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Reference	Item	MSP	Type	Date (desc)
S1O-06510	To ask the Scottish Executive what consideration it has given to the provision of crematorium facilities.	McIntosh, Mrs Lyndsay	Question General Question	27 Feb 2003
S1W-34134	To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of registered charities qualify under the Hardship Fund for assistance with water rates.	McIntosh, Mrs Lyndsay	Question Written Question	26 Feb 2003
S1W-34133	To ask the Scottish Executive whether South Lanarkshire Volunteering Enterprise will qualify as a registered charity under the Hardship Fund for assistance with water rates.	McIntosh, Mrs Lyndsay	Question Written Question	26 Feb 2003
S1W-33962	To ask the Scottish Executive what research was undertaken to ensure best value in encouraging growth in the credit union and community banking movement.	McIntosh, Mrs Lyndsay	Question Written Question	20 Feb 2003
S1W-33023	To ask the Scottish Executive what plans are in place to protect people and counter any terrorist threat to the transportation by rail of nuclear material to nuclear plants.	McIntosh, Mrs Lyndsay	Question Written Question	21 Jan 2003
S1M-03738	Fame Academy	McIntosh, Mrs Lyndsay	Motion Standard Motion	24 Dec 2002
S1M-03570.1	Poverty	McIntosh, Mrs Lyndsay	Motion Motion For Debate	14 Nov 2002
S1W-31059	To ask the Scottish Executive what assistance it will make available to the 18 clients currently being offered one-to-one counselling and the 18 clients currently being counselled over the telephone b	McIntosh, Mrs Lyndsay	Question Written Question	30 Oct 2002
S1M-03477.1	Closing the Opportunity Gap	McIntosh, Mrs Lyndsay	Motion Motion For Debate	10 Oct 2002
S1M-03442	Rise in Suicide Rates	McIntosh, Mrs Lyndsay	Motion Members' Business Motion	30 Sep 2002
S1M-03423.1	Race Equality	McIntosh, Mrs Lyndsay	Motion Motion For Debate	26 Sep 2002
S1M-03351.1	Throughcare and Aftercare of Looked After Children	McIntosh, Mrs Lyndsay	Motion Motion For Debate	05 Sep 2002
S1W-25617	To ask the Scottish Executive how it will measure any changes in the numbers of those suffering from fuel poverty from now until 2006.	McIntosh, Mrs Lyndsay	Question Written Question	24 Jul 2002
S1W-25616	To ask the Scottish Executive how it plans to promote the fuel poverty initiative amongst landlords.	McIntosh, Mrs Lyndsay	Question Written Question	24 Jul 2002
S1W-25615	To ask the Scottish Executive what mechanism and procedure it has in place to target specific sectors of the population who may be especially at risk from fuel poverty.	McIntosh, Mrs Lyndsay	Question Written Question	24 Jul 2002
S1W-26447	To ask the Scottish Executive whether there are any plans to introduce new measures to protect vulnerable pre-school children.	McIntosh, Mrs Lyndsay	Question Written Question	02 Jul 2002
S1W-25618	To ask the Scottish Executive what its definition is of fuel poverty.	McIntosh, Mrs Lyndsay	Question Written Question	28 Jun 2002
S1M-03256.2	Better Communities in Scotland: Closing the Gap	McIntosh, Mrs Lyndsay	Motion Motion For Debate	27 Jun 2002
S1W-26448	To ask the Scottish Executive what measures are in place to support vulnerable pre-school children.	McIntosh, Mrs Lyndsay	Question Written Question	19 Jun 2002
S1W-26361	To ask the Scottish Executive what the budget provision is for housing repair and improvement grants in the current and future financial years and how much has been spent in the current year.	McIntosh, Mrs Lyndsay	Question Written Question	10 Jun 2002
S1W-26304	To ask the Scottish Executive who will meet the costs of any independent repairs assessment and legal fees incurred by the borrower in relation to the mortgage to rent scheme.	McIntosh, Mrs Lyndsay	Question Written Question	07 Jun 2002
S1W-26303	To ask the Scottish Executive how the mortgage to rent scheme will deal with a defaulting debtor who is party to a shared ownership scheme.	McIntosh, Mrs Lyndsay	Question Written Question	07 Jun 2002
S1W-26302	To ask the Scottish Executive how many people are currently assisted by mortgage rescue schemes and how many it is anticipated will be under the mortgage to rent scheme.	McIntosh, Mrs Lyndsay	Question Written Question	07 Jun 2002
S1W-26301	To ask the Scottish Executive how the mortgage to rent scheme interacts with sheriff courts.	McIntosh, Mrs Lyndsay	Question Written Question	07 Jun 2002
S1W-26300	To ask the Scottish Executive whether compliance with the mortgage to rent scheme is compulsory for lenders.	McIntosh, Mrs Lyndsay	Question Written Question	07 Jun 2002
S1W-26299	To ask the Scottish Executive how many mortgage rescue schemes are currently in place.	McIntosh, Mrs Lyndsay	Question Written Question	07 Jun 2002
S1W-26298	To ask the Scottish Executive whether any guidance from sheriffs was sought when formulating the policy for its mortgage to rent scheme and, if so, what this guidance was.	McIntosh, Mrs Lyndsay	Question Written Question	07 Jun 2002
S1W-26297	To ask the Scottish Executive what internal appeals procedure, in the event of a disputed assessment by a lender, exists under the mortgage to rent scheme.	McIntosh, Mrs Lyndsay	Question Written Question	07 Jun 2002
S1W-26296	To ask the Scottish Executive what cost-benefit work has been carried out in relation to mortgage rescue schemes.	McIntosh, Mrs Lyndsay	Question Written Question	07 Jun 2002
S1W-25969	To ask the Scottish Executive how it plans to reduce bureaucracy and streamline the procedures for voluntary organisations when applying to it for funding.	McIntosh, Mrs Lyndsay	Question Written Question	06 Jun 2002
S1W-25962	To ask the Scottish Executive how many public sector bodies have developed policy statements on volunteering and supporting community action.	McIntosh, Mrs Lyndsay	Question Written Question	06 Jun 2002
S1W-25959	To ask the Scottish Executive what action is being taken to encourage sustainable public sector funding practices in relation to the voluntary sector.	McIntosh, Mrs Lyndsay	Question Written Question	06 Jun 2002
S1W-25968	To ask the Scottish Executive what action it has taken, or plans to take, to increase the targeting of volunteering initiatives in deprived communities.	McIntosh, Mrs Lyndsay	Question Written Question	05 Jun 2002
S1W-25967	To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-23753 by Iain Gray on 19 March 2002, when the social economy review report will be published.	McIntosh, Mrs Lyndsay	Question Written Question	05 Jun 2002
S1W-25965	To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to promote Volunteers' Week.	McIntosh, Mrs Lyndsay	Question Written Question	05 Jun 2002
S1W-25970	To ask the Scottish Executive at what ages drug awareness classes are being held for schoolchildren.	McIntosh, Mrs Lyndsay	Question Written Question	29 May 2002
S1W-25966	To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to address any skills shortage currently facing Glasgow's construction industry.	McIntosh, Mrs Lyndsay	Question Written Question	29 May 2002
S1W-25964	To ask the Scottish Executive when the Active Communities Media Strategy Group last met and what matters were discussed.	McIntosh, Mrs Lyndsay	Question Written Question	29 May 2002
S1W-25963	To ask the Scottish Executive how it demonstrates support for volunteering and community action in the development of new policies.	McIntosh, Mrs Lyndsay	Question Written Question	29 May 2002
S1W-24547	To ask the Presiding Officer what provisions the Parliament makes for people who visit the Parliament who are (a) deaf, (b) deafblind and (c) have hearing difficulties.	McIntosh, Mrs Lyndsay	Question SPCB Written Question	18 Apr 2002
S1W-24359	To ask the Scottish Executive what provision it makes to produce documents in alternative formats to allow easier access for people with disabilities.	McIntosh, Mrs Lyndsay	Question Written Question	16 Apr 2002
S1W-24358	To ask the Scottish Executive what measures are currently being taken to encourage breastfeeding amongst new mothers.	McIntosh, Mrs Lyndsay	Question Written Question	16 Apr 2002
S1W-24360	To ask the Scottish Executive when the Scottish Women's Consultative Forum last met and what matters were discussed.	McIntosh, Mrs Lyndsay	Question Written Question	15 Apr 2002
S1W-24361	To ask the Scottish Executive how local authorities implement their policy statements for volunteering.	McIntosh, Mrs Lyndsay	Question Written Question	09 Apr 2002
S1W-23224	To ask the Scottish Executive what action Communities Scotland plans to take in order to tackle adult literacy and numeracy issues.	McIntosh, Mrs Lyndsay	Question Written Question	26 Mar 2002
S1W-23144	To ask the Scottish Executive how many referral schemes for arrests in which drugs and/or alcohol feature significantly are currently in place; how many referrals under such schemes have been made in	McIntosh, Mrs Lyndsay	Question Written Question	14 Mar 2002
S1W-23102	To ask the Scottish Executive, further to its news release SE5229/2002 of 25 January 2002, how many families currently reside in "inappropriate temporary accommodation".	McIntosh, Mrs Lyndsay	Question Written Question	13 Mar 2002
S1W-23076	To ask the Scottish Executive what criteria must be met for an area to become part of a Social Inclusion Partnership scheme.	McIntosh, Mrs Lyndsay	Question Written Question	13 Mar 2002
S1W-23146	To ask the Scottish Executive what the ratio is of men to women currently referred to the Counselling and Support Service for Alcohol and Drugs.	McIntosh, Mrs Lyndsay	Question Written Question	08 Mar 2002
S1W-23101	To ask the Scottish Executive, further to its news release SE5229/2002 of 25 January 2002, what plans it has in respect of replacing hostels for homeless people in Glasgow, following the decommissioni	McIntosh, Mrs Lyndsay	Question Written Question	07 Mar 2002
S1W-23078	To ask the Scottish Executive what action has been taken since the publication of the report Supporting Active Communities in Scotland - A Draft Strategy for Volunteering and Community Action in order	McIntosh, Mrs Lyndsay	Question Written Question	07 Mar 2002
S1W-23077	To ask the Scottish Executive, with regard to action points D2 and D3 of the report Supporting Active Communities in Scotland - A Draft Strategy for Volunteering and Community Action, how many public	McIntosh, Mrs Lyndsay	Question Written Question	07 Mar 2002
S1W-23145	To ask the Scottish Executive how many people regularly drink above recommended limits.	McIntosh, Mrs Lyndsay	Question Written Question	06 Mar 2002
S1M-02492.1	Social Justice	McIntosh, Mrs Lyndsay	Motion Motion For Debate	29 Nov 2001
S1M-02309	International Rescue Corps	McIntosh, Mrs Lyndsay	Motion Members' Business Motion	05 Oct 2001
S1W-14903	To ask the Scottish Executive on what date the report Prison Admission Health Screening as a Measure of Health Needs, published in the Scottish Executive Health Bulletin on 1 March 2001, was first ap	McIntosh, Mrs Lyndsay	Question Written Question	12 Jun 2001
S1W-13068	To ask the Scottish Executive how many prisoners were in prisons and young offenders institutions in each year since 1992, broken down by classification of crime; what percentage of these prisoners ha	McIntosh, Mrs Lyndsay	Question Written Question	19 Feb 2001
S1W-11155	To ask the Scottish Executive what criteria were used to select the members of the Review Group on the Retention of Organs at Post-Mortem; why each member of the group was chosen and in particular wh	McIntosh, Mrs Lyndsay	Question Written Question	24 Jan 2001
S1W-08360	To ask the Scottish Executive whether case C-359/97, Commission of the European Communities versus the United Kingdom, will affect the construction of the M77 extension due to its implication that sha	McIntosh, Mrs Lyndsay	Question Written Question	08 Jan 2001
S1W-06224	To ask the Scottish Executive, with reference to Scottish Executive news release SE01102/00, when the #2 million boost for the fight against drugs was first announced, and on how many occasions this m	McIntosh, Mrs Lyndsay	Question Written Question	29 Nov 2000
S1W-10024	To ask the Scottish Executive when Scotland will have implemented all the recommendations of the report R(85)11 The Position of the Victim in the Framework of Criminal Law and Procedure, published by	McIntosh, Mrs Lyndsay	Question Written Question	11 Oct 2000
S1W-10052	To ask the Scottish Executive how many local authorities have formulated local biodiversity action plans and which authorities these are.	McIntosh, Mrs Lyndsay	Question Written Question	06 Oct 2000
S1W-08346	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has the powers to introduce legislation to create new powers of confiscation of the assets of convicted and/or suspected drug dealers.	McIntosh, Mrs Lyndsay	Question Written Question	18 Jul 2000
S1W-07945	To ask the Scottish Executive what safeguards have been implemented to ensure that firms debarred from being awarded World Bank financed contracts because they have been found guilty of fraud and corr	McIntosh, Mrs Lyndsay	Question Written Question	03 Jul 2000
S1W-08042	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will recommend to North Lanarkshire Council that it ensures that, under its restructuring of its housing system, all long-term applicants on the waiting list f	McIntosh, Mrs Lyndsay	Question Written Question	29 Jun 2000
S1W-04916	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will make representations to Her Majesty's Government to clarify the criteria considered by the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions when s	McIntosh, Mrs Lyndsay	Question Written Question	31 Mar 2000
S1W-04907	To ask the Scottish Executive how East Ayrshire residents will be given the maximum opportunity to obtain employment opportunities from the construction of the M77 extension as defined in the Strategi	McIntosh, Mrs Lyndsay	Question Written Question	31 Mar 2000
S1W-05201	To ask the Scottish Executive what is the number, type and location of open-cast mines currently in operation and to list any outstanding applications for open-cast mining.	McIntosh, Mrs Lyndsay	Question Written Question	23 Mar 2000
S1W-04906	To ask the Scottish Executive what was the level of public subsidy provided to "Healthy Gay Scotland" from (a) the Scottish Executive, (b) Health Education Board Scotland, (c) health boards, (d) local	McIntosh, Mrs Lyndsay	Question Written Question	16 Mar 2000
S1W-04300	To ask the Scottish Executive whether the creation of the Glasgow Southern orbital road link will coincide with that of the M77 extension, if not, when it envisages its completion and whether this wil	McIntosh, Mrs Lyndsay	Question Written Question	29 Feb 2000
S1M-00586.1	Physical Punishment of Children	McIntosh, Mrs Lyndsay	Motion Motion For Debate	24 Feb 2000
S1W-04301	To ask the Scottish Executive whether access to the Eaglesham Moor Road from the M77 extension will be fully available to all traffic from both directions.	McIntosh, Mrs Lyndsay	Question Written Question	24 Feb 2000
S1W-04199	To ask the Scottish Executive how many police officers covered each parliamentary constituency in May 1997.	McIntosh, Mrs Lyndsay	Question Written Question	18 Feb 2000
S1W-02803	To ask the Scottish Executive how the #13 million saved from the Scottish Prison Service budget will be utilised.	McIntosh, Mrs Lyndsay	Question Written Question	26 Jan 2000
S1W-03512	To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to prepare for possible entry to the European single currency.	McIntosh, Mrs Lyndsay	Question Written Question	21 Jan 2000
S1M-00437.1	Tackling Drug Misuse in Scotland	McIntosh, Mrs Lyndsay	Motion Motion For Debate	20 Jan 2000
S1W-03511	To ask the Scottish Executive what protection will be afforded to the family of Diane Watson in the light of the threats they have received since making a submission to the Parole Board for Scotland o	McIntosh, Mrs Lyndsay	Question Written Question	13 Jan 2000
S1W-03510	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has made a submission to the Parole Board for Scotland in connection with Barbara Glover's sentence.	McIntosh, Mrs Lyndsay	Question Written Question	13 Jan 2000
S1W-03225	To ask the Presiding Officer what plans the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body has to incorporate recycling initiatives into the new parliament building.	McIntosh, Mrs Lyndsay	Question SPCB Written Question	21 Dec 1999
S1W-03416	To ask the Scottish Executive what additional funds will be made available to police forces in order that they can recruit and train new officers to replace those transferred to the new Drug Enforceme	McIntosh, Mrs Lyndsay	Question Written Question	16 Dec 1999
S1W-02801	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it intends to reduce Scotland's prison population, and if so, to what number and over what timescale.	McIntosh, Mrs Lyndsay	Question Written Question	16 Dec 1999
S1W-02796	To ask the Scottish Executive to specify the total number of personnel employed by the Scottish Prison Service in each year from 1979 until 1999 and the projected number of personnel in all future yea	McIntosh, Mrs Lyndsay	Question Written Question	16 Dec 1999
S1O-00875	To ask the Scottish Executive what additional funds will be made available to police forces in order that they can recruit and train new officers to replace those transferred to the new drugs enforce	McIntosh, Mrs Lyndsay	Question General Question	16 Dec 1999
S1W-02804	To ask the Scottish Executive when the conclusions of the "urgent option appraisal" into the future of Low Moss Prison, Bishopbriggs will be announced.	McIntosh, Mrs Lyndsay	Question Written Question	09 Dec 1999
S1W-02802	To ask the Scottish Executive from what areas of the Scottish Prison Service budget the #13 million "underspend" originated, and whether it will list the estimated savings in each individual case.	McIntosh, Mrs Lyndsay	Question Written Question	09 Dec 1999
S1W-02800	To ask the Scottish Executive to specify the total number of prison places available in Scotland in each year from 1979 until 1999 and the projected number of prison places available in all future yea	McIntosh, Mrs Lyndsay	Question Written Question	09 Dec 1999
S1W-02799	To ask the Scottish Executive to specify the total prison population in Scotland in each year from 1979 until 1999, the projected prison population in all future years for which figures are available	McIntosh, Mrs Lyndsay	Question Written Question	09 Dec 1999
S1W-02798	To ask the Scottish Executive to specify, in 1999 prices, the total amount of funding available to prisons in Scotland in each year from 1979 to 1999, the amount of funding to be made available in all	McIntosh, Mrs Lyndsay	Question Written Question	09 Dec 1999
S1W-02797	To ask the Scottish Executive to specify the total number of prisons in Scotland in each year from 1979 until 1999 and the projected number of prisons in future years.	McIntosh, Mrs Lyndsay	Question Written Question	09 Dec 1999
S1W-01292	To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it intends to take to reduce the number of accidents on the A77.	McIntosh, Mrs Lyndsay	Question Written Question	15 Sep 1999
S1W-00203	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it intends to initiate a feasibility study before making a decision regarding the preferred road route for the transport of felled timber from Whitelee Forrest in	McIntosh, Mrs Lyndsay	Question Written Question	12 Jul 1999

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Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what consideration it has given to the provision of crematorium facilities.

S1O-06510 · General Question · lodged by McIntosh, Mrs Lyndsay

Lodged on

19 Feb 2003

Heard / answered on

27 Feb 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive what consideration it has given to the provision of crematorium facilities.

The answer

Legislation on the provision and operation of crematoria in Scotland is set out in the 1902 and 1952 Crematorium Acts and the Cremation (Scotland) Regulations 1935. Under these acts, local authorities have responsibilities for authorising any new crematoria.

Answered by Mary Mulligan on 27 Feb 2003.