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To ask the Scottish Government whether the decision to award and announce new maintenance contracts for the north-east and south-east trunk roads has been taken on schedule.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
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. This question relates to the operational responsibilities of Skills Development Scotland.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
13 December 2012
To ask the Scottish Government whether the (a) Chief Constable of the Police Service of Scotland and (b) Chair of the Scottish Police Authority consulted ministers or officials prior to seeking legal advice in relation to their role and responsibilities under the new national police service. No. S4W-11628
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
6 November 2012
To ask the Scottish Government how much of the £13.1 million set aside by Skills Development Scotland for the New College Learning Programme has been allocated to colleges.
We have indicated that we plan to build 5,000 new council houses during this Parliament, but have not set an overall target for council/housing association homes for social rent.
I am not attracted to the idea of a narrow solution based on a single instance, but I am attracted to a new opportunity that the Parliament would get, were the convener’s proposal to progress.
The committee will be asked to scrutinise it quite quickly—in the space of one or two meetings. What form will the new duties take? Will they be set out in a statutory instrument?