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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: S1W-15312

Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 April 2001
Current Status: Answered by Margaret Curran on 9 May 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive what the timescale now is for modernising Glasgow's housing stock transfer in the event of stock transfer.

Question reference: S1W-15305

Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 April 2001
Current Status: Answered by Wendy Alexander on 8 May 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to encourage more females to take up modern apprenticeships.

The Scottish Executive is working with the Enterprise Network to target Modern Apprenticeships in non-traditional sectors, including hospitality, early years and childcare, IT and health and social care. Many of these sectors offer apprenticeship opportunities which are more attractive to women. The Executive is also working with the Manufacturing Image Group to encourage more women into manufacturing occupations.

Question reference: S1W-15109

Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 April 2001
Current Status: Answer expected on 8 May 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it takes to ensure that deafblind people are able to access specifically trained one-to-one support workers when assessed as requiring such support.

Question reference: S1W-15107

Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 April 2001
Current Status: Answer expected on 8 May 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it takes to ensure that the services provided to deafblind people are appropriate and in formats and methods accessible to them.

Question reference: S1W-15108

Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 April 2001
Current Status: Answer expected on 8 May 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive what assessments are carried out into the needs of deafblind individuals and what qualifications a person carrying out any such assessment must possess.

Question reference: S1W-15105

Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 April 2001
Current Status: Answer expected on 8 May 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive what its definition of deafblindness is.

Question reference: S1W-15106

Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 April 2001
Current Status: Answer expected on 8 May 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive what assessment has been carried out on the number of children and adults who are deaf and blind for the latest year for which figures are available.

Question reference: S1W-15233

Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 23 April 2001
Current Status: Answered by Rhona Brankin on 8 May 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive what assessment has been made of any impact which non-dredging of the River Clyde will have on water levels along the course of the river in forthcoming years.

The need for maintenance of water courses is a matter for the riparian land owners concerned: decisions on dredging of the River Clyde are not for the Scottish Executive. Commissioning of any specific assessments is also a matter for the riparian landowners involved: information on any assessments that may have been undertaken is not held by the Executive.However, local authorities have a duty to assess the state of watercourses in their area to ascertain whether they are likely to cause flooding of non-agricultural land and to publish reports on flooding and measures to prevent flooding.

Question reference: S1W-14649

Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 29 March 2001
Current Status: Answered by Nicol Stephen on 4 May 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive what average time is taken by each local authority to provide a social worker for a child identified as being in need of supervision by a children's panel.

Question reference: S1W-15110

Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 April 2001
Current Status: Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 4 May 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to establish a special unit for patients sent for psychiatric assessment by the courts.