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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-04831

Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 01 October 2007
Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 5 October 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it intends to take action in relation to the adoption of any unadopted roads in the city of Aberdeen.

Question reference: S3W-04316

Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 13 September 2007
Current Status: Answered by Linda Fabiani on 25 September 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive how much public funding (a) the National Theatre of Scotland, (b) Scottish Opera and (c) the Royal Scottish National Orchestra received last year.

A breakdown of thepublic funding received by the National Theatre of Scotland, Scottish Opera andthe Royal Scottish National Orchestra in 2006-07 is provided in the following table.The funding for the Royal Scottish National Orchestra includes a one-off stabilisationpayment of £2.1 million.

	National Theatre of Scotland	Scottish Opera	Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Scottish Arts Council Funding	£4,000,000	£8,046,293	£5,059,874
Other funding (including local authority funding)	£107,597	£102,610	£254,155
Total	£4,107,597	£8,148,903	£5,314,029

Question reference: S3W-04317

Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 13 September 2007
Current Status: Answered by Linda Fabiani on 25 September 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive how much public funding (a) the National Theatre of Scotland, (b) Scottish Opera and (c) the Royal Scottish National Orchestra will receive this year.

A breakdown of thepublic funding anticipated to be received by the National Theatre of Scotland, ScottishOpera and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra for 2007-08 is provided in the followingtable.

	National Theatre of Scotland	Scottish Opera	Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Scottish Government funding (including any one off payments)	£4,394,760	£8,443,700	£3,834,000
Other funding (including local authority funding)	£40,000	£220,941	£305,000
Total	£4,434,760	£8,664,641	£4,139,000

Question reference: S3W-03687

Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 August 2007
Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 18 September 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive on what date a decision was made to replace Aberdeen and Peterhead prisons with a new prison in or near to Peterhead.

Question reference: S3W-03665

Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 27 August 2007
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 13 September 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S30-102 by Shona Robison on 7 June 2007, what provision it has made towards the cost of taking forward plans for implementation of its commitment to deliver a dental school in Aberdeen in the (a) current financial year and (b) financial year 2008-09.

Question reference: S3W-03667

Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 27 August 2007
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 12 September 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S30-102 by Shona Robison on 7 June 2007, whether it has discussed its commitment to open a dental school in Aberdeen with the British Dental Association and what conclusions any such discussions have reached.

Question reference: S3W-03666

Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 27 August 2007
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 10 September 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S30-102 by Shona Robison on 7 June 2007, whether it has discussed its commitment to open a dental school in Aberdeen with (a) NHS Education for Scotland and (b) the Scottish Funding Council and what conclusions any such discussions have reached.

Question reference: S3W-03662

Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 27 August 2007
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 10 September 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S30-102 by Shona Robison on 7 June 2007, what progress has been made in implementing the commitment to open a dental school in Aberdeen by October 2008.

Question reference: S3W-03663

Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 27 August 2007
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 10 September 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S30-102 by Shona Robison on 7 June 2007, whether it will publish the conclusions of the work undertaken by it on options for delivering on the commitment to open a dental school in Aberdeen by October 2008.

Question reference: S3W-03664

Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 27 August 2007
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 10 September 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S30-102 by Shona Robison on 7 June 2007, what discussions it has had with the University of Aberdeen and the dental schools in Dundee and Glasgow about implementation of its commitment to open a dental school in Aberdeen by October 2008.