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Some recent Scottish Parliament written answers
- Police answered 21 March 2011
Gavin Brown: To ask the Scottish Executive by how much the total pay bill for senior police officers in Strathclyde Police has gone up in each of the last three years.
- Prison Service answered 17 March 2011
Richard Baker: To ask the Scottish Executive how many prisoners accessed the (a) Violence Prevention, (b) Anger Management and (c) Controlling Anger Regulating Emotions Programme while serving a custodial sentence in 2009, broken down by prison.
- Enterprise answered 15 March 2011
Peter Peacock: To ask the Scottish Executive what the status is of the Intellectual Asset Centre.
- Public Transport answered 17 March 2011
Elaine Smith: To ask the Scottish Executive how many buses travelled between Moodiesburn and Glasgow on 31 January 2011.
- Health answered 21 March 2011
Dr Richard Simpson: To ask the Scottish Executive what progress has been made on achieving the dietary targets listed in Annex B of Eating for Health - meeting the challenge: Co-ordinated action, improved communication and leadership for Scottish Food and Health policy 2004.
- Scottish Government Staff answered 18 March 2011
Jackie Baillie: To ask the Scottish Executive what it considers to be the options for flexible working practices that reduce costs.
- Public Transport answered 17 March 2011
Elaine Smith: To ask the Scottish Executive what the satisfaction levels are of bus passengers in the Coatbridge and Chryston constituency.
- Public Transport answered 17 March 2011
Elaine Smith: To ask the Scottish Executive how many bus routes served the Moodiesburn area on 31 January 2010.
What is the Scottish Parliament?
The Scottish Parliament is the national legislature of Scotland, located in Edinburgh. The Parliament consists of 129 members known as MSPs, elected for four-year terms; 73 represent individual geographical constituencies, and 56 are regional representatives.
Recent Scottish Parliament debates
- Scottish Executive Question Time — General Questions: Teacher Numbers Thursday, 13 January 2011; 6 speeches
- To ask the Scottish Executive how many fewer teachers it expects to be employed in schools during the lifetime of the current Administration. (S3O-12556)
- Scottish Executive Question Time — General Questions: Planning (Hunterston Power Station) Thursday, 13 January 2011; 6 speeches
- To ask the Scottish Executive, with specific reference to any application for planning permission for a clean-coal-fired power station at Hunterston, whether the presumption of need conferred by...
- Scottish Executive Question Time — Health and Wellbeing: NHS Board Chairmen (Meetings) Thursday, 13 January 2011; 7 speeches
- To ask the Scottish Executive when it last met the chairmen of national health service boards. (S3O-12598)
- Decision Time Thursday, 13 January 2011; 48 speeches
- There are eight questions to be put as a result of today's business. I remind members that, in relation to the debate on education, if the amendment in the name of Michael Russell is agreed to,...
- Scottish Executive Question Time — General Questions: School Closures (Highlands and Islands) Thursday, 13 January 2011; 11 speeches
- To ask the Scottish Executive what representations it has received regarding school closures in the Highlands and Islands. (S3O-12543)
- First Minister's Question Time: Pandemic Flu Budget Thursday, 13 January 2011; 6 speeches
- To ask the First Minister whether the Scottish Government will revisit plans to remove £10 million from the Scottish pandemic flu budget in light of concerns expressed regarding the...
- Education Thursday, 13 January 2011; 119 speeches
- Good morning. The first item of business is a debate on motion S3M-7692, in the name of Des McNulty, on education. The debate is heavily subscribed, and there is very little time in hand.
- Presiding Officer's Ruling Thursday, 13 January 2011; 5 speeches
- Before we come to decision time, I would like to make the following brief statement. Further to my ruling this morning on Lord Foulkes's interventions during general questions, I inform the...
- First Minister's Question Time: Secretary of State for Scotland (Meetings) Thursday, 13 January 2011; 6 speeches
- To ask the First Minister when he will next meet the Secretary of State for Scotland. (S3F-2819)
- Autism (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1 Wednesday, 12 January 2011; 29 speeches
- The next item of business is a debate on motion S3M-7676, in the name of Hugh O'Donnell, on the Autism (Scotland) Bill. We are very tight for time, so I ask that times be adhered to.