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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-09932

Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 01 October 2012
Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 16 October 2012

To ask the Scottish Government how much additional funding would be required to support students from the rest of the UK studying in Scotland if the country became an independent member of the EU and what discussions it has had regarding this.

Question reference: S4O-01350

Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 September 2012
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 3 October 2012

To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made to increase digital participation across Scotland.

Question reference: S4O-01311

Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 September 2012
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 26 September 2012

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of emergency surgery provision for rural communities.

Question reference: S4W-08098

Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 June 2012
Current Status: Answered by Bruce Crawford on 14 August 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive how many free (a) Saltire and (b) Union flags were distributed to the public by its agencies at events in each of the last five years and what the cost was.

Question reference: S4W-08471

Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 29 June 2012
Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 25 July 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive when it plans to introduce construction compliance plans.

Question reference: S4W-08171

Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 21 June 2012
Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 2 July 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive what assessment it has made of the impact on Scottish Natural Heritage of the costs associated with planning applications for wind farm developments.

Question reference: S4W-08170

Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 21 June 2012
Current Status: Answered by Derek MacKay on 2 July 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive what assessment it has made of the impact on local authority planning department budgets of the costs associated with planning applications for wind farm developments.

Question reference: S4W-08169

Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 21 June 2012
Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 2 July 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive how many wind farm development applications it has called in in each year since 1999, broken down by local authority.

The information available is given in the following table.

Year	No. Called-in Per Year	Local Authority
2002	1	Argyll and Bute Council
2003	1	East Ayrshire Council
2004	2	Orkney Islands Council
2006	1	Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
2007	1	Orkney Islands Council
2008	2	Aberdeenshire Council and Argyll and Bute Council
2012	1	Comhairle nan Eilean Siar

Question reference: S4W-08172

Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 21 June 2012
Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 2 July 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive what assessment it has made of the impact on the Scottish Environment Protection Agency of the costs associated with planning applications for wind farm developments.

Question reference: S4W-08173

Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 21 June 2012
Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 2 July 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive what its administration costs have been for each wind farm development application that it has called in, in each year since 1999.