Written questions lodged on 22 January 2015
Questions marked with a triangle (Δ) are initiated by the Scottish Government in order to facilitate the provision of information to the Parliament.
Questions in which a member has indicated a declarable interest are marked with an "R".
S4W-24118 Liz Smith: To ask the Scottish Government how many people have required disclosure under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups scheme in each year.
S4W-24119 Liz Smith: To ask the Scottish Government how many organisations have had more than one individual require disclosure under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups Scheme in each year.
S4W-24126 Michael Russell: To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-24001 by Alex Neil on 21 January 2015, whether it will bring forward proposals to allow the maximum planning fee for a wind farm to be increased to the same level as applied in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
S4W-24127 Michael Russell: To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-24001 by Alex Neil on 21 January 2015, what discussions it has had with local authorities regarding raising the maximum planning fee for wind farm developments to the same level as applied in England, Wales and North Ireland.
S4W-24128 Michael Russell: To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-24001 by Alex Neil on 21 January 2015, whether it has made an assessment of the impact on achieving renewables targets if the maximum planning fee for wind farm developments is raised to the same level as applied in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
S4W-24129 Michael Russell: To ask the Scottish Government how much was paid in planning fees to (a) it and (b) local authorities by wind farm developers in each of the last five years and what average fee was paid per turbine.
S4W-24130 Hugh Henry: To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to proceed with its current proposals for a women’s prison in Greenock.
S4W-24131 Hugh Henry: To ask the Scottish Government, if it does not proceed with its proposals for a women’s prison in Greenock, when it will publish alternative proposals for a women’s prison in Scotland.
S4W-24132 Alison McInnes: To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-23099 by Alex Neil on 25 November 2014, how it is monitoring the success of its Public Boards and Corporate Diversity Programme and how this work has increased (a) the number of applications from and (b) representation of (i) people from minority ethnic backgrounds, (ii) lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people and (iii) women.
S4W-24135 Alison McInnes: To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of public appointments made since 2007 went to (a) women, (b) people under 40, (c) people from black and minority ethnic backgrounds, (d) disabled people and (e) LGBT people.
S4W-24136 Rhoda Grant: To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to encourage NHS boards to recruit and retain GPs on 17C contracts.
S4W-24137 Rhoda Grant: To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to protect the terms and conditions of GPs on 17C contracts.
S4W-24138 Rhoda Grant: To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to protect dispensary services for GPs on 17C contracts.
S4W-24139 Anne McTaggart: To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to increase the use and promotion of Scottish produce across the tourism and events industries.
S4W-24140 Gavin Brown: To ask the Scottish Government how much was paid to each local authority for 2012-13 under the business rates incentivisation scheme.
S4W-24141 Gavin Brown: To ask the Scottish Government when local authorities will be paid under the 2013-14 business rates incentivisation scheme.
S4W-24142 Mary Scanlon: To ask the Scottish Government what enforcement action has been taken against fish farms found to be in breach of regulations regarding the protection of wild fish.
S4W-24143 Mary Fee: To ask the Scottish Government how many fines Scottish Water has received for (a) pollution and (b) other environmental issues in each of the last 10 years and what the cost of each fine was.
S4W-24144 Mary Fee: To ask the Scottish Government how many claims for damages have been made against Scottish Water in each of the last 10 years.
S4W-24145 Mary Fee: To ask the Scottish Government what the digital exclusion rate is in each (a) city, (b) local authority area, (c) urban area and (d) rural area.
S4W-24146 Mary Fee: To ask the Scottish Government how many claims have been made against local authorities for damages to (a) vehicles, (b) bicycles and (c) other modes of transport caused by potholes.
S4W-24147 Mary Fee: To ask the Scottish Government how much has been paid to each bus company through the Bus Service Operators Grant in each of the last five years.
S4W-24148 Jim Hume: To ask the Scottish Government what proportion of health spend was on mental health in each of the last five years.
S4W-24149 Jim Hume: To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of spend on mental health conditions compared to spend on (a) obesity- and (b) smoking-related conditions.
S4W-24150 Jim Hume: To ask the Scottish Government what the average (a) total spend per head and (b) spend per head on mental health has been in each NHS board in each of the last five years.
S4W-24151 Richard Baker: To ask the Scottish Government how many inpatient beds there were in NHS Grampian in (a) 2013-14 and (b) 2014-15.
S4W-24152 Richard Baker: To ask the Scottish Government what recent assessment it has made of GP provision in NHS Grampian, broken down by local authority area.
S4W-24153 Richard Baker: To ask the Scottish Government how many applications for support under the Help to Buy (Scotland) Scheme were (a) made and (b) granted in (i) Aberdeen and (ii) Aberdeenshire in (A) 2013-14 and (B) 2014-15.
S4W-24154 Richard Baker: To ask the Scottish Government what funding per capita it provided to NHS Grampian in 2013-14 and how this compares with other NHS boards.
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