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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-31771

Asked by: Stewart Maxwell, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 February 2007
Current Status: Answered by Patricia Ferguson on 22 February 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive what research has been carried out on the economic impact on Scotland of England hosting the UEFA European Football Championships in 1996.

Question reference: S2W-31772

Asked by: Stewart Maxwell, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 February 2007
Current Status: Answered by Patricia Ferguson on 22 February 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide a breakdown of any economic benefits to Scotland of England hosting the European Football Championships in 1996.

Question reference: S2W-31513

Asked by: Stewart Maxwell, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 January 2007
Current Status: Answered by Nicol Stephen on 16 February 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive how much was allocated to each project in which the Digital Media and Creative Industries Project Co-investment Fund invested.

Question reference: S2W-31511

Asked by: Stewart Maxwell, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 January 2007
Current Status: Answered by Nicol Stephen on 16 February 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive how much was budgeted for the Digital Media and Creative Industries Project Co-investment Fund in each financial year since its inception.

Question reference: S2W-31512

Asked by: Stewart Maxwell, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 January 2007
Current Status: Answered by Nicol Stephen on 16 February 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive in how many projects the Digital Media and Creative Industries Project Co-investment Fund invested in each financial year since its inception.

Question reference: S2W-31510

Asked by: Stewart Maxwell, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 January 2007
Current Status: Answered by Nicol Stephen on 16 February 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive when the Digital Media and Creative Industries Project Co-investment Fund closed and what the reason was for its closure.

Question reference: S2O-11998

Asked by: Stewart Maxwell, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 February 2007
Current Status: Answered by Patricia Ferguson on 15 February 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive how many new full-size football pitches have been built since 2003.

Since 2003, the Executive, throughsportscotland, has supported the development of a number of new full-size footballpitches including those at the Greenfield Football Centre in Glasgow and the SpartansCommunity Football Academy in Edinburgh. However, the provision of football pitchesis a matter for local authorities and the footballing authorities and the Executivedoes not maintain a record of football pitches in Scotland.

Question reference: S2W-31612

Asked by: Stewart Maxwell, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 01 February 2007
Current Status: Answered by Nicol Stephen on 15 February 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive how many businesses have been assisted to protect their assets by the Intellectual Assets Centre in each year since its inception.

The total number of businessesassisted by the Intellectual Asset Centre (IAC) to help protect their assets is927, broken down by financial year as follows:

Year	Businesses Assisted
2006- 31 January 2007	275
2005-06	464
2004-05	146
2003-04	42

The figures listed only includeinstances of “one to one” assistance. They do not include businesses attending IACevents or co-events such as seminars and workshops, nor do they include companiesmaking use of the centre’s web-enabled tools or website. Nearly 4,000 businesses/individualshave attended IAC events to-date.

Question reference: S2W-31611

Asked by: Stewart Maxwell, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 01 February 2007
Current Status: Answered by Nicol Stephen on 15 February 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive what the Intellectual Assets Centre’s total budget was in each financial year since its inception and how much of that budget has been allocated by (a) Scottish Enterprise, (b) Highlands and Islands Enterprise and (c) the Executive in each of those years.

The information requested isprovided in the following table:

Allocated by:	2003-04	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07
Scottish Executive	£286,250	£1,025,000	£1,389,667	£1,394,650
Scottish Enterprise			£5,875	£16,000
Highlands and Islands Enterprise			£11,116	£58,750
ERDF		£30,604	£142,467	£ 76,086
Total Budget:	£286,250	£1,055,604	£1,549,125	£1,545,486

Question reference: S2W-31592

Asked by: Stewart Maxwell, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 01 February 2007
Current Status: Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 15 February 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive what the estimated cost is for the public sector to bid for the right to build and operate the replacement HM Prison Low Moss.