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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: S2W-28812

Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 02 October 2006
Current Status: Answered by Nicol Stephen on 2 November 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive how many individuals who have gained a Higher National Diploma in each of the last 10 years have chosen to enter higher education outwith Scotland.

Question reference: S2W-28811

Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 02 October 2006
Current Status: Answered by Nicol Stephen on 2 November 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive how many individuals who have gained a Higher National Diploma in each of the last 10 years have subsequently entered higher education and, of these, how many entered higher education at a level above that of the first year level of their course.

Question reference: S2W-28965

Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 09 October 2006
Current Status: Answered by Peter Peacock on 31 October 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive how much has been spent on the provision of school buses in each of the last 10 years.

Question reference: S2W-28962

Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 09 October 2006
Current Status: Answered by Peter Peacock on 31 October 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive how many accidents involving school buses there have been in each of the last 10 years.

The information is not held centrallyin the form requested. Road accident statistics do not distinguish a school busfrom any other type of bus.

However, data on reported numbersof pupils injured in road accidents while travelling to or from school is set outin Table 45 of Road Accidents Scotland, published by the Scottish Executivein January 2006, a copy of which is available in the Scottish ParliamentInformation Centre (Bib. number 38777).

The “bus/coach” category in thetable includes pupils travelling on ordinary or service buses as well as on schoolbuses.

Question reference: S2W-28964

Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 09 October 2006
Current Status: Answered by Peter Peacock on 31 October 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is aware of the report, Safer Journeys to School, prepared for the Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People, the Department of Regional Development and the Consumer Council for Northern Ireland and, if so, whether it believes that it contains information useful to improving school pupils’ safety in transit to school in Scotland.

Question reference: S2W-28963

Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 09 October 2006
Current Status: Answered by Peter Peacock on 31 October 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to improve safety measures on school buses.

Question reference: S2W-29020

Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 October 2006
Current Status: Answered by Elish Angiolini on 31 October 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Lord Advocate will consider setting up a public judicial inquiry into all the cases surrounding the Shirley McKie fingerprint case.

Question reference: S2W-28874

Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 October 2006
Current Status: Answered by Tavish Scott on 25 October 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-28063 by Tavish Scott on 29 September 2006, who made each of the three representations in support of regular rail services between Lanark and Edinburgh and when each was made.

Question reference: S2W-28687

Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 September 2006
Current Status: Answered by Tom McCabe on 18 October 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-28167 by Mr Tom McCabe on 20 September 2006, how the existence of the Relocation Advisory Service has been publicised.

The Relocation Advisory Service(RAS) has been marketed to international audiences both overseas and in Scotland, includingto careers services. RAS leaflets and materials carrying contact details for RASand the URL www.scotlandistheplace.com,which contains more information about relocating to Scotland, havebeen circulated at education exhibitions and workers fairs worldwide, includingChina, Canada, USA, India and Poland. This URL appears on the majority of the Executive’smaterials circulated to an overseas audience. We have also worked with partners,including the FCO, UKVisas and British Council Scotland to promote RAS services.In addition, RAS has promoted its services to businesses in Scotland viathe production of a newsletter and by partnering various events run by businessorganisations.

Question reference: S2W-28689

Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 September 2006
Current Status: Answered by Tom McCabe on 18 October 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-28167 by Mr Tom McCabe on 20 September 2006, who is responsible for running the Relocation Advisory Service.