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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-01733

Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 July 2011
Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 11 August 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what funding it gives to community groups to develop community-owned renewable power facilities.

Question reference: S4W-01715

Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 18 July 2011
Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 11 August 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive how much investment the Scottish Energy Laboratory has attracted since it was launched.

Question reference: S4W-01710

Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 18 July 2011
Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 11 August 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what the annual budget will be for low carbon enterprise zones and which department will oversee these zones.

Question reference: S4W-01708

Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 18 July 2011
Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 11 August 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what criteria it will use to classify a low carbon enterprise zone.

Question reference: S4W-01716

Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 18 July 2011
Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 11 August 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive how much annual investment the Scottish Energy Laboratory needs to co-ordinate and promote energy research and development.

Question reference: S4W-01707

Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 18 July 2011
Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 11 August 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive when it will establish a low carbon enterprise zone.

Question reference: S4W-01687

Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 15 July 2011
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 11 August 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive how many affordable homes will be delivered under the National Housing Trust initiative.

The Scottish Futures Trust is seeking to procure almost 700 affordable homes through the first phase of the National Housing Trust initiative, with contracts already finalised for 296 of these units across three council areas. In view of the substantial interest from local authorities, housing associations, and private house builders in extending and expanding the NHT approach through improved and new versions of the NHT model, the Scottish Government is considering the options for procuring more new homes through further NHT phases in 2011-12 and beyond, taking account of the views of stakeholders, and will provide further information on its plans shortly.

Question reference: S4W-01719

Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 18 July 2011
Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 11 August 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive how the Scottish Energy Laboratory attracts foreign companies.

Question reference: S4W-01709

Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 18 July 2011
Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 11 August 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what support it will give to companies wishing to start-up business in a low carbon enterprise zone.

Question reference: S4W-01740

Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 18 July 2011
Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 11 August 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive how it encourages the development of mutualised local energy companies.