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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-31961

Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 25 February 2010
Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 8 March 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive how many school hours in primary schools were taught by supply teachers in each year since 1999, broken down by local authority.

Question reference: S3W-31962

Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 25 February 2010
Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 8 March 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive how many school hours in secondary schools were taught by supply teachers in each year since 1999, broken down by local authority.

Question reference: S3W-31312

Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 01 February 2010
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 24 February 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive how many exercise on prescription schemes there have been in each year since 1999, broken down by local authority area.

Question reference: S3W-31313

Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 01 February 2010
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 24 February 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has established the sport volunteer programme with schools and after-school clubs as stated in the SNP manifesto and, if so, how many volunteers have been recruited in each year since 2007, broken down by local authority.

Question reference: S3W-31309

Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 01 February 2010
Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 15 February 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive how many specialist PE teachers there have been in secondary schools in each year since 1999, broken down by local authority.

Information on the number of teachers by local authority in secondary schools whose main subject is PE is only available from 2003. The information can be found in the statistical bulletins Teachers in Scotland for the years from 2003 onwards. Links to the information are set as follows:

2003: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2004/07/19729/40854

2004: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2005/04/25165316/54274.

2005: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2006/03/28083648/81.

2006: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2007/03/27085753/85.

2007: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2008/03/18093809/95.

2008: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2009/04/29102949/90.

2009: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2010/02/09090009/89.

Question reference: S3W-31310

Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 01 February 2010
Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 15 February 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive how many visiting specialist PE teachers there have been in primary schools in each year, broken down by local authority.

Information on the qualification of centrally employed teaching staff who would fulfil the role of visiting specialists is only available from 2006 and can be found in the statistical bulletins Teachers in Scotland for the years in question. Links to the information available are set as follows. Information on which sector the teachers worked in is not available.

2006: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2007/03/27085753/97.

2007: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2008/03/18093809/108.

2008: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2009/04/29102949/103.

2009: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2010/02/09090009/65.

Question reference: S3W-31311

Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 01 February 2010
Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 15 February 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive how many visiting specialist PE teachers there have been in secondary schools in each year since 1999, broken down by local authority.

Question reference: S3W-31308

Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 01 February 2010
Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 15 February 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive how many specialist PE teachers there have been in primary schools in each year since 1999, broken down by local authority.

Information on the number of specialist PE teachers in primary schools by local authority is only available from 2003. The information can be found in the statistical bulletins Teachers in Scotland for the years from 2003 onwards. Links to the information are set out as follows:

2003: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2004/07/19729/40844.

2004: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2005/04/25165316/54091.

2005: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2006/03/28083648/71.

2006: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2007/03/27085753/75.

2007: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2008/03/18093809/84.

2008: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2009/04/29102949/79.

2009: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2010/02/09090009/78.

Question reference: S3W-30836

Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 18 January 2010
Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 27 January 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive how many people have received compensation from a local authority for damage to their vehicles in each year since 1999, broken down by local authority.

Question reference: S3W-30835

Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 18 January 2010
Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 27 January 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive how many people have requested a claim form from a local authority for damage to their vehicles in each year since 1999, broken down by local authority.