdon's Disease and to support sufferers of the disease.	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	30 Jul 2001
S1W-16681	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will give a detailed breakdown of the costs involved in establishing and maintaining its Leadership Advisory Panel in each of the past two years, including any	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	26 Jul 2001
S1W-16680	To ask the Scottish Executive what the total costs were of the publication, including the design, photocopying, printing, internet connection of text, distribution and launch, of Scottish Local Govern	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	26 Jul 2001
S1M-02089	Record Council House Rent Arrears in Scotland	Harding, Mr Keith	Motion Standard Motion	25 Jul 2001
S1M-02076	Scottish Huntington's Association in Fife	Harding, Mr Keith	Motion Standard Motion	18 Jul 2001
S1W-16781	To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to increase (a) the number of social workers and (b) the number of applicants for social work diploma courses.	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	12 Jul 2001
S1W-16595	To ask the Scottish Executive what action it plans to take in light of the report by Audit Scotland, 'A safer place': revisited - A review of progress in property risk management in schools, to revers	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	11 Jul 2001
S1W-16594	To ask the Scottish Executive what measures it plans to take in light of the report by Audit Scotland, 'A safer place': revisited - A review of progress in property risk management in schools, to ensu	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	11 Jul 2001
S1W-16593	To ask the Scottish Executive what action it plans to take in light of the report by Audit Scotland, 'A safer place': revisited - A review of progress in property risk management in schools, to increa	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	11 Jul 2001
S1W-16592	To ask the Scottish Executive what action it plans to take in light of the report by Audit Scotland, 'A safer place': revisited - A review of progress in property risk management in schools, to cut th	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	11 Jul 2001
S1W-16463	To ask the Scottish Executive what the cost was of commissioning and publishing the research document The What, Where and When of Being a Councillor, produced by the Scottish Local Government Unit on	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	05 Jul 2001
S1W-16462	To ask the Scottish Executive what the cost was of commissioning and publishing the research document Motivations to Public Service, produced by George Street Research Ltd on behalf of its Central Res	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	05 Jul 2001
S1W-16315	To ask the Scottish Executive what the full cost was of the report GAE Population Distribution Indicators: Phase II prepared in 1998 by Pion Economics for the Scottish Office and whether it will publi	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	29 Jun 2001
S1W-16314	To ask the Scottish Executive what the full cost was of the report Street Cleaning GAE Assessment prepared in 1999 by Pion Economics on its behalf and whether it will publish the report.	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	29 Jun 2001
S1W-16287	To ask the Scottish Executive what the full cost was of the report Parks, Allotments, Open Spaces and Regional Element GAE Review prepared in 2000 by Pion Economics on its behalf and whether it will p	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	28 Jun 2001
S1W-16286	To ask the Scottish Executive what the full cost was of the report Corporate Economies of Scale Review prepared in 2000 by Pion Economics on its behalf and whether it will publish the report.	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	28 Jun 2001
S1W-14853	To ask the Scottish Executive how many times the Ministerial Working Group established to examine the recommendations of the Report of the Renewing Local Democracy Working Group has now met and when	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	11 Jun 2001
S1W-15966	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide a detailed breakdown of the costs involved in publishing Checking for Change, including launch, printing and costs associated with publishing onli	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	06 Jun 2001
S1W-15906	To ask the Scottish Executive whether the draft Title Conditions (Scotland) Bill applies to shared equity sheltered housing.	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	05 Jun 2001
S1W-15669	To ask the Scottish Executive what its position is in relation to local authorities being asked for permission by local politicians for political literature to be distributed, via teachers, to school	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	24 May 2001
S1W-15743	To ask the Scottish Executive what action is being taken to reverse any decline in the bird population.	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	23 May 2001
S1W-15731	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will reconsider its decision not to agree to Fife Council's request for new signposting on the A985 to the historic villages of Limekilns and Charlestown.	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	22 May 2001
S1W-15668	To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-15057 by Peter Peacock on 4 May 2001, what the difference is between technical consultation and other types of consultation.	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	22 May 2001
S1W-14741	To ask the Scottish Executive what the total costs were of the publication, including the design, photocopying, printing, Internet connection of text, distribution and cost of launch, of Protecting O	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	21 May 2001
S1M-01843.1	Scottish Local Authorities (Tendering) Bill	Harding, Mr Keith	Motion Motion For Debate	17 May 2001
S1W-15594	To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-15055 by Peter Peacock on 26 April 2001, when copies of its Consultation on the draft Local Government (Timing of Elections) (Scotl	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	17 May 2001
S1W-15593	To ask the Scottish Executive what the total cost was of publishing and launching its Changing for the future: Social work services for the 21st Century document, including both the local and overview	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	17 May 2001
S1W-14891	To ask the Scottish Executive what action it intends to take to encourage local authorities to address the need identified in the Accounts Commission's Overview of the 1999/2000 Local Authority Audit	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	15 May 2001
S1W-14608	To ask the Scottish Executive what the total costs were of the publication (design, photocopying, printing, Internet connection of text, distribution and costs of launch) of (a) Scottish Economic Sta	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	15 May 2001
S1W-14589	To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-11911 by Mr Tom McCabe on 27 March 2001, what budget has been allocated to the series of "Question Time" events for (a) 2000-01 and	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	15 May 2001
S1W-15208	To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-9252 by Mr Jack McConnell on 4 October 2000, whether it will publish the actuarial estimates made by local authorities regarding th	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	11 May 2001
S1W-15206	To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-9252 by Mr Jack McConnell on 4 October 2000, what provision has been made in the financial settlement for each local authority for	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	11 May 2001
S1W-15205	To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-9252 by Mr Jack McConnell on 4 October 2000, what financial provision will be made for local authorities for the impact of the abol	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	11 May 2001
S1W-15207	To ask the Presiding Officer, further to his answer to question S1W-9781 on 22 September 2000, what financial impact the abolition of advance corporation tax credits will have on the Scottish Parliame	Harding, Mr Keith	Question SPCB Written Question	09 May 2001
S1W-15057	To ask the Scottish Executive why it did not issue a press release announcing the launch of its consultation on the draft Local Government (Timing of Elections) (Scotand) (Bill).	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	04 May 2001
S1W-14743	To ask the Scottish Executive what the total costs were of the publication, including the design, photocopying, printing, Internet connection of text, distribution and cost of launch, of Costs, Sente	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	03 May 2001
S1W-15088	To ask the Scottish Executive what impact the abolition of advance corporation tax on pension funds has had on the budgets of (a) Highlands and Island Enterprise, (b) the Accounts Commission for Scotl	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	30 Apr 2001
S1W-14931	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has any plans to introduce a quality mark scheme for public bodies as part of its 21st Century Government programme.	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	30 Apr 2001
S1W-15060	To ask the Scottish Executive what the full cost was of publishing, launching and distributing its Review of Funding for Black and Minority Ethnic Groups in the Voluntary Sector document.	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	26 Apr 2001
S1W-15056	To ask the Scottish Executive what budget has been set aside to cover the costs of its consultation on the draft Local Government (Timing of Elections) (Scotland) Bill, broken down by staff, publicity	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	26 Apr 2001
S1W-15055	To ask the Scottish Executive which organisations and individuals have been sent copies of its Consultation on the draft Local Government (Timing of Elections) (Scotland) (Bill).	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	26 Apr 2001
S1W-14900	To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-10392 by Ms Wendy Alexander on 30 October 2000, whether it will publish the criteria to be used for the designation of pressured ar	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	26 Apr 2001
S1W-14899	To ask the Scottish Executive what consultation exercises on (a) local government and (b) housing have been initiated since 1 July 1999.	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	26 Apr 2001
S1W-14890	To ask the Scottish Executive what action it intends to take in response to the recommendation in the Accounts Commission's Overview of the 1999/2000 Local Authority Audits that it should consider ho	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	26 Apr 2001
S1W-14742	To ask the Scottish Executive what the total costs were of the publication, including the design, photocopying, printing, Internet connection of text, distribution and cost of launch, of Costs, Sente	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	26 Apr 2001
S1M-01872	Job Losses in Dalgety Bay, Fife	Harding, Mr Keith	Motion Standard Motion	25 Apr 2001
S1W-14681	To ask the Scottish Executive whether there are any plans to establish women only residential alcohol rehabilitation centres in Scotland similar to the Headway Halfway House in Devon.	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	25 Apr 2001
S1W-14740	To ask the Scottish Executive what the total costs were of the publication, including the design, photocopying, printing, Internet connection of text, distribution and cost of launch, of the summary	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	23 Apr 2001
S1W-14893	To ask the Scottish Executive what action it intends to take in response to the statement in the Accounts Commission's Overview of the 1999/2000 Local Authority Audits that progress in developing corp	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	19 Apr 2001
S1W-14892	To ask the Scottish Executive what action it intends to take to assist local authorities to address the need identified in the Accounts Commission's Overview of the 1999/2000 Local Authority Audits to	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	19 Apr 2001
S1W-14854	To ask the Scottish Executive how many consultant clinical and medical oncologists were employed at each of the five Scottish specialist cancer centres in the year to September 2000 and how many patie	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	18 Apr 2001
S1W-14739	To ask the Scottish Executive what the total costs were of the publication, including the design, photocopying, printing, Internet connection of text, distribution and cost of launch, of the Scottish	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	17 Apr 2001
S1W-14680	To ask the Scottish Executive what plans there are to increase the number of outreach services to meet the particular needs of women with dependent children and who suffer from alcohol related problem	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	12 Apr 2001
S1W-14679	To ask the Scottish Executive whether alcohol educational materials have been developed to target middle-aged and older women, as recommended in the Health Education Board for Scotland document, women	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	12 Apr 2001
S1W-14678	To ask the Scottish Executive what plans there are to monitor the marketing strategies used by the drinks industry as recommended in the Health Education Board for Scotland document, women and alcohol	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	12 Apr 2001
S1W-14677	To ask the Scottish Executive what action has been taken to assess the implications of current high levels of drinking amongst young women and the development of problem drinking in later life, highli	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	12 Apr 2001
S1W-14676	To ask the Scottish Executive what plans there are for alcohol services to conduct assessments that include routine screening for psychiatric disorders, as recommended in the Health Education Board fo	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	12 Apr 2001
S1W-14675	To ask the Scottish Executive what progress has been made in developing home alcohol detoxification services, as recommended in the Health Education Board for Scotland document, women and alcohol: rep	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	12 Apr 2001
S1W-14211	To ask the Scottish Executive what financial impact it expects its draft Freedom of Information legislation to have on local authorities in each of the next three years, and whether it has already pr	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	09 Apr 2001
S1W-14210	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has any plans to address levels of absenteeism in local government.	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	09 Apr 2001
S1W-14486	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it can quantify the numbers of instances of anti-social behaviour in each of the last two years in each local authority area, using as a definition the types of b	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	06 Apr 2001
S1W-14456	To ask the Scottish Executive how many prison officers under the age of 35 at (a) HM Prison Cornton Vale and (b) HM Prison Perth have left the service in each of the last three years.	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	06 Apr 2001
S1W-14455	To ask the Scottish Executive what action has been taken as a result of the study by the Chartered Institute of Housing in Scotland which monitored the use of new grounds for eviction.	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	06 Apr 2001
S1W-14454	To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) formal complaints by neighbours to local authorities, (b) legal actions and (c) evictions in respect of anti-social behaviour there were in each local author	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	06 Apr 2001
S1W-14453	To ask the Scottish Executive how many anti-social behaviour orders have been (a) applied for and (b) granted in the last two years, broken down by local authority area.	Harding, Mr Keith	Question Written Question	06 Apr 2001

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Motion

Closing the Opportunity Gap for Older People

S1M-04064.1 · Motion For Debate · lodged by Harding, Mr Keith

Lodged on

26 Mar 2003

Heard / answered on

27 Mar 2003

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As an amendment to motion S1M-04064 in the name of Ms Margaret Curran (Closing the Opportunity Gap for Older People), leave out from “by” to end and insert “but notes that its policies are not working, care homes are having to close due to a funding crisis, waiting lists and times are rising, more older people feel insecure in their homes and there is an insufficient level of provision of appropriate housing for older people and considers that, if the Chancellor was to abolish his punitive stealth tax on pension funds in the forthcoming budget, the opportunity gap for older people would be greatly reduced.

Lodged by Harding, Mr Keith 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

S1M-04064
25 Mar 2003 · Motion For Debate · Curran, Margaret

That the Parliament welcomes the Scottish Executive’s commitment to close the opportunity gap for Scotland’s older people by building first-class public services and developing initiatives in health, transport and other priority areas, which will support older people in living healthy, active and independent lives.
Selected item

S1M-04064.1
26 Mar 2003 · Motion For Debate · Harding, Mr Keith

As an amendment to motion S1M-04064 in the name of Ms Margaret Curran (Closing the Opportunity Gap for Older People), leave out from “by” to end and insert “but notes that its policies are not working, care homes are having to close due to a funding crisis, waiting lists and times are rising, more older people feel insecure in their homes and there is an ...