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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-21475

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, further to the announcement in a press release of 16 April 2008 that Aye Can would reopen on 1 August 2008, when it expects Aye Can to reopen and whether it proposes to make a statement to the Parliament on the matter.

In June 2008, Aberdeen City Council agreed to the transfer of Aye Can to Inspire, a third sector organisation based in Aberdeen. Inspire expects to open the new Aye Can in April 2009. As with most new ventures there have been some unexpected delays, however the majority of these have now been overcome. It would not be appropriate to make a statement to Parliament on the matter as this is a commercial arrangement between Aberdeen City Council and Inspire.

Question reference: S3W-21298

Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 February 2009
Current Status: Answered by Jim Mather on 9 March 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive what investment was made in projects by ITI (a) Energy, (b) Life Sciences and (c) Techmedia in 2007-08 and has been in 2008-09.

Question reference: S3W-21288

Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 February 2009
Current Status: Answered by Jim Mather on 9 March 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive whether ministers met representatives of Scottish Enterprise to discuss proposals to end the separate status of ITI Scotland and, if so, when.

Question reference: S3W-21300

Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 February 2009
Current Status: Answered by Jim Mather on 9 March 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive what future return is anticipated from projects supported to date by ITI (a) Energy, (b) Life Sciences and (c) Techmedia.

Question reference: S3W-21297

Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 February 2009
Current Status: Answered by Jim Mather on 9 March 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to review the funding mechanisms currently used to support projects under ITI (a) Energy, (b) Life Sciences and (c) Techmedia.

Question reference: S3W-21291

Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 February 2009
Current Status: Answered by Jim Mather on 9 March 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive who was consulted on the plans to end the separate status of ITI Scotland and by whom.

Scottish Government officials were consulted by Scottish Enterprise on the plans to integrate ITI Scotland into Scottish Enterprise and they advised the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth and myself of the plans. Other consultations that may have been carried out are an operational matter for Scottish Enterprise. The relevant contact at Scottish Enterprise is Paul Lewis, Managing Director, Industries and Policy.

Question reference: S3W-21299

Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 February 2009
Current Status: Answered by Jim Mather on 9 March 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive what the planned allocation was for ITI (a) Energy, (b) Life Sciences and (c) Techmedia in 2009-10 prior to the decision to end the separate status of ITI Scotland.

Question reference: S3W-21290

Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 February 2009
Current Status: Answered by Jim Mather on 9 March 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive when ministers last met representatives of ITI (a) Energy, (b) Life Sciences and (c) Techmedia.

Question reference: S3W-20852

Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 February 2009
Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 9 March 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive how many prisoners from Aberdeenshire are held in (a) HMP Aberdeen, (b) HMP Peterhead, (c) another prison in Scotland for adult males, (d) HMP and YOI Cornton Vale and (e) YOI Polmont.

I have asked Mike Ewart, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:

The following table illustrates the distribution of those prisoners in custody whose postcode area lies within Aberdeenshire. The data is as at 09:35, 20 February 2009:

Establishment	Total
Aberdeen	39
Barlinnie	1
Cornton Vale	12
Dumfries	4
Edinburgh	5
Glenochil Prison	15
Greenock	2
Inverness	7
Open Estate	11
Perth	42
Peterhead	16
Polmont	9
Shotts	8
Total	171

Question reference: S3W-21296

Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 February 2009
Current Status: Answered by Jim Mather on 9 March 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive, in light of the decision to integrate ITI Scotland with Scottish Enterprise, what changes will be made to the funding of projects previously the responsibility of ITI (a) Energy, (b) Life Sciences and (c) Techmedia.