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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-09811

Asked by: James Kelly, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 24 September 2012
Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 3 October 2012

To ask the Scottish Government how many retail stores in each local authority are liable to pay the Public Health Supplement.

It is for local authorities to interpret rating legislation, including determining which properties are liable for the public health supplement. However, the following table gives the number of properties in each Local Authority area estimated to be liable by the Scottish Government, as at March 2012.

The actual number of properties paying the public health supplement in each of the three years it will apply will depend on a number of factors. These include opening of new stores, changes in use of properties, changes in rateable value and changes to individual stores policies on sale of alcohol and tobacco.

Estimated Number of Properties at March 2012

Council
Aberdeen City	8
Aberdeenshire	13
Angus	6
Argyll and Bute	3
Clackmannanshire	3
Dumfries and Galloway	7
Dundee City	8
East Ayrshire	5
East Dunbartonshire	6
East Lothian	4
East Renfrewshire	3
Edinburgh, City of	25
Eilean Siar	1
Falkirk	10
Fife	12
Glasgow City	22
Highland	10
Inverclyde	4
Midlothian	3
Moray	5
North Ayrshire	7
North Lanarkshire	13
Orkney Islands	1
Perth and Kinross	6
Renfrewshire	8
Scottish Borders	5
South Ayrshire	6
South Lanarkshire	15
Stirling	4
West Dunbartonshire	4
West Lothian	7

Question reference: S4W-09671

Asked by: James Kelly, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 17 September 2012
Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 27 September 2012

To ask the Scottish Government how many speech therapists have been employed by each NHS board in each year since 2005.

The information requested is published on ISD’s website:

September 2007 to June 2012 data is available at:

http://www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics/Workforce/publications/2012-08-28/AHP_Staff_J2012.xls?67197162.

Data for September 2005 and 2006 (Qualified and assistant speech therapist numbers shown separately) is available at:

http://www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics/Workforce/Historic-Data/WFF01_HB_REG.xls.

Question reference: S4O-01356

Asked by: James Kelly, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 September 2012
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 4 October 2012

To ask the Scottish Government what the priorities of the 2013-14 draft budget are.

Question reference: S4W-09679

Asked by: James Kelly, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 17 September 2012
Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 25 September 2012

To ask the Scottish Government what representations the (a) Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning and (b) Minister for Youth Employment has made to the (i) Welfare Reform Committee, (ii) Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and (iii) Department for Work and Pensions regarding recent graduates' eligibility for benefits through national insurance.

Question reference: S4W-09672

Asked by: James Kelly, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 17 September 2012
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 25 September 2012

To ask the Scottish Government what (a) meetings and (b) correspondence there have been between (i) the First Minister, (ii) the Deputy First Minister, (iii) each cabinet secretary and (iv) the Minister for Youth Employment and the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions regarding welfare reform; on what dates and what substantive issues were raised.

Scottish ministers have had ongoing dialogue and correspondence with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on a wide range of issues relating to the UK Government’s welfare reforms and the impact of these reforms on people and services in Scotland.

The Deputy First Minister last met with the Secretary of State on 15March 2012 to discuss welfare reform and related matters. I was due to meet with the Secretary of State on 19 September, however, as I was attending the Joint Ministerial Committee with the First Minister, the new Minister for Housing and Welfare had a meeting with the Secretary of State in my place.

Question reference: S4W-07786

Asked by: James Kelly, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 11 June 2012
Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 25 June 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive what organisations have been allocated contracts under the 2012-13 Universal Home Insulation Scheme and where they are located.

Local authorities, rather than the Scottish Government, are responsible for issuing and managing contracts in connection with the Universal Home Insulation Scheme and therefore the Scottish Government does not hold this information. I refer the member to the answers to questions S4W-7784 and S4W-7785 on 22 June 2012. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at:

http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/28877.aspx.

Question reference: S4W-07784

Asked by: James Kelly, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 11 June 2012
Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 22 June 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive what the total value is of the contracts that it has issued under the 2012-13 Universal Home Insulation Scheme.

In 2012-13, the Scottish Government has made awards of grant totalling just over £16.5 million split between all 32 Scottish local authorities, all of which are participating in the Universal Home Insulation Scheme. In previous years, grant expenditure has leveraged in approximately half as much again from CERT and other sources. The grant covers both local authority contract costs and administration. Local authorities, not the Scottish Government, are responsible for issuing and managing contracts in connection with the Universal Home Insulation Scheme.

Question reference: S4W-07785

Asked by: James Kelly, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 11 June 2012
Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 22 June 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide a geographical breakdown of the contracts that it has allocated under the 2012-13 Universal Home Insulation Scheme.

Question reference: S4O-01188

Asked by: James Kelly, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 June 2012
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 28 June 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with NHS boards regarding the provision of IVF treatment.

Question reference: S4O-01144

Asked by: James Kelly, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 June 2012
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 14 June 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to combat antisocial behaviour.