Section E – Written questions lodged on 7 October 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-28067 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.

S3W-28068 Gavin Brown: To ask the Scottish Executive how many people have been killed in accidents on roads in the Lothians region in each month since May 2007, broken down by road.

S3W-28069 Gavin Brown: To ask the Scottish Executive how many suicides were recorded in the Lothians region in 2008, broken down by parliamentary constituency, gender and cause of death.

S3W-28070 Stuart McMillan: To ask the Scottish Executive what it is doing to support credit unions that are allegedly paying £1,500 a year in interest as a result of the bail-out of financial institutions.

S3W-28071Δ Bob Doris: To ask the Scottish Executive what recommendations have been agreed following the review of Learning and Teaching Scotland.

S3W-28072Δ Nigel Don: To ask the Scottish Executive how the decision to transfer the suspects for the Glasgow Airport bombing to the custody of the Metropolitan Police on 2 July 2007 was taken.

S3W-28073 Jackie Baillie: To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the announcement by the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning in the Building better schools news release on 28 September 2009, how much of its £800 million contribution has been allocated to each of the 14 schools listed and over which financial years.

S3W-28074 Jackie Baillie: To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the announcement by the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning in the Building better schools news release on 28 September 2009, when it anticipates completion of each of the 14 schools listed.

S3W-28075 Jackie Baillie: To ask the Scottish Executive when the funding for new primary schools will be announced; how many primary schools will be rebuilt, and over what timescale.

S3W-28076 Jackie Baillie: To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-27590 by Nicola Sturgeon on 30 September 2009, whether the Vale of Leven Hospital Inquiry will be held in Dumbarton or the Vale of Leven and what its reasons are for its position on this matter.

S3W-28077 Jackie Baillie: To ask the Scottish Executive what experts have been appointed to assist the Vale of Leven Hospital Inquiry.

S3W-28078 Jackie Baillie: To ask the Scottish Executive what the capital expenditure will be in 2010-11, also showing the projects to which the funding applies and the cost and phasing of each project.

S3W-28079 Jackie Baillie: To ask the Scottish Executive how many times the Joint Strategic Review of Public Spending has met.

S3W-28080 Jackie Baillie: To ask the Scottish Executive how often the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth has attended meetings of the Joint Strategic Review of Public Spending.

S3W-28081 Jackie Baillie: To ask the Scottish Executive how many babies were (a) born and (b) born between the hours of 9 am and 5 pm at the Vale of Leven Hospital Community Maternity Unit, in each of the last three years.

S3W-28082 Jackie Baillie: To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-27333 by John Swinney on 30 September 2009, for what reason it has not included the pre-Budget report consequentials of £5.2 million in the figure of a £496 million reduction in the planned departmental expenditure limit budget for 2010-11.

S3W-28083 Jackie Baillie: To ask the Scottish Executive when it will issue the planned guidance note on the procurement of community care services.

S3W-28084 Dr Richard Simpson: To ask the Scottish Executive when it will issue its determination on the planning application for the new slip road at Glenbervie that will service the new acute hospital at Larbert.

S3W-28085 Dr Richard Simpson: To ask the Scottish Executive how many foreign nationals are in custody in Scottish prisons, also broken down by gender and country of origin.

S3W-28086 Lewis Macdonald: To ask the Scottish Executive how many patients have had surgical operations following a referral to the adult scoliosis service at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh since 1 April 2009, broken down by NHS board.

S3W-28087 Lewis Macdonald: To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-25112 by Nicola Sturegon on 3 July 2009, how many referrals there have been to the adult scoliosis service at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh since June 2009, broken down by NHS board.

S3W-28088 Lewis Macdonald: To ask the Scottish Executive what waiting time guarantee is given to patients for an initial appointment and for treatment, following a referral to the adult scoliosis service at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.