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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-01403

Asked by: Christina McKelvie, MSP for Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 October 2012
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 31 October 2012

To ask the Scottish Government how many businesses in the Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse constituency have received support from its direct interventions, such as the small business bonus scheme.

Question reference: S4O-01388

Asked by: Christina McKelvie, MSP for Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 October 2012
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 25 October 2012

To ask the Scottish Government what powers the Scottish Environment Protection Agency has to ensure full compliance with laws on emissions by waste incineration plants and what enforcement actions are available to it.

Question reference: S4W-08810

Asked by: Christina McKelvie, MSP for Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Friday, 20 July 2012
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 7 August 2012

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to promote the Youth Jobs Fund in South Lanarkshire and similar local wage subsidy programmes to unemployed young people.

The Scottish Government is supportive of all local authority schemes which assist young people in Scotland.

This year South Lanarkshire will benefit from additional Opportunities for All funding. This £1.457 million investment will provide further youth employment and training opportunities for 16 to 24-year-olds. South Lanarkshire have decided to invest a significant proportion of this funding to add capacity to their Youth Jobs Fund, allowing an extra 150 young people to participate in the programme.

Question reference: S4W-08811

Asked by: Christina McKelvie, MSP for Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Friday, 20 July 2012
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 7 August 2012

To ask the Scottish Government whether there are plans to roll out Project Search across the country.

Question reference: S4O-01156

Asked by: Christina McKelvie, MSP for Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 June 2012
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 21 June 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to educate children and young people about the dangers of sectarianism.

Question reference: S4W-06388

Asked by: Christina McKelvie, MSP for Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 22 March 2012
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 19 April 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive what the impact of the increase in VAT to 20% will be for the NHS in 2011-12, also broken down by NHS board.

Question reference: S4O-00923

Asked by: Christina McKelvie, MSP for Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 April 2012
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 26 April 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive what impact the UK Government’s proposed changes to child tax credit will have on the ability of families in Scotland to access childcare.

Question reference: S4O-00861

Asked by: Christina McKelvie, MSP for Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 March 2012
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 29 March 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive what progress has been made with its child poverty strategy.

Question reference: S4O-00673

Asked by: Christina McKelvie, MSP for Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 February 2012
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 February 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will consider changing the law so that sentences for crimes committed by an offender released on licence are served consecutively rather than concurrently.

Question reference: S4F-00437

Asked by: Christina McKelvie, MSP for Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 30 January 2012
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 2 February 2012

To ask the First Minister what action the Scottish Government is taking to address unemployment among young people.