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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-00908

Asked by: Aileen McLeod, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 April 2012
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 19 April 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to support further investment in the economic infrastructure of south west Scotland.

Question reference: S4O-00764

Asked by: Aileen McLeod, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 February 2012
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 March 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive when the fuel poverty forum will publish a report on its review.

Question reference: S4W-04131

Asked by: Aileen McLeod, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 21 November 2011
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 1 December 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will consider regulating the sale of electronic cigarettes and what investigations it has carried out on any potential public health risks arising from these products.

The World Health Organization has said that the safety and extent of nicotine uptake from electronic cigarettes has not been established.

In some countries electronic cigarettes are regulated as medicines. The regulation of medicines in the UK is reserved to the UK Government under the Scotland Act.

In 2010, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) undertook a public consultation on the need for regulation of electronic cigarettes. To inform future decisions, it is now undertaking scientific and market research on these products.

Question reference: S4O-00281

Asked by: Aileen McLeod, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 October 2011
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 27 October 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what EU issues were discussed at the most recent meeting of the Joint Ministerial Committee on Europe.

Question reference: S4W-02863

Asked by: Aileen McLeod, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 September 2011
Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 5 October 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive whether Scottish planning law provides for public consultations to be held on wind farm proposals for the areas identified as SW1, SW3, SW4, SW5 and SW6 in the Sectoral Marine Plan for Offshore Wind Energy in Scottish Territorial Waters.

The Electricity Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Scotland) Regulations 2000 makes consultation a statutory requirement where an environmental assessment is required. In addition the Sectoral Marine Plan for Offshore Wind Energy will be subject to a two-year review process. The review will contain any offshore wind farm proposals identified for SW1, SW3, SW4, SW5 and SW6 as part of a further Crown Estate Commissioners’ leasing round. The process for the review will involve consultation with statutory authorities and the public.

Question reference: S4W-02864

Asked by: Aileen McLeod, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 September 2011
Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 5 October 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive whether there is a provision under Scottish planning law that could prevent a wind farm developer from submitting an application to develop a wind farm (a) in or (b) adjacent to areas of search identified by (i) the Scottish Government or (ii) Dumfries and Galloway Council.

The Marine (Scotland) Act 2010 provides for a system of marine planning in Scottish Marine area. There are no provisions under the act that could prevent a wind farm developer from submitting an application to develop a wind farm in any part of the Scottish Marine Area. Scottish ministers have the authority to approve or decline any application for a marine license to develop an offshore wind farm in the Scottish Marine Area. Applications to develop a wind farm in the Scottish Marine Area are made under the Marine (Scotland) Act 2010 and the Electricity Act 1989.

Question reference: S4W-02865

Asked by: Aileen McLeod, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 September 2011
Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 5 October 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what weight was given to community representations in the decision by the previous administration to decline planning consent for the proposed offshore wind farm in Wigtown Bay in the Sectoral Marine Plan for Offshore Wind Energy in Scottish Territorial Waters.

Scottish Ministers decided that the Wigtown Bay site was unsuitable for the development of offshore wind and should not be progressed as part of the Scottish Governments’ Sectoral Marine Plan for Offshore Wind Energy in Scottish Territorial Waters. This decision was made due to the potential for adverse environmental and socio-economic impacts and significant levels of public concern in relation to these potential adverse impacts.

Question reference: S4O-00254

Asked by: Aileen McLeod, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 September 2011
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 6 October 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to introduce an integrated system of health and social care, in light of the report by the Commission on the Future Delivery of Public Services.

Question reference: S4F-00143

Asked by: Aileen McLeod, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 19 September 2011
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 22 September 2011

To ask the First Minister what recent discussions the Scottish Government has had with the UK Government regarding transmission charges for companies wishing to connect to the UK grid.

Question reference: S4W-02505

Asked by: Aileen McLeod, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 05 September 2011
Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 16 September 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what action is being taken to support the development of faith tourism in the south of Scotland.