Section E – Written questions lodged on 29 February 2012
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-05935 Hugh Henry: To ask the Scottish Executive what consultations took place ahead of the renewal of its service contract with TNT Post UK.
S4W-05938 Hugh Henry: To ask the Scottish Executive what differences there are between its current contract with TNT Post UK and the previous contract.
S4W-05939 Hugh Henry: To ask the Scottish Executive what the (a) value, (b) duration and (c) end date is of its contract with TNT Post UK.
S4W-05941 Hugh Henry: To ask the Scottish Executive whether Royal Mail was invited to tender for the contract that the Scottish Government recently awarded to TNT Post UK.
S4W-05942 Hugh Henry: To ask the Scottish Executive what its plans are for a universal postal service if Scotland separates from the rest of the UK.
S4W-05943 Hugh Henry: To ask the Scottish Executive what its plans are for post offices if Scotland separates from the rest of the UK.
S4W-05944 Hugh Henry: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to establish a Scottish post office service independent of the UK post office service if Scotland separates from the rest of the UK.
S4W-05970 Hugh Henry: To ask the Scottish Executive how long it should take in winter to assess an application for a replacement central heating system under the Energy Assistance Package.
S4W-05972 Tavish Scott: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to reinstate the Broadband Reach Project to subsidise the purchasing of satellites for coverage of so-called not-spots.
S4W-05973 Tavish Scott: To ask the Scottish Executive how the change from the Broadband Reach Project to Scotland’s Digital Future Action Plan will affect individual consumers living in so-called not-spots.
S4W-05975 John Pentland: To ask the Scottish Executive when the report on Rail 2014 - Public Consultation will be published.
S4W-05976 Mary Scanlon: To ask the Scottish Executive what profitable ferry routes are being operated by Calmac and Northlink Ferries.
S4W-05977 Mike MacKenzie: To ask the Scottish Executive whether the UK Government’s 5p fuel derogation will apply to hauliers and other companies in Scotland that bulk-buy fuel or whether this is only applicable to forecourt sales.
S4W-05978 Jackie Baillie: To ask the Scottish Executive whether every person with a PIP breast implant is entitled to have any required procedure done by the NHS.
S4W-05979 Jackie Baillie: To ask the Scottish Executive what it considers would be a reasonable condition to be applied to treatment of people with PIP breast implants by private providers.
S4W-05980 Jackie Baillie: To ask the Scottish Executive when the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Wellbeing and Cities Strategy will meet private healthcare providers that have used PIP breast implants.
S4W-05981 Jackie Baillie: To ask the Scottish Executive what mechanisms it can use to recover costs from private sector providers for NHS treatment provided to people with PIP breast implants.
S4W-05982 Jackie Baillie: To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has on the number of people resident in Scotland whose PIP breast implant surgery took place in (a) England or (b) abroad.
S4W-05983 John Finnie: To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to publish a policy statement on its future approach to ferries procurement and how it will relate to wider procurement reforms.
S4W-05984 Jackie Baillie: To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S4W-05591 by John Swinney on 28 February 2012, how much of the £20 million of resource DEL consequentials available in 2012-13 will be allocated specifically to changes arising from the UK Welfare Reform Bill.
S4W-05985 Nanette Milne: To ask the Scottish Executive what assessment it has made of the benefits of compulsory microchipping of dogs with regard to (a) reuniting dogs and owners, (b) combating dog theft, (c) tracing puppy farms and (d) tackling owners of dangerous dogs.
S4W-05986 Nanette Milne: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to introduce compulsory microchipping of dogs and, if so, whether it considers that introducing secondary regulation under the Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006 is the most appropriate means of doing so.
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