Questions and answers

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

Urgent Questions aren't included in the Question and Answers search. There is a SPICe fact sheet listing Urgent and emergency questions.

Question reference: S3W-20857

Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 February 2009
Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 12 March 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the evidence given to the Public Petitions Committee on 10 February 2009 by the Cabinet Secretary for Justice, whether there are technical reasons for which the site of HMP Aberdeen can not be used for a new remand facility.

Question reference: S3W-21470

Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 26 February 2009
Current Status: Answered by Jim Mather on 10 March 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive how much money has been allocated from the Scottish Investment Fund to assist third sector enterprises since 1 September 2008.

Question reference: S3W-21471

Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 26 February 2009
Current Status: Answered by Jim Mather on 10 March 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive how many applications it has received from third sector enterprises for funding from the Scottish Investment Fund since 1 September 2008.

Question reference: S3W-21294

Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 February 2009
Current Status: Answered by Jim Mather on 10 March 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive how many people are employed by ITI (a) Energy, (b) Life Sciences and (c) Techmedia.

Question reference: S3W-21302

Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 February 2009
Current Status: Answered by Jim Mather on 10 March 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the work carried out by ITI Life Sciences will continue to be delivered by Scottish Enterprise from Dundee.

Question reference: S3W-21301

Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 February 2009
Current Status: Answered by Jim Mather on 10 March 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the work carried out by ITI Techmedia will continue to be delivered by Scottish Enterprise from Glasgow.

Question reference: S3W-21303

Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 February 2009
Current Status: Answered by Jim Mather on 10 March 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the work carried out by ITI Energy will continue to be delivered by Scottish Enterprise from Aberdeen.

Question reference: S3W-21472

Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 26 February 2009
Current Status: Answered by Jim Mather on 10 March 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive which third sector enterprises based in Aberdeen have applied for funding from the Scottish Investment Fund since 1 September 2008.

Question reference: S3W-21474

Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 26 February 2009
Current Status: Answered by Jim Mather on 10 March 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive which Aberdeen-based third sector enterprises have been unsuccessful in applications for funding from the Scottish Investment Fund since 1 September 2008.

Question reference: S3W-21473

Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 26 February 2009
Current Status: Answered by Jim Mather on 10 March 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive which third sector enterprises based in Aberdeen have been successful in applying for funding from the Scottish Investment Fund since 1 September 2008 and how much each group received.

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