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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-02038

Asked by: Humza Yousaf, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 August 2011
Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 18 August 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what areas of Scotland met the 2010 targets for nitrogen dioxide limits set out in the EU ambient air quality directive (2008/50/EC); when it expects the whole of Scotland to be compliant with the directive, and what action is being taken to achieve this.

The Highland and Scottish Borders zones met these limit values by the end of 2010. Some areas of exceedence remain in the Central Scotland and North East Scotland zones and in the Glasgow and Edinburgh urban areas. Based on currently available information, full compliance, with the exception of one short section of road in the Glasgow urban area, is expected by 2015. The Glasgow urban area is expected to comply by 2018 upon completion of the upgrading of that section of road.

The Scottish Government, in partnership with Transport Scotland, SEPA, local authorities, the UK Government and others, is working on a range of measures to ensure full compliance as soon as possible.

Question reference: S4W-01390

Asked by: Humza Yousaf, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 June 2011
Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 15 July 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive how many young offenders are detained at HMYOI Polmont; how many are ordinarily resident in Glasgow, and whether it will provide a breakdown by (a) age and (b) ethnic identity.

I have asked John Ewing, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service, to respond. His response is as follows:

The total population of HMYOI Polmont is 720. 208 young offenders have provided an address that indicates they ordinarily reside in Glasgow.

The following table shows HMYOI Polmont population broken down by age.”

Age	No of Prisoners
16	32
17	83
18	151
19	204
20	236
21	14

The following table shows HMYOI Polmont population broken down by Ethnic Origin.

Ethnic Origin	No of Prisoners
Asian Other	3
Black-African	1
Black-Other	1
Chinese	1
Middle Eastern-Other	1
Mixed White and Asian	1
Mixed White and Black Caribbean	2
Pakistani	4
White English	5
White Irish	1
White Other	6
White Scottish	692
White Southern Irish	2

Question reference: S4O-00105

Asked by: Humza Yousaf, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 June 2011
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 30 June 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what progress has been made on the actions set out in the Diabetes Action Plan 2010.

Question reference: S4W-00463

Asked by: Humza Yousaf, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 02 June 2011
Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 9 June 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive how many arrests for terrorism-related offences have been made at Scottish airports as a result of stops under Schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act 2000.

Question reference: S4W-00464

Asked by: Humza Yousaf, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 02 June 2011
Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 9 June 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive how many convictions there have been for terrorism-related offences as a direct result of Schedule 7 stops under the Terrorism Act 2000 at Scottish airports.

Question reference: S4F-00031

Asked by: Humza Yousaf, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 June 2011
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 June 2011

To ask the First Minister what additional support the Scottish Government will provide to unpaid carers over the next five years.

Question reference: S4W-00208

Asked by: Humza Yousaf, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 May 2011
Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 3 June 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has on the recorded ethnic identity of those ordered to participate in a stop under Schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act 2000 at (a) Glasgow International, (b) Glasgow Prestwick, (c) Edinburgh International and (d) Aberdeen Airport in each year since 2007.

Question reference: S4W-00204

Asked by: Humza Yousaf, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 May 2011
Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 3 June 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has on how many stops under Schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act 2000 have been carried out at (a) Glasgow International, (b) Glasgow Prestwick, (c) Edinburgh International and (d) Aberdeen Airport in each year since 2007.