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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-13258

Asked by: Richard Lyle, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 25 February 2013
Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 11 March 2013

To ask the Scottish Government how many police traffic vehicles there are and how many there will be after the single police force comes into operation.

Question reference: S4O-01897

Asked by: Richard Lyle, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 March 2013
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 13 March 2013

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to increase the number of hours that prisoners are engaged in purposeful activity.

Question reference: S4O-01829

Asked by: Richard Lyle, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 February 2013
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 27 February 2013

To ask the Scottish Government what impact the proposed merger between Motherwell, Coatbridge and Cumbernauld colleges will have on students in Lanarkshire.

Question reference: S4O-01769

Asked by: Richard Lyle, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 January 2013
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 6 February 2013

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with NHS Lanarkshire regarding the board's future plans.

Question reference: S4O-01656

Asked by: Richard Lyle, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 December 2012
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 January 2013

To ask the Scottish Government what incentives or help it will provide to companies wishing to invest in the regeneration of Ravenscraig in order to speed up the project.

Question reference: S4O-01612

Current Status: Withdrawn

Question reference: S4W-11071

Asked by: Richard Lyle, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Friday, 09 November 2012
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 20 November 2012

To ask the Scottish Government how much (a) revenue and (b) capital funding has been allocated to North Lanarkshire Council for 2012–13.

Question reference: S4O-01462

Asked by: Richard Lyle, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 November 2012
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 14 November 2012

To ask the Scottish Government when it expects to appoint the new chair of NHS Lanarkshire.

Question reference: S4O-01450

Asked by: Richard Lyle, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 31 October 2012
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 November 2012

To ask the Scottish Government whether it considers that separate street traders licences should be obtained for food stalls that operate within the confines of funfairs that have been granted a public entertainment licence.

Question reference: S4W-10003

Asked by: Richard Lyle, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 October 2012
Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 31 October 2012

To ask the Scottish Government how much funding is being provided to farmers in Central Scotland under the common agricultural policy.

The amount of Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) funding in the Central Scotland constituency since 2005 to 2011 was £77.309 million distributed through the various funding streams (support measures) shown in the following table, broken down by scheme year. To note, for some of the support measures shown (Food Processing and Marketing Grants, LEADER and forestry), beneficiaries of CAP funding are not necessarily solely involved in farming. The beneficiaries will include farmers and non-farmers alike.

CAP Funding In the Central Scotland Constituency - 2005 to 2011 (Expressed in £ Millions)

Funding Streams / Schemes	2005	2006	2007	2008
Direct Payments Funding
Single Farm Payment Scheme	£6.454	£6.942	£7.027	£7.504
Scottish Beef Calf Scheme	£0.371	£0.351	£0.357	£0.385
Rural Development Funding
Crofting Counties Agricultural Grants Scheme	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Forestry (legacy and other funding)	£1.178	£2.773	£2.074	£0.525
Food Processing and Marketing Grants	£0.000	£0.000	£0.000	£0.000
LEADER	£0.000	£0.000	£0.000	£0.001
LFASS	£0.816	£1.318	£0.752	£0.749
Land Managers Options (including previous Land Management Contract Menu Scheme)	£0.239	£0.333	£0.309	£0.350
Rural Priorities (including agri legacy and new forestry funding)	£0.164	£0.255	£0.225	£0.206

Funding Streams / Schemes	2009	2010	2011	Total Funding (millions)
Direct Payments Funding
Single Farm Payment Scheme	£8.604	£7.942	£7.997	£52.470
Scottish Beef Calf Scheme	£0.438	£0.416	£0.421	£2.739
Rural Development Funding
Crofting Counties Agricultural Grants Scheme	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Forestry (legacy and other funding)	£1.469	£0.295	£0.256	£8.570
Food Processing and Marketing Grants	£0.551	£0.328	£0.080	£0.959
LEADER	£0.081	£0.079	£0.296	£0.457
LFASS	£0.750	£0.716	£0.751	£5.852
Land Managers Options (including previous Land Management Contract Menu Scheme)	£0.357	£0.276	£0.100	£1.964
Rural Priorities (including agri legacy and new forestry funding)	£1.073	£0.930	£1.445	£4.298
			Total Funding (millions)	£77.309