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Scottish Parliament written answers — Schools: Schools (19 Nov 2009)

Ms Wendy Alexander: To ask the Scottish Executive what the names are of the 14 condition C schools in Renfrewshire as noted in table 6.1 of Schools Estate Statistics 2009 .

Scottish Parliament: Arbitration (Scotland) Bill (18 Nov 2009)

Ms Wendy Alexander: In the tone of my speech, I will take my cue from Rob Gibson. Today is noteworthy not simply because we are about to pass a valuable piece of legislation but because, collectively, we may find ourselves with insufficient to say. A few cynics among us will attribute our comparative brevity to the bewilderment that some of us, as members of the Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee, felt when...

Scottish Parliament written answers — Economy: Economy (17 Nov 2009)

Ms Wendy Alexander: To ask the Scottish Executive what its position is on the First Minister’s previously stated view that spivs and speculators caused the demise of HBOS.

Scottish Parliament written answers — Employment: Employment (17 Nov 2009)

Ms Wendy Alexander: To ask the Scottish Executive how many additional jobs have been created, and over what period, by the advanced capital spend and how it has arrived at these figures.

Scottish Parliament written answers — Economy: Economy (10 Nov 2009)

Ms Wendy Alexander: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it (a) has undertaken and (b) will publish a review of the effectiveness of recent financial market policy interventions for the Scottish financial sector.

Scottish Parliament written answers — Economy: Economy (10 Nov 2009)

Ms Wendy Alexander: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has concerns about a reduction in competition in high street lending and what policy intervention it (a) has promoted and (b) supports to address this issue.

Scottish Parliament written answers — Finance: Finance (5 Nov 2009)

Ms Wendy Alexander: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will identify the proposals in the UK Government white paper, Reforming financial markets , that it supports.

Scottish Parliament written answers — Finance: Finance (5 Nov 2009)

Ms Wendy Alexander: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will identify the proposals in the UK Government white paper, Reforming financial markets , that it does not support.

Scottish Parliament written answers — Schools: Schools (5 Nov 2009)

Ms Wendy Alexander: To ask the Scottish Executive which three primary schools in Renfrewshire had a roll less than 50% of capacity in 2008-09, as stated in table 7.1 of the School Estate Statistics 2009 .

Scottish Parliament written answers — Schools: Schools (2 Nov 2009)

Ms Wendy Alexander: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will name the secondary school in Renfrewshire that was rebuilt or substantially refurbished in 2008-09, as stated in Table 4 of the School Estate Statistics 2009 , and how much was spent in direct funding on that school in 2008-09.

Scottish Parliament written answers — Teachers: Teachers (2 Nov 2009)

Ms Wendy Alexander: To ask the Scottish Executive, in light of its funding to local authorities to maintain teacher numbers, whether it has concerns about the reduction in teachers by over 100 in the Renfrewshire local authority area.

Scottish Parliament written answers — Teachers: Teachers (2 Nov 2009)

Ms Wendy Alexander: To ask the Scottish Executive, in light of its funding to local authorities to maintain teacher numbers, whether it has concerns that the reduction in teacher numbers exceeds the proportionate fall in pupils in the Renfrewshire local authority area.

Scottish Parliament: Scottish Economy (29 Oct 2009)

Ms Wendy Alexander: Will the cabinet secretary take an intervention?

Scottish Parliament: Scottish Economy (29 Oct 2009)

Ms Wendy Alexander: Oh, come on.

Scottish Parliament: Scottish Economy (29 Oct 2009)

Ms Wendy Alexander: I welcome the Government-sponsored debate on the economy. This year it has taken only eight weeks after the summer for the Government to get round to debating the economy. Last year, despite the financial crisis raging around us, we had to wait 10 weeks after we came back before the Government could find time for a debate on the economy. Today there is a new document at the back of the...

Scottish Parliament: Scottish Economy (29 Oct 2009)

Ms Wendy Alexander: I see Margo MacDonald rising, but let me deal with the banking issue. On 24 September, I asked the Scottish Government whether it stood by "the First Minister's previously stated view that spivs and speculators caused the demise of HBOS." Thirty days later, I still do not have any answer. That is a small point but, much more important, I asked in writing what the Scottish Government was doing...

Scottish Parliament: Scottish Economy (29 Oct 2009)

Ms Wendy Alexander: Let me come to the point. I asked the Scottish Government what views it had offered the European competition authorities on breaking up banks in this country—back came the answer that the Government had not been asked for evidence, so it had provided none. Thirdly, I asked the Government what its views were on bankers bonuses—back came the response that no representations had been...

Scottish Parliament written answers — Finance: Finance (21 Oct 2009)

Ms Wendy Alexander: To ask the Scottish Executive what written representations it made to the UK Government on (a) financial services regulations and (b) bankers’ bonuses between 15 September 2008 and 20 September 2009 and whether it will publish any such representations.

Scottish Parliament written answers — Finance: Finance (21 Oct 2009)

Ms Wendy Alexander: To ask the Scottish Executive what written representations it made to the European Commission on (a) financial services regulations and (b) bankers’ bonuses between 15 September 2008 and 20 September 2009 and whether it will publish any such representations.

Scottish Parliament written answers — Finance: Finance (14 Oct 2009)

Ms Wendy Alexander: To ask the Scottish Executive what representations it made prior to 22 September 2009 to the (a) European Commission and (b) UK Government regarding the EU probe into competition in British banking services; whether these submissions are in writing, and, if so, whether it will publish them.