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I refer the memberto the answer to question S3W-8650 on 31 January 2008. All answers to written parliamentary questions are availableon the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.

No.

I refer the member to the answerto question S3W-8524 on 22 January 2008. All answers to written parliamentary questions areavailable on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can befound at http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.

The First Minister has notstayed overnight in the Marcliffe of Pitfodels Hotel in Aberdeen inhis official capacity since May 2007.

I have nothing to add to myanswers to questions S3W-7680 and S3W-7681 on 9 January 2008.

There has never been acorporate policy in the Scottish Government advising staff that a formal minutemust be produced for particular telephone calls.

Officials offered verbaladvice to Mr Salmond, at his request, confirming that, as MSP for theconstituency where the development was proposed, he was entitled to representproperly the interests of his constituents and to speak to the developer and toany other relevant parties. They confirmed that his constituency interest meantthat Mr Salmond was debarred from any potential Scottish ministerial planningdecision. They also set out their understanding of the procedural implicationsof the resolution of Aberdeenshire Council’s Infrastructure Services Committee.

I had no such discussionswith the First Minister.

I informed Mr Salmond afterI had made the decision to call in the planning application.

Yes.