S1W-281 Fergus Ewing: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it intends to make representations to Her Majesty’s Government with regard to the rate of excise duty applicable to spirits, and in particular to Scottish whisky.

S1W-369 Mr Kenny MacAskill: To ask the Scottish Executive when it intends to publish the outcome of its investigations into the Gourock to Dunoon ferry services.

S1W-384 Richard Lochhead: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will make available copies of all correspondence it has had with the North of Scotland Water Authority regarding the implementation of the Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) and whether it will seek and make available details of any correspondence which Her Majesty’s Government has had with the North of Scotland Water Authority on the same topic.

S1W-385 Tavish Scott: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is considering designating the sea around Fair Isle as a Marine Special Protection Area, or creating a statutory exclusion zone round the island into which vessels carrying hazardous cargoes may not sail.

S1W-386 Fergus Ewing: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it intends to make representations to Her Majesty’s Government about the impact of the Financial Services and Markets Bill on Scottish Friendly Societies, in particular the Braemar Royal Highland Society and the Lonach Highland and Friendly Society, and, if so, whether these representations will include a request that the Bill be amended to reduce the costs and charges for which such societies will be liable.

S1W-387 Fergus Ewing: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will make representations to Her Majesty’s Government regarding exempting senior citizens in Scotland from payment of the television licence fee.

S1W-388 Fergus Ewing: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has been consulted by Her Majesty’s Government about the appointment of a new National Governor for Scotland of the BBC and, if so, whether its response referred to candidates’ acknowledged political affiliations as a reason to (a) prefer or (b) reject them.

S1W-389 Fergus Ewing: To ask the Scottish Executive how many Scottish schools have a sports co-ordinator and how many do not.

S1W-390 Fergus Ewing: To ask the Scottish Executive how many of the Scottish schools which employ a sports co-ordinator employ this person for (a) one (b) two (c) three (d) four and (e) five days per week.

S1W-391 Ms Margo MacDonald: To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to increase the complement of specialist teachers of physical education and music in primary and secondary schools.

S1W-392 Michael Russell: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it intends to establish, as a matter of urgency, a task force to support and co-ordinate medical treatment and care for gulf war veterans in Scotland.

S1W-393 Alex Neil: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will consider responding to the withdrawal of entitlement to benefits during the summer from low paid workers in schools and colleges by making arrangements for holiday payments to affected workers within its areas of responsibility.

S1W-394Fergus Ewing: To ask the Presiding Officerwhen arrangements for MSPs to have use of pre-postage-paid envelopes for constituency business will be finalised.

S1W-395 Mr John Munro: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it intends to establish an independent legal inquiry to investigate (a) the award of a contract to construct the Skye bridge under the Public Finance Initiative and (b) the toll order on the Skye bridge.

S1W-396 Mrs Margaret Ewing: To ask the Scottish Executive in how many Health Board areas patients who are awaiting orthodontic treatment are now being placed on hospital waiting lists.

S1W-397 Mrs Margaret Ewing: To ask the Scottish Executive how many orthodontic consultants are employed in each Health Board area.

S1W-398 Mrs Margaret Ewing: To ask the Scottish Executive what is its target number of orthodontic consultants in each Health Board area and on what basis such targets are set.