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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: S4W-19025

Asked by: Alison McInnes, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Friday, 20 December 2013
Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 9 January 2014

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has information on planning applications for housing being split into groups of fewer than 50 dwellings to avoid them being classified as major developments under the Town and Country Planning (Hierarchy of Developments) (Scotland) Regulations 2009 and, if so, how often this has happened in each local authority area.

Question reference: S4W-19030

Asked by: Alison McInnes, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Friday, 20 December 2013
Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 9 January 2014

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to prevent planning applications for housing being split into groups of fewer than 50 dwellings to avoid them being classified as major developments under the Town and Country Planning (Hierarchy of Developments) (Scotland) Regulations 2009.

Question reference: S4O-02779

Asked by: Alison McInnes, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 January 2014
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 15 January 2014

To ask the Scottish Government how the subject of a compulsory purchase order can complain about how the process is being conducted.

Question reference: S4O-02758

Asked by: Alison McInnes, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 December 2013
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 January 2014

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that children in hospitals outwith their home local authority area are provided with education.

Question reference: S4W-18754

Asked by: Alison McInnes, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Thursday, 05 December 2013
Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 18 December 2013

To ask the Scottish Government how many formerly-retired police officers have been recruited as Police Scotland officers.

Question reference: S4T-00550

Asked by: Alison McInnes, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 16 December 2013
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 17 December 2013

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the Judicial Complaints Reviewer’s 2012-13 annual report.

Question reference: S4W-18753

Asked by: Alison McInnes, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Thursday, 05 December 2013
Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 16 December 2013

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of how much has been spent on branding for Police Scotland.

Question reference: S4O-02707

Asked by: Alison McInnes, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 December 2013
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 12 December 2013

To ask the Scottish Government what actions it has taken in response to the recommendation of the Commission on Women Offenders that an urgent review of the provision and resourcing of services for women in prison with borderline personality disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder should be carried out.

Question reference: S4O-02678

Asked by: Alison McInnes, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 November 2013
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 5 December 2013

To ask the Scottish Government what actions underpin the proposals in the white paper on independence to simplify the tax system.

Question reference: S4O-02638

Asked by: Alison McInnes, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 November 2013
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 27 November 2013

To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to promote the use of social impact investment partnerships.

The Scottish Government welcomes the innovative approach that Perth YMCA has adopted to securing investment from local businesses and individuals for the living Balance Project. Perth YMCA has used this experience to develop a social impact investment partnership framework that can be used by other projects across Scotland.

The Scottish Government, along with Big Lottery Fund Scotland, has provided some resources towards the development of guidance and templates which can be used by other partners keen to test social impact investment models.