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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-33897

Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Thursday, 27 May 2010
Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 10 June 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive how many organisations receiving financial support for undertaking waste reduction, landfill diversion or recycling programmes have had their funding reduced by the Scottish Government in the last 12 months and by what amount the funding was reduced in comparison with the total cost of each programme.

In the last 12 months, three projects have had their funding reduced by Zero Waste Scotland, all from the INCREASE III programme, which invests in Third Sector resource efficiency projects.

These are:

Friends of the Earth Scotland “ Funding reduced by £93,728.24 against an original contracted total of £203,198.44, a reduction of 46%;

Instant Neighbour “ Funding reduced by £66,329.06 against an original contracted total of £138,525, a reduction of 47%, and

Edinburgh Community Backgreens Initiative “ Funding reduced by £4,310.64 against an original contracted total of £32,490, a reduction of 13%.

The total funding reduction across these three projects is £164,367.94 “ against total committed funding to date through the INCREASE III Programme of £4.9 million “ 3% of the total committed. This is all being reallocated within the INCREASE III programme.

Question reference: S3W-33927

Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Thursday, 27 May 2010
Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 10 June 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive, where funding for organisations receiving financial support for undertaking waste reduction, landfill diversion or recycling programmes has been reduced in the last 12 months, where this funding has been or will be redirected.

Question reference: S3W-33837

Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Friday, 21 May 2010
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 8 June 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive what the purchasing policy of Skills Development Scotland is and what scope this gives to allow peripheral offices to use local suppliers for small purchases.

Question reference: S3W-33838

Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Friday, 21 May 2010
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 8 June 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the transfer of staff from Highlands and Islands Enterprise to Skills Development Scotland has resulted in problems with the handling of staff tax matters and, if so, what the causes are of any problems that have occurred.

Question reference: S3W-33834

Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Friday, 21 May 2010
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 8 June 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive how much has been budgeted to be spent in 2010-11 by Skills Development Scotland on IT purchases; what proportion of this expenditure will be on replacing old equipment; what the nature and age is of the equipment to be replaced, and the reasons for its replacement.

Question reference: S3W-33836

Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Friday, 21 May 2010
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 8 June 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive what changes there have been in staffing numbers since Skills Development Scotland was formed, broken down by (a) reception staff, (b) administrative staff, (c) advisers, (d) management and (e) other.

Question reference: S3W-33835

Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Friday, 21 May 2010
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 8 June 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive what the management structure of Skills Development Scotland is and what policies are in place to ensure that decisions by Skills Development Scotland are made at the lowest possible level.

Question reference: S3W-33833

Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Friday, 21 May 2010
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 8 June 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive how much was spent in 2009-10 by Skills Development Scotland on IT purchases; what proportion of this expenditure was on replacing old equipment; what the nature and age is of the equipment replaced, and what the reasons were for its replacement.

Question reference: S3W-33831

Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Friday, 21 May 2010
Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 4 June 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive what the status is of the Scottish Inshore Fisheries Advisory Group.

Question reference: S3W-33830

Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Friday, 21 May 2010
Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 4 June 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive when the Scottish Inshore Fisheries Advisory Group last met.