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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: S4W-14916

Asked by: Bruce Crawford, MSP for Stirling, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 May 2013
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 22 May 2013

To ask the Scottish Government what meetings it has had with the Royal Sun Alliance Group since 1999.

Scottish Government records show one meeting took place with Scottish Executive officials and Royal and Sun Alliance on 14 July 2006.

Details of all ministerial engagements are published in arrears on the Scottish Government website and can be accessed using the following link:

http://www.scotland.gov.uk/About/People/14944/Events-Engagements/MinisterialEngagements. These records show from 2008, no Ministerial meetings had taken place with Royal Sun Alliance Group.

We have been unable to find any further records of other ministerial or official meetings during the requested time period.

Question reference: S4W-13925

Asked by: Bruce Crawford, MSP for Stirling, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 March 2013
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 23 April 2013

To ask the Scottish Government how many apprenticeships have been created in the Stirling constituency in each of the last three years.

Question reference: S4O-02019

Asked by: Bruce Crawford, MSP for Stirling, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 April 2013
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 24 April 2013

To ask the Scottish Government what financial support it has provided to the Stirling area over the last four years to promote and deliver events connected with the Year of Homecoming and the 700th anniversary of the Battle of Bannockburn, and how much it will provide in 2013-14.

Question reference: S4W-13893

Asked by: Bruce Crawford, MSP for Stirling, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Friday, 22 March 2013
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 15 April 2013

To ask the Scottish Government in how many cases of death or injury resulting from an alcohol-related road traffic accident the driver had a blood alcohol content of between 50 and 80 milligrams per 100 millilitres of blood in each of the last three years.

This data is not currently collected by the Scottish Government.

Estimates of the number of lives that could be saved by reducing the drink drive limit were published in the Scottish Government’s Reducing the Drink Driving Limit in Scotland consultation document which can be found at:

http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2012/09/3556. In 2010, the independent North Review Committee, estimated that a reduction in the limit from 80 mg/100 ml to 50 mg/100 ml would save a number of lives across the UK. Applying these estimates to Scotland it is estimated that between 3 and 17 Scottish lives each year might be saved through a lower limit.

Question reference: S4W-13623

Asked by: Bruce Crawford, MSP for Stirling, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 March 2013
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 21 March 2013

To ask the Scottish Government what work Scottish Water has carried out in cooperation with communities to develop water turbines.

Scottish Water has had informal discussions with a number of community councils, including West Linton and Kinlochbervie, regarding the potential of developing hydro schemes near villages. None of these has been developed to date due to the schemes not being commercially viable.

Scottish Water Horizons is exploring the potential for the generation of renewable energy, including hydro power across the Scottish Water estate. I recently visited a Hydro Scheme near Denny which is harnessing the energy from water running in water mains, a UK first. These types of Schemes use Scottish Water assets to generate electricity which is then supplied to the grid.

The viability of each project is closely assessed before proceeding. All electricity generated is used to reduce Scottish Water’s overall power consumption therefore reducing its power bill.

Question reference: S4W-13413

Asked by: Bruce Crawford, MSP for Stirling, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 04 March 2013
Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 14 March 2013

To ask the Scottish Government how many private residential housing developments have been designated as contaminated under the Environment Act 1995 in each year since 1999.

Question reference: S4W-13462

Asked by: Bruce Crawford, MSP for Stirling, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 March 2013
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 13 March 2013

To ask the Scottish Government what progress is being made by NHS boards in developing local improvement plans to help deliver Quality Improvement Scotland standards for dealing with neurological diseases.

The Scottish Government is committed to ensuring that everyone with a neurological condition is able to access the care and support they need.

The National Neurological Advisory Group (NNAG), has been established with Scottish Government funding to support implementation of the clinical standards for neurological conditions and has reported that all boards now have improvement plans in place and are providing reports on progress.

Prior to the establishment of the NNAG the Scottish Government provided NHS boards with funding of around £1.2 million over two years to assist them in developing local neurological improvement networks as the main vehicle for driving improvement within neurological services. Following the Health Improvement Scotland’s review in June 2012, as a first step in identifying progress, all NHS Boards were asked to provide an update on progress against their three year plans.

Question reference: S4O-01794

Asked by: Bruce Crawford, MSP for Stirling, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 January 2013
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 7 February 2013

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding the transition from the Carbon Emissions Reduction Target to Green Deal.

Question reference: S4O-01743

Asked by: Bruce Crawford, MSP for Stirling, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 January 2013
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 30 January 2013

To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with farmers' representatives regarding the impact of high costs of fuel and animal feed on the farming sector.

Question reference: S4O-01719

Asked by: Bruce Crawford, MSP for Stirling, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 January 2013
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 23 January 2013

To ask the Scottish Government what capital allocation has been made to Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park Authority as part of the 2013-14 shovel-ready construction and maintenance projects.