Tommy Sheridan: To ask the Scottish Executive what input it had to the Olympic Delivery Authority’s consultation on the transport plan for the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games in respect of the impact of the plan on the Scottish workforce.
Tommy Sheridan: To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it is making to meet any additional workforce requirements for construction and transport infrastructure projects in Scotland associated with the London 2012 Olympic Games.
Tommy Sheridan: To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had, and intends to have, with the STUC or its affiliates regarding the impact on the Scottish workforce of the transport plan for the London 2012 Olympic Games.
Tommy Sheridan: To ask the Scottish Executive what checks are carried out to ensure that jobs are safeguarded and created when a company has been awarded Regional Selective Assistance (RSA).
Tommy Sheridan: To ask the Scottish Executive what checks are carried out to establish whether applications for Regional Selective Assistance are from "phoenix companies".
Tommy Sheridan: To ask the Scottish Executive how many "phoenix companies" have been awarded Regional Selective Assistance in each year since 1999.
Tommy Sheridan: To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has on the number of companies that have been in receipt of Regional Selective Assistance which are under investigation by the Companies Investigation Branch of the Department of Trade and Industry.
Tommy Sheridan: To ask the Scottish Executive whether its Innovation and Investment Grants unit liaises with the Companies Investigation Branch of the Department of Trade and Industry about checks on companies applying for Regional Selective Assistance.
Tommy Sheridan: To ask the Scottish Executive whether, in respect of the clawback of Regional Selective Assistance, there have been any occasions when funding has not been returned in full, showing in any such case the (a) total amount that should have been clawed back and (b) name of company.
Tommy Sheridan: To ask the Scottish Executive how many companies have gone bankrupt after receiving Regional Selective Assistance and, in each case, how many jobs were lost and what the value was of the original grant.
Tommy Sheridan: To ask the Scottish Executive what representations it has made to the UK Government concerning the number of companies in receipt of Regional Selective Assistance (RSA) that are operating without registering with HM Revenue and Customs.
Tommy Sheridan: To ask the Scottish Executive what representations it has made to the UK Government concerning any companies, in receipt of Regional Selective Assistance (RSA), that take National Insurance (NI) contributions from workers but do not pass them on or pay the company’s NI contributions to HM Revenue and Customs.
Tommy Sheridan: To ask the Scottish Executive what the shortest turnaround has been in days for obtaining Regional Selective Assistance (RSA) from application to (a) decision and (b) receipt of funding.
Tommy Sheridan: To ask the Scottish Executive what the final cost was of the tendering exercise for the First ScotRail franchise that took effect from October 2004.
Tommy Sheridan: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will change its policy with regard to bursaries for social work courses in line with decisions made in England and Wales.
Tommy Sheridan: To ask the Scottish Executive who assesses the allocation of Regional Selective Assistance.
Tommy Sheridan: To ask the Scottish Executive what checks are carried out on companies applying for Regional Selective Assistance (RSA) and whether these are conducted by independent auditors assigned by its Innovation and Investment Grants Unit.
Tommy Sheridan: To ask the Scottish Executive what checks are carried out on directors of companies applying for Regional Selective Assistance (RSA).
Tommy Sheridan: To ask the Scottish Executive how many companies applying for Regional Selective Assistance (RSA) in Scotland have their headquarters outside Scotland.
Tommy Sheridan: To ask the Scottish Executive what representations it has made to the UK Government about the number of companies in receipt of Regional Selective Assistance (RSA) that are operating without a PAYE system.