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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-11528

Asked by: Duncan McNeil, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 03 December 2012
Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 13 December 2012

To ask the Scottish Government who will supply secretariat support to the expert group announced in its news release of 5 October 2012, Expert group to examine opiate replacements.

Question reference: S4O-01611

Asked by: Duncan McNeil, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 December 2012
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 13 December 2012

To ask the Scottish Government when the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing last met Healthcare Improvement Scotland and what was discussed.

Question reference: S4O-01374

Asked by: Duncan McNeil, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 October 2012
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 24 October 2012

To ask the Scottish Government how it ensures that people can access opportunities in further education.

Question reference: S4O-01338

Asked by: Duncan McNeil, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 September 2012
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 3 October 2012

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to assist in the regeneration of Inverclyde.

Question reference: S4O-01082

Asked by: Duncan McNeil, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 May 2012
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 31 May 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide an update on its reform of post-16 education.

Question reference: S4O-01014

Asked by: Duncan McNeil, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 May 2012
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 17 May 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive how it ensures that the work of the NHS National Planning Forum and its subgroups is widely reported.

Question reference: S4W-06993

Asked by: Duncan McNeil, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 30 April 2012
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 9 May 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive how much was allocated from the Change Fund to Inverclyde Community Health and Care Partnership in 2011-12 and how much will be allocated in 2012-13.

Question reference: S4O-00969

Asked by: Duncan McNeil, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 May 2012
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 10 May 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive when the Minister for Housing and Transport last met the chief executive of Strathclyde Partnership for Transport.

Question reference: S4O-00961

Asked by: Duncan McNeil, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 April 2012
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 2 May 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to ensure that Greenock and Inverclyde is not disproportionately affected by the current economic climate.

Question reference: S4W-06313

Asked by: Duncan McNeil, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 March 2012
Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 11 April 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S4W-05593 by Kenny MacAskill on 28 February 2012, which bodies received resources from the national programme of materials and how much these cost in each year of the campaign.

As stated in the answer to question S4W-06145 on 19 March 2012, a range of materials have been provided for local partners in those areas involved in the initiative. These include local councils, youth centres and workers, schools and the police.

The allocation of these resources is determined by local needs and is based on a fair and even split of the centrally held budget between those areas involved with the initiative. The budget for 2009-10 was £250,000, £250,000 for 2010-11 and £500,000 for 2011-12.

All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.