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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: S5W-10234

Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 07 July 2017
Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 28 July 2017

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the debate in the Parliament on 18 May 2017 regarding PACE, whether it will confirm how frequently the Energy Jobs Taskforce met in each year since its inception, and how often it intends to meet in future.

Question reference: S5W-10233

Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 07 July 2017
Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 28 July 2017

To ask the Scottish Government, following the decision of the chief executive of Scottish Enterprise to stand down, what its future plans are for leadership of the Energy Jobs Taskforce.

Question reference: S5W-10232

Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 07 July 2017
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 19 July 2017

To ask the Scottish Government, following the decision of the chief executive of Scottish Enterprise to stand down, what its plans are for the future leadership of the organisation.

Question reference: S5W-09949

Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 26 June 2017
Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 18 July 2017

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-09188 by Humza Yousaf on 24 May 2017, whether it will place a copy of the letter of 5 May 2017, and any reply to it, in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (SPICe).

Question reference: S5W-09879

Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 June 2017
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 12 July 2017

To ask the Scottish Government how often (a) it and (b) local authorities add updated information to the Police Scotland gazetteer system that is used in virtual service centres and control rooms.

Question reference: S5W-09877

Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 June 2017
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 12 July 2017

To ask the Scottish Government who has responsiblity for updating the Police Scotland gazetteer system that is used in virtual service centres and control rooms, and what systems are in place to ensure that updates are accurate.

Question reference: S5W-09878

Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 June 2017
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 12 July 2017

To ask the Scottish Government what role (a) it and (b) local authorities have had in the (i) development and (ii) management of the Police Scotland gazetteer system that is used in virtual service centres and control rooms.

Question reference: S5W-09776

Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 19 June 2017
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 30 June 2017

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the announcement by the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport on 30 May 2017 of an additional £50 million to improve waiting times performance, how much of this additional funding will be allocated to each NHS board.

Information on the allocations of the £50 million to individual Boards is provided in the following table. NHS Boards are currently agreeing plans on how they intend to improve waiting time performance between now and March 2018 from this additional funding.

Board	Funding
Ayrshire and Arran	£3.7 million
Borders	£1.1 million
Dumfries and Galloway	£1.5 million
Fife	£3.4 million
Forth Valley	£2.7 million
Grampian	£4.9 million
Greater Glasgow and Clyde	£11.2 million
Highland	£3.2 million
Lanarkshire	£6.2 million
Lothian	£7.4 million
Orkney	£0.2 million
Shetland	£0.2 million
Tayside	£3.9 million
Western Isles	£0.3 million

Question reference: S5O-01176

Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 June 2017
Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 28 June 2017

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that new housing developments do not have a negative impact on existing live music venues.

Question reference: S5W-09685

Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 15 June 2017
Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 27 June 2017

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-09002 by Humza Yousaf on 10 May 2017 and the inaugural meeting of the Aberdeen to Central Belt Reference Group on 22 May 2017, whether it will now set out the options that the group is assessing and prioritising regarding the Usan Junction and South Esk viaduct.

We refer again to previous answers S5W-09002, S5W-09003 on 10 May 2017 and S5W-09207 on 24 May 2017 which state that all options will be considered. The inaugural meeting of the Reference Group which examined the work required to identify, assess and prioritise options is looking to develop an agreed programme of activity which once concluded will, in due course, result in the selection of a preferred option.

All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at: http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/28877.aspx.