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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.

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Question reference: S3W-03770

Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow Pollok, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 August 2007
Current Status: Answered by Stewart Maxwell on 6 September 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will publish the minutes of the Performance Sports Summit held on 23 August 2007 in Stirling Management Centre.

Question reference: S3W-03761

Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow Pollok, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 August 2007
Current Status: Answered by Stewart Maxwell on 6 September 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive how much was spent between May and July 2007 on publicising its anti-racist strategy.

The Scottish Governmentis committed to tackling racism, promoting race equality and good race relations.A wide programme of work is underway which supports this commitment, including thedevelopment of a National Strategy and Action Plan on Race Equality, and the furtherdevelopment of One Scotland Many Cultures Campaign.

The strategy is notyet published and therefore it has not been publicised as such. However, just over£4,000 was spent on expenses relating to a consultation event on the draft strategyin December 2006. We are further developing the Strategy and will consult on itin the autumn.

Between August andDecember 2006, and May and July 2007, there was no spend on media advertising forthe One Scotland anti-racism campaign. We are, however, very keen to continue with and developthe campaign and are currently in the planning and development stage. It is nottherefore possible at this time to give an indication of proposed spend betweenAugust and December 2007.

Question reference: S3W-03763

Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow Pollok, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 August 2007
Current Status: Answered by Stewart Maxwell on 6 September 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive how much was spent between August and December 2006 on publicising the previous administration’s anti-racist strategy.

Question reference: S3W-03771

Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow Pollok, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 August 2007
Current Status: Answered by Stewart Maxwell on 6 September 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive which athletes were invited to the Performance Sports Summit held on 23 August 2007 in Stirling Management Centre and which attended.

Question reference: S3W-03756

Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow Pollok, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 August 2007
Current Status: Answered by Stewart Maxwell on 5 September 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will publish the minutes of the meetings of the Housing Supply Task Force.

Question reference: S3W-03170

Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow Pollok, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 10 August 2007
Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 4 September 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive when the revised draft consultation document on physical activity and open space, as reported in The Scotsman on 2 August 200, will be made public.

Question reference: S3W-03168

Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow Pollok, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 10 August 2007
Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 4 September 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive for what reasons proposals for statutory consultation if any new non-sporting green space is under threat were omitted from the revised draft consultation document on physical activity and open space, as reported in The Scotsman on 2 August 2007.

Question reference: S3W-03169

Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow Pollok, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 10 August 2007
Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 4 September 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive what the reasons were for the circulation of a revised draft consultation document on physical activity and open space as reported in The Scotsman on 2 August 2007.

The draft ScottishPlanning Policy 11: Physical Activity and Open Space (SPP 11) was publishedfor consultation in August 2006. Following the consultation period, theresponses were analysed, and a final draft has been in preparation in the lightof the comments received.

Given the lengthof time since the consultation period, it was felt appropriate to provide the SPP11 stakeholder group with an up-to-date working draft of the document, with thechanges made in response to the comments received, seeking their views. Theseviews, along with the consultation responses, will be taken into account as thedocument is finalised for publication. No decisions have yet been taken on thefinal content of the document, and we do not intend to publish any workingdraft prior to the final version.

Question reference: S3W-03167

Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow Pollok, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 10 August 2007
Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 4 September 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive for what reasons a requirement for a minimum amount of open space in new developments was omitted from the revised version of a draft consultation document on physical activity and open space, as reported in The Scotsman on 2 August 2007.

Question reference: S3W-02910

Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow Pollok, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 02 August 2007
Current Status: Answered by Stewart Maxwell on 30 August 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive what action it proposes to take to support the Highland Council in tackling its £160 million housing debt.