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 Executive how many prisoners were previously in care.
To ask the Scottish Executive what financial support has been made available to third-sector organisations seeking to develop (a) community and (b) household renewable schemes since May 2007.
To ask the Scottish Executive how many households have been fitted with renewable energy generators since May 2007, broken down by (a) local authority area and (b) tenure.
To ask the Scottish Executive what financial support was or has been provided for household renewables in (a) 2007-08, (b) 2008-09, (c) 2009-10, (d) 2010-11 and (e) 2011-12.
To ask the Scottish Executive what financial support is available for households that wish to install household renewables.
To ask the Scottish Executive what legal barriers there are to it introducing conditions in procurement processes that ensure that employees of it, public authorities and subcontractors are paid a living wage.
To ask the Scottish Executive how many looked-after children reside or resided (a) with foster carers, (b) in young people's centres, (c) in smaller satellite units preparing young people for independent living, (d) in residential schools and (e) in secure units in (i) 2007, (ii) 2008, (iii) 2009, (iv) 2010 and (v) 2011.
To ask the Scottish Executive how many onshore wind energy planning applications have been refused by local authorities in the last 10 years and how many were subsequently granted on appeal.
To ask the Scottish Executive what legal barriers there are to it or any other public body introducing a living wage.
To ask the Scottish Executive what impact the 20% real-terms reduction in college funding will have over the next four years.