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Parliamentary questions can be asked by any MSP to the Scottish Government or the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body. The questions provide a means for MSPs to get factual and statistical information.

Written questions must be answered within 10 working days (20 working days during recess)
Other questions such as Topical, Portfolio, General and First Minister's Question Times are taken in the Chamber

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Question reference: S2W-15074

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 07 March 2005
Current Status: Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 16 March 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive what data collection procedures it has in place to track the number of assaults on vulnerable adults.

Question reference: S2W-15045

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Friday, 04 March 2005
Current Status: Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 16 March 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-14474 by Cathy Jamieson on 1 March 2005, what representations it has received regarding policing events attended by the royal family; from whom such representations were received, and what its response was.

Representations were received in September and October 2002 from a member of the public about parking restrictions imposed at a Hospital during a visit in September 2002 by a member of the Royal Family. The response given at that time noted that the restrictions had been put in place by the local police for the day of the visit, that the individual concerned had taken the matter up with the chiefconstable of that force, and that he had received a reply from the force.

In addition to question S2W-14474, answered on 1 March 2005. I have answered parliamentary questions in connection with the Royal Family from the following members during Session 2 of the Parliament:

S2W-9199 on 13 July 2004;

S2W-9200 on 13 July 2004;

S2W-10023 on 14 September 2004;

S2W-10025 on 14 September 2004;

S2W-10026 on 16 September 2004, and

S2W-11447 on 10 November 2004.

All answers to written parliamentaryquestions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility forwhich can be found at http://www.scottish.parliament/webapp/wa.search.

Question reference: S2W-15049

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Friday, 04 March 2005
Current Status: Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 16 March 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive what its position is on the introduction of a tenancy deposit scheme to provide protection to tenants from landlords where there is a dispute, giving both parties access to redress to ensure that tenants of private landlords are able to retrieve deposits without recourse to court action.

Question reference: S2W-14475

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 February 2005
Current Status: Answered by Tom McCabe on 15 March 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive how much it spent on events and functions attended by members of the royal family in (a) 1999, (b) 2000, (c) 2001, (d) 2002, (e) 2003 and (f) 2004, broken down by (i) local authority area and (ii) police force area.

Question reference: S2W-14476

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 February 2005
Current Status: Answered by Tom McCabe on 15 March 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive what the total cost to government bodies, agencies and other public bodies involved in royal visits was in (a) 1999, (b) 2000, (c) 2001, (d) 2002, (e) 2003 and (f) 2004, broken down into (i) direct expenditure and (ii) cost of time spent in administering and overseeing such visits.

The Scottish Executive does not hold the information for agencies or other public bodies. A proportionof Scottish Executive staff time is spent in administering visits by membersof the Royal Family but we cannot provide yearly breakdowns as records of this typeare not held. We estimate that, for 2004, the cost of staff time was approximately£2000 to £2500.

The Executive also runs and paysfor a small number of events most years where members of the Royal Family are inattendance. The information we hold on cost and location is set out below.

Year	Cost £000	Location
1999	2	Stirling
2000	1	Edinburgh
2002	0
2003	33	Edinburgh
2004	1	Edinburgh

The 2003 figure of £33,000 relatesto the Union of the Crowns Dinner, attended by The Queen, the Dukeof Edinburgh and the Duke of York and hosted by the First Minister.

Question reference: S2W-15073

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 07 March 2005
Current Status: Answered by Rhona Brankin on 15 March 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive what extra-parliamentary representations it has received regarding progress on a Vulnerable Adults Bill.

Question reference: S2W-15072

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 07 March 2005
Current Status: Answered by Rhona Brankin on 15 March 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-29715 by Mr Jim Wallace on 2 October 2002, whether it now collates cases of elder abuse centrally and what the reasons are for its position on the matter.

There is no precise legal definition in Scots law on what constitutes elder abuse, nor is there a statutory or operational requirement for the Executive to collect such information.

In developing our proposals for additional protections for vulnerable adults, however, we will continue to work with a broad range of stakeholders like Age Concern Scotland and Help the Aged to ensure these measures are as comprehensive and inclusive as possible.

Question reference: S2W-14824

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 28 February 2005
Current Status: Answered by Andy Kerr on 14 March 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive what the total cost was to environmental health departments of administering burials in (a) 1999, (b) 2000, (c) 2001, (d) 2002, (e) 2003 and (f) 2004, broken down by local authority.

Question reference: S2W-14827

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 28 February 2005
Current Status: Answered by Andy Kerr on 14 March 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive what charges were made by local authorities for (a) basic burial and (b) cremation in (i) 1999, (ii) 2000, (iii) 2001, (iv) 2002, (v) 2003 and (vi) 2004, broken down by local authority.

Question reference: S2W-14825

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 28 February 2005
Current Status: Answered by Andy Kerr on 14 March 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive what the average cost is of providing a basic funeral and what representations it has made to Her Majesty's Government to increase the level of grant available from the Department for Work and Pensions for this purpose.