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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)
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Question reference: S2W-31413

Asked by: Brian Adam, MSP for Aberdeen North, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 25 January 2007
Current Status: Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 8 February 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive how many dentists have been deemed to be no longer NHS-committed as a consequence of at least 10% of patients not visiting them in the last 15 months, broken down by NHS board.

Question reference: S2W-31626

Asked by: Brian Adam, MSP for Aberdeen North, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Friday, 02 February 2007
Current Status: Answered by Robert Brown on 7 February 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-31300 by Robert Brown on 1 February 2007, whether it will consider setting up a fund to support local authorities in providing increased teaching of English as an additional language.

I refer the member to the answerto question S2W-31301 on 1 February 2007. All answers towritten parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the searchfacility for which can be found at http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search. It is for local authorities to use their funding to meetthe needs of young people in their area including those for whom English is an additionallanguage.

Question reference: S2W-31303

Asked by: Brian Adam, MSP for Aberdeen North, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 January 2007
Current Status: Answered by Hugh Henry on 5 February 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive how many children were in care because of parental alcohol and substance abuse in each year since 1999, broken down by local authority area.

Question reference: S2W-31302

Asked by: Brian Adam, MSP for Aberdeen North, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 January 2007
Current Status: Answered by Hugh Henry on 5 February 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive how many children there were in care in each local authority area in each year since 1999.

The information requested iscontained in a number of published documents, the details of which are outlinedbelow. Copies of the documents are availablein the Scottish Parliament Information Centre.

2006: Looked After Children2005-06 (Bib. number 41103).

2005: Children’s Social WorkStatistics 2004-05 (Bib. number 38157).

2004: Children’s Social WorkStatistics 2003-04 (Bib. number 34321).

2003: Children’s Social WorkStatistics 2002-03 (Bib. number 29834).

2002: Children Looked After2001-02 (Bib. number 25693).

2001: Children Looked AfterIn The Year To 31 March 2001 (Bib. number 21259).

2000: Children Looked AfterIn The Year To 31 March 2000 (Bib. number 12385).

1999: Information on ChildrenLooked After as at 31st March 1999 (Bib. number 25692).

Question reference: S2W-31301

Asked by: Brian Adam, MSP for Aberdeen North, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 January 2007
Current Status: Answered by Robert Brown on 1 February 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has any plans to increase the amount of funding for teaching English as an additional language.

The overall core localgovernment finance settlement for 2007-08 will amount to over £8.7 billion andthis includes an additional £120.5 million which has been allocated toauthorities to spend on the basis of their own local needs and priorities.Local authorities may allocate funding to support teaching English as anadditional language, as they see fit, including using any additional funding toincrease the amount allocated for that purpose.

Question reference: S2W-31300

Asked by: Brian Adam, MSP for Aberdeen North, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 January 2007
Current Status: Answered by Robert Brown on 1 February 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive how much funding each local authority has received to assist the teaching of English as an additional language in the most recent year for which figures are available and what the reasons are for the distribution method used for this funding.

Question reference: S2W-30794

Asked by: Brian Adam, MSP for Aberdeen North, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 January 2007
Current Status: Answered by Ross Finnie on 1 February 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-30162 by Lewis Macdonald on 11 December 2006, when the study into drinking at harmful levels and the availability of treatment services in local areas will be published.

I intimated in myresponse to your constituent on 27 December 2006 thatI could not take up his invitation at this time but that he may wish to approachmy officials regarding attendance at the proposed meeting.

The Executive’s consultationon proposals to establish Scotland’s first Coastal and Marine National Park closed on 10 January 2007. My officials have started an analysis of the responsesto the consultation and will take account of the views expressed by the local residentsof Mallaig, along with the other responses received as part of the consultation.

Question reference: S2W-30792

Asked by: Brian Adam, MSP for Aberdeen North, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 January 2007
Current Status: Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 31 January 2007

Question reference: S2W-30519

Asked by: Brian Adam, MSP for Aberdeen North, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 December 2006
Current Status: Answered by Tom McCabe on 16 January 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-23043 by Mr Tom McCabe on 2 March 2006, in which European Council meetings its ministers have led the UK delegation during 2006, broken down by (a) minister, (b) subject discussed and (c) decisions taken.

The following table providesdetails of meetings of the Council of Ministers of the European Union in 2006 wherethe UK delegation was led by a Scottish Executive minister.

Date, Council and Lead Minister	Subject Discussed	Decisions Taken
19 May 2006: Education, Youth and Culture Council (Brussels) Peter Peacock (led in Education part)	1. European Initiative on Language Competence 2. Recommendation on Key competences for Lifelong Learning 3. European Quality Charter for Mobility for education and training purposes 4. Financial aspects of the Lifelong Learning Programme 5. Contribution of education to sustainable development	1. Conclusions adopted 2. Agreement on a general approach to the text of the Recommendation 3. General approach agreed 4. Exchange of views held 5. Policy debate held
21 February 2006: Justice and Home Affairs Council: Cathy Jamieson (led the afternoon session)	1. Rome II. Discussion on a proposal to regulate which country’s laws should apply to a dispute with an international element concerning a non- contractual obligation 2. Directive on Data Retention 3. Discussions on the European Evidence Warrant 4. Procedural consequences of the judgement of the Court of Justice in Case C-176/B 5. National asylum services of member states 6. Safe Countries of Origin 7. Green paper on European Migration Network	1. Ministers held an exchange of views 2. Directive adopted 3. No formal decision but informal agreement on certain aspects 4. Internal Council procedure agreed 5. Commission communication welcomed 6. Ministers held an exchange of views 7. Ministers held an exchange of views

Date, Council and Lead Minister

Subject Discussed

Decisions Taken

19 May 2006:

Education, Youth and Culture Council (Brussels)

Peter Peacock (led in Education part)

1. European Initiative on Language Competence

2. Recommendation on Key competences for Lifelong Learning

3. European Quality Charter for Mobility for education and training purposes

4. Financial aspects of the Lifelong Learning Programme

5. Contribution of education to sustainable development

1. Conclusions adopted

2. Agreement on a general approach to the text of the Recommendation

3. General approach agreed

4. Exchange of views held

5. Policy debate held

21 February 2006:

Justice and Home Affairs Council:

Cathy Jamieson (led the afternoon session)

1. Rome II. Discussion on a proposal to regulate which country’s laws should apply to a dispute with an international element concerning a non- contractual obligation

2. Directive on Data Retention

3. Discussions on the European Evidence Warrant

4. Procedural consequences of the judgement of the Court of Justice in Case C-176/B

5. National asylum services of member states

6. Safe Countries of Origin

7. Green paper on European Migration Network

1. Ministers held an exchange of views

2. Directive adopted

3. No formal decision but informal agreement on certain aspects

4. Internal Council procedure agreed

5. Commission communication welcomed

6. Ministers held an exchange of views

7. Ministers held an exchange of views

Question reference: S2W-30681

Asked by: Brian Adam, MSP for Aberdeen North, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 December 2006
Current Status: Answered by Des McNulty on 12 January 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive what programmes exist to assist people who are deaf or hard of hearing with the installation of carbon monoxide detectors.