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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: S4W-00911

Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 16 June 2011
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 27 June 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive how much funding it will give from its overseas aid budget to supporting the Maldives in this parliamentary session.

Question reference: S4W-00902

Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 16 June 2011
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 27 June 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the DirectScot portal will be fully launched in 2011.

Question reference: S4W-00910

Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 16 June 2011
Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 24 June 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what measures it is taking to create a climate adaptation fund.

Question reference: S4W-00906

Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 16 June 2011
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 24 June 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive when it will announce the three projects that will pilot social impact bonds and how much money it will allocate to these bonds.

Question reference: S4W-00913

Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 16 June 2011
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 24 June 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive how much it will cost to deliver 100 community sports hubs across Scotland by 2014.

Community sports hubs will reflect the shape and needs of sport in the areas in which they will be situated. Following the publication of A games legacy for Scotland, a copy of which has been placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib. number 49208), in September 2009, we have committed £7.5 million of additional funding to help support local authorities develop their plans to ensure that 100 community sports hubs are delivered by 2014. Since September 2009 we have invested almost £19 million in facilities across Scotland some of which will feature in plans for the roll out of community sports hubs.

Question reference: S4W-00903

Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 16 June 2011
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 24 June 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive when it plans to introduce a one-stop finance information service.

Question reference: S4W-00907

Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 16 June 2011
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 24 June 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to allocate new funding to (a) social and charity banking and (b) micro-finance schemes.

The Scottish Government is currently considering how best to support and encourage an expansion of social banking in Scotland and decisions on future funding will be made later in the year.

Meanwhile, a review of the microcredit market in Scotland is underway. The Scottish Government is also making efforts to widen availability of affordable lending through existing schemes that make loans available to new and viable businesses over two years old.

Question reference: S4W-00644

Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 09 June 2011
Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 23 June 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive how much it has received in Barnett consequentials as a consequence of the UK Government’s planned enterprise zones.

The 2011 UK Budget announcement on enterprise zones results in Barnett consequentials in Scotland of £0 million in 2011-12, £1.3 million in 2012-13, £3.4 million in 2013-14, £5.6 million in 2014-15 and £6.6 million in 2015-16. They arise as a result of expected business rate relief in England but remain illustrative. The final figures will reflect the actual level of relief provided.

The figure for 2015-16 sits outside of the current UK Spending Review period and will be considered during the next Spending Review period. In line with all Barnett consequentials, it is for Scottish ministers to allocate this funding.

Question reference: S4W-00646

Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 09 June 2011
Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 23 June 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive how it will spend the money that it has received in Barnett consequentials arising from the UK Government’s planned enterprise zones.

Question reference: S4W-00647

Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 09 June 2011
Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 23 June 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will create enterprise zones in Scotland and, if so, what process it will undertake in deciding which areas to designate enterprise zones; which areas it will designate; what the timetable is, and what outcomes it hopes to achieve in the (a) short and (b) long term.