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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: S4O-02563

Asked by: John Scott, MSP for Ayr, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 November 2013
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 13 November 2013

To ask the Scottish Government when it last met representatives of the Scottish Futures Trust.

Question reference: S4O-02500

Asked by: John Scott, MSP for Ayr, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 October 2013
Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 10 October 2013

To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with relevant agencies in Ayrshire about the hospitalisation of people under 18 as a consequence of underage drinking.

The provision of prevention activity, recovery focussed treatment and support services is for each local area to consider, taking account of local needs, circumstances and resources. Responsibility is devolved to Alcohol and Drug Partnerships (ADPs) to commission evidence-based, person-centred and recovery-focused prevention and treatment services to meet the needs of their resident populations which includes young people.

The Scottish Government has made a record investment of £236 million to tackle alcohol use since 2008, the bulk of our funding - £211 million has been via NHS health boards to ADPs for investment in local prevention, treatment and support services. We continue to work with ADPs through our planning and reporting guidance, which aims to support the embedding of outcomes based planning and reporting at local level.

The three ADPs within NHS Ayrshire and Arran are taking action on a number of fronts to protect children and young people from the harm caused by alcohol misuse. Any dialogue with relevant agencies would be undertaken by the local ADP.

Question reference: S4O-02445

Asked by: John Scott, MSP for Ayr, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 September 2013
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 2 October 2013

To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting local authorities in relation to the availability of supply teachers.

Question reference: S4W-16717

Asked by: John Scott, MSP for Ayr, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 August 2013
Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 3 September 2013

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the reported £104,600 that was fraudulently spent on Creative Scotland's corporate credit card and recent reports criticising the running and the management of the organisation, what steps it is taking to protect the profile of Creative Scotland.

The incident of fraud on Creative Scotland’s corporate credit card to which you refer, involved transactions which occurred in 2010 and 2011.

Sound management of public resources is a top priority for Scottish Ministers. Creative Scotland takes seriously the requirement to mitigate the risk of fraud in all its operations.

Ministers are reassured that Creative Scotland has now introduced a robust financial monitoring and internal audit regime to minimise the risks of a similar incident occurring.

Question reference: S4W-16716

Asked by: John Scott, MSP for Ayr, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 August 2013
Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 3 September 2013

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the reported £104,600 that was fraudulently spent on Creative Scotland's corporate credit card, what changes have been made to security and staff training to ensure that this is not repeated.

Question reference: S4W-16715

Asked by: John Scott, MSP for Ayr, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 August 2013
Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 3 September 2013

To ask the Scottish Government how much of the reported £104,600 that was fraudulently spent on Creative Scotland's corporate credit card has been recovered and what steps are being taken to (a) recover the remaining money and (b) identify those who were involved.

Question reference: S4W-15420

Asked by: John Scott, MSP for Ayr, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 31 May 2013
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 11 June 2013

To ask the Scottish Government what progress it is making on delivering IVF treatment locally for NHS Ayrshire and Arran patients.

Question reference: S4O-02194

Current Status: Withdrawn

Question reference: S4O-02115

Asked by: John Scott, MSP for Ayr, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 May 2013
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 15 May 2013

To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions ministers have had with local authorities regarding the condition of the road network.

Question reference: S4O-01950

Asked by: John Scott, MSP for Ayr, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 March 2013
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 21 March 2013

To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to promote engineering as a career choice for men and women.