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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To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the efficacy of renewable energy and what contingency plans it has in case of a shortfall in energy from renewables.
To ask the Scottish Government whether it considers that having more than 15 to 20% of energy supplied to the national grid from wind farms would create instability in the system.
To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of energy provision will come from renewables in 2014-15.
To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body what its annual budget has been in each year since 2007 and what the proposed budget is for 2013-14.
To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body how much it (a) cost to establish and (b) costs annually to administer the register of members' interests.
To ask the Scottish Government whether Skills Development Scotland has appointed all regional employability partners under the Employability Fund programme; what assessments were carried out by prospective training providers, and whether all Employability Fund contracts were started on 1 April 2013.
To ask the Scottish Government what instructions it has given to the Scottish Funding Council and what progress has been made on establishing a Scottish centre for higher education research.
To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made on implementing the recommendation of the Review of Higher Education Governance in Scotland on (a) the role of the Privy Council, (b) academic freedom and institutional autonomy, (c) the role of governance, (d) the appointment and role of principals, (e) remuneration of principals and senior management, (f) the role, composition and appointment of governing bodies, (g) membership of governing bodies, (h) the composition of the academic board and appointment of members, (i) whistleblowing and (j) avoiding bureaucratisation.
To ask the Scottish Government what progress (a) it, (b) the Scottish Funding Council and (c) other stakeholders has/have made on implementing the recommendations from the Review of Higher Education Governance in Scotland that governors should be fully briefed and trained and that each governing body should be required to report annually on the details of training available to and availed of by governors.
To ask the Scottish Government which recommendations from the Review of Higher Education Governance in Scotland will be (a) taken forward by (i) stakeholders as implementing partners and (ii) the sector itself, (b) have been included in the Post-16 Education (Scotland) Bill and (c) will be included in future legislation.