Thursday, 29 April 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it ensured that Highlands and Islands Airport Ltd (HIAL) formally consulted ZetTrans regarding HIAL’s proposal to introduce car parking charges at...
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it took to ensure that Highlands and Islands Airport Ltd’s (HIAL) proposal to introduce car parking charges at Sumburgh Airport was subject to a...
To ask the Scottish Executive, in reference to paragraph 122 of Changing Scotland’s Relationship with Alcohol: a Framework for Action , what progress the working group to update core...
To ask the Scottish Executive on what date the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth wrote to the UK Government offering to represent UK interests at the Major Economies Forum on...
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will publish the letter that it sent to the UK Government offering to represent UK interests at the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate, due to be...
To ask the Scottish Executive whether Scottish Enterprise was approached to play a role in the organisation of the proposed Islamic Expo and, if so, by whom and what the proposed role was.
To ask the Scottish Executive whether Scottish Development International was approached to play a role in the organisation of the proposed Islamic Expo and, if so, by whom and what the proposed...
To ask the Scottish Executive whether ministers met Scottish Development International to discuss the proposed Islamic Expo and, if so, on what dates, broken down by ministers and officials involved.
To ask the Scottish Executive whether ministers met Scottish Enterprise to discuss the proposed Islamic Expo and, if so, on what dates, broken down by ministers and officials involved.
To ask the Scottish Executive by what process artistic bodies will apply for grants from Creative Scotland.
To ask the Scottish Executive what decisions have been made regarding the implementation timetable of the Curriculum for Excellence and new qualifications.
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans are in place to tackle violence in schools.
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide the PFI revenue costs as a share of gross local authority education expenditure for 2008-09, comparable to the figures given up to that year...
To ask the Scottish Executive how it will continue to address the concerns of teaching unions that have called for a delayed implementation of the Curriculum for Excellence.
To ask the Scottish Executive how many events will be held to allow head teachers to share best practice with regard to the implementation of the Curriculum for Excellence and whether these...
To ask the Scottish Executive what role Learning and Teaching Scotland is playing in the development of the new national qualifications.
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers that there are sufficient numbers of teachers to allow for flexibility in training and continuing professional development for the Curriculum...
To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with Scottish and Southern Energy regarding undergrounding sections of the Beauly to Denny power line upgrade in the Stirling area.
To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with Scottish and Southern Energy regarding undergrounding sections of the Beauly to Denny power line upgrade in Perthshire.
To ask the Scottish Executive on what date it expects to publish the Energy Efficiency Action Plan for Scotland.
To ask the Scottish Executive by (a) how much in cash terms and (b) what percentage have all Calmac ferry fares (i) on the Clyde, (ii) to the Western Isles and (iii) across the rest of the...
To ask the Scottish Executive what assessment has been made of the Firefighters’ Pension Scheme Circular issued by the Local Government and Firefighters’ Pensions Division.
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to protect the stock of wild salmon in rivers.
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will reassess plans to change the governance arrangements of further education colleges.
To ask the Scottish Executive how many students at a further education institute had their course funded by the Scottish Government in each of the last 10 years, broken down by students from (a)...
To ask the Scottish Executive when the business case for a new Glenwood Health Centre in Glenrothes will be approved by ministers.
To ask the Scottish Executive whether any NHS agency has held a meeting or event at Cameron House Hotel since May 2007 and, if so, what the (a) nature, (b) date and (c) total cost was of each...
To ask the Scottish Executive whether any NHS board has held a meeting or event at Cameron House Hotel since May 2007 and, if so, what the (a) nature, (b) date and (c) total cost was of each such...
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will list all meetings and events held by NHS agencies since May 2007 that have taken place at external facilities for which there was a charge, showing...
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will list all meetings and events held by NHS boards since May 2007 that have taken place at external facilities for which there was a charge, showing the...
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-33183 by Nicola Sturgeon on 23 April 2010, how many of the 143 graduate nurses who took up employment with NHS Grampian in...
To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding proposals to increase national insurance contributions.
To ask the Scottish Executive what its position is on concerns of the Educational Institute of Scotland regarding possible redundancies resulting from the New Campus Glasgow project.
To ask the Scottish Executive whether discussions are ongoing with Stow College regarding its position on the New Campus Glasgow project.
To ask the Scottish Executive what process the New Campus Glasgow project will follow once it comes before ministers.
To ask the Scottish Executive how it will assess the suitability of the New Campus Glasgow project, given that it is a unique merger in Glasgow.
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it has taken to ensure that sheltered businesses, such as Royal Strathclyde Blindcraft Industries, have been invited to bid or had the chance to match...
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-25616 by John Swinney on 29 July 2009, whether the research on actual and perceived barriers to consortia bidding in the...
To ask the Scottish Executive what work is being done by Network Rail regarding the spread of Japanese knotweed and giant hogweed along railway lines in Scotland.
To ask the Scottish Executive what powers it has to change the terms of the passenger railway franchise in Scotland.
To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it had with (a) individuals and (b) organisations to inform its decision to withdraw the Energy Saving Scotland home renewables grant scheme for...
To ask the Scottish Executive how many grants it issued under the Energy Saving Scotland home renewables grant scheme in each of the last three years and how much this amounts to in carbon savings.
To ask the Scottish Executive for what reason it reduced the maximum payable under the Energy Saving Scotland home loan scheme from £10,000 to £4,000 for electricity generating...
To ask the Scottish Executive for what reason it has no plans to contribute funding toward community facilities at the planned new Lasswade High School Centre.
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has received a copy of any reports by the Scottish Football Review Committee chaired by Henry McLeish.
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-32224 by Keith Brown on 18 March 2010, when the meetings with the Scottish Funding Council took place and what was discussed.
To ask the Scottish Executive how much further education colleges have been awarded by the Scottish Funding Council or its predecessor body in each of the last 10 years.
To ask the Scottish Executive how much higher education colleges have been awarded by the Scottish Funding Council or its predecessor body in each of the last 10 years.
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to make a submission to the EU consultation on sport policy.
To ask the Scottish Executive how much the Water Industry Commission for Scotland paid to meet the subsistence costs of its chairman in each of the last three financial years.