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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-16951

Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 30 May 2005
Current Status: Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 6 June 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-7558 by Cathy Jamieson on 20 May 2004, whether the figure of £126 million for the net present value of the contract with Reliance Secure Task Management Ltd for the escort of prisoners included VAT.

Question reference: S2W-16813

Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 30 May 2005
Current Status: Answered by Andy Kerr on 6 June 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive who was involved in the selection of the hospital information system currently in use at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.

Question reference: S2W-16810

Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 30 May 2005
Current Status: Answered by Andy Kerr on 6 June 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the hospital information system in use at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh was selected in open competition; how it was compared with other systems available, and what criteria were applied in the comparison.

Question reference: S2W-16812

Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 30 May 2005
Current Status: Answered by Andy Kerr on 6 June 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive whether, if the hospital information system in use at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh has not been successfully implemented, there are penalty clauses with the supplier for (a) complete or (b) partial failure of the system.

Question reference: S2W-16955

Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 30 May 2005
Current Status: Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 6 June 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive what stage the roll-out of the contract with Reliance Secure Task Management Ltd for the escort of prisoners has now reached.

Question reference: S2W-16634

Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 May 2005
Current Status: Answered by Margaret Curran on 3 June 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive which companies it (a) wholly owns, (b) partially owns only with other Scottish public authorities listed in schedule 1 to the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 and (c) partially owns with organisations or individuals not listed in schedule 1 to the Act.

(a) Companies which the Scottish Executive wholly owns:

Caledonian MacBrayne Limited

David MacBrayne Limited

Caledonian MacBrayne Holdings Limited

Highlands and Islands Airports Limited

Companies Limited by Guarantee:

Bord Gaidhlig na h-Alba

Determined to Succeed

Learning and Teaching Scotland

Scottish Screen

Scottish UfI Trust Ltd.

(Architecture and Design Scotland will fall into this category once established)

(b) Companies which the Scottish Executive partially owns with other Scottish public authorities listed in Schedule 1 to FOI(S)A:

There are no companies which the Scottish Executive partially owns only with other Scottish public authorities listed in Schedule 1 to FOI(S)A.

(c) Companies which the Scottish Executive partially owns with organisations or individuals not listed in Schedule 1 to FOI(S)A:

Carbon Trust

Energy Saving Trust

Partnerships UK Limited

Student Loan Company Ltd

Scottish Archive Network Ltd.

Scottish Archive Enterprises Ltd.

(The Improvement Service will fall into this category once registered).

Question reference: S2W-16786

Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Friday, 20 May 2005
Current Status: Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 3 June 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-16621 by Ms Margaret Curran on 17 May 2005, whether it will make representations to the UK Government in connection with its Equality Bill to provide that the duty placed on Scottish public authorities to promote equality between men and women will also be placed on any person who is providing a service for a public body under a (a) contract for services or (b) PPP/PFI contract.

Question reference: S2W-16887

Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 May 2005
Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 3 June 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive what level of financial support it has provided to Scottish Development International for the promotion of the Scottish music industry in each year since 1999.

Scottish Executive funding for Scottish Development International is allocated in a block grant via Scottish Enterprise and there is no specific allocation made for any individual industry sector. Therefore data is not available centrally on the breakdown of resources used by SDI for the promotion of the Scottish music industry.

SDI delivers an on-going programme of activities responding to the international business needs of companies in the Scottish music industry and the creative industries more generally. This has included supporting Scottish attendance at international music conferences and festivals together with producing promotional materials for use in overseas markets. This support is co-ordinated with the activities of the Scottish Arts Council and Enterprise networks.

In addition, companies in the Scottish music industry can access the full range of advice, assistance and funding SDI offers to all Scottish companies looking to enter international markets.

Question reference: S2W-16889

Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 May 2005
Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 3 June 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive what support it has offered Scottish Development International for its hosting of a stall/pavilion at MIDEM 2006.

Scottish Executive funding for Scottish Development International (SDI) is allocated in a block grant via Scottish Enterprise and there is no specific allocation made for any individual industry sector.

SDI involvement and support for activities at the MIDEM event in 2006 is currently being considered as part of SDI’s forward plans, in consultation with relevant music industry organisations and companies.

Question reference: S2W-16906

Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 May 2005
Current Status: Answered by Tom McCabe on 2 June 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive what fuel costs were incurred by (a) each police force, (b) the Scottish Ambulance Service, (c) each fire board, (d) its car pool and (e) each NHS board in each year since 1999.