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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: S1W-01790

Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Friday, 01 October 1999
Current Status: Answered by Sarah Boyack on 16 November 1999

To ask the Scottish Executive what research it has commissioned into the potential economic impact of road charging and workplace parking charges on Scotland's towns and cities.

Question reference: S1W-01877

Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 October 1999
Current Status: Answered by Sarah Boyack on 16 November 1999

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will publish targets for the impact of its proposed road charging legislation on the number of hours lost by drivers and passengers due to congestion.

Question reference: S1W-01876

Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 October 1999
Current Status: Answered by Sarah Boyack on 16 November 1999

To ask the Scottish Executive what the distribution is by time and travel to work area of hours lost by drivers and passengers of private cars because of congestion in each of the last three years for which figures are available.

Question reference: S1W-02291

Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 November 1999
Current Status: Answered by David Steel on 15 November 1999

To ask the Presiding Officer what steps have been taken towards the Parliament developing links such as "twinning" with other emerging nations, especially those in the developing world.

No specific steps have been taken by the Parliament to develop "twinning" or other links with emerging nations. I understand that the Procedures Committee will be considering how matters relating to Parliamentary liaison should be handled within the Parliament, with a view to identifying an appropriate mechanism. I am therefore passing your question to the Procedures Committee so that they may take it into account in their deliberations.

Question reference: S1W-01788

Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Friday, 01 October 1999
Current Status: Answered by Sarah Boyack on 26 October 1999

To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of the Scottish workforce travels to work by private car, broken down by travel to work area.

Question reference: S1W-01789

Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Friday, 01 October 1999
Current Status: Answered by Sarah Boyack on 26 October 1999

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will lodge in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre details of the technical specification of the equipment to be used in the M8 pilot project on road charging.

Question reference: S1W-01878

Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 October 1999
Current Status: Answered by Sarah Boyack on 20 October 1999

To ask the Scottish Executive what its target is for reduction in the number of hours lost by drivers and passengers of private cars because of congestion.

Question reference: S1W-01879

Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 October 1999
Current Status: Answered by Sarah Boyack on 20 October 1999

To ask the Scottish Executive what its target is for reduction in the number of hours lost by passengers on public transport because of congestion.

Question reference: S1W-01875

Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 October 1999
Current Status: Answered by Sarah Boyack on 20 October 1999

To ask the Scottish Executive what the distribution is by time and travel to work area of hours lost by passengers on public transport because of congestion in each of the last three years for which figures are available.

Question reference: S1W-01812

Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 04 October 1999
Current Status: Answered by Sarah Boyack on 18 October 1999

To ask the Scottish Executive how many hours drivers and passengers on Scotland's roads lost because of congestion in each of the last three years for which figures are available.