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Reference	Item	MSP	Type	Date (desc)
S2M-05801	Thanks to Parliament Staff	Fox, Colin	Motion Standard Motion	29 Mar 2007
S2M-05792	Congratulations to the Proclaimers on their First Number One Single	Fox, Colin	Motion Standard Motion	27 Mar 2007
S2M-05779.1	Scotland in the United Kingdom	Fox, Colin	Motion Motion For Debate	22 Mar 2007
S2W-32433	To ask the Scottish Executive when it will fulfil its commitment to enact sections 25 to 29 of the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1990.	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	21 Mar 2007
S2M-05767	Congratulations to Hibernian Football Club	Fox, Colin	Motion Standard Motion	19 Mar 2007
S2W-32302	To ask the Scottish Executive how the sale of Meadowbank Stadium fits with the National Strategy for Sport.	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	16 Mar 2007
S2W-32239	To ask the Scottish Executive whether there are any plans to reduce the number of full-time nursery places available for three and four-year-olds in south and south-east Edinburgh.	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	16 Mar 2007
S2W-32238	To ask the Scottish Executive what the public sector provision is of full-time and part-time nursery places for three and four-year-olds in south Edinburgh.	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	16 Mar 2007
S2M-05729	Welcome for the First of Midlothian's 1,000 New Council Houses	Fox, Colin	Motion Members' Business Motion	12 Mar 2007
S2W-31828	To ask the Scottish Executive which local authorities have used money from their housing revenue accounts to fund services provided by departments other than housing since 2003, also detailing the ser	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	01 Mar 2007
S2M-05605	Congratulations to Craig Murray, New Rector of the University of Dundee	Fox, Colin	Motion Standard Motion	19 Feb 2007
S2M-05592	Unicef Report on Child Poverty Shames UK	Fox, Colin	Motion Standard Motion	14 Feb 2007
S2W-31625	To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Accountant in Bankruptcy has the power to consider what remedies are available to Farepak customers in Scotland in receipt of benefits under the Social Securi	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	14 Feb 2007
S2W-31435	To ask the Scottish Executive how devolved services may benefit from any monies which become available should a decision be taken not to replace Trident nuclear weapons.	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	09 Feb 2007
S2W-31128	To ask the Scottish Executive how many police officers from each constabulary have so far been sent to cover the year-long “Faslane 365” protest at the Faslane naval base.	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	30 Jan 2007
S2M-05473	Welsh Assembly Abolishes Prescription Charges	Fox, Colin	Motion Standard Motion	24 Jan 2007
S2M-05472	Prescription Charges Review	Fox, Colin	Motion Standard Motion	24 Jan 2007
S2W-30911	To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-29323 by Lewis Macdonald on 10 November 2006 in which the minister stated that he hoped to publish the review of NHS prescription c	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	24 Jan 2007
S2W-30912	To ask the Scottish Executive what its precise timetable is for the commencement of outstanding sections 25 to 29 of the Law Reform Miscellaneous Provisions (Scotland) Act 1990.	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	23 Jan 2007
S2M-05443	British Airways Cabin Crew Strike Vote	Fox, Colin	Motion Standard Motion	22 Jan 2007
S2M-05430	RMT Union Signal Workers' Dispute	Fox, Colin	Motion Standard Motion	18 Jan 2007
S2M-05412	Condemn Sacking of 650 by NCR Dundee	Fox, Colin	Motion Standard Motion	12 Jan 2007
S2M-05327	Bring Back Our Buses Campaign	Fox, Colin	Motion Members' Business Motion	10 Jan 2007
S2O-11504	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will review its policy on PFI projects, in light of the findings by Edinburgh University¿s Centre for International Public Health that payments from NHS boards	Fox, Colin	Question General Question	21 Dec 2006
S2W-30449	To ask the Scottish Executive how it reconciles the position taken by the Minister for Justice and the Lord Advocate on the benefit of applying racist and sectarian aggravations in respect of hate cri	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	19 Dec 2006
S2W-30370	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will reconsider its decision not to implement the recommendation in the report of the Working Group on Hate Crime that there should be a statutory aggravation	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	19 Dec 2006
S2W-30369	To ask the Scottish Executive what the ministerial decision-making process was that resulted in the Executive deciding not to implement the recommendation in the report of the Working Group on Hate Cr	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	19 Dec 2006
S2W-30205	To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with Halifax Bank of Scotland regarding the Farepack collapse.	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	11 Dec 2006
S2W-30204	To ask the Scottish Executive when it first learned of the Farepack collapse.	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	11 Dec 2006
S2M-05295	Nuclear Submarine Workers' Health and Safety at HM Naval Base Faslane	Fox, Colin	Motion Members' Business Motion	07 Dec 2006
S2W-30007	To ask the Scottish Executive what support it intends to give the Farepak customers’ protest outside the Halifax Bank of Scotland headquarters on 11 December 2006.	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	04 Dec 2006
S2W-30006	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has considered making representations to the Department of Trade and Industry to examine whether a bond scheme similar to the ABTA scheme for the holiday indus	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	04 Dec 2006
S2W-29895	To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to extend the national concessionary travel scheme to individuals who are not senior citizens.	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	27 Nov 2006
S2O-11167	To ask the Scottish Executive whether the closure of the Solectron factory in Dunfermline could be avoided by learning any lessons from Motorola¿s closure of its Bathgate facility.	Fox, Colin	Question General Question	23 Nov 2006
S2W-29672	To ask the Scottish Executive when it first learned of Solectron’s plans to close its factory in Dunfermline.	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	21 Nov 2006
S2M-05197	Attack on Sikh Youth	Fox, Colin	Motion Standard Motion	20 Nov 2006
S2W-29671	To ask the Scottish Executive what representations it is making to the Department of Trade and Industry in respect of the losses suffered by Farepak’s customers.	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	17 Nov 2006
S2M-05140	Congratulations to RMT Divers and Support Staff in the North Sea on their Successful Strike	Fox, Colin	Motion Standard Motion	13 Nov 2006
S2W-29323	To ask the Scottish Executive when it now expects to publish its report on its review of NHS prescription charges and exemption arrangements in Scotland.	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	10 Nov 2006
S2W-29085	To ask the Scottish Executive how much funding it will make available for the renovation and upgrading of changing facilities and pavilions for sporting use at public parks in each of the next three y	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	10 Nov 2006
S2M-05104	Housing Stock Transfer 3 linked amendments	Fox, Colin	Motion Motion For Debate	09 Nov 2006
S2M-05121	Welcome to First Socialist Ever Elected to US Senate	Fox, Colin	Motion Standard Motion	08 Nov 2006
S2W-29028	To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2O-10768 by Lewis Macdonald on 5 October 2006, what criteria it uses to decide which conditions qualify as chronic.	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	07 Nov 2006
S2W-29027	To ask the Scottish Executive when and by whom the city of Edinburgh’s sports pavilions were last audited to ensure that they are fit for purpose.	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	07 Nov 2006
S2M-05078	North Sea Divers' Strike	Fox, Colin	Motion Standard Motion	02 Nov 2006
S2M-05074	Closure of Solectron, Dunfermline	Fox, Colin	Motion Standard Motion	01 Nov 2006
S2M-04988	House Price Rises and Lack of Affordable Housing	Fox, Colin	Motion Standard Motion	23 Oct 2006
S2M-04956	Need for Investment in Football Facilities	Fox, Colin	Motion Standard Motion	16 Oct 2006
S2M-04954	Upgrading Edinburgh Sports Pavilions	Fox, Colin	Motion Standard Motion	13 Oct 2006
S2M-04951	Congratulations to Stirling Tenants for Rejecting Stock Transfer Plans	Fox, Colin	Motion Standard Motion	12 Oct 2006
S2M-04947	Strike by Passport Workers	Fox, Colin	Motion Standard Motion	12 Oct 2006
S2M-04946	North Korean Nuclear Missiles and Non-Proliferation	Fox, Colin	Motion Standard Motion	12 Oct 2006
S2M-04942	Lothian Alliance Against Depression: Anti-stigma Campaign	Fox, Colin	Motion Standard Motion	11 Oct 2006
S2M-04901.2	Scotland's Duty to its Senior Citizens	Fox, Colin	Motion Motion For Debate	05 Oct 2006
S2M-04900	Congratulations on the Success of the 4th Annual Homeless World Cup	Fox, Colin	Motion Members' Business Motion	02 Oct 2006
S2W-28083	To ask the Scottish Executive when its Relocation Policy Team’s evaluation report will be published.	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	28 Sep 2006
S2W-28082	To ask the Scottish Executive whether any review has taken place to indicate whether its relocation policy’s objective of providing cost-effective delivery solutions has been met.	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	28 Sep 2006
S2W-28081	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it intends to announce the relocation of any additional civil service jobs.	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	28 Sep 2006
S2W-28080	To ask the Scottish Executive when a decision concerning the potential relocation of Registers of Scotland will be announced.	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	28 Sep 2006
S2W-28079	To ask the Scottish Executive how many civil service posts are currently under review for relocation.	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	28 Sep 2006
S2M-04789	Condemnation of US and UK Governments	Fox, Colin	Motion Standard Motion	12 Sep 2006
S2W-27717	To ask the Scottish Executive whether the £10 per day car parking charge in operation at Edinburgh’s new Royal Infirmary was waived for Gordon Brown MP during his recent visit for the birth of his chi	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	28 Aug 2006
S2M-04705	Crisis in the Middle East	Fox, Colin	Motion Standard Motion	11 Aug 2006
S2M-04690	The Lost Lives of the People of Qana	Fox, Colin	Motion Standard Motion	03 Aug 2006
S2W-27246	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is compulsory for elderly and disabled people to carry the National Entitlement Card at all times.	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	01 Aug 2006
S2W-27245	To ask the Scottish Executive what personal information is held on the National Entitlement Card.	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	01 Aug 2006
S2W-27247	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is compulsory for elderly and disabled passengers to carry the National Entitlement Card in order to receive free travel across Scotland.	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	28 Jul 2006
S2W-27020	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it accepts the case for a greater choice in legal representation in Scotland.	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	27 Jul 2006
S2W-27019	To ask the Scottish Executive what comparative research it has conducted on legal rights of audience between Scotland and other countries.	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	27 Jul 2006
S2W-27018	To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to make legal provisions for “Mackenzie friends” or “people’s attorneys”.	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	27 Jul 2006
S2W-27017	To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to enact sections 25 to 29 of the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1990.	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	27 Jul 2006
S2W-25653	To ask the Scottish Executive what direction it is giving university principals and their negotiating body, the Universities and Colleges Employers’ Association, regarding the need for urgent negotiat	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	08 Jun 2006
S2W-25652	To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it has taken to encourage university principals to negotiate with the Association of University Teachers and other higher education unions to end the current p	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	08 Jun 2006
S2W-25651	To ask the Scottish Executive what additional funding it will provide for higher education over the next three years.	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	08 Jun 2006
S2M-04496	West Lothian College Nursery	Fox, Colin	Motion Standard Motion	05 Jun 2006
S2M-04490	90th Anniversary of the Easter Rising	Fox, Colin	Motion Standard Motion	01 Jun 2006
S2M-04489	Ken Loach and Paul Laverty - Palme d'Or Prize	Fox, Colin	Motion Standard Motion	01 Jun 2006
S2W-25780	To ask the Scottish Executive who is responsible for any changes to the type of vehicles that can use Greenways and what the criteria are for making any such changes.	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	12 May 2006
S2W-25779	To ask the Scottish Executive what the traffic regulations are in respect of the use of Greenways by private hire cabs.	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	12 May 2006
S2W-25778	To ask the Scottish Executive what the traffic regulations are in respect of the use of private hire cabs.	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	12 May 2006
S2W-25777	To ask the Scottish Executive who is responsible for monitoring the use of Greenways.	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	12 May 2006
S2W-25776	To ask the Scottish Executive what the traffic regulations are in respect of the use of Greenways.	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	12 May 2006
S2W-25558	To ask the Scottish Executive what information is available on the number of NHS staff who are unable to have meals or rest breaks during a shift owing to pressure of work or because they are covering	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	10 May 2006
S2W-25379	To ask the Scottish Executive how many people working in local government could have taken early retirement at 55 and qualified for full pension rights if the Rule of 85 had been calculated on a “Rule	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	05 May 2006
S2W-25378	To ask the Scottish Executive how many people working in local government could have taken early retirement at 55 and qualified for full pension rights if the Rule of 85 had been calculated on a “Rule	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	05 May 2006
S2W-25377	To ask the Scottish Executive how many people working in local government were able to take advantage of the Rule of 85 in order to retire at 55 in each of the last five years.	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	05 May 2006
S2M-04311	Bathgate Thistle	Fox, Colin	Motion Standard Motion	28 Apr 2006
S2M-04307	The Venue	Fox, Colin	Motion Standard Motion	27 Apr 2006
S2M-04278	Payment Cuts for Miscarriage of Justice	Fox, Colin	Motion Standard Motion	24 Apr 2006
S2M-04253	Local Government Pensions 1 linked amendment	Fox, Colin	Motion Motion For Debate	20 Apr 2006
S2W-24613	To ask the Scottish Executive what lessons can be learned from the case against Steven Johnston and Billy Allison who spent 10 years in jail for a murder they did not commit.	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	20 Apr 2006
S2M-04239	Breakdown in University Pay Negotiations	Fox, Colin	Motion Standard Motion	13 Apr 2006
S2M-04233	Defeat of "First Job Contracts"	Fox, Colin	Motion Standard Motion	11 Apr 2006
S2W-24614	To ask the Scottish Executive what investigations will take place into the miscarriage of justice suffered by Steven Johnston and Billy Allison.	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	04 Apr 2006
S2W-22807	To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has on the (a) jobs and (b) employment sectors which the 3,000 former employees of Motorola entered following the closure of the electronics manufactu	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	31 Mar 2006
S2M-04142	Labour's "Loans for Lordships" Scandal	Fox, Colin	Motion Standard Motion	20 Mar 2006
S2M-04119	Lothian Buses Fares Increases	Fox, Colin	Motion Standard Motion	15 Mar 2006
S2M-04100	NHS Prescription Charges	Fox, Colin	Motion Standard Motion	13 Mar 2006
S2M-04039.1	Shirley McKie	Fox, Colin	Motion Motion For Debate	02 Mar 2006
S2M-04028	Hearts and Hibs Semi-Final Game in Edinburgh	Fox, Colin	Motion Standard Motion	28 Feb 2006
S2M-03929	Fuel Poverty Requires Energy Price Freeze	Fox, Colin	Motion Standard Motion	07 Feb 2006
S2M-03808	Abolition of NHS Prescription Charges (Scotland) Bill	Fox, Colin	Motion Motion For Debate	25 Jan 2006
S2M-03858	Support for Sacked Worker	Fox, Colin	Motion Standard Motion	23 Jan 2006
S2M-03743	Welcome Decision of Edinburgh Council Tenants to Reject Stock Transfer	Fox, Colin	Motion Standard Motion	15 Dec 2005
S2M-03683	Support for Union Members at First Bus in Aberdeen	Fox, Colin	Motion Standard Motion	06 Dec 2005
S2W-20691	To ask the Scottish Executive on how many occasions Reliance has been unable to carry out requests from the Scottish Prison Service to escort prisoners in the last year.	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	05 Dec 2005
S2W-20690	To ask the Scottish Executive whether there has recently been a change of policy in respect of imprisoning offenders under 21 in the adult estate.	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	05 Dec 2005
S2W-20353	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will support any moves for Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi to serve the remainder of his sentence in North Africa.	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	01 Dec 2005
S2W-20484	To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has on how many MSPs currently qualify for free NHS prescriptions.	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	21 Nov 2005
S2W-20355	To ask the Scottish Executive whether, in light of comments made by the former Lord Advocate, Lord Fraser of Carmyllie, about the reliability of key prosecution witness, Mr Tony Gauci, it still consid	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	17 Nov 2005
S2W-20354	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers that comments by former Lord Advocate, Lord Fraser of Carmyllie, about the Lockerbie bombing case regarding the credibility of key prosecution witnes	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	17 Nov 2005
S2M-03507	Scotland's Social Housing Provision	Fox, Colin	Motion Members' Business Motion	16 Nov 2005
S2M-03508	Scotsman Journalists Sacked	Fox, Colin	Motion Standard Motion	02 Nov 2005
S2M-03471.1	Tribute to Rosa Parks, American Civil Rights Campaigner	Fox, Colin	Motion Amendment	01 Nov 2005
S2W-19610	To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has on how much it cost to repair the MV Hascosay, a NorthLink cargo boat, while it was in dry dock in Fredrickshavn in Denmark in March and April 200	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	25 Oct 2005
S2W-18661	To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has made for an integrated transport strategy for the Dalkeith area.	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	20 Sep 2005
S2W-18662	To ask the Scottish Executive what environmental impact assessments have been carried out on the route of the Dalkeith bypass, giving the dates of such assessments, and whether it will place copies of	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	06 Sep 2005
S2W-18658	To ask the Scottish Executive what environmental information it considered when granting funding for the A68 Dalkeith northern bypass and whether it will place copies of all reports on the issue in th	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	06 Sep 2005
S2W-18660	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has investigated the impact that the proposed Borders railway link will have on traffic volumes on the proposed A68 Dalkeith northern bypass.	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	05 Sep 2005
S2W-18659	To ask the Scottish Executive whether a multi-modal study has been carried out in respect of the A68 Dalkeith northern bypass.	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	05 Sep 2005
S2W-18657	To ask the Scottish Executive what its reasons are for approving funding for the development of the A68 Dalkeith northern bypass.	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	05 Sep 2005
S2M-02974	Welcome End to Slopping Out at HM Prison Edinburgh	Fox, Colin	Motion Standard Motion	16 Jun 2005
S2M-02919.1	Abolition of Prescription Charges for Chronic Conditions	Fox, Colin	Motion Amendment	10 Jun 2005
S2W-16950	To ask the Scottish Executive what support it gives to youth clubs and youth projects in West Lothian.	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	07 Jun 2005
S2M-02882	Circus Ban	Fox, Colin	Motion Standard Motion	26 May 2005
S2M-02868	Obscene Profits, Obscene Pay Offer	Fox, Colin	Motion Standard Motion	24 May 2005
S2M-02798	Remembering Those Who Fought and Died in World War II	Fox, Colin	Motion Standard Motion	11 May 2005
S2W-16094	To ask the Scottish Executive what progress it has made on its review of NHS prescription charges.	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	03 May 2005
S2M-02718	Diversions from Prosecution	Fox, Colin	Motion Standard Motion	20 Apr 2005
S2W-15356	To ask the Scottish Executive what aspects of the prison service would be different if its "bridge the gap" proposals were implemented.	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	20 Apr 2005
S2M-02701	Publicly-Owned Rail System	Fox, Colin	Motion Standard Motion	14 Apr 2005
S2M-02689.3	Women Offenders	Fox, Colin	Motion Motion For Debate	13 Apr 2005
S2W-15357	To ask the Scottish Executive what assurances it will give to staff at HM Prison Low Moss that transfer requests to other parts of the prison estate will be respected whilst a new prison is built on t	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	13 Apr 2005
S2W-15264	To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2O-5331 by Cathy Jamieson on 10 February 2005, whether it will support Miscarriages of Justice Organisation (Scotland) (MOJO) in its a	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	11 Apr 2005
S2M-02679	How We Should Rule Ourselves	Fox, Colin	Motion Members' Business Motion	06 Apr 2005
S2M-02649	Three Cheers for Chomsky	Fox, Colin	Motion Standard Motion	23 Mar 2005
S2W-15355	To ask the Scottish Executive whether both new prisons at Addiewell and Low Moss will be privately operated.	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	23 Mar 2005
S2W-15354	To ask the Scottish Executive when the two new prisons at Addiewell and Low Moss will be opened.	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	23 Mar 2005
S2M-02611	Our Prisons are not for Profit	Fox, Colin	Motion Members' Business Motion	17 Mar 2005
S2O-05331	To ask the Scottish Executive what lessons have been learned from recent high-profile miscarriage of justice cases and whether it is satisfied that no other injustices persist.	Fox, Colin	Question General Question	10 Feb 2005
S2M-02374	A Tribute to Martyn Bennett	Fox, Colin	Motion Standard Motion	04 Feb 2005
S2M-02341	The Life and Work of Alexander Naysmith	Fox, Colin	Motion Standard Motion	28 Jan 2005
S2M-02339	Proposed New Powers for Home Secretary	Fox, Colin	Motion Standard Motion	27 Jan 2005
S2M-02297	Robert Burns - Red Rose	Fox, Colin	Motion Standard Motion	24 Jan 2005
S2W-13050	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will endorse a road equivalent tariff ferry structure as a quid pro quo for the Western Isles' contribution towards meeting the Executive's renewable e	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	24 Jan 2005
S2W-13412	To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has on how many students in full-time and part-time further and higher education use the HC1 form to apply for help with the cost of prescription char	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	20 Jan 2005
S2W-13411	To ask the Scottish Executive how many students over 16 are in (a) full-time and (b) part-time further and higher education.	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	20 Jan 2005
S2O-04967	To ask the Scottish Executive whether a risk evaluation has been made of any threat to patients' lives posed by the two-hour power failure on the night of 6 and 7 January 2005 at Edinburgh's N	Fox, Colin	Question General Question	20 Jan 2005
S2W-13413	To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has on the means by which students in further and higher education are informed that they can apply for help with some healthcare costs through the HC	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	19 Jan 2005
S2M-02212	Indefinite Imprisonment Without Trial at Belmarsh Prison	Fox, Colin	Motion Members' Business Motion	23 Dec 2004
S2W-12933	To ask the Scottish Executive what level of complaints it has received against Eaga Partnership Ltd and its sub-contractors in respect of the programmes to install central heating and insulation in pe	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	23 Dec 2004
S2W-12932	To ask the Scottish Executive how it has monitored customer satisfaction of the work carried out to install central heating and insulation in pensioners' homes.	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	23 Dec 2004
S2W-12931	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is satisfied that the installation of central heating and insulation in pensioners' homes is being carried out by accredited companies and to the highest s	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	23 Dec 2004
S2W-12930	To ask the Scottish Executive what progress has been made on its programmes to install central heating and insulation in pensioners' homes.	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	23 Dec 2004
S2M-02181	Forth Rail Bridge	Fox, Colin	Motion Standard Motion	16 Dec 2004
S2M-02158.1	Justice Issues with Specific Relevance to Reoffending	Fox, Colin	Motion Motion For Debate	16 Dec 2004
S2M-02166.1	Tourism - Ambitions for Scotland	Fox, Colin	Motion Amendment	15 Dec 2004
S2W-12818	To ask the Scottish Executive when it will decide whether both new prisons to be built at Low Moss and West Lothian will be privately operated.	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	15 Dec 2004
S2W-12817	To ask the Scottish Executive what the breakdown is of the basic components of its annual cost per prisoner place of £33,800, including food provision, building programmes, staff costs, and other	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	15 Dec 2004
S2W-12816	To ask the Scottish Executive whether staff turnover rates at HM Prison Kilmarnock remain at three times the average for the publicly-owned estate.	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	15 Dec 2004
S2W-12809	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to reduce the support it gives people with disabilities through home improvement grants.	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	15 Dec 2004
S2M-02121	Scotland's Private Prisons	Fox, Colin	Motion Standard Motion	07 Dec 2004
S2W-12185	To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has on how the percentage of prisoners in privately-run penal establishments compares with the rest of Europe and how the percentage of prisoners in	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	02 Dec 2004
S2W-12184	To ask the Scottish Executive what levels of asbestosis have been recorded in (a) Firrhill, (b) Oxgangs and (c) south Edinburgh in each of the last 15 years.	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	24 Nov 2004
S2W-12183	To ask the Scottish Executive whether there has been an increase in levels of chest infections in (a) Firrhill, (b) Oxgangs and (c) south Edinburgh in the last five years and, if so, what the increase	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	24 Nov 2004
S2W-11285	To ask the Scottish Executive how many, and which, hospitals have closed in each year since 1997.	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	23 Nov 2004
S2W-11553	To ask the Scottish Executive when the report of the analysis of the responses to the consultation document on children’s oral health will be published.	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	17 Nov 2004
S2W-10195	To ask the Scottish Executive what legal fees were incurred by the NHS in pursuing prosecutions for prescription charge evasions last year.	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	16 Nov 2004
S2W-11549	To ask the Scottish Executive what involvement it will have in selecting and appointing the new Health and Safety Committee for Scotland and what information it has on how this will be done.	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	15 Nov 2004
S2W-11548	To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has on what powers the new Health and Safety Committee for Scotland will have and how often it will meet.	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	15 Nov 2004
S2W-11547	To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has on who was consulted prior to the decision to establish a new Health and Safety Committee for Scotland in partnership with the Health and Safety E	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	15 Nov 2004
S2W-11057	To ask the Scottish Executive how many community midwives serve the Lothians area, expressed in full-time-equivalent terms; what ratio of community midwives to women of childbearing age this figure r	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	10 Nov 2004
S2W-11056	To ask the Scottish Executive how many community midwives served in the Lothians area in the six months prior to maternity services being moved to the new Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, expressed in full	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	10 Nov 2004
S2W-11151	To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to exempt mental health patients subject to medical treatment under compulsory treatment orders provided for by the Mental Health (Care and Treatment)	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	08 Nov 2004
S2W-11148	To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has on the number of prescription items not dispensed that would have attracted a prescription charge.	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	08 Nov 2004
S2W-10284	To ask the Scottish Executive what impact the removal of orthopaedic trauma and emergency general surgery from St Johns Hospital in Livingston will have on intensive care and high dependency un	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	08 Nov 2004
S2W-10283	To ask the Scottish Executive what services will be removed from St Johns Hospital in Livingston and located elsewhere if Improving Care, Investing in Change 2004 is implemented.	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	08 Nov 2004
S2M-01963	Congratulations on a Progressive Victory in the US Elections	Fox, Colin	Motion Standard Motion	04 Nov 2004
S2M-01962	Privatisation of our Prisons	Fox, Colin	Motion Members' Business Motion	04 Nov 2004
S2M-01958	NHS Services for Older People	Fox, Colin	Motion Standard Motion	04 Nov 2004
S2M-01910	John Peel	Fox, Colin	Motion Standard Motion	27 Oct 2004
S2W-11150	To ask the Scottish Executive what the administrative costs were of providing notification of revised prescription charges to relevant health organisations in each year since 2001.	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	25 Oct 2004
S2W-11147	To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has on the number of patients unable to afford prescription charges.	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	25 Oct 2004
S2W-11146	To ask the Scottish Executive how many prescribed items were not dispensed in each of the last five years.	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	25 Oct 2004
S2W-11145	To ask the Scottish Executive what the costs were of publicising exemption and remission arrangements for NHS prescription charges in each year since 1999.	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	25 Oct 2004
S2W-10282	To ask the Scottish Executive what approaches it has made to NHS Lothian on the implications for surgical services of Improving Care, Investing in Change 2004.	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	21 Oct 2004
S2W-10197	To ask the Scottish Executive how many pre-payment certificates were issued for NHS prescriptions last year.	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	21 Oct 2004
S2M-01850	Prison Conditions in Scotland	Fox, Colin	Motion Members' Business Motion	11 Oct 2004
S2M-01849	Review of NHS Prescription Charges	Fox, Colin	Motion Members' Business Motion	11 Oct 2004
S2W-10814	To ask the Scottish Executive which pharmaceutical companies are the largest suppliers to the NHS in respect of (a) volume and (b) annual expenditure.	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	30 Sep 2004
S2W-10198	To ask the Scottish Executive what costs were incurred by community pharmacists in complying with requirements of the NHS Counter Fraud and Security Management Service last year.	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	28 Sep 2004
S2W-10196	To ask the Scottish Executive how many compliance checks the NHS Prescription Pricing Authority carried out in Scotland last year.	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	28 Sep 2004
S2W-10572	To ask the Scottish Executive what effect six-hour patient discharge policies in respect of maternity care are having on breastfeeding targets in the Lothians.	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	27 Sep 2004
S2W-10571	To ask the Scottish Executive how six-hour patient discharge policies and reduction in the number of maternity beds in NHS Lothian have affected its plans for greater community midwife provision, domi	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	27 Sep 2004
S2W-10285	To ask the Scottish Executive in which (a) hospitals and (b) departments the last 50 consultants recruited by NHS Lothian were deployed.	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	23 Sep 2004
S2W-10281	To ask the Scottish Executive what measures it will take to end the shortage of NHS consultants.	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	23 Sep 2004
S2W-10573	To ask the Scottish Executive how many students have been admitted to university medical schools this year and what proportion of such students at each university come from (a) private and (b) state s	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	22 Sep 2004
S2M-01729	Stock Transfer	Fox, Colin	Motion Members' Business Motion	21 Sep 2004
S2M-01722	NHS Prescription Charges	Fox, Colin	Motion Standard Motion	17 Sep 2004
S2M-01718	James Keir Hardie	Fox, Colin	Motion Members' Business Motion	17 Sep 2004
S2M-01709	Save Lismore School Campaign	Fox, Colin	Motion Standard Motion	16 Sep 2004
S2M-01628	Congratulations to the Edinburgh People's Festival 2004	Fox, Colin	Motion Standard Motion	31 Aug 2004
S2W-09760	To ask the Scottish Executive what its position is in respect of the statement by Macmillan Cancer Relief that financial worries are the second biggest cause of stress for cancer patients and whether	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	16 Aug 2004
S2W-09759	To ask the Scottish Executive what proportion of cancer patients are treated outside hospital in comparison with (a) 10 and (b) 20 years ago.	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	16 Aug 2004
S2W-09758	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has any plans to increase the income threshold for paying NHS prescription charges.	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	16 Aug 2004
S2W-09559	To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of the annual drugs bill of the NHS has been recovered through prescription charges in each of the last five years.	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	28 Jul 2004
S2W-09558	To ask the Scottish Executive what the annual cost is of administering the current NHS prescription charges system.	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	28 Jul 2004
S2W-09557	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will consider phasing out prescription charges by annual incremental changes rather than abolishing them outright, in line with practice by the National Assemb	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	28 Jul 2004
S2W-09556	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will consider undertaking a pilot study in one area into the effect of abolishing NHS prescription charges on take-up rates for patients with chronic condition	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	28 Jul 2004
S2W-09344	To ask the Scottish Executive what the cost would be of providing free local public transport for under-12s.	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	20 Jul 2004
S2W-09313	To ask the Scottish Executive how many patients took advantage of prescription prepayment certificates in the last year.	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	15 Jul 2004
S2W-09312	To ask the Scottish Executive how many prescriptions were dispensed by pharmacists in the last year.	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	15 Jul 2004
S2W-09311	To ask the Scottish Executive how many patients presented to GPs in the last year.	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	15 Jul 2004
S2W-09153	To ask the Scottish Executive what the impact has been of the introduction of means testing on those who apply for a home improvement grant.	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	06 Jul 2004
S2W-09152	To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to discontinue the means test for disabled people seeking a home improvement grant for adapting their home.	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	06 Jul 2004
S2W-09125	To ask the Scottish Executive what apologies are due to Angela Kennedy on behalf of the Scottish Prison Service and Reliance Secure Task Management Ltd after she was returned to prison for a week desp	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	29 Jun 2004
S2M-01534	Edinburgh People's Festival	Fox, Colin	Motion Standard Motion	24 Jun 2004
S2W-08964	To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to prevent demolition of listed buildings in Edinburgh including those on the site of the old Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh at Lauriston.	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	24 Jun 2004
S2W-08862	To ask the Scottish Executive how many primary schools are being considered for closure in the next two years.	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	21 Jun 2004
S2W-07849	To ask the Scottish Executive when it now estimates that the practice of slopping out will be eradicated across the entire prison estate.	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	18 Jun 2004
S2O-02708	To ask the Scottish Executive when its review of NHS prescription charges will begin.	Fox, Colin	Question General Question	17 Jun 2004
S2W-07850	To ask the Scottish Executive what advantages there are in a road equivalent tariff scheme for transport costs to and from island communities.	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	10 Jun 2004
S2W-07893	To ask the Scottish Executive what consideration will be given to the community campaign for alternative routes of travel prior to any tendering of ferry services to South Uist.	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	04 Jun 2004
S2W-07806	To ask the Scottish Executive what information it had on the level of fines for performance failures in prison escort duties by Reliance Security Task Management Ltd in England and Wales in 2002 prio	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	20 May 2004
S2W-07805	To ask the Scottish Executive what information it had on the level of fines for performance failures in prison escort duties by private security firms in England and Wales in 2002 prior to the Scotti	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	20 May 2004
S2O-02385	To ask the Scottish Executive whether penalty charges introduced in the Health Act 1999 are being levied on those in receipt of incapacity benefit who are uncertain as to whether they are entitled to	Fox, Colin	Question General Question	20 May 2004
S2W-07851	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will encourage Midlothian and the City of Edinburgh councils to hold a referendum seeking the views of parents in on whether five rural and six city schools r	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	19 May 2004
S2M-01339	Firefighters' Dispute	Fox, Colin	Motion Standard Motion	18 May 2004
S2M-01337	Closure of Royal Mail Sorting Office in Broxburn	Fox, Colin	Motion Standard Motion	18 May 2004
S2W-08001	To ask the Scottish Executive why the statute of limitation on debt recovery after six years does not apply in Scotland.	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	18 May 2004
S2M-01328	Abolition of Prescription Charges	Fox, Colin	Motion Standard Motion	17 May 2004
S2W-07973	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has any plans to extend the practice of NHS staff wearing paper uniforms to senior management.	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	14 May 2004
S2M-01308	The City of Edinburgh Council, Housing Stock Transfer	Fox, Colin	Motion Standard Motion	13 May 2004
S2M-01277	Prescription Charges and Penalty Charges	Fox, Colin	Motion Members' Business Motion	05 May 2004
S2M-01196	Amnesty for Poll Tax Debts	Fox, Colin	Motion Standard Motion	23 Apr 2004
S2M-01176	Abolish Prescription Charges	Fox, Colin	Motion Members' Business Motion	19 Apr 2004
S2O-01892	To ask the Scottish Executive whether the decision to close six schools in Edinburgh and five schools in Midlothian has been taken with the best educational interests of children in mind.	Fox, Colin	Question General Question	01 Apr 2004
S2M-01137	Standard Life Job Losses	Fox, Colin	Motion Members' Business Motion	31 Mar 2004
S2M-01134	Remembering Mick McGahey	Fox, Colin	Motion Standard Motion	31 Mar 2004
S2M-01133	May Day 2004 Edinburgh	Fox, Colin	Motion Standard Motion	31 Mar 2004
S2W-06970	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has compared the relative cost of NHS prescriptions in Scotland to the cost to patients in other European countries that use a similar system of charging.	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	30 Mar 2004
S2W-06969	To ask the Scottish Executive why patients with a chronic mental health condition are not exempt from NHS prescription charges.	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	30 Mar 2004
S2W-06968	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it intends to change the (a) age limits, (b) income qualifications or (c) chronic condition categories relating to NHS prescription charges and exemption decision	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	30 Mar 2004
S2W-06967	To ask the Scottish Executive how it calculates the discount given to chronically sick patients who purchase NHS prescriptions through four-month or annual pre-payment certificates.	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	30 Mar 2004
S2W-06966	To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had, and plans to have, with the Welsh Assembly with regard to the Assembly's decision to abolish prescription charges.	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	30 Mar 2004
S2W-06965	To ask the Scottish Executive what the annual cost is to the NHS of admitting patients to hospital who have failed to take medicines prescribed to them by their GPs.	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	30 Mar 2004
S2W-06964	To ask the Scottish Executive what its position is on recent research in Canada, adverse events associated with prescription drug cost-sharing among poor and elderly patients, referring to a correlati	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	30 Mar 2004
S2W-06963	To ask the Scottish Executive when it will publish the conclusions of its review of NHS prescription charges.	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	30 Mar 2004
S2M-01088	Reasons to be Cheerful	Fox, Colin	Motion Members' Business Motion	23 Mar 2004
S2W-06634	To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of dental costs dentists recover annually from charges.	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	15 Mar 2004
S2W-06633	To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of the cost of eye tests opticians recover annually from charges.	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	15 Mar 2004
S2W-06632	To ask the Scottish Executive whether the outright abolition of NHS prescription charges is an option considered in the review of such charges.	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	15 Mar 2004
S2W-06110	To ask the Scottish Executive what obstacles there are to the direct election of members of police boards.	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	11 Mar 2004
S2M-00532.2	Antisocial Behaviour etc. (Scotland) Bill	Fox, Colin	Motion Motion For Debate	10 Mar 2004
S2W-06603	To ask the Scottish Executive whether, in light of recently announced increased profits for Scottish banks, the Financial Services Strategy Group will look at any implications, in particular the impac	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	10 Mar 2004
S2M-00982	Twentieth Anniversary of the Miners' Strike	Fox, Colin	Motion Members' Business Motion	03 Mar 2004
S2W-06113	To ask the Scottish Executive what extra financial support it has offered to the City of Edinburgh Council in respect of the review of its Social Work Department following the Caleb Ness inquiry.	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	27 Feb 2004
S2W-06112	To ask the Scottish Executive what involvement it has had in the review of the City of Edinburgh Council's Social Work Department following the Caleb Ness inquiry.	Fox, Colin	Question Written Question	27 Feb 2004
S2M-00940	Civil Service Pay Dispute	Fox, Colin	Motion Standard Motion	24 Feb 2004
S2M-00932	Paul Robeson US Commemorative Stamp	Fox, Colin	Motion Members' Business Motion	23 Feb 2004

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S2M-05801 · Standard Motion · lodged by Fox, Colin

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29 Mar 2007

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That the Parliament is pleased to join the Scottish Socialist Party parliamentary team in conveying sincere thanks to the people in the Parliament who work to make each of our lives easier: cleaners, catering staff, porters, security staff and police, mailroom staff, maintenance staff and all parliamentary workers, who remain courteous, friendly and hard-working.

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Con 4 Lab 3 SSP 3 SNP 3 LD 3 Ind 1

Lodged by Fox, Colin (Scottish Socialist Party).

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S2M-05801
29 Mar 2007 · Standard Motion · Fox, Colin

That the Parliament is pleased to join the Scottish Socialist Party parliamentary team in conveying sincere thanks to the people in the Parliament who work to make each of our lives easier: cleaners, catering staff, porters, security staff and police, mailroom staff, maintenance staff and all parliamentary workers, who remain courteous, friendly and hard...