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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.

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Question reference: S3W-20827

Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 February 2009
Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 5 March 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive what projected level of funding it will allocate to the Museums Galleries Scotland Recognition Scheme in 2009-10 and how much of this is to be allocated to museums and galleries in Glasgow.

Question reference: S3W-20824

Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 February 2009
Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 5 March 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive what level of funding it allocated to the National Galleries of Scotland and the National Museum of Scotland in 2008-09.

The funding for 2008-09 for the National Museums of Scotland and National Galleries of Scotland is set out in the following tables:

National Galleries of Scotland Financial Allocation

	2008-09 £ Million
Running Costs	12.213
Purchases (including funding for Titian''s Diana and Actaeon)	7.760
Capital for Portrait Gallery	0.999
Capital charges (non-cash revenue budget)	4.589
Total	25.561

National Museums Scotland Financial Allocation

	2008-09 £ Million
Running Costs	21.078
Purchases (including National Fund for Acquisitions	0.710
Capital - Royal Museum and Museum of Flight	5.261
Capital charges (non-cash revenue budget)	9.500
Total	36.549

Question reference: S3W-20826

Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 February 2009
Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 5 March 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive what level of funding it allocated to the Museums Galleries Scotland Recognition Scheme in 2008-09 and how much of this was allocated to museums and galleries in Glasgow.

The Scottish Government allocated £1,235,000 to Museums Galleries Scotland for the Recognition Scheme in 2008-09. £600,000 is allocated to the three major industrial museums and approximately £600,000 is available for grants to the recognised collections. There are now 33 collections in 27 museums which have been recognised as being of international or national importance. The holders of the collections can apply for a grant of up to £40,000 towards projects which assist the organisation to raise standards of collections management and care and/or raise standards of public service delivery. Glasgow City Council has recently applied to the fund and a decision will be made shortly.

Question reference: S3W-20421

Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 02 February 2009
Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 24 February 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive what timescale that ministers have set for completion of the New Campus Glasgow project.

Question reference: S3W-20422

Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 02 February 2009
Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 24 February 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive when ministers last met the Scottish Funding Council to discuss the New Campus Glasgow project.

Question reference: S3W-20474

Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 February 2009
Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 24 February 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive how it is monitoring the impact of the recent changes to Student Awards Agency for Scotland income assessed funding, related to the income of step-parents, introduced during the academic year 2008-09.

Question reference: S3W-20420

Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 02 February 2009
Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 24 February 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive how much has been spent on the city centre estate of the New Campus Glasgow project since 2000, also broken down into budget headings.

Question reference: S3W-20423

Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 02 February 2009
Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 24 February 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive what allocation has been made by the Scottish Funding Council for the development of the New Campus Glasgow project.

Question reference: S3W-20224

Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 January 2009
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 5 February 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive what mechanisms are in place to enable NHS Scotland to accept medical evacuations from Gaza.

The skills of our medical specialists are world-renowned and we are prepared to offer their expertise if needed. Some of Scotland''s hospitals may be able to receive patients from Gaza who require specialist care and I welcome the willingness of NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde and NHS Lothian to respond positively to requests for assistance with medical casualties, if need be. However, the number of casualties and which facilities could be used would be dependent on the clinical priorities of the patients concerned.

Our general approach is to work through Scottish-based Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) which are involved in humanitarian work in Gaza, and have a presence on the ground there. This is necessary to allow clinical assessments and evaluation to be carried out in determining whether patients are suitable for treatment in Scotland, and would benefit from coming here, as opposed to being treated in the region or in a neighbouring country.

Question reference: S3W-20223

Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 January 2009
Current Status: Answered by Linda Fabiani on 4 February 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive what assistance it will make available to Scottish aid organisations that are not members of the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) and wish to assist in the humanitarian effort in Gaza.