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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.

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Question reference: S5W-18326

Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 20 August 2018
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 3 September 2018

To ask the Scottish Government how many teachers in (a) mathematics, (b) science, (c) computing, (d) modern languages and (e) English have been employed by each local authority in each year since 2011.

Question reference: S5W-18301

Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 20 August 2018
Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 30 August 2018

To ask the Scottish Government how many new businesses have been started in (a) Perth and Kinross, (b) Fife, (c) Stirling and (d) Clackmannanshire in each of the last five calendar years.

Business births – based on VAT/PAYE registrations - are produced by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) within their Business Demography publications. VAT/PAYE registrations do not represent a complete picture of start-up activity as only businesses with an annual turnover above the VAT threshold or who have employees on a Pay As You Earn (PAYE) scheme are required to register.

The table below provides the number of business births, for Scotland, for 2012 to 2016. The figures for 2017 will be published by the ONS in November 2018.

Table 1 - Business births, VAT/PAYE registrations, 2012 to 2016

Council Area	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016
Clackmannanshire	135	150	165	165	140
Fife	920	1,210	1,170	1,260	1,410
Perth and Kinross	520	615	625	565	550
Stirling	335	420	430	405	405

Source: Businesses Demography, Office for National Statistics.

Question reference: S5O-02273

Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 June 2018
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 27 June 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to tackle the recent rise in homelessness.

Question reference: S5O-02236

Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 June 2018
Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 14 June 2018

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on whether future increases in the non-domestic poundage rate will be linked to CPI or RPI.

Question reference: S5F-02430

Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 04 June 2018
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 7 June 2018

To ask the First Minister how the Scottish Government’s 2018-19 budget will be affected by the Scottish Fiscal Commission’s downgraded forecasts for tax receipts.

Question reference: S5W-16523

Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 May 2018
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 23 May 2018

To ask the Scottish Government when the public local inquiry regarding the proposed A9 dualling project near the Killiecrankie Battlefield will be held; what its response is to reports that Transport Scotland has not notified residents regarding this, and when the agency will issue this notification.

Draft Orders for the A9 Dualling Killiecrankie to Glen Garry project were published in November 2017. Effective engagement with affected parties is a key part of the statutory process for the project and Transport Scotland is currently negotiating with objectors to try and resolve objections where possible. Given the number of objections received it is anticipated a Public Local Inquiry will be required to consider objections received but not withdrawn. However, a Public Local Inquiry has not yet been arranged.

The arrangements for setting up and managing a Public Local Inquiry, including any relevant timescales, will be the responsibility of the Reporter(s) following appointment. The Planning and Environmental Appeals Division (DPEA) of the Scottish Government will notify those involved when an Inquiry is arranged.

Question reference: S5O-02118

Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 May 2018
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 23 May 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what the impact is on businesses in Scotland of having access to the UK domestic market.

Question reference: S5F-02337

Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 14 May 2018
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 17 May 2018

To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government’s position is on extending the right to vote to all prisoners.

Question reference: S5W-16313

Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 May 2018
Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 10 May 2018

To ask the Scottish Government how much it has spent on new infrastructure projects in the last year, broken down by local authority area.

The Infrastructure Investment Plan 2015 - Progress Report for 2017 and accompanying Project Pipeline were published in April 2018 and these can be found at http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Government/Finance/18232/IIP .

The following two tables contain information relating to the Scottish Government pipeline of projects which were in construction during 2017-18. These include projects with a capital value of £20 million or more where the Scottish Government has a lead role in procurement or funding. They also includes school projects which are being delivered through Scotland’s Schools for the Future Programme and those health projects being taken forward through the Scotland-wide 'hub' initiative which form part of the Scottish Government's current revenue funded £3.5 billion NPD/hub investment programme.

Projects which were operational prior to 2017-18 and those which were in development or in procurement during 2017-18 are not included. The total capital value relates to the total cost in creating the asset and includes both Scottish Government funding and any other public body contribution where relevant (e.g. Schools). For revenue funded projects which have additional associated capital funded costs, these costs have also been included within the total capital value figure. Table A includes projects relating to the schools, further education and justice sectors which are broken down by their single local authority location. Table B includes projects relating to the transport and health sectors broken down by their local authority location(s) as some of these projects cover more than local authority area.

Table A: schools, further education and justice projects broken down by their single local authority location

Local Authority Location	Project Name	Total Capital Value (£m)	Project Sector
Aberdeen City	Lochside Academy	47.4	Schools
Aberdeen City	Stoneywood Primary School	13.6	Schools
Aberdeenshire	Inverurie Community Campus	36.3-38.2	Schools
Angus	Ladyloan Primary	8.5	Schools
Angus	Muirfield Primary	8.2	Schools
Argyle and Bute	Dunoon Primary	10.1	Schools
Argyll and Bute	Kirn Primary School	10.6	Schools
Argyll and Bute	Campbeltown Grammar	25.7	Schools
Argyll and Bute	Oban High School	36.0	Schools
City of Edinburgh	Boroughmuir High School	32.0	Schools
City of Edinburgh	St John's Primary	13.2	Schools
Clackmannanshire	Clackmannan Primary School	1.6	Schools
Dumfries and Galloway	Dalbeattie High School	25.8	Schools
Dumfries and Galloway	North West Campus	35.9	Schools
Dumfries and Galloway	St Joseph’s College	24.2	Schools
Dundee City	Baldragon Academy	29.1	Schools
Dundee City	Dundee Joint Campus	17.2	Schools
Dundee City	V&A Dundee	80.1	Culture
East Ayrshire	Whatriggs Primary	12.4	Schools
East Ayrshire	Hurlford Primary	3.6	Schools
East Ayrshire	William McIlvanney Campus	45.1	Schools
East Ayrshire	Muirkirk Primary School	6.2	Schools
East Dunbartonshire	Holy Trinity Campus	8.6	Schools
East Lothian	Wallyford Primary	8.9-9.3	Schools
East Renfrewshire	Barrhead High School	27.3	Schools
Falkirk	Carrongrange ASN School	18.1	Schools
Falkirk	Forth Valley College (Falkirk Campus)	78.0	Further Education
Fife	The Waid	24.0	Schools
Glasgow City	Clyde Campus	21.6	Schools
Glasgow City	Sighthill Campus	21.8	Schools
Glasgow City	Blairdardie Primary	11.7	Schools
Glasgow City	Carntyne Primary	7.3	Schools
Highland	Wick High School	53.6	Schools
Highland	Inverness High School	12.0	Schools
Highland	Inverness Justice Centre	32.3	Justice
Midlothian	Paradykes Primary School	15.6	Schools
Midlothian	Roslin Primary School	7.2	Schools
Midlothian	Newbattle High School	35.9	Schools
Moray	Elgin High School	29.5	Schools
Moray	Milne's Primary School	2.0-2.2	Schools
North Ayrshire	Largs Academy	51.9	Schools
North Lanarkshire	Burnside	7.7	Schools
North Lanarkshire	Cumbernauld Academy	38.5	Schools
Perth and Kinross	Bertha Park High School	31.7	Schools
Perth and Kinross	Kinross Primary School	11.6	Schools
Perth and Kinross	Tulloch Primary School	10.5	Schools
Renfrewshire	Riverbrae ASN	17.7	Schools
Renfrewshire	St Fergus	5.3	Schools
Scottish Borders	Duns Primary School	9.3	Schools
Scottish Borders	Kelso High School	24.6	Schools
Scottish Borders	Broomlands Primary School	9.7	Schools
Scottish Borders	Langlee Primary School	10.6	Schools
Shetland Islands	Anderson High School	64.4	Schools
Shetland Islands	Bellsbrae Primary School	0.7	Schools
South Ayrshire	Marr College	37	Schools
South Ayrshire	Ayr Academy	25.1	Schools
South Ayrshire	Queen Margaret Academy	26.6	Schools
South Lanarkshire	Underbank Primary	6.0	Schools
West Dunbartonshire	Our Lady & St Patrick's High School	26.7	Schools
West Dunbartonshire	Balloch Campus	16.5	Schools
West Lothian	West Calder High School	38.6	Schools

Table B: transport and health projects broken down by their local authority location(s)

Local Authority Location(s)	Project Name	Total Capital Value (£m)	Project Sector
Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire	A90 Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route/Balmedie-Tipperty	745.0	Transport
Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire	NHS Grampian - Inverurie Health Care Hub & Foresterhill Health Centre	23.9	Health
Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire, Angus, Highland and Moray	Aberdeen to Inverness Improvement Project	330.0	Transport
City of Edinburgh	National Centre for the Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service	38.1	Health
City of Edinburgh	NHS Lothian - Royal Hospital for Sick Children / Department of Clinical Neurosciences	230.1	Health
City of Edinburgh and West Lothian	NHS Lothian - Partnership Centre Bundle	34.2	Health
City of Edinburgh, Fife, and West Lothian	Forth Replacement Crossing	1325.0-1350.0	Transport
City of Edinburgh, East Dunbartonshire, Falkirk, Glasgow City, North Lanarkshire, Stirling, South Lanarkshire, and West Lothian	Edinburgh Glasgow Improvement Programme EGIP	795.0	Transport
Clackmannanshire, Falkirk and Stirling	Stirling Dunblane Alloa Rail Electrification (SDA)	92.0-159.0	Transport
Dumfries and Galloway	NHS Dumfries and Galloway - Acute Services Redevelopment Project	275.5	Health
Dundee City	NHS Scotland Pharmaceutical Specials Service	29.0	Health
East Ayrshire and South Ayrshire	NHS Ayrshire and Arran - Building For Better Care	27.6	Health
East Lothian	NHS Lothian - East Lothian Community Hospital	70.4	Health
Glasgow City	NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde - Woodside Health Centre	21.2	Health
Glasgow City	NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde - Gorbals Health Centre	18.6	Health
Glasgow City, North Lanarkshire and South Lanarkshire	M8 M73 M74 Motorway Improvements Project	452.0	Transport
Highland	A9 Dualling: Kincraig to Dalraddy	45.0	Transport
Inverclyde	NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde - Inverclyde Continuing Care Beds for Mental Health	8.8	Health
North Ayrshire	A737 Dalry Bypass	57.9	Transport
North Ayrshire and Highland	CMAL - Two new 100 metre ferries	97.0	Transport
North Lanarkshire and West Lothian	Shotts Electrification	80.0-160.0	Transport
Orkney Islands	NHS Orkney - New Hospital and Healthcare Facilities	77.4	Health
Stirling	NHS Forth Valley - Stirling Care Village	37.8	Health

Question reference: S5W-15980

Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 April 2018
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 1 May 2018

To ask the Scottish Government how many people have been community first responders in each year since 2011, also broken down by how many have (a) completed training for, (b) retired from and (c) resigned from the role.