Section E – Written questions lodged on 13 June 2011
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".
S4W-00730 Jackie Baillie: To ask the Scottish Executive how much it received in Barnett consequentials arising from spending by the UK Government on cancer services in 2010-11 and how it has been allocated.
S4W-00731 Jackie Baillie: To ask the Scottish Executive how much it will receive in Barnett consequentials arising from the £600 million announced by the Secretary of State for Health for cancer services over the next three years and how it will allocate it.
S4W-00732 Gavin Brown: To ask the Scottish Executive how many households have been assessed as homeless where the main applicant was aged 16 in each year since 2007-08, broken down by local authority.
S4W-00733 Gavin Brown: To ask the Scottish Executive how many people have registered as homeless in the Lothian region in each month since September 2008.
S4W-00734 Stuart McMillan: To ask the Scottish Executive how much Inverclyde Council will pay for schools built under PPP/PFI.
S4W-00735 Stuart McMillan: To ask the Scottish Executive how many modern apprenticeship places have been agreed in each local authority area for 2011-12.
S4W-00736 Stuart McMillan: To ask the Scottish Executive how many modern apprenticeship places have been agreed in each sector for 2011-12.
S4W-00738 Jackson Carlaw: To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-39332 by Keith Brown on 1 March 2011, whether it will provide an update on each project mentioned in the Strategic Transport Projects Review, showing the (a) actual expenditure to date, (b) planned or estimated future expenditure, (c) actual or planned starting date and (d) estimated completion date.
S4W-00739 Jackson Carlaw: To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to publish an updated Strategic Transport Projects Review.
S4W-00740 Jackson Carlaw: To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-34691 by John Swinney on 30 June 2010, what action (a) it is and (b) local authorities are taking to promote schemes for reducing council tax where improvements are made to the energy efficiency of homes, as outlined in section 65 of the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009.
S4W-00741 Jackson Carlaw: To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-34691 by John Swinney on 30 June 2010, how much has been provided in council tax discounts under the provisions for reducing council tax where improvements are made to the energy efficiency of homes, as outlined in section 65 of the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009, also broken down by local authority.
S4W-00742 Kezia Dugdale: To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S4W-00458 by Dr Alasdair Allan on 10 June 2011, (a) who will carry out the review, (b) what the timescale for it is, (c) what its work programme will be and (d) how MSPs can contribute to it.
S4W-00743 Kezia Dugdale: To ask the Scottish Executive how many special constables there have been in each police force, broken down by (a) ethnicity, (b) gender and (c) age group in each year since 1999.
S4W-00744 Kezia Dugdale: To ask the Scottish Executive how many special constables in each police force were previously serving officers in each year since 1999.
S4W-00745 Kezia Dugdale: To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of police recruits in each police force was previously special constables.
S4W-00746 Kezia Dugdale: To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S4W-00455 by John Swinney on 10 June 2011, what pieces of work were carried out by (a) George Street Research, (b) GfK Custom Research, (c) Ipsos MORI and (d) TNS BMRB.
S4W-00747 Kezia Dugdale: To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S4W-00455 by John Swinney on 10 June 2011, how much this work cost.
S4W-00748 Kezia Dugdale: To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S4W-0455 by John Swinney on 10 June 2011, whether there were polls that included questions on the constitutional future of Scotland and, if so, (a) which polls , (b) on what dates they were conducted, (c) what sample was used and (d) what the principle outcome of each was.
S4W-00749 Elaine Murray: To ask the Scottish Executive what guidance is provided regarding the operation of 20 mph zones in residential areas.
S4W-00750 Elaine Murray: To ask the Scottish Executive whether speed bumps are required in 20 mph zones in residential areas.
S4W-00752 Jackie Baillie: To ask the Scottish Executive when the review of laboratory services in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde commenced.
S4W-00753 Jackie Baillie: To ask the Scottish Executive what the outcome was of the review of laboratory services in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde and when it was considered by the board.
S4W-00754 Jackie Baillie: To ask the Scottish Executive whether the outcome of the review of laboratory services in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde represents a significant service change that will come before the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Wellbeing and Cities Strategy for decision.
S4W-00755 Jackie Baillie: To ask the Scottish Executive whether a reduction in laboratory services at the Vale of Leven Hospital is in keeping with the SNP 2011 manifesto commitment to keep services local.
S4W-00756 Jackie Baillie: To ask the Scottish Executive whether the cost of sending samples for laboratory testing from the Vale of Leven Hospital to the Royal Alexandra Hospital has been estimated and, if so, what the annual cost will be.
S4W-00757 David Stewart: To ask the Scottish Executive how many people were diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, broken down by age, in (a) 2008 (b) 2009 and (c) 2010.
S4W-00758 Tavish Scott: To ask the Scottish Executive what schemes it funds that promote household energy efficiency and what similar schemes it plans to support, broken down by (a) start date, (b) end date and (c) the funding it is providing in 2011-12.
S4W-00759 Tavish Scott: To ask the Scottish Executive, for each scheme that it funds that promotes household energy efficiency, what percentage of the budget is spent on administration.
S4W-00760 Tavish Scott: To ask the Scottish Executive, for each scheme that it funds that promotes household energy efficiency, how many installations have been completed in (a) Scotland and (b) Shetland in each of the last three years.
S4W-00761 Tavish Scott: To ask the Scottish Executive, for each scheme that it funds that promotes household energy efficiency, how many installations are underway or have been given consent in (a) Scotland and (b) Shetland.
S4W-00762 Tavish Scott: To ask the Scottish Executive what it considers to be the benefit of having several schemes promoting household energy efficiency rather than a single scheme.
S4W-00763 Tavish Scott: To ask the Scottish Executive what its policy is on the employment of locally based surveyors and contractors in (a) mainland Scotland and (b) island areas under its schemes to promote household energy efficiency.
S4W-00764 Tavish Scott: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will consider introducing a presumption in favour of the employment of locally based surveyors and contractors to deliver its schemes to promote household energy efficiency in island areas.
S4W-00765 Richard Simpson: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will extend the local contracts with Citizens Advice Bureaux that are due to end on 30 June 2011 pending the implementation of the Patient Rights (Scotland) Act 2011.