Written questions lodged on 30 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-01419 Marco Biagi: To ask the Scottish Executive how much was allocated by the Scottish Funding Council through the Teaching Grant per funded student place in each year from 2007-08 to 2009-10, broken down by funding subject group.
S4W-01420 Marco Biagi: To ask the Scottish Executive how many non-UK European Union students there were in each year from 2007-08 to 2009-10, broken down by funding subject group as defined by Scottish Funding Council Teaching Grant allocation.
S4W-01421 Liam McArthur: To ask the Scottish Executive what the average waiting time for registration is with a NHS dentist in (a) Scotland and (b) Orkney.
S4W-01422 Liam McArthur: To ask the Scottish Executive how many people in Orkney are entitled to free dental care and, of them, are registered with a NHS dentist.
S4W-01423 Liam McArthur: To ask the Scottish Executive how many Orkney residents are registered with a NHS dentist and, of them, attend for regular dental check-ups.
S4W-01424 Mark McDonald: To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) planned and (b) unplanned home births there were in each NHS board area in each year since 1999
S4W-01425 Mark McDonald: To ask the Scottish Executive what guidance is offered to NHS boards regarding the provision of support for women who suffer still-birth or miscarriage.
S4W-01426 Mark McDonald: To ask the Scottish Executive when the provision of support for women who suffer still-birth or miscarriage was last reviewed and whether there are any plans to conduct a review in the future.
S4W-01427 Liz Smith: To ask the Scottish Executive whether the fees charged to students from the rest of the United Kingdom studying at universities in Scotland will be indexed in line with inflation.
S4W-01428 Liz Smith: To ask the Scottish Executive what the percentage increase in the total funding, in cash terms, available to Scottish universities will be by 2014-15.
S4W-01429 Marco Biagi: To ask the Scottish Executive what proportion of young student entrants to higher education, including Higher National qualifications, in 2009-10 were from National Statistics-Socio Economic Classification classes 4, 5, 6 and 7, broken down by nationality of domicile.
S4W-01430 Marco Biagi: To ask the Scottish Executive what proportion of young student entrants to higher education, including Higher National qualifications, in 2009-10 were from state schools as defined by the Higher Education Statistics Agency, broken down by nationality of domicile.
S4W-01431 Liz Smith: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will introduce any mechanisms to widen access amongst those universities in Scotland which charge students from the rest of the United Kingdom the full £9,000 tuition fee.
S4W-01432 Marco Biagi: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide a breakdown of the age participation index in higher education by National Statistics-Socio Economic Classification class for each of the last five years for which figures are available.
S4W-01433 Liz Smith: To ask the Scottish Executive whether Scottish universities will keep the entire sum of tuition fees charged to students from the rest of the United Kingdom.
S4W-01434 Liz Smith: To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to redistribute any proportion of the monies raised by one university from students from the rest of the United Kingdom to other universities.
S4W-01435 Marco Biagi: To ask the Scottish Executive whether Table 25b of the Higher Education Students and Qualifiers at Scottish Institutions 2009-10 statistics refers only to (a) first entrance and (b) undergraduate level.
S4W-01436 David Stewart: To ask the Scottish Executive whether any consultation is planned for the implementation of the proposed European Commission directive which aims to improve the protection of European Union citizens who are victims of crime.
S4W-01437 David Stewart: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has made any assessment of the effect on the Scottish legal system of the proposed European Commission directive which aims to improve the protection of European Union citizens who are victims of crime.
S4W-01438 Marco Biagi: To ask the Scottish Executive what progress is being made in ensuring effective provision for cyclists at public transport hubs such as railway stations and park and ride facilities.
S4W-01439 David Stewart: To ask the Scottish Executive whether any new legislation is planned to ensure that Scotland is fully compatible with the proposed European Commission directive which aims to improve the protection of European Union citizens who are victims of crime.
S4W-01440 Marco Biagi: To ask the Scottish Executive what its policy is on segregated cycle path provision alongside trunk roads.
S4W-01441 Roderick Campbell: To ask the Scottish Executive what the current position is in relation to review of the Scottish strategy for victims.
S4W-01442 Roderick Campbell: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has received any recent communications from the European Justice Commissioner in relation to victim support systems.
S4W-01443 Fiona McLeod: To ask the Scottish Executive what the role is of Scottish Ministers in the process to approve a local authority local plan when there have been objections to recommendations of the Scottish Government Reporter by both elected representatives and the public.
S4W-01444 Richard Simpson: To ask the Scottish Executive how many children aged between 10 and 16 are not immune to measles as a result of not being (a) vaccinated and (b) immune despite vaccination.