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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-13197

Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 February 2013
Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 5 March 2013

To ask the Scottish Government how many reports of antisocial behaviour there have been in each year since 1999, broken down by constituency.

Question reference: S4W-13218

Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 21 February 2013
Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 5 March 2013

To ask the Scottish Government how many compulsory purchase orders have been issued for buildings in each year since 1999, broken down by local authority.

The Scottish Government holds information on those compulsory purchase orders submitted to Scottish Ministers as the confirming authority. We do not hold information on those orders instigated by a local authority but not submitted for confirmation or on the outcome of the order following confirmation by ministers.

The following table shows all compulsory purchase orders confirmed by the Scottish Ministers from 1999 to 2013 where the local authority was the acquiring authority.

Local authority	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Aberdeen	1			3	1	1		1
Aberdeenshire								1
Angus
Argyll and Bute
Clackmannanshire
Dumfries and Galloway
Dundee		2
East Ayrshire					1				1
East Dunbartonshire
East Lothian
East Renfrewshire				2
Edinburgh	1	2	1	1
Eilean Siar
Falkirk
Fife	1	2				1	1
Glasgow					1
Highland	2
Inverclyde		1		3
Midlothian		1
Moray
North Ayrshire			1
North Lanarkshire			1
Orkney
Perth and Kinross						1
Renfrewshire			1	1					1
Scottish Borders
Shetland
South Ayrshire
South Lanarkshire				1		2	1	1
Stirling
West Dunbartonshire
West Lothian								1

Local authority	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013
Aberdeen
Aberdeenshire
Angus
Argyll and Bute			1
Clackmannanshire	1
Dumfries and Galloway
Dundee	1			1
East Ayrshire
East Dunbartonshire
East Lothian
East Renfrewshire
Edinburgh			2		1
Eilean Siar
Falkirk	2				1
Fife					1
Glasgow		1	2
Highland
Inverclyde
Midlothian
Moray
North Ayrshire
North Lanarkshire		1
Orkney
Perth and Kinross
Renfrewshire
Scottish Borders				1	2
Shetland
South Ayrshire
South Lanarkshire	1	1
Stirling				1
West Dunbartonshire
West Lothian				1

Question reference: S4T-00264

Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 04 March 2013
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 5 March 2013

To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with the Scottish Qualifications Authority regarding contracts that the body has signed with foreign governments.

Question reference: S4W-13096

Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 February 2013
Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 26 February 2013

To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussion ministers have had regarding the closure of retained fire stations.

Question reference: S4W-13097

Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 February 2013
Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 26 February 2013

To ask the Scottish Government when ministers will make a statement on the future provision of retained fire stations.

Question reference: S4O-01802

Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 February 2013
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 20 February 2013

To ask the Scottish Government how it will implement its Working with China strategy.

Question reference: S4O-01780

Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 January 2013
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 6 February 2013

To ask the Scottish Government what air ambulance provision there is across Scotland.

Question reference: S4W-12310

Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 January 2013
Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 30 January 2013

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the delivery of health services in relation to projected population changes.

Question reference: S4W-12049

Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 21 December 2012
Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 28 January 2013

To ask the Scottish Government how many calls have been received by the pilot confidential alert line for NHS staff.

Question reference: S4W-12050

Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 21 December 2012
Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 28 January 2013

To ask the Scottish Government what action has been taken to promote the pilot confidential alert line for NHS staff.