Questions marked with a triangle (Δ) are initiated by the Scottish Executive in order to facilitate the provision of information to the Parliament.
Questions in which a member has indicated a declarable interest are marked with an "R".
S4W-04486 Hugh Henry: To ask the Scottish Executive what contact (a) it, (b) its officials and (c) its special advisers have had with Professor Matt Qvortrup since the beginning of 2011, showing the (i) nature of the contact, (ii) time and date and (iii) matters discussed.
S4W-04487 Hugh Henry: To ask the Scottish Executive whether a minister sanctioned contact between Kevin Pringle and Professor Matt Qvortrup on 26 or 27 October 2011 and, if so, for what reason.
S4W-04488 Hugh Henry: To ask the Scottish Executive whether a minister sanctioned the drafting of a letter or statement by Kevin Pringle in the name of Professor Matt Qvortrup prior to First Minister’s Question Time on 27 October 2011.
S4W-04489 Hugh Henry: To ask the Scottish Executive at what time on 27 October 2011 and by what means Kevin Pringle became aware that the letter that he had drafted in the name of Professor Matt Qvortrup was not an accurate or approved representation of the professor’s views.
S4W-04490 Hugh Henry: To ask the Scottish Executive at what time on 27 October 2011 and by what means the First Minister was made aware that the letter that he referred to at First Minister’s Question Time on that day had been written by a special adviser.
S4W-04491 Hugh Henry: To ask the Scottish Executive which of its (a) officials, (b) special advisers or (c) ministers were aware of the drafting of a letter in the name of Professor Qvortrup by Kevin Pringle prior to First Minister’s Question Time on 27 October 2011.
S4W-04492 Hugh Henry: To ask the Scottish Executive what its position is on the drafting of letters or statements in the name of people outwith the Scottish Government without their prior knowledge or approval.
S4W-04493 Hugh Henry: To ask the Scottish Executive whether the email excerpts reproduced in the letter of 29 November 2011 from the Permanent Secretary to Hugh Henry MSP represent a full account of email contact between Kevin Pringle and Professor Qvortrup on 26 and 27 October 2011.
S4W-04494 Hugh Henry: To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Permanent Secretary had access to or sight of emails between ministers, officials or special advisers concerning Professor Matt Qvortrup other than the email excerpts reproduced in the Permanent Secretary’s letter to Hugh Henry MSP of 29 November 2011.
S4W-04495 Hugh Henry: To ask the Scottish Executive whether the telephone conversation between the First Minister and Professor Matt Qvortrup on or subsequent to 27 October 2011 included discussion of the possibility of any paid or unpaid consultancy work.
S4W-04496Δ Stuart McMillan: To ask the Scottish Executive how it plans to take forward regeneration policy.
S4W-04498 Jackie Baillie: To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has on how many foster carers in social housing will be affected by changes to housing benefit regulations in light of reports that those of working age living in under-occupied homes could be penalised for having a spare room.
S4W-04499 Jackie Baillie: To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with COSLA about the new housing benefit regulations in relation to foster carers and whether it considers that there will be an impact on the provision of foster care.
S4W-04500 Jackie Baillie: To ask the Scottish Executive what action it will take to mitigate the impact of housing benefit changes in relation to foster carers.
S4W-04501 Jackie Baillie: To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with Scottish Women’s Aid about changes to housing benefit regulations and the potential impact on refuge accommodation.
S4W-04502 Jackie Baillie: To ask the Scottish Executive how many people are estimated to have hepatitis C and how many (a) have been diagnosed, (b) are receiving treatment and (c) are waiting for treatment to commence, broken down by NHS board.
S4W-04503 Jackie Baillie: To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to identify people with hepatitis C who have not been diagnosed and whether it will consider introducing a targeted screening programme.
S4W-04504 Jackie Baillie: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers that there is a link between the incidence of hepatitis C and deprivation.
S4W-04505 Jackie Baillie: To ask the Scottish Executive which NHS boards have yet to implement managed clinical networks for hepatitis C.
S4W-04506 Jackie Baillie: To ask the Scottish Executive for what reason funding for hepatitis C treatments is now set at 1,200 patients, in light of the target number of treatments in 2010-11 being 1,500 patients.
S4W-04507 Jackie Baillie: To ask the Scottish Executive how it monitors the implementation of the Hepatitis C National Action Plan by NHS boards.
S4W-04509 Jackie Baillie: To ask the Scottish Executive whether NHS boards treat intravenous drug users who have hepatitis C.
S4W-04510 Jackie Baillie: To ask the Scottish Executive what cost benefit analysis it has carried out of newer medicines used for the treatment of hepatitis C.
S4W-04515 Murdo Fraser: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will ensure that homes and businesses in rural areas receive access to broadband at the same time as those in urban areas.
S4W-04516 Murdo Fraser: To ask the Scottish Executive what proportion of public funds directed at increasing access to broadband has been spent in (a) rural and (b) urban areas.
S4W-04517 Murdo Fraser: To ask the Scottish Executive what representations it has made to the UK Government to protect the interests of consumers in rural areas regarding the procurement of smart utility meters.
S4W-04518 Murdo Fraser: To ask the Scottish Executive what measures it will take to ensure that consumers living in remote rural areas will have access to smart utility meters.
S4W-04519 Mary Scanlon: To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S4W-04140 by Nicola Sturgeon on 1 December 2011, what discussions it has had with the European Commission regarding the notification of the proposed measures since 2009 and whether it considers that these measures are notifiable under directive 98/34/EC.
S4W-04526 Willie Rennie: To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) males and (b) females under 25 years have committed acts of self-harm in each of the last ten years, broken down by age.