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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-00071

Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 June 2011
Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 23 June 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what change there has been in the levels of serious crime in Ayrshire over the last year for which figures are available.

Question reference: S4F-00061

Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 20 June 2011
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 23 June 2011

To ask the First Minister what economic benefits will be delivered to Glasgow and the west of Scotland by the opening of the M74 northern extension.

Question reference: S4O-00026

Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 June 2011
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 16 June 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive how it plans to take forward its Early Years Framework.

Question reference: S4O-00012

Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 June 2011
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 June 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive how much North Ayrshire Council will pay for schools built under PPP/PFI from 2007-08 to 2037-38.

Question reference: S3O-12933

Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 10 February 2011
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 10 February 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what progress NHS Ayrshire and Arran has made in delivering improved patient care in the last year.

Question reference: S3W-39436

Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 07 February 2011
Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 8 February 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive how it plans to take forward regeneration policy.

On 9 February 2011 I will be launching a discussion paper on regeneration: Building a Sustainable Future. This discussion paper will provide an opportunity for regeneration practitioners and other stakeholders from national and local government, the wider public, private and third sectors, and communities themselves to come together to discuss and debate the key challenges and opportunities for regeneration in the future.

A copy of the regeneration paper is available from the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib. number 52405).

Question reference: S3W-37820

Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 November 2010
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 1 December 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to review the Educational Maintenance Allowance.

Question reference: S3W-36490

Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 September 2010
Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 29 September 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive what its response is to its consultation on high hedges and whether it intends to bring forward draft legislation.

Question reference: S3W-36016

Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Friday, 03 September 2010
Current Status: Answered by Jim Mather on 15 September 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) objections and (b) expressions of support had been received by 1 September 2010 regarding the application to construct and operate a new coal-fired power station at Hunterston.

Question reference: S3W-35275

Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 12 July 2010
Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 23 July 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive what annual budget has been set for the Court of the Lord Lyon and what the final outturn for that budget line has been in each year since 1999.

The table below sets out the budget allocation and the outturn figure for the Court of the Lord Lyon since 2005, which is the earliest year for which records are held internally within the Scottish Government. An outturn figure is not yet available for the current financial year. In addition to funding from Scottish Government the Court receives income from court fees, also shown in the table below. This is offset against their budget with the Scottish Government ultimately funding only the difference between their income and expenditure.

F/Y YEAR	Budget	Income	Outturn
F/Y YEAR	£	Income	£
2005-06	103,000	68,850	90,700
2006-07	100,000	69,850	103,000
2007-08	99,000	58,000	102,500
2008-09	99,106	58,900	98,500
2009-10	101,238	82,864	109,000
2010-11	106,000
Total	608,344	338,464	503,700