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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: S3W-35050

Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 01 July 2010
Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 19 July 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive what action it will take to improve road safety on the A823.

Question reference: S3W-34209

Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 04 June 2010
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 18 June 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive what (a) advice it has given and (b) time period it has recommended to Scotland’s Colleges regarding the review of bursaries for 2010-11

Question reference: S3O-10558

Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 20 May 2010
Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 20 May 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive when it expects to be able to provide parents, teachers and pupils with full details on the new structure of the SQA examination system.

SQA have released details of the design principles for the new National 4 and National 5 qualifications and have provided information on how they are taking forward the qualifications development process. They will provide the details of individual qualifications as they are developed. All the key milestones for qualifications are set out in the Curriculum for Excellence programme plan and have been communicated widely.

Question reference: S3W-31962

Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 25 February 2010
Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 8 March 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive how many school hours in secondary schools were taught by supply teachers in each year since 1999, broken down by local authority.

Question reference: S3W-31961

Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 25 February 2010
Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 8 March 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive how many school hours in primary schools were taught by supply teachers in each year since 1999, broken down by local authority.

Question reference: S3W-31964

Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 25 February 2010
Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 8 March 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive how much was spent on supply teachers in secondary schools in each year since 1999, broken down by local authority.

Question reference: S3W-31963

Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 25 February 2010
Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 8 March 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive how much was spent on supply teachers in primary schools in each year since 1999, broken down by local authority.

Question reference: S3W-31312

Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 01 February 2010
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 24 February 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive how many exercise on prescription schemes there have been in each year since 1999, broken down by local authority area.

Question reference: S3W-31313

Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 01 February 2010
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 24 February 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has established the sport volunteer programme with schools and after-school clubs as stated in the SNP manifesto and, if so, how many volunteers have been recruited in each year since 2007, broken down by local authority.

Question reference: S3W-31308

Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 01 February 2010
Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 15 February 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive how many specialist PE teachers there have been in primary schools in each year since 1999, broken down by local authority.

Information on the number of specialist PE teachers in primary schools by local authority is only available from 2003. The information can be found in the statistical bulletins Teachers in Scotland for the years from 2003 onwards. Links to the information are set out as follows:

2003: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2004/07/19729/40844.

2004: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2005/04/25165316/54091.

2005: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2006/03/28083648/71.

2006: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2007/03/27085753/75.

2007: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2008/03/18093809/84.

2008: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2009/04/29102949/79.

2009: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2010/02/09090009/78.