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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-00446

Asked by: Bob Doris, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 November 2011
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 1 December 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive how VisitScotland's new corporate campaign, the Winning Years, will link to major events such as the 2014 Commonwealth Games in order to bring maximum benefit to Glasgow.

Question reference: S4W-03810

Asked by: Bob Doris, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 03 November 2011
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 15 November 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has regarding recent media reports that some local authorities are removing funding from private and community nurseries that helped to deliver the statutory 12.5 hours per week of free nursery provision.

Statistics from the Care Inspectorate, published on 31 October 2011, indicate that, as at December 2010, 76% of private nurseries and 89% of not-for-profit nurseries are providing pre-school education in partnership with local authorities. This represents a slight increase of 1% for both types of provision, compared with the previous year.

In addition, Scottish Government statistics on pre-school education provision, to be published in December, will provide information about how pre-school education is being delivered within different settings across Scotland.

Figures published in 2010 indicated that 97.1% of eligible children registered for pre-school, an increase from 95.7% in 2009. These annual statistics also show the percentage of pre-school centres that are locally managed and run in partnership with local authorities.

It is a matter for local authorities to configure provision of pre-school education on the basis of local needs. We are aware that some local authorities are reconfiguring partner provision in consultation with their partners.

Question reference: S4W-03811

Asked by: Bob Doris, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 03 November 2011
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 15 November 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to audit the use of private and community nurseries across local authority areas following recent media reports that some local authorities are removing funding from such nurseries that helped to deliver the statutory 12.5 hours per week of free nursery provision.

The Care Inspectorate and the Scottish Government produce publications annually which provide information about pre-school education and childcare provision across Scotland– as set out in the answer to question S4W-03810 on 15 November 2011.

There are no additional plans to centrally audit the use of private and community nurseries within local authority areas.

All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at:

http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/28877.aspx.

Question reference: S4W-03944

Asked by: Bob Doris, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 November 2011
Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 10 November 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive when the updated UK influenza pandemic preparedness strategy will be published.

The UK Influenza Pandemic Preparedness Strategy 2011 will be published today.

This is a pan-UK Strategy, developed by and published in the names of the four UK administrations.

It takes on board lessons learned from the 2009 H1N1 (“swine flu”) pandemic and responses to the consultation on the draft document.

Copies of the strategy and the summary of responses to the consultation on the document are available in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib. numbers 53363 and 53364).

Question reference: S4O-00340

Asked by: Bob Doris, MSP for Glasgow, 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 the impact will be on devolved services if £2 billion is taken from the Scottish economy because of the UK Government's welfare reforms.

Question reference: S4O-00319

Asked by: Bob Doris, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 October 2011
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 3 November 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what role it envisages for community colleges under its skills and employability strategies.

Question reference: S4O-00282

Asked by: Bob Doris, MSP for Glasgow, 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 funding is available to support the repair, retention and community use of architecturally and historically significant buildings in Glasgow.

Question reference: S4O-00267

Asked by: Bob Doris, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 September 2011
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 6 October 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what recent discussions it has had with NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde regarding adequate provision of insulin pumps.

Our Diabetes Action Plan, published last year, makes it clear that we expect all NHS boards to make sustained improvements in increasing access to insulin pump therapy in line with the latest clinical guidance.

We expect each NHS board, including NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, to have a strategy covering the full range of insulin use, including the availability and management of insulin pumps.

We intend to ask NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, what steps it will take to increase provision of insulin pump therapy at its Annual Review later this month.

Question reference: S4O-00186

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

To ask the Scottish Executive how its refreshed economic strategy will assist in boosting job creation in Glasgow.

Question reference: S4O-00145

Asked by: Bob Doris, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 September 2011
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 15 September 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the selection criteria for enterprise zones will favour areas with long-standing high unemployment and deprivation.