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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: S4F-02538

Asked by: Jim Eadie, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 19 January 2015
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 22 January 2015

To ask the First Minister what steps the Scottish Government is taking to reduce the incidence of type 2 diabetes among children and adolescents.

Question reference: S4O-03933

Asked by: Jim Eadie, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 January 2015
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 22 January 2015

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to promote training and skills development in the road haulage industry.

Question reference: S4F-02522

Asked by: Jim Eadie, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 12 January 2015
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 15 January 2015

To ask the First Minister what steps the Scottish Government is taking to support NHS frontline services.

Question reference: S4O-03812

Asked by: Jim Eadie, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 December 2014
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 11 December 2014

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Citizens Advice Scotland report, Working at the Edge...Childcare.

Question reference: S4W-23348

Asked by: Jim Eadie, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Friday, 21 November 2014
Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 3 December 2014

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has made an estimate of the number of bus journeys made by holders of a concessionary bus pass in the last year.

Question reference: S4W-23347

Asked by: Jim Eadie, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Friday, 21 November 2014
Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 3 December 2014

To ask the Scottish Government how many people it expects to become entitled to a concessionary bus pass in 2015-16.

Question reference: S4W-23346

Asked by: Jim Eadie, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Friday, 21 November 2014
Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 3 December 2014

To ask the Scottish Government what the average saving was in 2013-14 for people who used the national concessionary travel scheme.

Question reference: S4O-03736

Current Status: Withdrawn

Question reference: S4F-02404

Asked by: Jim Eadie, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 17 November 2014
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 20 November 2014

To ask the First Minister what steps the Scottish Government is taking to address child sexual exploitation.

Question reference: S4W-23041

Asked by: Jim Eadie, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 06 November 2014
Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 7 November 2014

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the progress of the Edinburgh Tram inquiry.

Lord Hardie, the Inquiry Chair, is progressing the inquiry with work under way to set up inquiry premises and office space, to make contact with potential interested parties and to collect documentation. Lord Hardie advises me that the inquiry has not received all of the participation it requires. In response to this advice, I have instructed the conversion of the Edinburgh Tram Inquiry from a non-statutory to a statutory inquiry under the Inquiries Act 2005. Making the inquiry statutory will allow Lord Hardie to compel the production of evidence and the participation of witnesses and enable a robust final report to be prepared. Lord Hardie has given me assurances that neither the costs nor the amount of time required to run this inquiry will be increased by a change to operating on a statutory basis. I continue to attach great importance to an inquiry that is quick, efficient and cost effective.