Scottish Government

A list providing brief summaries of the requests for information received by Scottish Executive staff which have been recorded centrally by the FOI Unit up to 18th February 2005.The list is not an exact replica of the requests received as duplicates have been removed and individual requests aggregated where appropriate to make the list more reader-friendly. In addition, in line with Data Protection the list does not include details of the applicants or other personal identifiers. Every request for information which the Scottish Executive receives is handled in accordance with the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002. Most requests for information are handled routinely and are not recorded or counted centrally. However, in line with centrally produced guidance (which is available via the Recently Released Information section of the Scottish Executive's website at
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Government/FOI/19260/20126 ) some requests for information are recorded centrally.

Material relating to the decision to re-instate Bovis or Bovis LendLease to the final shortlist for the project contractor for Holyrood in January 1999.

Material in the second half of 1998 relating to legal action or the potential for legal action brought by Bovis or related companies in connection with its contract for the Museum of Scotland Building.

Use of Bute House by First Minister and other Ministers for entertaining, including attendees at these functions and the cost of each event.

All correspondence dated between 1 January 2001 and 31 December 2004 between the Scottish Executive and Glasgow Airport Limited or anyone acting on their behalf relating to the provision of parking facilities at or for any Scottish airport, including off-site long-stay parking.

All correspondence dated between 1 January 2001 and 31 December 2004 between the Scottish Executive and Edinburgh Airport Limited or anyone acting on their behalf relating to the provision of parking facilities at or for any Scottish airport, including off-site long-stay parking.

All correspondence dated between 1 January 2001 and 31 December 2004 between the Scottish Executive and BAA plc or anyone acting on their behalf relating to the provision of parking facilities at or for any Scottish airport, including off-site long-stay parking.

All correspondence dated between 1 January 2001 and 31 December 2004 between the Scottish Executive and Aberdeen Airport Limited or anyone acting on their behalf relating to the provision of parking facilities at or for any Scottish airport, including off-site long stay parking.

All correspondence dated between 1 January 2001 and 31 December 2004 between the Scottish Executive and the owners or operators of Prestwick International Airport or anyone acting on their behalf relating to the provision of parking facilities at or for at or for any Scottish airport, including off-site long-stay parking.

All correspondence, memoranda and other records pertaining to the issue, amendment, or repeal of any airport byelaws for any Scottish Airport.

All minutes of meetings, notes, briefing papers etc in relation to Scottish airport policy insofar as this relates to parking.

All minutes of meetings, notes, briefing papers etc in relation to Scottish airport policy insofar as this relates to park and ride facilities for air travellers.

All minutes of meetings, notes, briefing papers etc in relation to Scottish airport policy insofar as this relates to airport byelaws.

All correspondence dated between 1 January 2001 and 31 December 2004 between the Scottish Executive and Scottish Airports Limited or anyone acting on their behalf relating to the provision of parking facilities at or for any Scottish airport, including off-site long-stay parking.

Details of all benefits afforded by any airport operator or owner to MSPs, members of the Scottish Executive or Scottish civil servants.

Contract between Scottish Office and companies which built and financed the Skye Bridge.

The number of temporary staff have been hired by the Scottish Executive in each of the last three years, broken down by grade

What percentage of overall Scottish Executive staff is employed on a temporary basis, in each of the last three years?

Have any Ministers or members of the Management Group turned down gifts in each of the last three years? If so, what were those gifts?

How many PR companies and public affairs agencies have been hired by the Scottish Executive in each of the last three years? For what purpose were these companies hired, how long were they employed and what was the value of the contracts?

Please provide me with the minutes taken at each Scottish Cabinet meeting this year.

Please provide me with all documents prepared for Ministers on each individual MSP since 1999.

Please provide me with all documents prepared by Scottish Executive departments on how to answer FOI questions.

Please provide me with all documents that led to the repeal of Clause 28.

Please provide me with copies of the First Minister's diary on every day in 2004.

Please provide me with details, including dates, location and minutes, of all meetings that have taken place between Executive Ministers, including the First Minister, and Cabinet Ministers in the UK Government, since Jack McConnell took over as First Minister.

Since 1999, how much has the Scottish Executive spent on media training for a) civil servants and b) Ministers?

Since 1999, which Scottish Ministers have received media training that was paid for by the Scottish Executive?

Please provide me with all documents produced since 1999 on the security of Scotland's energy supply.

Please provide me all with all documents produced since 1999 on the pros and cons of nuclear energy as a source of Scotland's energy in the future.

Please provide me with details of all the contracts the Scottish Executive has entered in with the Big Partnership, including the total amount paid to Big since 1999.

Please provide me with details of the number of times the Scottish Executive has been asked to investigate possible breaches of the Ministerial code since 1999. Of these, how many have been upheld and which Ministers, if any, were in breach of the code?

Please provide me with all documents that deal with the advice given by the Scottish Executive to its departments on how to record information for the purposes of dealing with FOI requests.

Please provide me with details of every meeting held in 2004 between Scottish Ministers and Scottish MPs, including minutes, dates and locations.

Do any of the departments of the Scottish Executive use credit cards? If so, how many cards has each department had in each of the last three years? How many officials in the Executive use credit cards on behalf of the Executive? Finally, which company provides the cards and for what purpose are they used?

Please provide details of all documents prepared for Ministers and officials, including reports, studies, notes and summaries, regarding newspapers and the quality of their reporting.

Please provide me with all documents regarding the options for different governments and the implications for the civil service of those administrations prior to the Scottish elections in 1999 and 2003.

Please provide me all details, including date, location and minute, of all Ministerial meetings with Cardinal O'Brien since 1999.

Please provide me with all documents regarding the effectiveness of the Healthy Respect demonstration project in the Lothians.

Please provide me with the number of complaints made to the Executive since 1999 regarding the services that each department provides.

Copy of all documents relating to the amalgamation of UK regiments including those arising out of correspondence between the SE and MoD.

All available documentation relating to the SE's involvement in the financing and building of the national stadium at Hampden Park.

All documentation arising out of meetings and correspondence between SE ministers and representatives of the GM food industry, dating back to May 1999.

Details of all sites in Scotland considered potentially suitable for the storage of nuclear waste by NIREX. Please provide the precise location of each site under consideration, volume of waste and level of radioctivity they would hold.

All documentation arising out of correspondence between SEERAD and the DEFRA during the 2000/2001 foot and mouth outbreak.

Copies of all documentation relating to the Lockerbie bombing and the subsequent trial, appeal and imprisonment of Abdelbasset Al Megrahi.

A copy of the police report into Thomas Hamilton, compiled by Central Scotland detective sergeant Paul Hughes, which was submitted to the Dunblane Inquiry, chaired by Lord Cullen in 1996, but not included in the final report.

Details of the number of cases of physical and verbal abuse recorded against teaching staff, pupils and parents at each primary and secondary school in the last year for which statistics are available.

Details of the number of pupils excluded from every primary and secondary school in Scotland in the past year for which data is available; the average length of exclusion per school; the number of pupils excluded twice, three times etc; and the reasons.

A copy of all unpublished research into MRSA and other Hospital superbugs.

A copy of all unpublished research into E-coli 0157.

Details of all dinner and overnight guests to Bute House since May 1999.

Documents relating to the cancelled visit of Bertie Aherne to unveil a memorial to Irish immigrants at Carfin Grotto in Lanarkshire.

Copies of all documents containing the names of Jack McConnell and Gordon Beattie/Beattie Media since November 2001 and documentation arising from correspondence between the same since November 2001.

Details of expenses incurred by Bridget McConnell, the wife of Jack McConnel and Julie McLeish wife of Henry McLeish since November 2000.

Copies of all documents containing names of Jack McConnell and Kirsty Wark/Wark Clements and documentation arising from correspondence between them.

Details of all expenses claimed by Ministers or civil servants on their behalf since May 1999. Including travel, entertaining, clothing, and sundry expenses.

Details of every person who has been reccommended for honours by the SE and previously by the Secretary of State for Scotland including those who have been refused and reasons for their refusal.

All documentation arising from correspondence between the Prince of Wales and SE/SO Ministers since June 1997.

Details of the amount spent on cigarettes, cigars and tobacco for hospitality purposes at Bute House and other SE buildings since June 1997.

All documentation arising from correspondence between the Duke of Edinburgh and SE/SO Ministers since June 1997.

All documentation arising out of correspondence between the Catholic Church and SE/SO Ministers since June 1997.

Details of meetings between SE/SO Ministers and individuals or reps of organisations who had previously made donations of £5000 or more to either the Labour Party or the Liberal Democrats since June 1997.

All documentation arising from correspondence between The Queen and SE/SO Ministers since June 1997.

SE/Universities' correspondence on Fresh Talent initiative.

SE/Universities' meetings on Fresh Talent initiative.

SE/Home Office correspondence on Fresh Talent Initiative.

SE/Home Office meetings on Fresh Talent initiative.

Minutes of FOI Senior Group.

Minutes of all FOI working groups.

Minutes/agendas/research on 2nd Partnership Agreement.

Advice/correspondence on A96.

Papers on PFI at Highland and Islands Airport.

Details of all expenses claimed by High Court Judges and Sheriffs in Scotland since May, 1999.

A copy of the letter which Lord Rodger sent to the PF in response to his request. for guidance on cases involving the non-payment of toll on the Skye Bridge on Nov 6 1995.

Copies of all material relating to Thomas Hamilton previously suppressed by the inquiry into the Dunblane school massacre.

Details of addresses of existing farms in Scotland.

All the documents referring or relating to Sir Sean Connery's knighthood, since 1997.

Request to see all official papers and documentation relating to an official hearing/complaint against Scottish Executive/Scottish Office in 1999.

Copies of all documentation relating to the decision to locate the Office of the Scottish Information Commissioner in a castle in St Andrews.

Notes and minutes of all meetings between Scottish Executive Ministers and/or officials regarding free personal care up until June 2001; all correspondence, including emails, letters and memos, between Ministers and or officials re. free personal care up until June 2001; all correspondence, including emails, memos and letters, sent from successive Finance Ministers to other Ministers and officials re. free personal care up until June 2001; all financial and statistical documents on the viability or otherwise of free personal care, up until June 2001.

Copy of all records, receipts, correspondence and emails relating to hospitality for First Minister valued less than £250.

Cost breakdown of individual components of Interactive Digital TV Pilot; company names of private sector companies involved in the project and costs of programmes shown via Digital TV.

Internal correspondence relating to the finance of the water industry, correspondence with HM Treasury on the handling of depreciation under RAB and briefing prepared for Ministers in relation to their appearances at the Finance Committee.

Request for information relating to geese scaring and damage reports on Powhillon Farm between 1986 and 1999.

Information on a cremation case approved by the department in 1998. The deceased was murdered in Ireland.

A copy of the report on the SE consultation "Towards Better Oral Health in Children" and a copy of the SE response to that report and copies of correspondence on the subject of water flouridation.

Further to receiving the dates and locations of all Ministerial meetings with British Energy in the last three years, please provide me with minutes of these meetings.

Please provide me with a list of all guests entertained at Bute House since Jack McConnell took over as First Minister, including dates of those meetings.

Please provide me with a copy of the Deputy First Minister's diary for every day since May 1st 2003, as well as a list of all meetings he has attended, including dates and locations.

Please provide me with all inter and intra-departmental correspondence, including emails and memos, on the repeal of Section 28.

Please provide me with the minutes, dates and locations of all meetings, including those with the SNP, on the repeal of Section 28.

Please provide me with the minutes, dates and locations of all meetings that have taken place between officials and or Ministers, and the Catholic church, since Jack McConnell took over as First Minister.

Please provide me with minutes, dates and locations of all meetings between officials and or Ministers, and delegations of which the Catholic Church was a part, since Jack McConnell took over as First Minister.

Please provide me with all correspondence, including emails, sent from the Scottish Executive to representatives of the Catholic Church since Jack McConnell took over as First Minister.

Please provide me with a list of subsidies provided to individual farms in each of the last three years, including the name of the farmer.

Please provide me with minutes, dates and locations of all meetings between officials and or Ministers, and Monsanto, since 1999.

Request for information contained in a planning application, which, although made available for a period of time in public libraries for inspection, has in the past been refused because of this availability, and on the grounds that the information is copyright.

Request for the procedure used by HM Inspectorate of Education (HMIE) in dealing with concerns about the recruitment and employment of an HMIE member of staff.

Request for copies of minutes of SNBTS Regional Directors meetings for period 1975 - 1995, annual meetings between SNBTS and Scottish Haemophilia Directors from Jan 1980 - Dec 1995 and Regional Directors of the English and Welsh Blood Transfusion Service.

Request for paper Haemophilia Director Hepatitis C Working Party Report 1980-81.

A list of correspondence between FM and Marine Harvest, Scottish Quality Salmon between October 2003 and August 2004; a list of meetings between the same and a list of files relating to the contamination of Scottish salmon.

Request for details of all documents relating to the Holyrood Project which have been shredded by the Scottish Executive since June 1997.

Requests for details of all contracts, if any, awarded by the Scottish Executive to Equator Events Management, since 1999.

All documentation relating to investigation information about an accident on 17/12/2004 on A9 and in particular Bear Scotland's gritting operation/commitment to standards on this road.

Request for information setting out the normal requirements for minimum width public carriageways to and from residential developments.

To obtain copies, or be allowed to view, all civil servants' advice to Ministers and their responses including minutes of meetings relating to a proposal to construct a new secondary school at Rosshall Park, Glasgow.

Copies of all of the paperwork surrounding the decision taken by the Executive not to intervene in a proposal by Eden Waste to use an existing quarry as a landfill site.

To supply a copy of all Ministerial diaries since 1999, including dates, times, locations, durations and purposes of official meetings and engagements, whether face to face, videolink or telephone.

How many official engagements has the Lord Lieutenent of Moray carried out during each of the past 3 years and what remuneration or expenses has he received in that time?

To obtain a copy of the 'study protocol' for the SPS Transitional Care Evaluation, a research project funded and managed by the Drugs Misuse Research Programme.

Release of all supporting documents for coalition talks in May 2003.

After recent request to see list of SE/SO files closed under the 30 year rule this is a subsequesnt request to see 20 files. To see file SOE14/351 Water and Sewage.

To see file SOE14/413 BSE

To see file SOE14/210 Radioactive Waste

To see file SOE14/271 Braer

To see file AF80/88 Chernobyl

To see file SOE14/352 Stone of Destiny

To see file SOE14/192 Hampden

To see file SOE14/173 Ford Dundee

To see file SOE14/203 Ravenscraig

To see file SOE14/220 Piper Alpha

To see file SOE14/292 Dounreay

To see file SOE14/198 Incident in Prison

To see file SOE14/223 War Crimes

To see file SOE14/289 Lockerbie

To see file SOE14/276 Dunblane

To see file DD5/2302 Rottweillers

To see file SOE14/205

To see file SOE14/37 Papal Visit

To see file SOE14/313 Ecoli

To see file SOE14/248 Skye Bridge

Copies of all minutes taken at each meeting of MG since May 1st 2003.

All notes taken at each meeting of the MG since May 1st 2003.

All reports prepared by the MG since May 1st 2003.

Copies of all minutes taken at each meeting of the Performance and Innovation Unit since May 1st 2003

All notes taken at each meeting of the Performance and Innovation Unit since May 1st 2003.

All reports prepared by the Performance and Innovation Unit since May 1st 2003.

How many contracts and/or payments the Executive and/or Executive agencies have awarded to i. Wark Clements, ii. to IWL Media and iii. to Kirsty Wark or Alan Clements individually, including for chairing or participating in events like conferences.

All correspondence regarding the location of Learning and Teaching Scotland's Dundee and Glasgow offices. In particular the letter from the Minister of Education and Young People to the Chair of LTS in March 2004.

Information on implementation of section 3 of NHS Reform (Scotland) Act 2004, particularly workforce planning duty and how the new arrangements are being implemented by the Executive and by Health Boards across Scotland

Information on the commencement of Sections 25 to 29 of the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1990 which is concerned with rights of audience. Also information of meetings with the Lord President and background to a letter sent from Ross Finnie MSP to Jim Wallace.

Information in relation to a) a complaint enquirer made under section 70 of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980, b) enquirer's concerns about undue delay in processing the complaint, c) why certain questions have not been answered, d) any formal or informal guidelines or protocols or instructions on how section 70 complaints are handled.

Information on Smoke control areas in Dundee.

Please could you tell me where I can find a list of Bute House guests since its lease by the Executive?

a) for JB Cameron Farms - amount of grants and subsidies received for each scheme in respect of all registered holdings whether owned or rented. For last complete subsidy year. b) Expected payment for above under Single Farm Payment in 2005.

Information on the status of enquirer's neighbouring properties and whether they are registered as agricultural holdings.

Requests a copy of a file note done by Inverurie Area Office to record a telephone conversation held between enquirer and Area Office on 28 March 2003.

Am I right in thinking payments to individual farmers can now be made available? If so, how do I go about obtaining these?

Are you able to provide plans showing the agricultural owners of fields in this area with their names and addresses so that we can contact them direct?

Can you tell me how much the Queen is paid in grants and subsidies at Balmoral Estate?

Finalising a report from the British Sheep Breeds Survey and need some details about LFA farms in Scotland. Would like postcode areas of all farms in the LFA with their LFA classification.

Please provide me with a list of subsidies provided to individual farms in each of the last 3 years, including the name of the farmer.

Copy of all Ministerial diaries since the creation of the SE in 1999, including dates, times, locations, durations, and purposes of official meetings and engagements, whether face to face or conducted via videolink or telephone.

Documentary evidence on £200m additional borrowing for the water industry.

Titles of files and documents relating to Inveresk and the Edinburgh Independent Ethics Committee for Medical Research and human clinical trials of non-pharmaceutical substances conducted at Inveresk.

A list of all EU infraction cases concerning Scotland, with infornmation on substance of alleged breach, and Executive's response.

Information on the amount of grant subsidy an individual farmer has received from the Department, from the Farm Woodland Premium Scheme.

Records of action taken by FM regarding allegations of fraud and corruption in the DWP by Grampian Housing Association and any involvement of the Auditor General and the Public Services Ombudsman.

Copy of South Lanarkshire Council's application for consent of the Scottish Ministers to the closure of Earnock High School, Hamilton.

Request for Medicines Inspector reports and Haemophilia Centre minutes in relation to infection through blood products.

All correspondence, documents and computer records relating to a particular farm.

All written and electronic correspondence between the SE and the Home Office between 1/3/03 and 5/8/03 with regards to the family who were held at Dungavel.

All correspondence between the SE and the Home Office with regards to Dungavel and the detention of children since Feb 2003.

Please supply a copy of all records, statistics and analyses held by the Scottish Executive relating to the numbers of people predicted to receive free personal care, and the cost of the public purse, after 31 March 2004.

How much does FM pay Inland Revenue in tax for use of his private apartments in Bute House.

Date, nature and cost of any renovations and/or redecoration which have been undertaken in Bute House since devolution in 1999.

Request to see correspondence between officials at SE and HM Treasury on the subject of wording in para 2.19 of Treasury's UK SR2004 publication.

A copy of all records held by SE relating to the appointment of retired civil servants to remunerated positions with the executive's agencies and Non Departmental Public Bodies as well as one-off commissions and inquiries since 1999.

Documents relating to the consultation on Improving Care. Documents relating to the closing of emergency surgery and trauma orthopaedics depts at St. John's Hospital in Livingston.

Copies of correspondence between the Fraser Inquiry and the BBC in relation to the documentary The Gathering Place.

Copy of any contingency plans that exist in the event of a tsunami affecting the UK.

Transcript or minute of meeting including papers and presentations prepared for the senior civil service seminar on change management in Summer 2004 chaired by John Elvidge at which Dire Robin Young, the Permanent Secretary at the DTI spoke.

Papers on inquiry by George Kynoch on August 23 1995 into how the Morrison Group was given the brief for the new North of Scotland Water Authority HQ in Inverness weeks before its competitors.

Copies of any documents not yet published relating to Lord Cullen's inquiry into the Dunblane murders in 1996 and to Thomas Hamilton.

Information about decisions which led to Chapelcross Nuclear Power Station being sited at the former RAF airfield at Annan.

Information about the Solway Barrage a blueprint from 1966 to create a tidal power generating structure across the Solway.

How much does the annual survey of net farm income and total income from farming cost to produce.

A copy of the FOI certificate referred to in the minutes of the G8 summit Scottish planning group on Dec 9.

Report of the review of the Scottish Heart Transplant Unit.

Copy of HM Inspectorate of Education advice on proposed merger of St Andrew's High School and St Bride's High School, East Kilbride.

Copy of reports, including HM Inspectorate of Education reports, on which the Education Minister based his decision to give consent to the closure of Earnock High School.

Documents/statistics and HM Inspectorate of Education reports concerning proposed closure of Earnock High School.

All correspondance and replies from all parties tendering especially Servo submitting quotations, giving prices and responses to the IR and OR for the tender exercise.

Copies of all documents confirming the current status of a building development at the site sold by Upton Park Homes to Wishaw & District.

Request for a copy of a research report commissioned by the SE and undertaken by BRE into fire safety in residential care homes.

Request for copies of SE Circulars, information on school closure procedures and placement of Additional Support Needs pupils under the Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) 2004.

Information relating to the care treatment and death of an individual who died in Gartnavel General Hospital in 1992.

All reports, correspondence, e-mails and other relevant information between Planning Division and any other relevant Executive Department and Highland Council, AMEC (the developer), SNH, RSPB, or other relevant bodies on the subject of the Edinbane wind farm.

To request the record of correspondence between Aberdeen City Council and the Scottish Executive regarding the outcome of a RoN appeal but specifically relating to the decison of NHS Grampian to discharge the enquirer's son from Occupational Therapy services. To request the record of guidance and/or advice on the above to OSSE and their response.

All communications containing advice to Ministers on securing an individual financial settlement from SFEFC.

How many licence applications to kill or remove eider ducks in order to protect mussel farms have been received?

How many vacancies for NHS dentists in Scotland are there? How long do dentists work for the NHS before going private? Copies of correspondence between Health Minister and CMO and CDO on the above.

How many farmed salmon escaped from fish farm sites in the Orkney and Shetland Isles during the recent storms? Which farms did they escape from?

Information relating to Scottish Executive's last IT business desktop rollout/refresh project.

Seeking various attainment and performance information on Scottish secondary schools.

Numbers of cattle tested for brucellosis and tuberculosis in Scotland.

Information which was used in making the decision to appoint another candidate as Chairman of Dumfries & Galloway Children's Panel.

Information held by the Scottish Executive in respect of a complaint or allegation about a named individual.

Names of solicitors in OSSE and the former Scottish Office Solicitors Office who provided advice to Scottish Prison Service and other Scottish Office/Executive Departments in connection with contract with Signalman Controls Ltd.

Copies of all records, correspondence and analyses held by the Scottish Executive in relation to the monitoring or surveillance of demonstrators against the Community Charge or Poll Tax in Scotland in the 1990's.

Copies of all records of meetings between Scottish Executive Ministers or officials and representatives of the Drinks Industry in relation to the forthcoming licensing bill.

Copies of all records of meetings between Scottish Executive Ministers or officials and representatives of the Gaming Industry in relation to proposed changes to UK gambling law.

On how many occasions has the Scottish Executive awarded contracts to individuals to address or chair conferences since 1999?

On how many occasions has the Scottish Executive awarded contracts to individual, including well-known personalities, to be identified with Executive events and initiatives since 1999?

Minutes and dates of all meetings between Ministers and the Catholic Church since Jack McConnell took over as FM.

Minutes and dates of all meetings between Ministers and delegations of which the Catholic Church has been part of since Jack McConnell become FM.

Minutes and dates of all meetings that have taken place between the Health Department and the Catholic Church since May 1st 2003.

Minutes and dates of all meetings between the Education Department and the Catholic Church since May 1st 2003.

Documentation arising out of correspondence between the Prince of Wales and the FM in the past two years on: the Holyrood buliding project, the Land Reform Act, the ban on fox hunting in Scotland and plans to amalgamate the Scottish Regiments.

Copy of all records regarding all SE events at which hospitality was provided since 1999, including times, dates, hosts, hospitality, receipts, those invited, those who attended, which ministers attended, but excluding those events held at Bute House.

How many of these privately owned listed buildings have opened their doors to the public on a regular basis. How many have advertised their open days and how many have received no public visitors?

Details of all meetings between the Scottish Office and Bovis and all correspondence between SO and Bovis on the National Museum for Scotland project.

All papers relating to the contract between Bovis and the Scottish Office regarding the construction of the Museum of Scotland in the late 1990's.

Details of all holidays taken by the First Minister since 1999 including whom he holidayed with and how the costs were met.

Breakdown of costs of FM private functions at Bute House.

How much is spent on petrol for the Executive's Ministerial cars?

The names of all those given hospitality at Bute House since the FM took office.

The number of occasions between 1999 and 2005 that Kirsty Wark and Alan Clements have stayed at Bute House and how many times they have been transported in Government owned or chartered cars.

Names and status of all the overnight guests who have stayed at Bute House since the establishment of the Scottish Executive.

All records of all official and private events held at Bute House since November 2001, including times, dates, hosts and hospitality, receipts, lists of those invited, who attended and which ministers attended.

How often Kirsty Wark has been a guest at Bute House, how often she has been a guest for dinner and how often she has spent the night. In addition a full list of guests whom Mr McConnell has has as guests at Bute House since he became First Minister.

Copies of all communications related to the National Programme for IT in the NHS in the past year.

The names and addresses of the owners of holdings in Scotland.

The number of complaints received about the services of NHS 24 broken down by NHS Board.

Request for the minutes of the meeting of the Scottish Executive when the decision was taken to close Earnock Secondary School.

Request to publish legal advice to Ministers concerning the impact of the European Court of Justice's ruling in the Altmark Case on the need to tender West Coast and Clyde ferry services in Scotland.

For access to documents relating to the Scottish Ambulance Service's evaluation of tenders that informed its decision to award a new air ambulance contract to Gama Aviation Services (parent company Gama Holdings Limited).

Provide copies of all documents and reports, written in the last 12 months and held by the Scottish Executive, relating to planning and construction of Aberdeen's Western Peripheral Route.

Croy Park and Ride, comparative info on per capita car ownership, per capita motorway lengths, cost of congestion, worst congestion locations, length of new motorways, per capita CO2 emissions.

To provide all contracts, tenders and any other documents for FMS that we hold for the following: -David Neally Business Management, David Keteyle, Blairs Laundry and Fair City Manufacturing.

Information on why the meetings were arranged and what was discussed in respect of the meetings that the DFM had with Harrah's on 11 September 2003 and 10 December 2003 (follow up to request under the Code of Practice in 2004).

Request for a copy of the rules and regulations relating to challenges to the Single Farm Payment allocation and the basis for the decisions taken relating to challenges.

Request for copies of all letters sent from the First Minister's office on January 11 2005.

Request for copies of all letters sent from the First Minister's office to the Scotland Office in 2005.

Request for all letters sent from the First Ministers office, up until November 2001, to the UK Government on free personal care.

Provide all emails and memos sent from the Health Department to the UK Government, up until November 2001, on free personal care.

Provide copies of all letters sent from the Health Department on the sexual health strategy in December 2004

Provide all emails and memos sent from the Executive to the Home Office on Fresh Talent from January 11th to the present day.

Provide all letters sent from the Executive to the Home Office on Fresh Talent from January 11th to the present day.

Provide all emails, memos and letters sent from the Home Office to the Executive on Fresh Talent from January 11th to the present day.

Provide the minute of the 26th January 2004 meeting held at the Home Office on Fresh Talent.

Provide the letter sent to the Home Office on March 17th 2004 on Fresh Talent.

Provide the letters sent to the Home Office on October 11th and 19th 2004 regarding Fresh Talent.

Provide all emails and memos sent from the Health Minister's office on January 14th regarding the sexual health strategey.

Provide all emails and memos sent from the Health Minister's office between January 17th to the 20th regarding the sexual health strategy.

Provide all drafts of the Sexual Health Strategy that were drawn up between January and December 2004.

Provide the dates and minutes of all meetings within the Health department in September, October, November, December and January on the sexual health strategy.

Provide the dates and minutes of all meetings within the Education department in September, October, November, December and January on the sexual health strategy.

Use of Government Car Service vehicles by ministers, senior officials and other relevent persons.

Details regarding who was recommended for the appointment by The Queen of the Public Services Ombudsmen, who recommended them and where the appointment was advertised.

Request for a copy of the audit report in relation to eCare.

Request for minutes of meetings between Ministers and/or officials with Lord Irvine Laidlaw on proposals to fund education projects in Scotland.

Request for minutes of meetings held by ministers and officials at the Scottish Executive regarding City Academies within the last three years.

To supply a copy of all Ministerial diaries held by the Scottish Executive in relation to Donald Dewar, when he served as First Minister.

To supply copies of all Ministerial diaries held by the Scottish Executive in relation to Jack Mconnell's work as Finance Minister.

To supply copies of all ministerial diaries held by the Scottish Executive in relation to Jack Mconnell's work as First Minister.

To supply copies of all ministerial diaries held by the Scottish Executive in relation to Henry McLiesh, when he served as First Minister

To supply copies of all ministerial diaries held by the Scottish Executive in relation to Jack McConnel's work as Education Minister.

To supply copies of all ministerial diaries held by the Scottish Executive in relation to Des McNulty's work as Deputy Minister for Social Justice.

To supply copies of all diary material relating to meetings between Malcolm Chisolm, while Health Minister, and Andy Kerr, as Health Minister and representatives of private health care providers since 1st January 2004.

Request for copies of terms and conditions of two independent offers to produce commercial products, clan crest miniature whiskeys,

To supply copies of all email communication between the Deputy Minister for Education and Young People and Rachel Gwyon.

How much involvement Kirsty Wark had in the activities associated with the Scottish Parliament and with the official role of the First Minister Jack McConnell. Costs Involved and how much was paid to her, and if this was sanctioned by the First Minister.

Request for a copy of all records regarding all Scottish Executive events at which hospitality was provided since 1999, including dates, hosts and hospitality, as well as receipts, lists of those invited who attended excluding events held at Bute House.

All information held on C Shepherd and partners, holding number 96/839/0227.

Request for information regarding Kirsty Wark's selection and involvement as a judge on the Holyrood building judging panel.

Request for documentation regarding The Gathering Place, the documentary film produced by Kirsty Wark's Company, including the awarding of Scottish Executive funding.

Request for all documentation in relation to Kirsty Wark's opposition to denominational schools.

Request for copies of all requests which have been made to the Scottish Executive under FOI(S)A 2002 since 1 January 2005.

What communications have taken place between the Scottish Executive and the Department of Transport concerning the use or potential use of the Public Service Obligation process to safeguard air services between remote regional hub airports.

What communications have taken place between the Scottish Executive and the European Commission concerning the use or potential use of the Public Service Obligation process to safeguard air services between remote regional hub airports.

Provide a list of all hospitality claimed for by every minister, who they entertained, where and how much it cost. Information to include any restaurants or any other private establishments.

Provide transcripts of any meetings or communications between Transport Minister Nicol Stephens and groups concerned with the A96 upgrade. And information regarding the Minister and groups concerned with the Western Peripheral Route in Aberdeen.

What free benefits and assistance (financial and otherwise) are MSPs entitled to, both in their constituencies and in Edinburgh?

What details of correspondence and Cabinet discussions are available relating to the Scottish Executive's decision, announced in January 2003, to fund the construction of the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route?

What details of correspondence and Cabinet discussions are available relating to the Scottish Executive's decision, announced in September 2002, not to close Peterhead Prison?

What information (fares, expenses claims) is available about journeys made on public transport (i.e. buses, trains) by Scottish Executive ministers?

Provide documents relating to the establishment of the current Cultural Commission, including how budget, membership and location were decided.

How was the appointment of a press agency for the Cultural Commission decided, was the position advertised and how much is it paid?

To provide any reviews of the Scottish Screen and the Scottish Arts Council between 2002 and 2005, the Ministerial responses to these and any documents relating to the possibility of them merging.

To provide details of the membership of a review group appointed to meet following the first National Cultural Strategy, the number of meetings that the group held and the dates of these including notes from meetings.

Copies of all correspondence and minutes of meetings between Scottish Executive Ministers and members of Loch Lomond and The Trossachs Noational Park Authority (LLTTNPA) regarding jet skis on Loch Lomond.

Request for copies of all notes, memorandum, letter, emails, faxes and any briefing documents relating to the enquirer's "case" that were supplied to the Scottish Office to brief George Kynoch, Minister for State, around 1995 and onwards.

All information held by the Scottish Executive (including feasibility studies and correspondence with organisations such as Highlands and Islands Airports Ltd etc. about extending the runways at Scatsta and Sumburgh Airports.

All communication between Deputy Minister for Education & Young People and the Scottish Children's Reporter Administration and the First Minister's Office which refer to Mark Hirst between June 04 and 03/02/05

Minutes of meetings and other communication between former Chief Executive Alan Miller, Rachel Gwyon and SE officials related to the review of cases related to Munchausen's By Proxy for the entire period of 2004.

All communication between SE and The Scottish Children's Reporter Administration (SCRA) related to SCRA Chair and his employment during 2004 with any local authority in Scotland, specifically where that related to a role in children's hearings proceedings in 2004.

Request for minutes of all meetings between Rachel Gwyon and Scottish Children's Reporter Administration officials at which SCRA officials were advised that "Ministers will not be placed in the position of defending SCRA data" during the period 2004.

Communication between former C.E. Alan Miller and SE related to concerns about Scottish Children's Reporter Administration's independence, specifically the clarification sought by SCRA over what the "N" in "non-departmental public body" stands for, during the period 2004/January 2005.

All communication between SE and Scottish Children's Reporter Administration about the letter sent to the Herald Newspaper in January 2005 together with all other communication between the SCRA Chair and SE officials and Ministers related to general media handling during 2004.

Request for documents describing the current future plans for information systems regarding health (including mental health).

Request for all MG minutes, notes of meetings and reports by MG from 1 January 2005.

Request by solicitor on behalf of farmer regarding inherited partnership in an IACS business, to provide various items of information for the 2003 and 2004 scheme years and on SFP planning.

Supply the names of individuals who have sold their sheep but will continue to receive scheme payments based on what they were paid between 2000 and 2002.

Cost analysis relating to the decision to include free dental checks for all in the Scottish Executive's Partnership agreement.

Information relating to contact with Depression Alliance (letter of 22 Jan 2005). Enquirer requests copies of letters, emails, minutes, notes and records of telephone or other communications regarding both the letter and himself.

Email, letter, memos, minutes etc between the Home Office and Scottish Executive on Fresh Talent from 11th January until 8th February.

Request for information on the decision to locate the headquarters of the Care Commission and the Scottish Social services Council in Dundee.

The full first name and surname of your Advocate and Clerk who attended the Hearing of 18/11/04 and a copy of the records of the proceedings.

Request for copies of the correspondence concerning the Fresh Talent Initiative between the Scottish Executive, Scottish Universities and the UK government.

Request for all details of correspondence sent to the Catholic Church in Scotland from June 2003 onwards concerning the recently published sexual health strategy.

Request for the minutes of the meeting held between Health Minister Andy Kerr and Cardinal Keith O'Brien in December 2004. Also like to request any preparatory notes or memos that were written for this meeting.

To supply a copy of all background statistics, reports and analyses used in the formulation of the Scottish Executive's proposed ban on smoking in public places, but which have not yet been made public.

Request for a copy of all the objections received by the Executive as a result of a consultation exercise on a possible shellfish regulating order.

Copies of all assessments and estimates regarding what impact there would be were top up fees charged in Scotland to non-Scottish UK students. In particular, copies of assessments of the potential impact of alternative tuition fees caps considered.

Provide any research or briefing notes the Executive holds on the effectiveness of abstinence in relation to the Executive's sexual health strategy.

Provide all analyses produced regarding any research or briefing notes that the Executive holds on the effectiveness of abstinence in relation to the Executives sexual health strategy.

Provide all letters and emails sent from the Health Department between September 2004 to the current day on abstinence in relation to the sexual health strategy.

Provide all emails and letters sent from the Health Minister's Office between September 2004 to the current day on abstinence in relation to the sexual health strategy.

All brix notes produced on the sexual health strategy in September 2004 - February 2005

All letters sent from the Health Department to the Sexual Health Strategy Reference Group between January 1st 2004 to the present day.

All letters emails sent from the Health Department to the Sexual Health Strategy Reference Group between January 1st 2004 to the present day.

All letters sent from the Health Department on healthy respect between January 1st 2004 to the present day.

All letters and emails sent from the Health Minister's office on healthy respect from January 1st 2004 to the present day.

All communications that have taken place between the Scottish Executive and Rangers football club and/or Celtic football club, in connection with the initiative to tackle sectarianism.

Request for all letters sent from Tods Murray to the Justice department between 1999 to the current day.

Request for all letters sent from the Department of Culture, Tourism and Sport to Tods Murray between 1999 and the present day.

Request for all letters sent from the Education Department to Tods Murray between 1999 and the present day.

Request for all letters sent from the Health Department to Tods Murray between 1999 and the present day.

Request for all letters sent from the First Minister's office to Tods Murray between 1999 and the present day.

Request for all letters sent from the Crown Office to Tods Murray between 1999 and the present day.

Request for all letters sent from the Departments of Enterprise, Transport and Lifelong Learning to Tods Murray between 1999 and the present day.

Request for all letters sent from the Development Department to Tods Murray between 1999 and the present day.

Request for all letters sent from the Finance Department to Tods Murray between 1999 and the present day.

Details regarding the whereabouts of a pearl necklace, valued at £555 presented in October 2003 to Jim Wallace, as Deputy First Minister and what is likely to happen to it in the future.

How many other gifts have been "retained by the Scottish Executive", what they are and what their individual values are?

What are the latest annual crime figures for Coatbridge?

Request for any reports regarding levels of alert at Scottish Institutions regarding terror attacks.

In the event of nuclear, biological or chemical attack on Scotland, how many bunkers are maintained for the safe occupation of people? What is the capacity and who will be on the list ?

Any information the Scottish Executive holds on UFO sightings over Scotland.

Any information the Scottish Executive holds on paranormal or supernatural activities in Scotland.

Information on whether a woman who owed £28,000 in parking fines by January 2003 has paid her bill. What is her name and bonafides? How much does she still owe ?

How much has the Scottish Executive spent on police investigation, detention, trial, court costs, and subsequent estimated court costs for Luke Mitchell up to his sentencing?

How much does the Scottish Executive estimate will be the final cost for Luke Mitchell's incarceration at the taxpayers' expense?

Does the local authority which covers the Barr's Irn Bru factory have to be informed of the drink's ingredients? If so, what are they?

How many mobile telephone masts have been erected on local authority land in the last 4 years, including a breakdown and map of masts with financial details enclosed etc.

How many mobile telephone masts have been erected on private land in the last 4 years including a breakdown and map of masts with financial details enclosed etc.

Any reports the Scottish Executive holds regarding safety concerns at Scottish nuclear power stations since 1999.

Any reports the Scottish Executive holds regarding safety concerns at Grangemouth Oil Refinery and Processing Plant since 1999.

Any reports the Scottish Executive has regarding safety concerns at any Scottish oil-drilling, production or processing platforms.

How much has the Scottish Executive paid Wark Clements since 1999?

How much has the Scottish Executive spent on public relations contracts to private contractors since 1999? Including lists of firms and the amounts in tax payers cash given to each.

How much has the Scottish Executive spent on running South Lanarkshire's internal broadcaster Thistle TV over the last year? And how much it spent on Thistle TV since 1999? What are the audience figures ?

How many mobile phone masts have been erected on Scottish Executive Land in the last 4 years? Including a breakdown and map of masts with financial details enclosed, e.g.. How much did the government receive for each mast or contract?

How much has the Scottish Executive paid in pensions to Ministers who are no longer in service? Including lists of individuals and annual amounts paid to said individuals.

Any correspondence between the First Minister Jack McConnell and his Ministers (current and former) during the last cabinet re-shuffle.

Any correspondence between the First Minister Jack McConnell and his constituents regarding Orange and Republican marches since he became First Minister.

Any correspondence between the First Minister and Procurator Fiscal regarding Orange or Republican marches.

How often has the First Minister entertained Kirsty Wark at both his official and private residences since he became First Minister.

Info on all Scottish Executive and Scottish Office Policy concerning ex gratia compensation to victims of miscarriages of justice; including copies of all internal policy documents and statements, Ministerial Statements, press releases and publicity.

Request for information about vehicle mileage/costs incurred by the Scottish Office/Scottish Executive.

To see all correspondence and replies from all parties, especially the incumbent Servo, submitting quotations, giving prices and responses to IR and OR's.

All reports, correspondence and analysis held by the Scottish Executive in relation to Henry McLeish's resignation as First Minister in November 2001, including lessons to be learned on press relations, executive presentation, and political strategy.

Requires the name of the official to contact with regard to advice to Health Ministers regarding the issue of compensation following the decision to withdraw general anaesthesia from NHS general dental services.

Request to see the comments received from external peer review of the outline application received in response to the Genetics & Healthcare Initiative in March 2004.

Any documents passing between Barbara Doig, John Gibbons, Robert Gordon, Alastair Wyllie, Paul Grice, Sir Muir Russell, their secretaries or other assistants working for them, which related to the Holyrood Project, from Sep 1998 - 6th April 2000.

Communications between Barbara Doig, John Gibbons, Robert Gordon, Alastair Wyllie and Sir Muir Russell, regarding selection of Construction Manager of the Holyrood Project, and between any member of the panel which interviewed potential tenderers.

Drafts of the memos by Barbara Doig preparatory to the final issue of the memos of March & May 1999 to the former secretary of state for Scotland and the Finance Minister Mr McConnell with associated docs/emails etc. between her and civil servants.

Response to the story which appeared in the Sunday Herald on the 13th Feb, suggesting that certain documents relating to the Holyrood Project have been destroyed. Information relating to their destruction & whether an investigation will take place.

All letters, emails, memos notes or other written communication between Scottish Executive Ministers, any Minister and civil servant, any Minister and Special Advisors, any Minister and any 3rd Party. All to include First Minister.

All documents passing between the First Minister and his office, and the Fraser Inquiry.

Request for documents relating to the possible destruction of Holyrood papers, including any information which has been received by the First Minister or his Office regarding what documents these were and subsequent details of their destruction.

All documents passing between the offices of the First Minister and Robert Gordon relating to the Holyrood Progress group, other than those which have been submitted to the Fraser Inquiry; in particular those relating to meetings from Sep 2003 onwards.

All documents which contain information as to the projected or estimated costs of the Holyrood Project, supplied to or otherwise received by the current First Minister or his Office.

To see a copy of the email sent from the First Ministers Office last year to fellow Ministers asking if any of them could attend the D Day anniversary celebrations in France.

To see any correspondence sent from the First Minister's Office to the BBC over the withholding of the tapes for The Gathering Place documentary.

Copies of correspondence and notes of meetings between the FM Jack McConnell and Kirsty Wark, or Lord Fraser or his team, relating to "The Gathering Place" and the Holyrood Building Project. Also info about Mrs McConnell's involvement if any.

To provide livestock numbers claimed from 1995 to date on other farmer's claim forms (170/0139) in order to adjust rental.

All relevant information regarding the apparent exclusion of Sheep Annual Premium from being a basis of a challenge in respect to the Organic Aid Scheme as graphically displayed in Annex A of SFPS information leaflet 4.

In the Analysis of Consultation Responses, Dec 2004 to the 1st Apr 2004, there are 8 groups listed. Has the Minister, Deputy Minister or Departmental Civil Servants held any meetings with the groups since the closing date? Dates and groups concerned.

Request for a copy of submission to Ministers from the City of Edinburgh Council for consent to close Curriehill Primary school.