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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-10152

Asked by: Neil Findlay, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 October 2012
Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 2 November 2012

To ask the Scottish Government whether plans have been put in place to change the services provided by Lothian and Borders Police Force Communications Centre.

Question reference: S4W-10142

Asked by: Neil Findlay, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 October 2012
Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 2 November 2012

To ask the Scottish Government how many staff are employed at Lothian and Borders Police Force Communications Centre and how many there have been in each year since the centre opened.

Question reference: S4W-10145

Asked by: Neil Findlay, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 October 2012
Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 2 November 2012

To ask the Scottish Government how many staff at Lothian and Borders Police Force Communications Centre have been (a) trained police officers and (b) civilian staff in each year since the centre opened.

Question reference: S4W-10149

Asked by: Neil Findlay, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 October 2012
Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 2 November 2012

To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of sickness absence at Lothian and Borders Police Force Communications Centre has been stress related in each year since it opened.

Question reference: S4W-10153

Asked by: Neil Findlay, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 October 2012
Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 2 November 2012

To ask the Scottish Government whether there are plans to reduce the number of staff required to effectively operate Lothian and Borders Police Force Communications Centre.

Question reference: S4W-10144

Asked by: Neil Findlay, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 October 2012
Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 2 November 2012

To ask the Scottish Government how many staff at Lothian and Borders Police Force Communications Centre are (a) trained police officers and (b) civilian staff.

Question reference: S4W-10143

Asked by: Neil Findlay, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 October 2012
Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 2 November 2012

To ask the Scottish Government how many staff are required to operate Lothian and Borders Police Force Communications Centre effectively.

Question reference: S4W-10151

Asked by: Neil Findlay, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 October 2012
Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 2 November 2012

To ask the Scottish Government what (a) monthly and (b) annual performance levels Lothian and Borders Police Force Communications Centre has achieved in each year since it opened.

Question reference: S4W-10401

Asked by: Neil Findlay, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 October 2012
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 2 November 2012

To ask the Scottish Government what infrastructure projects it has supported in West Lothian in each year since May 2007.

Since May 2007 the Scottish Government has provided funding for major projects within the West Lothian area, such as the Airdrie-Bathgate Rail Link (£375 million), which opened to passengers in December 2010, and the West Lothian Schools Public Private Partnership (£61 million) which became fully operational in August 2009. In addition, the Scottish Government allocated almost £86 million of capital funding to West Lothian Council between 2008-09 and 2012-13 through the local government finance settlement.

An overview of other projects and investments for which the Scottish Government has provided funding for in the West Lothian area is included in the following table.

Project/Investment	Details
Pumpherston and Uphall Station Community Primary School	In February 2012 this became the first school to be completed under the Scottish Government’s £1.25 billion “Scotland’s Schools for the Future Programme”.
Short Stay Elective Surgical Centre	The £8.2 million state-of-the-art Surgical Centre at St Johns Hospital in Livingston opened in January 2011.
West Calder Health Centre	The multi million pound facility which has a range of healthcare professionals and services under one roof officially opened in September 2009.
Affordable Housing Provision	In the period 2007-08 to 2011-12, the Scottish Government spent £43.4 million on a range of affordable housing provision in West Lothian.

Question reference: S4W-10404

Asked by: Neil Findlay, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 October 2012
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 2 November 2012

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has made contact with foreign governments regarding assistance that can be provided to foreign nationals affected by the closure of Hall's meat processing plant.

The Cabinet Secretary for Culture and External Affairs, Fiona Hyslop, wrote to the Consul General of Poland on 27 August 2012 to advise him that, through our Partnership Action for Continuing Employment (PACE) initiative, we would do everything possible to support employees of Hall’s, with specific reference to the number of Polish workers employed there.

Representatives from our PACE initiative, led by Skills Development Scotland and comprising key partners including the Department of Work and Pensions, have been onsite five days per week since 24 August 2012 and have delivered 92 presentations to around 800 employees.

All employees have had access to information and guidance. For employees who are made redundant, the Department of Work and Pensions will be handling all individual claims via the Jobcentre Plus centre in Livingston to assess eligibility for support in line with UK Government legislation. Additional DWP staff will be made available to help process claims and appointments will be issued to employees in advance.