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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-12984

Asked by: Neil Findlay, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 07 February 2013
Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 5 March 2013

To ask the Scottish Government when the teaching grant funding for colleges for 2013-14 will be confirmed.

Question reference: S4W-12985

Asked by: Neil Findlay, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 07 February 2013
Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 5 March 2013

To ask the Scottish Government when the student support funding for colleges for 2013-14 will be confirmed.

Question reference: S4W-12982

Asked by: Neil Findlay, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 07 February 2013
Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 5 March 2013

To ask the Scottish Government for what purpose the £10 million for college funding announced on 6 February 2013 is intended.

Question reference: S4W-12983

Asked by: Neil Findlay, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 07 February 2013
Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 5 March 2013

To ask the Scottish Government whether the £10 million for college funding announced on 6 February 2013 is new money or is found from (a) underspend, (b) resource consequentials or (c) another source.

Question reference: S4O-01886

Asked by: Neil Findlay, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 February 2013
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 7 March 2013

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will carry out a review of arrests made during the 1984-85 miners' strike.

Question reference: S4W-12743

Asked by: Neil Findlay, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 January 2013
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 27 February 2013

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with (a) Skills Development Scotland (SDS), (b) the Scottish Funding Council and (c) colleges regarding SDS providing college places in the future.

Question reference: S4W-12744

Asked by: Neil Findlay, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 January 2013
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 27 February 2013

To ask the Scottish Government what progress Skills Development Scotland has made toward delivering the target of 5,800 new college places in 2012-13.

Question reference: S4W-12746

Asked by: Neil Findlay, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 January 2013
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 27 February 2013

To ask the Scottish Government how much of the £24 million to be transferred to Skills Development Scotland in 2013-14 as part of the Employability Fund has been allocated to colleges.

In 2013-14, £24 million of the £52 million Employability Fund will be ring-fenced for the college sector. Of this, £6 million will be administered by Skills Development Scotland. SDS started procurement for the Employability Fund through Public Contracts Scotland on 17 December 2012. Assessment of the bids is now underway.

To provide stability for the college sector, £18 million will be administered by the Scottish Funding Council in 2013-14 and allocated to colleges pro rata to their current funding.

Question reference: S4W-12745

Asked by: Neil Findlay, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 January 2013
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 27 February 2013

To ask the Scottish Government how many full-time equivalent places or how much learning activity will be delivered by the planned 5,800 new college places to be provided by Skills Development Scotland in 2012-13.

Question reference: S4W-12760

Asked by: Neil Findlay, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 31 January 2013
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 25 February 2013

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the adequacy of funding of the Scottish Welfare Fund.