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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-01452

Asked by: Joan McAlpine, MSP for South 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 what recent discussions it has had with stakeholders regarding the economic and employment benefits of the national grid upgrade in South Scotland.

Question reference: S4O-01398

Asked by: Joan McAlpine, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 October 2012
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 31 October 2012

To ask the Scottish Government how universal benefits contribute to its preventative spending agenda.

Question reference: S4O-01296

Asked by: Joan McAlpine, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 September 2012
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 19 September 2012

To ask the Scottish Government what support it is giving to egg producers.

Question reference: S4O-01269

Asked by: Joan McAlpine, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 September 2012
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 13 September 2012

To ask the Scottish Government what key events are planned for the 2012-13 winter festivals programme.

Question reference: S4W-08663

Asked by: Joan McAlpine, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 July 2012
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 7 August 2012

To ask the Scottish Government how much money was spent on modern apprenticeships in Dumfries and Galloway in (a) 2011-12 and (b) 2006.

Question reference: S4W-08661

Asked by: Joan McAlpine, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 July 2012
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 7 August 2012

To ask the Scottish Government how many modern apprenticeships were created in Dumfries and Galloway in (a) 2011-12 and (b) 2006.

Question reference: S4W-08659

Asked by: Joan McAlpine, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 July 2012
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 7 August 2012

To ask the Scottish Government how much money was spent on modern apprenticeships in the (a) Annandale East and Eskdale, (b) Annandale North, (c) Annandale South, (d) Nith, (e) Lochar and (f) Mid and Upper Nithsdale ward in (i) 2011-12 and (ii) 2006.

Question reference: S4W-08657

Asked by: Joan McAlpine, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 July 2012
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 7 August 2012

To ask the Scottish Government how many modern apprenticeships were created in the (a) Annandale East and Eskdale, (b) Annandale North, (c) Annandale South, (d) Nith, (e) Lochar and (f) Mid and Upper Nithsdale ward in (i) 2011-12 and (ii) 2006.

Skills Development Scotland (SDS), who have operational responsibility for national training programmes including modern apprenticeships (MAs), do not gather statistical information broken down as far as council ward level.

MA start numbers in Dumfries and Galloway Local Authority area in 2006-07 and 2011-12 are provided in response to your question S4W-08661 on 7 August 2012.

All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/28877.aspx.

Question reference: S4W-08665

Asked by: Joan McAlpine, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 July 2012
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 7 August 2012

To ask the Scottish Government in what sectors modern apprenticeships were created in Dumfriesshire in 2011-12.

Question reference: S4W-08343

Asked by: Joan McAlpine, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 28 June 2012
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 19 July 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive whether funding will be available in future to build homes similar to those on the Dormont estate near Lockerbie at affordable rent for people in rural areas.

Each of Scotland’s 32 local authorities has now received a share of almost £582 million in subsidy over the next three-years to deliver affordable homes in their area. The funding will be used to encourage councils and housing associations to build greener homes by providing a larger government subsidy for houses built to meet higher standards of energy efficiency. And rural areas, which may experience higher developments costs, will also be helped with higher government contributions to ensure that housing developments can be successfully delivered in remote parts of the country. We also plan to launch a £10 million Greener Homes Innovation Scheme aimed at encouraging the provision of sustainable, greener homes.

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