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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-00335

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 31 May 2011
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 9 June 2011

Question reference: S4W-00334

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 31 May 2011
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 8 June 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to encourage increased employment in West Dunbartonshire.

Question reference: S4O-00030

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 June 2011
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 16 June 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive for what reason the budget and staffing for the Social Care and Social Work Improvement Service has been reduced.

Question reference: S4W-00280

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 26 May 2011
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 7 June 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive how it will deliver a single integrated system of health and social care.

Question reference: S4W-00281

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 26 May 2011
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 7 June 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive when it will deliver a single integrated system of health and social care.

Question reference: S4W-00142

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 19 May 2011
Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 6 June 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive when it last met representatives of COSLA to discuss the planned guidance for the proposed closure of schools.

Question reference: S4W-00139

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 19 May 2011
Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 6 June 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what the reasons are for the delay in publication of the planned additional guidance on the Schools (Consultation) (Scotland) Act 2010.

Question reference: S4W-00141

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 19 May 2011
Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 6 June 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive when it last met representatives of Argyll and Bute Council to discuss the proposed closure of schools.

There have been no meetings between Scottish ministers or Scottish Government officials with representatives of Argyll and Bute Council specifically to discuss the council's school closure proposals.

On 17 March 2011, the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth and I met with the council leader and other members of the council to discuss finance issues and grant aided expenditure, at which general issues regarding the school estate were discussed. I also spoke to the council leader on 2 June 2011 by phone regarding financial issues relating to the proposed moratorium on rural school closures.

Question reference: S4W-00138

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 19 May 2011
Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 6 June 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive when it will bring forward further guidance on the Schools (Consultation) (Scotland) Act 2010.

A short-life working group was launched in November 2010 with a remit to review and update the statutory guidance associated with the Schools (Consultation) (Scotland) Act 2010. The group, as well as others, recognised that the legislation has not worked in exactly the way we intended and it became apparent that more work was required.

On 31 May 2011, I announced a 12 month moratorium on rural school closures and the creation of a commission on the delivery of rural education which will, amongst other things, review the legislation and its application before making recommendations on how to reflect best practice on the delivery of education in rural areas. I expect the guidance to be considered with that process.

Question reference: S4W-00200

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 May 2011
Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 3 June 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what Scottish Natural Heritage's position is on wind farm developments (a) in or adjacent to national parks and (b) in nature conservation areas.

Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) advise the relevant consenting authority, which is either the local planning authority or the Scottish Government, on potential impacts on the natural heritage from wind farm developments and their position is set out in Scottish Natural Heritage’s approach to Renewable Energy which is available on SNH’s website at:

http://www.snh.gov.uk/planning-and-development/renewable-energy/our-approach-to-renewables/our-approach/.

SNH’s approach is informed by Scottish planning policy and their own strategic locational guidance which provides a strategic view on onshore wind farm developments in sensitive areas, including proposals in and adjacent to national parks and developments in designated nature conservation areas.