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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)
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Question reference: S3W-06787

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 November 2007
Current Status: Answered by Bruce Crawford on 3 December 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it believes that there should be independent oversight of the Scottish Ministerial Code.

Question reference: S3W-06788

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 November 2007
Current Status: Answered by Bruce Crawford on 3 December 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive how it will ensure the highest standard of behaviour by ministers in the Parliament.

The ScottishMinisterial Code is both a code of conduct for Scottish Ministers and also aguide on the procedures and processes which they are expected to observe incarrying out their Ministerial duties, including when in the Parliament. Arevised version of the Code will be published shortly by the First Minister.

In addition, allMSPs, including those who are Ministers, must adhere to the terms of the Codeof Conduct for Members of the Scottish Parliament, and are bound by theInterests of Members of the Scottish Parliament Act 2006, taken together withSection 39 of the Scotland Act 1998.

Question reference: S3W-06783

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 November 2007
Current Status: Answered by Bruce Crawford on 3 December 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive when it will publish the outcome of the review of the Scottish Ministerial Code.

Question reference: S3W-06790

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 November 2007
Current Status: Answered by Bruce Crawford on 3 December 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive who is responsible for enforcing the Scottish Ministerial Code if it is breached by the First Minister.

Question reference: S3W-06782

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 November 2007
Current Status: Answered by Bruce Crawford on 3 December 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive what progress is being made on the review of the Scottish Ministerial Code.

Question reference: S3W-06785

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 November 2007
Current Status: Answered by Bruce Crawford on 3 December 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive what the timetable is for the review of the Scottish Ministerial Code.

Question reference: S3W-06786

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 November 2007
Current Status: Answered by Bruce Crawford on 3 December 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will adopt the approach taken by Prime Minister, Gordon Brown MP, to have an independent adviser to investigate breaches of the Scottish Ministerial Code to ensure a culture of openness and transparency in government.

Question reference: S3W-06784

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 November 2007
Current Status: Answered by Bruce Crawford on 3 December 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the review of the Scottish Ministerial Code has been undertaken independently of the civil service and ministers.

Question reference: S3W-06908

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 23 November 2007
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 3 December 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive how many births have taken place at community midwife-led units at (a) the Vale of Leven Hospital, (b) Inverclyde Hospital and (c) the Royal Alexandra Hospital in each year since the inception of the units.

The informationavailable is shown in table 1.

Table 1: Allbirths at selected Community Maternity Units, 2003-2007

Year	Vale of Leven	Inverclyde	Royal Alexandria
2003	16¹	9²	-
2004	61	91	29³
2005	64	115	244
2006	75	73	273
2007⁴	78	89	314

Notes:

1. Vale of Levenchanged from a consultant to midwife led unit in September 2003,

thisfigure shows births from September-31 December 2003.

2.Inverclyde changed from a consultant to midwife led unit in November 2003,

thisfigure shows births from November-31 December 2003.

3.Royal Alexandria opened a midwife ledunit alongside a consultant led unit in

November2004, this figure shows births from November-31 December

2004.

4.Number of births from 1 January-27 November 2007.

Question reference: S3W-06886

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 22 November 2007
Current Status: Answered by Adam Ingram on 29 November 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will list the schools in Argyll and Bute where primary 1 pupils are in classes of 18 or under.