Section E – Written questions lodged on 14 November 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-04025 Richard Simpson: To ask the Scottish Executive what its position is on the Royal College of General Practitioners’ guidance, Safer Prescribing in Prisons.
S4W-04026 Kenneth Gibson: To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S4W-03748 by Michael Russell on 10 November 2011, what the capital cost of James Watt College’s contract was and how much of it (a) has been paid and (b) is due to be paid in each remaining year.
S4W-04027 Jamie McGrigor: To ask the Scottish Executive what its position is on concerns that there has not been a quantification of the reduction in greenhouse gases and fuel savings based on verified performance of the wind farms installed on the grid.
S4W-04028Δ Maureen Watt: To ask the Scottish Executive when the public consultation on future rail passenger services will open and how people can get involved.
S4W-04029 Derek Mackay: To ask the Scottish Executive how many dog attacks have resulted in hospitalisation in the last five years.
S4W-04030 Derek Mackay: To ask the Scottish Executive how many dog attacks against children under 12 have been recorded in the last five years.
S4W-04031 Derek Mackay: To ask the Scottish Executive how many dog attacks have been reported to the police in the last five years.
S4W-04032 Derek Mackay: To ask the Scottish Executive when (a) its policies and (b) legislation on dangerous dogs will next be reviewed.
S4W-04033 Derek Mackay: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to place greater responsibility on private landlords in relation to antisocial behaviour.
S4W-04034 Derek Mackay: To ask the Scottish Executive what rights occupiers have in relation to absentee landlords in cases where communal repairs are required to properties.
S4W-04035 Derek Mackay: To ask the Scottish Executive whether there are penalties for private landlords who are not registered.
S4W-04036 Derek Mackay: To ask the Scottish Executive what penalties there are for private landlords who fail to maintain their properties at an acceptable standard and how they are enforced.
S4W-04037 Derek Mackay: To ask the Scottish Executive how much money from the Cashback for Communities scheme has been invested in Renfrewshire since 2007.
S4W-04038 Derek Mackay: To ask the Scottish Executive what support it can offer Renfrewshire Council for its Gateway to the Games strategy.
S4W-04039 Derek Mackay: To ask the Scottish Executive what the next stage will be in progressing the Fastlink project.
S4W-04041 Iain Gray: To ask the Scottish Executive how many and what percentage of its posts require the jobholder to have British citizenship.
S4W-04043 Jamie McGrigor: To ask the Scottish Executive who owns the retained reserves held by David MacBrayne Ltd.
S4W-04044 Jamie McGrigor: To ask the Scottish Executive what the (a) cost was to buy and (b) lease charges payable are for the MV (i) Ali Cat and (ii) Argyll Flyer.
S4W-04045 Jamie McGrigor: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide details of (a) invoices paid by David MacBrayne Ltd, (b) payments to David MacBrayne Ltd from Argyll Ferries Ltd, (c) any other financial transactions between Argyll Ferries Ltd and David MacBrayne Ltd and (d) any other financial transactions between Argyll Ferries Ltd and other companies in the David MacBrayne Group relating to the Gourock to Dunoon public service obligation operated by Argyll Ferries Ltd.
S4W-04046 Kezia Dugdale: To ask the Scottish Executive what its position is on an automatic presumption of equal contact between the mother and father of a child on marriage breakdown and whether it plans to amend the law.