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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: S4W-13887

Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Friday, 22 March 2013
Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 22 April 2013

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-13559 by Fergus Ewing on 20 March 2013, what net jobs assessment was made for each project receiving support from the Renewable Energy Infrastructure Fund.

Question reference: S4W-13888

Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Friday, 22 March 2013
Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 22 April 2013

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-13555 by Fergus Ewing on 20 March 2013, what the result was of the economic assessment for each project supported.

Applications are assessed for their additional socio economic impact through consideration of the scale and nature of the benefits, the extent to which these benefits are additional, the supply chain benefits, the concentration of benefits with Scottish businesses and people and the effect on existing economic activity.

Over the decade to 2020, renewables in Scotland could provide up to 40,000 jobs and £30 billion investment to the Scottish economy. Renewable Energy Investment Fund investment will support the creation of that economic benefit to Scotland

Question reference: S4W-13890

Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Friday, 22 March 2013
Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 22 April 2013

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-13547 by Fergus Ewing on 20 March 2013, whether it will publish the assessed economic impact for each project supported by the National Renewables Infrastructure Fund.

Question reference: S4W-13889

Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Friday, 22 March 2013
Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 22 April 2013

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-13554 by Fergus Ewing on 20 March 2013, whether it will name the three projects given support and state the amount of private sector investment leveraged into each.

Question reference: S4W-13892

Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Friday, 22 March 2013
Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 22 April 2013

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-13549 by Fergus Ewing on 20 March 2013, what private sector investment was leveraged into each of the projects.

Question reference: S4O-02020

Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 April 2013
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 24 April 2013

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with Orkney Islands Council and other stakeholders about the implications of Ortak going into administration.

Question reference: S4W-13785

Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 March 2013
Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 17 April 2013

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to promote the registration of local authorities for the UK Junior Individual Savings Accounts for children in care scheme.

In December 2012, the Scottish Government issued guidance to local authorities promoting registration in the Junior Individual Savings Accounts scheme for looked after children.

That guidance stated that participation in the scheme is regarded as a core function of a local authority’s corporate parenting responsibilities. As such we would expect them to comply with the necessary requirements to invest for looked after children within their care.

We will continue to liaise with Scottish local authorities, the UK Government and The Share Foundation to ensure that all eligible looked after children in Scotland benefit from this scheme.

Question reference: S4W-13784

Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 March 2013
Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 17 April 2013

To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on how many looked-after children in each local authority area have set up Junior Individual Savings Accounts.

Question reference: S4W-13783

Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 March 2013
Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 17 April 2013

To ask the Scottish Government how many local authorities offer Junior Individual Savings Accounts to looked-after young people in their area.

As of 10 April 2013, 21 Scottish local authorities have registered with The Share Foundation, confirming that they wish to offer Junior Individual Savings Accounts to looked after children in their area. The list is available at:

www.sharefound.org.

The Scottish Government will continue to liaise with local authorities, the UK Government and The Share Foundation to ensure that all eligible looked after children in Scotland benefit from this scheme.

Question reference: S4W-13332

Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 February 2013
Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 9 April 2013

To ask the Scottish Government how many and what percentage of homes are not connected to the electricity grid.