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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: S4W-24091

Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 January 2015
Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 2 February 2015

To ask the Scottish Government when it was made aware of the (a) delay and (b) rise in cost for the Dundee V&A project.

Dundee City Council kept the Scottish Government informed, within the bounds of commercial confidentiality, of the contract negotiations. As part of this, in April 2014, the council informed the Scottish Government that the initial estimate of the price would not be met and that there was a potential impact on the site mobilisation planned for August 2014. The contract price of £80.11 million published by Dundee City Council on 16 January 2015 was shared with the Scottish Government on 18 December 2014.

Question reference: S4W-23833

Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 January 2015
Current Status: Answered by Margaret Burgess on 19 January 2015

To ask the Scottish Government what support it provides to people who are unable to meet the costs of funerals.

Question reference: S4W-23834

Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 January 2015
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 19 January 2015

To ask the Scottish Government what research it has conducted on the impact of sheriff court closures on those that remain open.

Question reference: S4W-23838

Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 January 2015
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 19 January 2015

To ask the Scottish Government on how many days (a) Kirkcaldy, (b) Dunfermline and (c) Dundee Sheriff Court has sat in each of the last five years.

Question reference: S4W-23839

Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 January 2015
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 19 January 2015

To ask the Scottish Government how many indictments have been registered at (a) Kirkcaldy, (b) Dunfermline and (c) Dundee Sheriff Court in each of the last five years.

Question reference: S4W-23835

Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 January 2015
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 19 January 2015

To ask the Scottish Government how many criminal trials have been adjourned at (a) Kirkcaldy, (b) Dunfermline and (c) Dundee Sheriff Court because of (i) a crown motion, (ii) a defence motion, (iii) failure to appear by an accused, (iv) failure to appear by a witness, (v) lack of court time and (vi) any other reason in each of the last three years.

Question reference: S4W-23836

Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 January 2015
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 19 January 2015

To ask the Scottish Government how many summary procedures without a jury at (a) Kirkcaldy, (b) Dunfermline and (c) Dundee Sheriff Court were called but adjourned for lack of court time in each of the last five years.

Question reference: S4W-23840

Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 January 2015
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 19 January 2015

To ask the Scottish Government how many jury trials have taken place at (a) Kirkcaldy, (b) Dunfermline and (c) Dundee Sheriff Court in each of the last five years.

Question reference: S4W-23837

Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 January 2015
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 19 January 2015

To ask the Scottish Government how many jury trials at (a) Kirkcaldy, (b) Dunfermline and (c) Dundee Sheriff Court were called but adjourned for lack of court time in each of the last five years.

Question reference: S4O-03931

Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 January 2015
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 22 January 2015

To ask the Scottish Government when it last met NHS Fife and what issues were discussed.