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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-04214

Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 April 2015
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 22 April 2015

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the community safety aspects of the licensing of smartphone booking systems for transport services.

Question reference: S4W-24744

Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 March 2015
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 18 March 2015

To ask the Scottish Government what information it has regarding how many (a) drug-related and (b) other money laundering offences in each of the last five years were linked to (i) gambling machines and (ii) fixed-odds betting terminals.

Money laundering is recorded as the crime which relates to how the money was obtained, for example, fraud or drug crimes. As the data held centrally on recorded crime is based on an aggregate count of crime and offences recorded and cleared up by the police, it is not possible to separately identify the number of money laundering crimes, or those which related to gambling machines and fixed-odds betting terminals.

Question reference: S4O-04100

Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 March 2015
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 11 March 2015

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the impact on devolved areas of responsibility of reported plans to replace the TV licence fee with a household tax.

Question reference: S4W-24564

Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 23 February 2015
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 4 March 2015

To ask the Scottish Government whether there is an up-to-date estimate of PFI and PPP costs in the West Scotland parliamentary region, broken down by (a) parliamentary constituency and (b) local authority area.

Question reference: S4F-02632

Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 02 March 2015
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 5 March 2015

To ask the First Minister what discussions the Scottish Government has had with the MOD regarding environmental concerns on the River Clyde.

Question reference: S4O-04063

Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 February 2015
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 4 March 2015

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has for health service delivery in the west of Scotland.

Question reference: S4O-03948

Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 January 2015
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 28 January 2015

To ask the Scottish Government what support it is providing to colleges in West Scotland to improve the fabric of their buildings.

Question reference: S4O-03920

Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 January 2015
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 21 January 2015

To ask the Scottish Government what progress the Glasgow and Clyde Valley City Deal is making.

The Glasgow and Clyde Valley City Deal empowers the Glasgow and Clyde Valley partners to identify, manage and deliver projects, which will stimulate economic growth and create jobs in their area.

The Scottish Government agreed in August 2014 to contribute £500 million over 20 years in support of the deal. The terms of the deal are clear – the Glasgow Clyde Valley authorities must be ultimately responsible for the funding decisions they take. Should projects cost more than initially planned, the Glasgow Clyde Valley authorities must be responsible for that additional cost. Before any funding is released, Scottish Government and UK Ministers require to be satisfied that Glasgow and the Clyde Valley partners have put in place a suitable assurance framework.

We are continuing to work closely with Glasgow and Clyde Valley and the UK Government to support the development of an assurance framework that will respect local decision making, ensure investment decisions are based on sound business cases, and deliver projects effectively.

Question reference: S4O-03833

Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 December 2014
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 17 December 2014

To ask the Scottish Government what response it has received to requests to the UK Government to meet to discuss the impact of passport control procedures on the cruise liner sector and tourism in Scotland.

Question reference: S4W-23261

Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 November 2014
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 3 December 2014

To ask the Scottish Government what dealings it has with Community Pharmacy Scotland in relation to prescription medication.

The National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) (Scotland) Regulations 2009, as amended, require Scottish Ministers to consult an organisation which they recognise as representative of community pharmacy contractors across Scotland before issuing the drug tariff.

Scottish Ministers currently recognise Community Pharmacy Scotland for this purpose, and consult with them in writing and through meetings when relevant issues arise, which require decisions.