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Parliamentary questions can be asked by any MSP to the Scottish Government or the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body. The questions provide a means for MSPs to get factual and statistical information.

Written questions must be answered within 10 working days (20 working days during recess)
Other questions such as Topical, Portfolio, General and First Minister's Question Times are taken in the Chamber

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Question reference: S2W-14846

Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 March 2005
Current Status: Answered by Patricia Ferguson on 24 March 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive what input it will have to the G8 summit's discussions on Africa in respect of the volume and effectiveness of aid.

Question reference: S2W-14870

Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 March 2005
Current Status: Answered by Patricia Ferguson on 24 March 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive what influence or direct input it will have on the UK Government's contribution to the G8 summit's discussions on the Africa Action Plan in respect of economic growth and sustainable development.

Question reference: S2W-14845

Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 March 2005
Current Status: Answered by Patricia Ferguson on 24 March 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive what input it will have to the G8 summit's discussions on Africa in respect of trade.

Question reference: S2W-14863

Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 March 2005
Current Status: Answered by Patricia Ferguson on 24 March 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive what input it will have to the G8 summit's discussions on the Africa Action Plan in respect of implementing debt relief.

Question reference: S2W-14864

Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 March 2005
Current Status: Answered by Patricia Ferguson on 24 March 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive what input it will have to the G8 summit's discussions on the Africa Action Plan in respect of expanding knowledge.

Question reference: S2W-14943

Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 March 2005
Current Status: Answered by Patricia Ferguson on 18 March 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive what influence or direct input it will have on the European Council's contribution to the G8 summit's discussions on the Africa Action Plan in respect of increasing agricultural productivity.

Question reference: S2W-15123

Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 March 2005
Current Status: Answered by Johann Lamont on 18 March 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive how many properties have become tenanted under the mortgage to rent scheme in each year since the scheme was introduced, broken down by local authority area.

I have asked Angiolina Foster, Chief Executive of Communities Scotland, to respond. Her response is as follows:

Since the launch of the mortgage to rent scheme in February 2002, a total of 126 households across 25 local authority areas have avoided homelessness through the scheme. In the first year of the scheme, 2003-04, 46 cases settled and to date in 2004-05, 80 cases have completed. Of these cases, 12 have been purchased by a council landlord, with the remaining 114 purchased by a registered social landlord.

The breakdown for all settled cases by local authority area is as follows:

Local Authority	No of cases
Aberdeen City	8
Aberdeenshire	4
Angus	1
Comhairle Nan Eilean Siar	1
Dumfries and Galloway	4
Dundee City	1
East Dunbartonshire	3
East Lothian	2
Edinburgh City	4
Falkirk	1
Fife	10
Glasgow City	1
Highland	5
Inverclyde	1
Midlothian	3
North Ayrshire	20
North Lanarkshire	14
Orkney Islands	1
Perth and Kinross	2
Renfrewshire	5
South Ayrshire	4
South Lanarkshire	18
Stirling	3
West Dunbartonshire	3
West Lothian	7
Total Settled cases	126

Question reference: S2W-14955

Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 March 2005
Current Status: Answered by Ross Finnie on 17 March 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive what input it will have to the G8 summit's discussions on climate change in respect of reaching agreement on how to assist in research into climate change.

Question reference: S2W-14945

Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 March 2005
Current Status: Answered by Ross Finnie on 17 March 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive what input it will have to the G8 summit's discussions on climate change in respect of the relationships between greenhouse gas emissions and the associated level of climate change.

Question reference: S2W-14963

Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 March 2005
Current Status: Answered by Ross Finnie on 17 March 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive what influence or direct input it will have on the UK Government's contribution to the G8 summit's discussions on climate change in respect of reaching agreement on how to assist in research into climate change.