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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-21060

Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 May 2014
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 21 May 2014

To ask the Scottish Government how many private meetings (a) cabinet secretaries and (b) ministers have had with newspaper editors in each year since 2007, broken down by newspaper.

All meetings between the First Minister and newspaper editors between 2007 and March 2014 are listed on the Scottish Government website. Also listed are all meetings between Cabinet Secretaries/Ministers and newspaper editors between 2007 and August 2012:

http://www.scotland.gov.uk/About/People/14944/proprietors-editors-execs

Meetings between Cabinet Secretaries/Ministers and newspaper editors subsequent to August 2012 are included within their ministerial engagements which are proactively published on the Scottish Government website:

http://www.scotland.gov.uk/About/People/14944/Events-Engagements/MinisterialEngagements

Question reference: S4W-21059

Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 May 2014
Current Status: Answered by Alasdair Allan on 19 May 2014

To ask the Scottish Government how many schools use portable cabins as classrooms, broken down by (a) school, (b) local authority and (c) number of classrooms.

Question reference: S4O-03240

Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 May 2014
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 21 May 2014

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the number of tickets made available for the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games to people who live in Scotland.

Question reference: S4W-20729

Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 14 April 2014
Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 8 May 2014

To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with (a) local authorities and (b) COSLA regarding current council tax bands.

No recent discussions have been held with local authorities or COSLA regarding current council tax bands.

However, Scottish Ministers consider the current council tax system as a whole to be unfair and are committed to consulting with others to develop options for a fairer and more progressive local tax, based on ability to pay, later in this Parliament. All potential alternative proposals which meet this criteria will be considered.

Question reference: S4O-03208

Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 May 2014
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 14 May 2014

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it is having with local authorities about the increase in pupils in primary and secondary schools with additional support needs.

Question reference: S4O-03176

Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 April 2014
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 7 May 2014

To ask the Scottish Government what it and its agencies are doing to promote Perth as one of Scotland’s cities.

Question reference: S4F-02050

Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 28 April 2014
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 1 May 2014

To ask the First Minister what discussions the Scottish Government is having with the Scottish Qualifications Authority regarding the future funding of the curriculum for excellence.

Question reference: S4O-03148

Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 April 2014
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 30 April 2014

To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made in reducing the time it takes for people to see a hearing specialist.

Question reference: S4W-20086

Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 March 2014
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 21 March 2014

To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with (a) Tayside Contracts and (b) Perth and Kinross Council regarding the capability of its snow clearing equipment.

During adverse weather conditions, the Scottish Government works with local authorities to ensure our roads remain safe, efficient and effective.

Responder agencies across Scotland have robust contingency plans in place to ensure that they can cope with the effects of severe weather. The Scottish Government provides a framework for effective multi-agency regional resilience partnerships including all local authorities.

Question reference: S4W-20085

Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 March 2014
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 21 March 2014

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the capability of each local authority’s snow clearing equipment.