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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-15852

Asked by: George Foulkes, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 28 August 2008
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 20 November 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive which hospitals the First Minister has visited since May 2007.

Question reference: S3W-15851

Asked by: George Foulkes, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 28 August 2008
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 20 November 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive which race courses the First Minister has visited since May 2007 and on how many occasions.

Question reference: S3W-17896

Asked by: George Foulkes, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 14 November 2008
Current Status: Answered by Bruce Crawford on 19 November 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will list the dates of meetings of the committees and sub-committees of the Cabinet since May 2007.

Question reference: S3W-17822

Asked by: George Foulkes, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 13 November 2008
Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 19 November 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive how many judges and sheriffs appointed since May 2007 were educated principally at private schools.

Question reference: S3W-17895

Asked by: George Foulkes, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 14 November 2008
Current Status: Answered by Bruce Crawford on 19 November 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will list the committees and sub-committees of the Cabinet and the membership of each.

Question reference: S3W-17897

Asked by: George Foulkes, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 14 November 2008
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 18 November 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will list the public speaking engagements for each Scottish minister since May 2007.

Question reference: S3W-17898

Asked by: George Foulkes, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 14 November 2008
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 18 November 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive how many official engagements each minister has undertaken since May 2007.

Question reference: S3W-16307

Asked by: George Foulkes, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 15 September 2008
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 18 November 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will list all meetings that its ministers and officials have had with the Chair of the Scottish Futures Trust company since May 2007, showing the (a) purpose and (b) location of each meeting.

The following tables contain information on meetings to 29 September 2008 between Scottish Ministers and Scottish Government officials and Sir Angus Grossart in connection with the Scottish Futures Trust:

Scottish Ministers

Ministers	Date	Purpose of Meeting	Location of Meeting
Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth	17 June 2008	Briefing meeting, including meal	Edinburgh
Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth	6 August 2008	Discussion meeting	St Andrew''s House
First Minister, Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth	1 September 2008	Briefing meeting	Bute House
Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth	8 September 2008	Briefing meeting	St Andrew''s House
Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth	10 September 2008	Press appointment meeting	St Andrew''s House
Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth	11 September 2008	Briefing meeting, including meal	Edinburgh

Scottish Government Officials

Officials	Date	Purpose of Meeting	Location of Meeting
Stella Manzie Alyson Stafford Alistair Brown	8 September 2008	Introductory meeting	St Andrew''s House
Alistair Brown	8 September 2008	Briefing meeting, including meal	Edinburgh
Alistair Brown Rab Fleming	18 September 2008	Briefing meeting	Noble Grossart offices
Sandy Rosie	23 September	Introductory meeting	Noble Grossart offices
Rab Fleming Neil Trotter	29 September 2008	Briefing meeting	Noble Grossart offices

A number of other meetings have been held on other subjects.

Question reference: S3W-17829

Asked by: George Foulkes, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 13 November 2008
Current Status: Answered by Bruce Crawford on 17 November 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive how many Cabinet meetings each law officer has attended since May 2007.

Question reference: S3W-17348

Asked by: George Foulkes, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 30 October 2008
Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 14 November 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has provided to schools regarding St Andrew’s Day 2008 and at what total expected cost.

The Scottish Government sent a leaflet of ideas and activities for celebrating St Andrew''s Day, together with a Saltire flag, to all schools and pre-schools in Scotland.

The design and print of the leaflet, together with distribution of one leaflet plus one Saltire flag to each of 2,760 schools and 4,329 pre-schools, nurseries, playgroups and family centres, cost £12,932. The cost of the Saltire flags is detailed in the question S3W-17349, answered on 13 November 2008.

In addition, Learning and Teaching Scotland have set up a web page (at no additional cost) for schools and pre-schools to showcase their celebrations, and they are also highlighting the St Andrew''s Day celebrations through Glow.

All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.