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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-00224

Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 September 2011
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 29 September 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is considering changes to the law governing the holding of court cases in closed session.

Question reference: S4O-00127

Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 31 August 2011
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 September 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive when it last met with Strathclyde Partnership for Transport and what issues were discussed.

Question reference: S4O-00050

Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 June 2011
Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 16 June 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive how it plans to support small businesses to promote vibrant local communities.

The Scottish Government is committed to maintaining a supportive business environment and to ensuring that appropriate measures are in place to support small businesses. Examples include our support for the small business bonus scheme, which has reduced the rates burden for tens of thousands of properties in Scotland and an investment of £7.5 million this year to help small businesses take on additional staff.

Question reference: S4O-00067

Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 June 2011
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 23 June 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what progress has been made in tackling human trafficking in Scotland.

Question reference: S3O-13328

Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 17 March 2011
Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 17 March 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it has taken to tackle poverty, promote social inclusion and improve health in Glasgow.

Our approach to tackling poverty, promoting social inclusion and improving health across Scotland is covered in some detail in the Scottish Government and COSLA social policy frameworks Achieving Our Potential: A Framework to tackle poverty and income inequality in Scotland, Equally Well: Report of the Ministerial Task Force on Health Equalities and the Early Years Framework.

Glasgow is home to the largest proportion as well as the most significant concentrations of social problems in Scotland. The local authority and the health service in Glasgow receive considerable block grant resources to recognise the scale of the challenge in the city - £6,819million for 2010-11 - as well as additional Scottish Government funding towards specific local tacking poverty and health inequalities initiatives such as the Healthier, Wealthier Children financial inclusion project, Keep Well health checks and the Glasgow Centre for Population Health.

Question reference: S3W-40491

Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 March 2011
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 15 March 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive when it will publish the Child Poverty Strategy for Scotland.

Question reference: S3W-37403

Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 November 2010
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 22 November 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive what applications it has made for available funding for the proposed European Year of Active Ageing 2012.

Question reference: S3W-37402

Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 November 2010
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 22 November 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive what the criteria are for applications for funding from the European Union for the proposed European Year of Active Ageing 2012.

Question reference: S3W-37401

Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 November 2010
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 22 November 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had regarding the proposed European Year of Active Ageing 2012.

We have commented on the proposal via the Department of Health. We understand that the European Parliament and Council are expected to endorse the initiative by early 2011.

Before these proposals emerged, we were already in discussion with the organisers of the World Congress on Active Ageing, which will be taking place in the SECC in August 2012 and have since been able to agree to support that event. We are also working with the British Heart Foundation on proposals to develop a series of active ageing events to support the 2012 congress and the legacy plan for the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

Question reference: S3W-30791

Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Friday, 15 January 2010
Current Status: Answered by Jim Mather on 29 January 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive how the performance of Scottish Development International is monitored.