Section E – Written questions lodged on 29 September 2009

Questions marked with a triangle (Δ) are initiated by the Scottish Executive in order to facilitate the provision of information to the Parliament.

Questions in which a member has indicated a declarable interest are marked with an "R".

S3W-27816 Helen Eadie: To ask the Scottish Executive what action it has taken to provide inpatient beds for children and adolescents with mental health issues in line with recommendations made in the Child Health Support Group Inpatient Working Group report, Psychiatric Inpatient Services for Children and Young People in Scotland: A Way Forward.

S3W-27817 Nanette Milne: To ask the Scottish Executive how many petrol stations there have been in each year since 1999, broken down by local authority area.

S3W-27818 Nanette Milne: To ask the Scottish Executive how many grants have been made under the Rural Petrol Station Grant Scheme since it was established, broken down by local authority area.

S3W-27819 Nanette Milne: To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to extend the funding available under the Rural Petrol Station Grant Scheme.

S3W-27820 Sandra White: To ask the Scottish Executive how many, and which, voluntary sector organisations have had grants recalled by the Equality Unit since 2003 due to a failure to meet grant criteria and what the amount was in each case.

S3W-27821 Sandra White: To ask the Scottish Executive how many, and which, voluntary sector organisations have been allowed to carry grants forward to future financial years or had them reprofiled to that effect by the Equality Unit since 2003 and what the amount was in each case.

S3W-27822 Ken Macintosh: To ask the Scottish Executive for what reason Barrhead High School has not been included in the first phase of secondary schools in the Scottish Government’s new School Estate Strategy, Building Better Schools: Investing in Scotland’s Future.

S3W-27823 Ken Macintosh: To ask the Scottish Executive on which of the criteria outlined by the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning in her letter of 28 September 2009 to the Convener of the Education, Lifelong Learning and Culture Committee announcing the first phase of secondary schools in the Scottish Government’s new School Estate Strategy, Building Better Schools: Investing in Scotland’s Future, Barrhead High School did not qualify for funding.

S3W-27824 Ken Macintosh: To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to rebuild Barrhead High School.

S3W-27825 Ken Macintosh: To ask the Scottish Executive when it expects to fund a new Barrhead High School.

S3W-27826 Bill Butler: To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question SW3-24517 by Stewart Stevenson on 10 June 2009, for what reason the analysis report on the householder development permitted rights consultation has not been published.

S3W-27827 Ted Brocklebank: To ask the Scottish Executive whether the trial of broadband-enabling technology will be expanded to include Fife.

S3W-27828 Mary Mulligan: To ask the Scottish Executive, in its announcement on 28 September 2009 regarding loans from the European Investment Bank, what is meant by "new affordable private home developments".

S3W-27829 Mary Mulligan: To ask the Scottish Executive what the timeframe is for access to the £50 million lending facility from the European Investment Bank.

S3W-27830 Mary Mulligan: To ask the Scottish Executive what rate of interest will be charged on loans from the £50 million lending facility from the European Investment Bank.

S3W-27831 Mary Mulligan: To ask the Scottish Executive whether the £50 million lending facility from the European Investment Bank will be available for social rented housing.

S3W-27832 Mary Mulligan: To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Housing Finance Corporation will charge fees for handling loans from the £50 million lending facility from the European Investment Bank.

S3W-27833 Nigel Don: To ask the Scottish Executive what representations it has made to the UK Government about the future of HM Revenue and Customs offices and employees in Scotland.

S3W-27834 Bill Kidd: To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of HMIE Associate Inspectors represents paid employees of local authorities and from which departments they are drawn.

S3W-27835 Bill Kidd: To ask the Scottish Executive which local authorities have employees engaged as HMIE Associate Inspectors.

S3W-27836 Elaine Murray: To ask the Scottish Executive which primary school in Dumfries and Galloway was rebuilt or substantially refurbished in 2008-09, as stated in Table 4 of the School Estate Statistics 2009.

S3W-27837 Elaine Murray: To ask the Scottish Executive which secondary schools in Dumfries and Galloway were rebuilt or substantially refurbished in 2008-09, as stated in Table 4 of the School Estate Statistics 2009.

S3W-27838 Rob Gibson: To ask the Scottish Executive for what reason the Food Standards Agency issued Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed notification 2009.1256, concerning unauthorised GM linseed from Canada on 28 September 2009.

S3W-27839 Ted Brocklebank: To ask the Scottish Executive by what procedures young people in the voluntary sector can access education funding.

S3W-27840 Ted Brocklebank: To ask the Scottish Executive for what reason the Cadet Vocational Qualification Organisation is not yet an accredited delivery organisation in Scotland, which would enable young people in the voluntary sector to access the qualifications it offers.

S3W-27841 Ted Brocklebank: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is in a position to guarantee funding for the Cadet Vocational Qualification Organisation for the next few years.