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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: S3W-22273

Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 23 March 2009
Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 21 April 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive how many people registered as homeless in (a) Inverclyde and (b) East Dunbartonshire in the last quarter for which information is available.

Question reference: S3W-22274

Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 23 March 2009
Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 21 April 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive what advice it offers to members of the public when dealing with high hedge disputes.

The Scottish Government has recently had a very productive meeting with Scothedge, an organisation which represents many of those affected by this issue in Scotland, and which can be contacted via http://www.pentlandhedge.colwat.com/. We are now seeking to work with Scothedge and other parties to agree a way forward.

Services provided by Community Safety Partnerships “ such as mediation “ can be very useful in dealing with a range of neighbour disputes, including those involving high hedges. Members of the public may also find it useful to contact Citizens Advice Bureaux or, should they be seeking legal advice, to contact their own solicitor.

Question reference: S3W-22275

Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 23 March 2009
Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 21 April 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-21139 by Fergus Ewing on 4 March 2009, whether it proposes to legislate on the issue of high hedge disputes.

Question reference: S3O-06657

Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 23 April 2009
Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 15 April 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive what action it has taken to improve road safety.

Question reference: S3O-06434

Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 March 2009
Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 26 March 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive what assistance it is providing to people looking for employment in Scotland, in light of recent figures showing that an average of 10 people apply for each job centre vacancy.

Question reference: S3W-21286

Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 February 2009
Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 10 March 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive which local authorities attended the Flood Risk Management (Scotland) Bill local authority workshop on 8 December 2008.

No formal record of attendance was made, however a total of 26 local authorities replied indicating that they would attend the local authority workshop on 8 December 2008.

Those indicating that they would attend were as follows:

Aberdeen City Council, Aberdeenshire Council, Angus Council, Argyll and Bute Council, City of Edinburgh Council, Clackmannanshire Council, Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, Dundee City Council, Dumfries and Galloway Council, East Ayrshire, East Dunbartonshire Council, East Lothian Council, East Renfrewshire Council, Falkirk Council, Fife Council, Glasgow City Council, Midlothian Council, Moray Council, North Ayrshire Council, Perth and Kinross Council, Renfrewshire Council, Scottish Borders Council, South Ayrshire Council, South Lanarkshire Council, Stirling Council and West Lothian Council.

Question reference: S3W-21287

Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 February 2009
Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 10 March 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will make public the discussions of the Flood Risk Management (Scotland) Bill local authority workshop on 8 December 2008.

The workshop consisted of a presentation giving an update by Scottish Government officials on the progress of the Flood Risk Management (Scotland) Bill, and an in-depth section by section briefing of the Bill. As such, no formal minutes were taken.

The briefing paper and presentation provided can be viewed by following the subsequent links:

Flood Risk Management (Scotland) Bill - Local Authority Presentation:

http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Environment/Water/Flooding/lapresent/.

Scottish Government briefing paper: Interaction between SEPA and local authorities in flood risk management planning:

http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Environment/Water/Flooding/lapaper.

Question reference: S3W-21326

Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 February 2009
Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 26 February 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive when it will provide the Parliament with a more detailed analysis of the likely cost implications of the Damages (Asbestos-related Conditions) (Scotland) Bill, in accordance with the motion passed at the conclusion of Stage 1.

Question reference: S3W-20231

Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 January 2009
Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 12 February 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-16179 by Stewart Stevenson on 24 September 2008, what the outcome was of the assessment into the effectiveness of the speed camera system on the A77.

Question reference: S3O-05736

Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 29 January 2009
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 29 January 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive what the benefits have been of its six-point economic recovery programme.