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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: S3W-11758

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 11 April 2008
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 30 April 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive when it expects to publish the likely cost to employers associated with the implementation of the plans set out in A Fairer Local Tax for Scotland.

Question reference: S3W-11762

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 11 April 2008
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 30 April 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive what the costs associated with a register of second homes, in respect of its proposals for a local income tax, as set out in A Fairer Local Tax for Scotland, are likely to be.

Question reference: S3W-11761

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 11 April 2008
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 30 April 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will publish further details on its plans for a register of second homes in respect of its proposals for local income tax as set out in A Fairer Local Tax for Scotland and, if so, when.

Question reference: S3W-11760

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 11 April 2008
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 30 April 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive when it expects to publish the likely costs to HM Revenue and Customs associated with collecting the local income tax, as set out in A Fairer Local Tax for Scotland.

Question reference: S3W-11757

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 11 April 2008
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 30 April 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to publish the likely cost to employers associated with the implementation of a local income tax, as set out in A Fairer Local Tax for Scotland, before the end of the consultation period.

Question reference: S3W-11877

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 April 2008
Current Status: Answered by Bruce Crawford on 29 April 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive what the remit is of the working group examining the removal of Trident from the Clyde.

Question reference: S3W-11333

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 March 2008
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 23 April 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive what criteria it would consider before removing comments left on the Ministers’ Blog section of the National Conversation website.

The criteria applied to moderating the National Conversation website are:

1. All submitted comments are to be pre-moderated before publication.

2. All published comments are liable to be removed from the site at any point after internal reconsideration or on receipt of a reasonable complaint.

3. No registration is required for submitting comments but contributors are asked to provide a name, location and e-mail address. Name and location are optional and will be displayed. E-mail addresses will not be displayed but failure to provide an e-mail address may result in rejection.

4. Anything considered abusive, indecent, unlawful or defamatory will be rejected.

5. Comments considered inappropriate in terms of language (e.g. language that would not be permitted within the parliamentary context), and irrelevant in terms of subject matter, will be rejected.

6. Comments containing obscenities and bad language (whether words are modified by asterisks or not) will be rejected.

7. Any comment including an active hyperlink will be rejected.

8. The terms and conditions on privacy and usage which apply to the main site www.scotland.gov.uk also apply to the National Conversation site.

Question reference: S3W-11331

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 March 2008
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 23 April 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive what the cost is of the upkeep and moderation of the Ministers’ Blog section of the National Conversation website.

Question reference: S3W-11330

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 March 2008
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 23 April 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive what consideration is given to comments left on the Ministers’ Blog section of the National Conversation website.

Question reference: S3W-11332

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 March 2008
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 23 April 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive what criteria were taken into consideration when developing measures to monitor comments left on the Ministers’ Blog section of the National Conversation website.