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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-04041

Current Status: Withdrawn

Question reference: S4O-03951

Asked by: Alex Rowley, MSP for Cowdenbeath, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 January 2015
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 28 January 2015

To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting colleges and other adult learning providers to improve adult literacy and numeracy and what progress has been made in tackling poor basic skills levels in adults.

Question reference: S4O-03886

Asked by: Alex Rowley, MSP for Cowdenbeath, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 January 2015
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 14 January 2015

To ask the Scottish Government how many times NHS Fife failed to meet its four, eight and 12 hour accident and emergency waiting time targets between 24 December 2014 and 4 January 2015.

Question reference: S4O-03776

Current Status: Withdrawn

Question reference: S4O-03738

Asked by: Alex Rowley, MSP for Cowdenbeath, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 November 2014
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 26 November 2014

To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of goods sold in Scotland can be considered fair trade and what it is doing to increase the sale of fair trade goods.

Question reference: S4O-03685

Asked by: Alex Rowley, MSP for Cowdenbeath, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 November 2014
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 13 November 2014

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that anyone who may need help with a mental health problem can access appropriate help easily and receive treatment quickly.

Question reference: S4W-22855

Asked by: Alex Rowley, MSP for Cowdenbeath, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 16 October 2014
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 5 November 2014

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact of the Forth Crossing Act 2011 on riders of motorcycles of between 50cc and 125cc displaying learner plates and how many motorists it estimates will be affected by the legislation.

Question reference: S4W-22006

Asked by: Alex Rowley, MSP for Cowdenbeath, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 30 June 2014
Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 21 July 2014

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the private care home sector on the implications of the introduction of the living wage.

Question reference: S4O-03386

Asked by: Alex Rowley, MSP for Cowdenbeath, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 June 2014
Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 19 June 2014

To ask the Scottish Government at what percentage of staffed bed capacity the Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy is operating.

The Scottish Government does not routinely collect bed occupancy information at hospital level.

The occupancy of acute beds across the whole of NHS Fife in the quarter ending December 2013 was 85.1%, a reduction of 4.4 percentage points compared to the same quarter in the previous year

However, NHS Fife has informed us that during the six month period from 1 December 2013 to 31 May 2014, their data on acute bed availability and occupancy at the Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy was as follows:

Available bed days – 95,545

Occupied bed days – 84,338

Rate of occupancy – 88.3%

Question reference: S4O-03404

Asked by: Alex Rowley, MSP for Cowdenbeath, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 June 2014
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 25 June 2014

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to address the estimated backlog of over £72 million for necessary school maintenance costs in Fife.