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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-05220

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 26 January 2012
Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 8 February 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive whether student support funding for 2012-13 will be based on the baseline figure of £84.2 million in Scottish Funding Council (SFC) Circular SFC/35/2010, Indicative main grants to colleges and universities for academic year 2011-12, or £95.6 million, as set out in SFC Circular SFC/09/2011, Main grants to colleges and universities for academic year 2011-12.

Question reference: S4W-05225

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 26 January 2012
Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 8 February 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive when colleges can expect their indicative grant letter for 2012-13.

Question reference: S4W-05217

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 26 January 2012
Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 8 February 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the reductions in college teaching grants will be equally shared or whether a regional allocation model will be considered.

Question reference: S4W-05376

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 February 2012
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 7 February 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S4W-03697 by Nicola Sturgeon on 14 November 2011, whether the investigation into the delivery of care at the Elsie Inglis nursing home is now complete.

Question reference: S4W-05186

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 26 January 2012
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 7 February 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W–38403 by Nicola Sturgeon on 11 January 2011, whether the Chronic Pain Steering Group has considered establishing a residential pain management centre in Scotland.

Question reference: S4W-05213

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 26 January 2012
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 7 February 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive how many weekend rosters have included paramedics at the Vale of Leven Ambulance Station in each of the last six months.

The Scottish Ambulance Service have advised that rosters for the Vale of Leven Ambulance Station include paramedics on a 24/7 basis, including on the weekend. I refer the member to the answer to question S4W-02448 on 21 September 2011.

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Question reference: S4W-05313

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 27 January 2012
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 7 February 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive what guidance it has issued to GPs regarding requests for scans from patients who were fitted with PIP implants by private healthcare providers.

Question reference: S4W-05211

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 26 January 2012
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 7 February 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive how many shifts have been discontinued at the Vale of Leven Ambulance Station since May 2007.

Question reference: S4W-05309

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 27 January 2012
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 7 February 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive which (a) NHS boards and (b) hospitals have purchased PIP implants and what types of implants, broken down by year.

Question reference: S4W-05283

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 26 January 2012
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 7 February 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S4W-04930 by Nicola Sturgeon on 23 January 2012, how much of the funding for (a) local authorities and (b) NHS Scotland was spent on independent advocacy services.