Friday, 2 October 2009

Scottish Parliament Written answers

• Ferry Services
  To ask the Scottish Executive what the extent will be of the public consultation on the terms and conditions to be included in the tender documents for the next contract to provide lifeline ferry...
• Ferry Services
  To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will list the quantity of freight carried on each route operated by CalMac Ferries Limited, (b) Cowal Ferries Limited and (c) NorthLink Ferries Limited in...
• Higher Education
  To ask the Scottish Executive whether funding for universities is broadly comparable with funding for universities elsewhere in the United Kingdom.
• Ports
  To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers that Clydeport is obliged to consult, or could do more to consult, local residents regarding laid-up shipping presently berthed in Loch Striven,...
• Public Private Partnerships
  To ask the Scottish Executive what dealings it has had with local authorities over reports of problems in the new PPP schools with regard to dust extraction facilities for woodworking equipment.
• Public Private Partnerships
  To ask the Scottish Executive what measures are in place to ensure that new PPP schools comply with health and safety regulations in relation to dust extraction facilities.
• Road Accidents
  To ask the Scottish Executive how many people have been killed in accidents on Scottish roads in each month since May 2007.
• Student Finance
  To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-26641 by Fiona Hyslop on 17 September 2009, for what reason Scottish students over the age of 55 are not eligible for a...
• Student Finance
  To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will include student organisations and other stakeholders not on the Tripartite Advisory Group on universities in its work to compare university sector...
• Student Finance
  To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Tripartite Advisory Group on universities will look at comparing funding for student support, including discretionary funds, across the United Kingdom.
• Waste Management
  To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of municipal waste was sent to landfill in each of the last five years, broken down by local authority area.