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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: S3W-06093

Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow Pollok, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 November 2007
Current Status: Answered by Stewart Maxwell on 14 November 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will release all responses received in relation to the consultation on the future of sportscotland.

Question reference: S3W-06037

Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow Pollok, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 02 November 2007
Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 12 November 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will reissue guidance to local authorities in respect of advice in Planning Advice Note 74 that “each site should contribute 25% of the total number of units as affordable housing”.

PAN 74 on affordablehousing was introduced in March 2005. It will take time both for all local authoritiesto adopt affordable housing policies in line with this advice as part of their overallplanning policies, and for the new homes to be built. Early indications are thatplanning authorities are adopting affordable housing policies that reflect the advicein PAN 74 and that these are beginning to deliver additional affordable housingunits. We are putting monitoring arrangements in place to assess the effectivenessof the advice in PAN 74.

Given the currentstatus of PAN 74 as outlined above, there are no current plans to issue any furtherguidance.

Question reference: S3W-05957

Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow Pollok, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 01 November 2007
Current Status: Answered by Maureen Watt on 12 November 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive how many foreign nationals were enrolled in schools in 2006-07.

Question reference: S3W-05956

Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow Pollok, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 01 November 2007
Current Status: Answered by Maureen Watt on 12 November 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive how many foreign nationals were enrolled in schools in 2005-06.

Question reference: S3W-05958

Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow Pollok, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 01 November 2007
Current Status: Answered by Adam Ingram on 9 November 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive how many teachers of English as an additional language were employed in schools in 2005-06.

Question reference: S3W-05961

Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow Pollok, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 01 November 2007
Current Status: Answered by Adam Ingram on 9 November 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions have been held with COSLA regarding the number of teachers of English as an additional language required in schools.

Question reference: S3W-05959

Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow Pollok, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 01 November 2007
Current Status: Answered by Adam Ingram on 9 November 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive how many teachers of English as an additional language were employed in schools in 2006-07.

Question reference: S3W-05962

Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow Pollok, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 01 November 2007
Current Status: Answered by Adam Ingram on 9 November 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive how much additional funding will be made available to employ sufficient numbers of teachers of English as an additional language to address the growing requirement for their services.

Question reference: S3W-05960

Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow Pollok, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 01 November 2007
Current Status: Answered by Adam Ingram on 9 November 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions have been held with teaching unions regarding the number of teachers of English as an additional language required in schools.

Question reference: S3W-05611

Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow Pollok, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 October 2007
Current Status: Answered by Adam Ingram on 6 November 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive what meetings have been held with representatives of the For Scotland’s Disabled Children campaign to discuss the £34 million allocated to Scotland as a result of the UK Government’s announcement of an extra £340 million for disabled children.