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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.

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Question reference: S4W-29104

Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 December 2015
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 13 January 2016

To ask the Scottish Government how many people have been (a) charged with and (b) convicted for offences in licensed betting shops in each year since 2010 and how many convictions were for offences against staff.

Question reference: S4O-04902

Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 November 2015
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 3 December 2015

To ask the Scottish Government when it last met NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.

Question reference: S4W-28115

Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Friday, 23 October 2015
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 18 November 2015

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the impact of gambling on communities, what its position is on whether licensed betting shops should be included in the updated EU money laundering directive, and what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding this matter.

Question reference: S4W-28091

Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 October 2015
Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 12 November 2015

To ask the Scottish Government how much funding (a) it and (b) sportscotland has given to Weightlifting Scotland in each year since 2007.

The amount of sportscotland's funding direct to Weightlifting Scotland in each year since 2007 is shown in column 2 of the following table. In addition, and separate from the funding provided direct to Weightlifting Scotland, sportscotland has managed in-house the sport's performance programme, and invested the funding shown in column 3. The Scottish Government has not provided funding direct to Weightlifting Scotland.

Year (1)	sportscotland's funding direct to Weightlifting Scotland (2)	sportscotland's internally managed programme (3)	Total award level by year (4)
2007-08	£0	£0	£0
2008-09	£0	£0	£0
2009-10	£0	£0	£0
2010-11	£0	£9,577	£9,577
2011-12	£0	£24,000	£24,000
2012-13	£0	£32,500	£32,500
2013-14	£7,500*	£52,500	£60,000
2014-15	£0	£52,500	£52,500
2015-16**
Total Investment	£7,500	£171,077	£178,577

*Realigned 18 month investment to cover administration costs – £15,000 awarded but £7,500 removed due to governance concerns.

**'Up to' planned award of £9,200 approved by sportscotland but not released due to on-going governance concerns.

Question reference: S4W-28092

Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 October 2015
Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 6 November 2015

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions regarding Weightlifting Scotland it has had with sportscotland since 2007.

Question reference: S4W-27871

Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 05 October 2015
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 27 October 2015

To ask the Scottish Government what recent representations the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning has received from trade union representatives regarding education provision at Hermitage Academy in Helensburgh.

Question reference: S4W-27870

Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 05 October 2015
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 27 October 2015

To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning has had with Argyll and Bute Council regarding education provision at Hermitage Academy in Helensburgh.

Question reference: S4O-04673

Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 September 2015
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 7 October 2015

To ask the Scottish Government when it last met Inverclyde Council to discuss education matters.

Question reference: S4O-04615

Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 September 2015
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 23 September 2015

To ask the Scottish Government when it last met the chief executive of NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.

Question reference: S4W-26883

Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 27 July 2015
Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 14 August 2015

To ask the Scottish Government what external training CalMac has commissioned in each year since 2010; who supplied the training; how much was spent in each year on this training, and whether it (a) took place and (b) is available in Scotland.

CalMac Ferries Ltd and the David MacBrayne Group believes in supporting worthwhile learning, training and personal development initiatives for all its staff. CalMac provides extensive structured training programmes for both marine and shore staff, encouraging all employees to continuously update their skills and knowledge.

Details of CalMac’s external training since 2010, including who supplied the training, where the training took place and whether it was available in Scotland, is available from the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib. number 57115)

The following table sets out CalMac’s spend on external training for each year since 2010:

Year	CalMac spend on external training
2010	£721,351
2011	£699,782
2012	£1,174,614
2013	£1,189,573
2014	£1,066,387