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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-28287

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 September 2006
Current Status: Answered by Nicol Stephen on 6 October 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive how many economic task forces it has established in each year since 1999.

Question reference: S2W-28292

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 September 2006
Current Status: Answered by Nicol Stephen on 6 October 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive how many retail shop closures there have been in East Lothian in each year since 1999 and what the estimated year-on-year economic losses have been to local communities as a result of these closures.

Question reference: S2W-28295

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 September 2006
Current Status: Answered by Nicol Stephen on 6 October 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive how many redundancies there have been in East Lothian since January 1998.

Question reference: S2W-28290

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 September 2006
Current Status: Answered by Nicol Stephen on 6 October 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive how much funding has been paid by Scottish Enterprise Borders and its predecessor organisations directly to local firms in each year since 1999.

Question reference: S2W-28284

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 September 2006
Current Status: Answered by Nicol Stephen on 6 October 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive how many redundancies there have been in the Scottish Borders since January 1998.

Question reference: S2W-27747

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 August 2006
Current Status: Answered by Nicol Stephen on 6 October 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive what reassurances it will give to staff at Selkirk Glass following Edinburgh Crystal and Caithness Glass going into administration.

Selkirk Glass, like its parentcompany Edinburgh Crystal and sister company Caithness Glass, has earned a reputationfor quality. It is therefore deeply disappointing that on 11 August 2006 this distinguishedcompany closed, with the loss of 34 jobs.

Our main concern is to ensureeverything possible is done to assist anyone affected by redundancy to find suitable,alternative employment. Scottish Enterprise Borders has made initial plans for assistingthe workforce and has made contact with the company regarding PACE. The local PACEteam has approached the company to distribute information to staff and stand byto assist those being made redundant.

Question reference: S2W-28425

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 18 September 2006
Current Status: Answered by Tom McCabe on 28 September 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive how much each local authority has received from additional council tax payments from immigrants who have settled in Scotland following the expansion of the EU in each year since 2002.

Question reference: S2W-28426

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 18 September 2006
Current Status: Answered by Tom McCabe on 28 September 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive what advice is offered to immigrants settling in Scotland, either as part of the Fresh Talent initiative or as a result of EU expansion, in respect of access to legal advice, health advice and support in relation to housing and other devolved services.

Question reference: S2W-28285

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 September 2006
Current Status: Answered by Tom McCabe on 28 September 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive how many of its employees resided in the Scottish Borders region in each year since 1999.

Question reference: S2W-28427

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 18 September 2006
Current Status: Answered by Andy Kerr on 26 September 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive how many people from new EU member states have registered with a GP in the Scottish Borders in each month since January 2004.