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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-06571

Asked by: Graeme Dey, MSP for Angus South, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 02 April 2012
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 19 April 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive how long it expects average speed cameras to be deployed on the M90 north of the Forth Bridge.

Question reference: S4W-06569

Asked by: Graeme Dey, MSP for Angus South, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 02 April 2012
Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 18 April 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive (a) how many motorists have been caught exceeding the average speed limit and (b) what the average speed has been on the M90 north of the Forth Bridge since the introduction of average speed cameras on this road.

Enforcement of the temporary 40 mph speed limit on the M90 north of the Forth Road Bridge commenced on 31 October 2011. The total number of motorists caught and issued with a Notice of Intended prosecution for exceeding the speed limit by the average speed camera system during the period from the beginning of November 2011 to the end of March 2012 is just over 3,300. The average speed of traffic travelling through the enforced area was 39 mph over the same four month period.

Question reference: S4W-06287

Asked by: Graeme Dey, MSP for Angus South, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 19 March 2012
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 18 April 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive how many care home residents there are, and how many are self-funding.

Question reference: S4O-00777

Asked by: Graeme Dey, MSP for Angus South, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 February 2012
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 March 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive what its position is on the claim by the EIS that “many College Boards of Management have become emasculated by powerful College Executive Groups led by powerful Principals.’’

Question reference: S4O-00734

Asked by: Graeme Dey, MSP for Angus South, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 February 2012
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 1 March 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive whether Carer Information Strategy funding will continue in and after 2012.

Question reference: S4O-00694

Asked by: Graeme Dey, MSP for Angus South, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 February 2012
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 22 February 2012

To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body what provision there is for foreign visitors to access information on the workings of the Parliament in their own language.

Question reference: S4O-00638

Asked by: Graeme Dey, MSP for Angus South, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 January 2012
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 2 February 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive what it has done to improve access to health services for veterans.

In 2008, the Priority Treatment scheme was extended to allow all veterans priority access to treatment for service-related conditions and we have ensured that injured veterans have access to state of the art prosthetic limbs from the NHS – matching those provided by the Defence Medical Services.

In addition, we have committed to taking forward the recommendations made by Dr Andrew Murrison in his report, A Better Deal for Military Amputees. Published last year, one of the key commitments is the development of eight multi-disciplinary prosthetics centres across the UK, one of which will be in Scotland.

Question reference: S4W-05265

Asked by: Graeme Dey, MSP for Angus South, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 26 January 2012
Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Brian Adam on 27 January 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive what its performance was in answering ministerial correspondence in the second and third quarters of 2011.

Question reference: S4O-00621

Asked by: Graeme Dey, MSP for Angus South, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 January 2012
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 26 January 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to meet its commitment to keep college student numbers at current levels in 2012-13.

Question reference: S4F-00304

Asked by: Graeme Dey, MSP for Angus South, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 28 November 2011
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 1 December 2011

To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government's response is to the Chancellor of the Exchequer's autumn statement.