Portfolio Questions selected for answer on 21 November 2012
Culture and External Affairs
1. Kezia Dugdale: To ask the Scottish Government what its estimate is of the value to the Edinburgh economy of the winter festival season. (S4O-01496)
2. Alex Fergusson: To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether the National Museums Scotland should make its collection available throughout the country. (S4O-01497)
3. Ken Macintosh: To ask the Scottish Government what contact the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and External Affairs has had with Creative Scotland in the last month. (S4O-01498)
4. Angus MacDonald: To ask the Scottish Government how it measures the impact of the Youth Music Initiative. (S4O-01499)
5. Anne McTaggart: To ask the Scottish Government, further to the First Minister’s meeting with the Chinese Ambassador to the UK in June 2012, what representations it has made to China regarding the treatment of the Tibetan people. (S4O-01500)
6. Jamie McGrigor: To ask the Scottish Government what assistance Historic Scotland provides to support and regenerate conservation areas. (S4O-01501)
7. Willie Coffey: To ask the Scottish Government when the Scottish Catholic Archives will be made available to genealogy centres in Kilmarnock and Glasgow in addition to the Edinburgh centre. (S4O-01502)
8. John Park: [Not Lodged]
9. Margaret Mitchell: To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to protect sites of historical and archaeological interest. (S4O-01504)
10. John Pentland: To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact of the reduction in Historic Scotland’s budget between 2011-12 and 2014-15. (S4O-01505)
Infrastructure, Investment and Cities
1. John Lamont: To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to improve the A1, A7 and the A68 roads in the Scottish Borders. (S4O-01506)
2. Alex Johnstone: To ask the Scottish Government what impact it expects the average of 77 weeks for a decision on major housing applications to have on the house construction industry. (S4O-01507)
3. Margaret McCulloch: To ask the Scottish Government what impact the Affordable Housing Supply Programme will have on levels of poverty. (S4O-01508)
4. Annabel Goldie: To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish the cost and cost-benefit analysis of the high-speed rail project between Glasgow and Edinburgh. (S4O-01509)
5. Michael McMahon: To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made toward the commencement of construction of the Newhouse to Baillieston M8 upgrade. (S4O-01510)
6. Claudia Beamish: To ask the Scottish Government what steps it will take to improve cycling infrastructure. (S4O-01511)
7. Alison Johnstone: To ask the Scottish Government what the Cabinet Secretary for Infrastructure, Investment and Cities is doing to ensure a modal shift toward active travel. (S4O-01512)
8. Clare Adamson: To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to encourage the building of new council housing. (S4O-01513)
9. Nigel Don: To ask the Scottish Government what effect the recent UK Government financial stimulus has had on the house-building industry in Scotland. (S4O-01514)
10. Gil Paterson: To ask the Scottish Government when it last met the UK Government to discuss the impact of proposed welfare reforms in Scotland. (S4O-01515)
General Questions selected for answer on 22 November 2012
1. Christina McKelvie : To ask the Scottish Government what measures it takes to raise awareness of household dangers to young children. (S4O-01516)
2. Paul Martin: To ask the Scottish Government how many of the 33 recommendations in the Justice 2 Sub-committee’s report, Justice System (Child-Sex Offenders), on managing registered sex offenders have been delivered since 10 May 2007. (S4O-01517)
3. Kenneth Gibson: To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to review beta blocker prescribing recommendations following a study recently published in The Journal of the American Medical Association suggesting that beta blockers did not prolong the lives of patients. (S4O-01518)
4. Joan McAlpine: To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to explore the role of liquid air energy storage in developing Scotland’s low-carbon economy. (S4O-01519)
5. Mark Griffin: To ask the Scottish Government what progress the Scottish Studies Working Group has made in promoting opportunities to learn British Sign Language in schools. (S4O-01520)
6. Bob Doris: To ask the Scottish Government when it last had discussions with NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde and what matters were discussed. (S4O-01521)
7. Richard Simpson: [Not Lodged]
8. Lewis Macdonald: To ask the Scottish Government how it plans that the Scottish Energy Skills Academy, as stated by the Minister for Energy, Enterprise and Tourism, will be anchored in the north east of Scotland. (S4O-01523)
9. Nanette Milne: To ask the Scottish Government what progress is being made in opening up the school estate for community use. (S4O-01524)
10. Jean Urquhart: To ask the Scottish Government what policies it has in place to support micro-businesses in rural and remote areas with recruitment and employment. (S4O-01525)
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