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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: S4O-00328

Asked by: Bill Kidd, MSP for Glasgow Anniesland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 November 2011
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 10 November 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to increase support for the rejuvenation of local communities in cities.

Question reference: S4O-00287

Asked by: Bill Kidd, MSP for Glasgow Anniesland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 October 2011
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 27 October 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what plans are in place for cultural activities to be brought to Scotland by participant nations during the Commonwealth Games in 2014.

Question reference: S4O-00198

Asked by: Bill Kidd, MSP for Glasgow Anniesland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 September 2011
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 22 September 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what support is available to those at risk from the subsidence or potential collapse of disused mine shafts.

Question reference: S4W-00488

Asked by: Bill Kidd, MSP for Glasgow Anniesland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Friday, 03 June 2011
Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 14 June 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive whether there are plans to issue hollowed-out ammunition to firearms officers and, if so, whether it (a) has sought information on research in relation to such ammunition and (b) considers that its distribution contravenes the Hague Declaration of 1899.

Question reference: S4O-00011

Asked by: Bill Kidd, MSP for Glasgow Anniesland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 June 2011
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 June 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the newly created cities strategy responsibility will have a specific focus on urban regeneration and, if so, what this will be.

Question reference: S3W-38363

Asked by: Bill Kidd, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 December 2010
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 15 December 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive what progress has been made on the delivery of a lasting legacy from the 2014 Commonwealth Games

I am pleased to say that we have today published the first progress report against our Games Legacy Plan, A games legacy for Scotland, which was launched in September 2009. Since then, working with our partners, we have made good progress across all key areas in our ambitions for delivering a lasting legacy for the people and communities of Scotland.

This update outlines the progress made on our aspiration to get people more physically active. Significant progress has been made through the launch of the Active Nation campaign with Scots everywhere taking their own steps towards a healthier life. The first community sports hub is also now in use with each local authority committed to creating and developing their own hubs to suit local needs and priorities.

The work done in regenerating the east end of Glasgow through the work on the athlete''s village and velodrome is also detailed. The games continue to provide an essential boost to the national and local economy with the report illustrating Scottish companies'' successes in winning 82% of games related contracts so far, worth around £158 million to the Scottish economy.

In developing programmes for our young people, 71 youth legacy ambassadors have been recruited from all over Scotland to promote and ensure that young people will be directly involved in creating the legacies they want to see in their own communities.

The Scottish Government has always been quite clear that the games will touch upon all communities. The games for Scotland programme around the Delhi handover was celebrated in all 32 local authorities and work will continue to ensure that the level of engagement and commitment by partners is maintained as we move forward to 2014.

With the games now handed to Scotland the update reflects that their legacy is beginning to deliver for people now, and shows that we are well on track not only to deliver an outstanding games but leave a lasting impact on all of Scotland.

The update A games legacy for Scotland can be found at:

http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/ArtsCultureSport/Sport/MajorEvents/Glasgow-2014/Commonwealth-games.

A copy of the document has also been placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (SPICe) (Bib. number 52207).

Question reference: S3W-37589

Asked by: Bill Kidd, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 November 2010
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 6 December 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of funding through community planning partnerships has been allocated to strategic rather than revenue costs since their inception.

Question reference: S3W-37586

Asked by: Bill Kidd, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 November 2010
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 6 December 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive what the average administrative cost is per community planning partnership in each local authority area.

Question reference: S3W-37588

Asked by: Bill Kidd, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 November 2010
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 6 December 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of community planning partnership funding has been invested in (a) private and (b) voluntary sector initiatives in each local authority area since their inception.

Question reference: S3W-37587

Asked by: Bill Kidd, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 November 2010
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 6 December 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of community planning partnership funding has been spent in support of local authority-driven projects since their inception.