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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-00723

Asked by: James Kelly, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 February 2012
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 23 February 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive what provision it has made for investment in NHS property in the NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde board area.

Capital and revenue allocations are made to NHS Board from which they are able to prioritise their investment in property. Capital Allocations over the period 2012-13 to 2014-15 total £795.6 million for NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.

In addition to legally committed projects such as the new South Glasgow Hospitals, priority has been given in the Spending Review process to maximise investment in addressing backlog maintenance.

Question reference: S4W-05326

Asked by: James Kelly, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 30 January 2012
Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 7 February 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive when a report on the pilot project to tackle sectarianism involving the Scottish Community Development Centre and Voluntary Action Fund will be published.

Question reference: S4O-00686

Asked by: James Kelly, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 February 2012
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 February 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive what measures it will take to ensure the continued progress of the Zero Waste Plan following the Scottish budget.

Question reference: S4O-00625

Asked by: James Kelly, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 January 2012
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 26 January 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to find employment for probationary teachers.

Question reference: S4W-04656

Asked by: James Kelly, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 16 December 2011
Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 12 January 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive how it plans to distribute the £9 million fund aimed at tackling sectarianism that it announced on 23 November 2011.

The £9 million of funding announced on the 23 November will be split over three financial years from 2012-13 to 2014-15, with £3 million invested each year. We are developing our community based approach and building a strong evidence base which will inform future funding decisions to effectively support this work and ensure funding is used to deliver the best outcomes for communities. Funding decisions from 2012-13 have not been made.

Question reference: S4W-04657

Asked by: James Kelly, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 16 December 2011
Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 12 January 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the costs of the Football Co-ordination Unit for Scotland will be met from the fund to tackle sectarianism that it announced on 23 November 2011.

Question reference: S4W-04680

Asked by: James Kelly, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 19 December 2011
Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 12 January 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions have taken place with the Fire Brigades Union regarding national standards for response times.

Question reference: S4W-04678

Asked by: James Kelly, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 19 December 2011
Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 12 January 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive how it monitors response times by the fire and rescue services.

Routine monitoring of attendance times is not carried out by the Scottish Government as it is primarily a matter for the fire and rescue services. With the passing by parliament of the Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 and the creation of a Fire and Rescue Framework for Scotland, a new locally determined risk-assessed methodology for deploying fire authority resources was introduced; Integrated Risk Management Plans (IRMP). A review of the implementation and impact of IRMP, including attendance times, was carried out by the Scottish Fire and Rescue Advisory Unit and published in April 2011. A copy of the report can be found using the following link and chapter 9 covers attendance times:

http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Justice/public-safety/fire-and-rescue-services/fire-rescue-advisory-unit/publications/IRMPReviewinSFRS/Q/EditMode/on/ForceUpdate/on.

Until reporting year 2004-2005, information on attendance times formed a performance monitoring measure recorded by Audit Scotland and is published on the Performance Information section of the Audit Scotland website, at the following web addresses http://www.audit-scotland.gov.uk/performance/fire/.

Question reference: S4W-04681

Asked by: James Kelly, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 19 December 2011
Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 12 January 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive what steps are being taken to reduce fire and rescue service response times.

The Scottish Government has provided substantial funding for the provision of an enhanced digital communication system for the fire and rescue service. This enhancement has, in some locations, enabled an improvement in mobilisation times. However, the number of dwelling fires is at a 10 year low. This welcome reduction has in part been achieved through a focus on prevention of fires rather than a quicker response to them. The Scottish Government supports this important prevention work through the direct funding of the national domestic fire safety campaign, Don’t Give Fire a Home.

Question reference: S4W-04679

Asked by: James Kelly, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 19 December 2011
Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 12 January 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will introduce proposals to implement national standards for response and operating procedures as part of the fire and rescue services restructuring plans.