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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: S3O-05542

Asked by: Christina McKelvie, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 15 January 2009
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 15 January 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive what progress has been made in providing specialist nurses for motor neurone disease sufferers.

Question reference: S3F-01346

Asked by: Christina McKelvie, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 08 January 2009
Current Status: Answered by Alex Salmond on 8 January 2009

To ask the First Minister what implications the decision by HM Treasury to refuse the proposed funding package for the new Forth crossing will have for capital spending by the Scottish Government.

Question reference: S3W-18716

Asked by: Christina McKelvie, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 December 2008
Current Status: Answered by Alex Fergusson on 7 January 2009

To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body, further to the answer to question S3W-17978 by Alex Fergusson on 4 December 2008, who owns the reports created by the Official Report.

Question reference: S3W-18714

Asked by: Christina McKelvie, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 December 2008
Current Status: Answered by Alex Fergusson on 7 January 2009

To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body, further to the answers to questions S3W-17981 and S3W-17978 by Alex Fergusson on 4 December 2008, whether it will clarify how it ensures best value from the resources it allows to the Calman Commission.

Question reference: S3W-18715

Asked by: Christina McKelvie, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 December 2008
Current Status: Answered by Alex Fergusson on 7 January 2009

To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body, further to the answer to question S3W-17978 by Alex Fergusson on 4 December 2008, what involvement the Broadcasting Office has had in the Calman Commission.

Question reference: S3W-18915

Asked by: Christina McKelvie, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Friday, 12 December 2008
Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 15 December 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive when it will publish details of its plans for support for higher education students.

Question reference: S3W-17980

Asked by: Christina McKelvie, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 November 2008
Current Status: Answered by Alex Fergusson on 4 December 2008

To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body what additional calls on its budget it anticipates from the Calman Commission.

Question reference: S3W-17979

Asked by: Christina McKelvie, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 November 2008
Current Status: Answered by Alex Fergusson on 4 December 2008

To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body from what budget the resources it has committed to the Calman Commission are funded.

Question reference: S3W-17978

Asked by: Christina McKelvie, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 November 2008
Current Status: Answered by Alex Fergusson on 4 December 2008

To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body what resources it has so far committed to the Calman Commission.

In answer to questions S3W-17978, S3W-17979, S3W-17980, and S3W-17981 and as set out in SPCB(2008) Paper 61, one member of staff has been assigned to the Commission on Scottish Devolution. Other resources provided to the Commission have included research and the provision of background documents undertaken by SPICe staff, support to meetings of the commission by the Events and Exhibitions Team, the Security Office and Broadcasting Office and substantially verbatim reports of the public commission meetings by the Official Report.

All costs, which now amount to an estimated £65,000 have been absorbed within existing office budgets and expenditure continues to be kept under review.

We cannot anticipate any future calls on resources until the commission has decided on its next steps.

Question reference: S3W-17981

Asked by: Christina McKelvie, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 November 2008
Current Status: Answered by Alex Fergusson on 4 December 2008

To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body how it ensures best value from its resources used by the Calman Commission.