Questions and answers

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

Urgent Questions aren't included in the Question and Answers search. There is a SPICe fact sheet listing Urgent and emergency questions.

Question reference: S3W-01660

Asked by: Robert Brown, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 June 2007
Current Status: Answered by Adam Ingram on 23 July 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it intends to proceed with the draft Children’s Services (Scotland) Bill and, if so, when.

Question reference: S3W-01895

Asked by: Robert Brown, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 July 2007
Current Status: Answered by Adam Ingram on 13 July 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive how many places are available for children suffering from autistic spectrum disorder in (a) South Lanarkshire, (b) Glasgow City, (c) East Renfrewshire and (d) North Lanarkshire council areas, showing also the types of facilities available.

The information requestedis not held centrally.However, the numbersof pupils in each local authority with an autism spectrum disorder identified astheir main difficulty of learning or their reason for support in primary, secondaryand special schools, are published in tables 6.9, 6.10, 7.7, 7.8, 8.6 and 8.7 respectively,of Pupils in Scotland, on the Executive’s website http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2007/02/27083941/0.

Question reference: S3W-01896

Asked by: Robert Brown, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 July 2007
Current Status: Answered by Adam Ingram on 13 July 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive how many formal assessments have been carried out under the terms of the Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2004 in (a) South Lanarkshire, (b) Glasgow City, (c) East Renfrewshire and (d) North Lanarkshire council areas, showing also the numbers of children waiting for such assessments on the latest date for which information is available.

Question reference: S3W-01501

Asked by: Robert Brown, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 25 June 2007
Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 11 July 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it supports a reduction in motorway and trunk road maintenance to £50 million per annum, as identified in the Howat report.

Question reference: S2W-17297

Asked by: Robert Brown, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 13 June 2005
Current Status: Answered by Peter Peacock on 27 June 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive what support it is providing for Gaelic and Scots lexicographical projects and whether it plans to increase this support.

The Scottish Executive recognisesthe importance of dictionaries for the language and culture of Scotland andcommends the valuable work that has been done over the years. Scottish Executivefunding for Gaelic and Scots lexicographical projects is provided through the ScottishArts Council and Bòrd na Gàidhlig, with additional support from the Heritage LotteryFund, the Leverhulme Trust and other sources. The level of support for such projectsis a matter for the bodies concerned.

Question reference: S2W-17597

Asked by: Robert Brown, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Friday, 24 June 2005
Current Status: Awaiting answer

To ask the Scottish Executive

Question reference: S2W-17596

Asked by: Robert Brown, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Friday, 24 June 2005
Current Status: Awaiting answer

To ask the Scottish Executive

Question reference: S2W-17609

Asked by: Robert Brown, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Friday, 24 June 2005
Current Status: Awaiting answer

To ask the Scottish Executive

Question reference: S2W-17599

Asked by: Robert Brown, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Friday, 24 June 2005
Current Status: Awaiting answer

To ask the Scottish Executive

Question reference: S2W-17598

Asked by: Robert Brown, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Friday, 24 June 2005
Current Status: Awaiting answer

To ask the Scottish Executive

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