Question Time
General
1. Neil Findlay: To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to prevent an over-concentration of wind farms in particular areas. (S4O-00539)
2. Helen Eadie: To ask the Scottish Executive what sanctions are available to deal with social landlords that do not adhere to the Scottish Housing Regulator’s Performance Standard AS2.4 on adaptations. (S4O-00540)
3. Stuart McMillan: To ask the Scottish Executive what assistance it provides to people who are facing the prospect of bankruptcy and insolvency. (S4O-00541)
4. Jenny Marra: To ask the Scottish Executive what its assessment is of how successful campaigns to combat drink driving and domestic violence over the Christmas period were. (S4O-00542)
5. John Pentland: To ask the Scottish Executive when the Minister for Housing and Transport last met the Scottish Housing Regulator and what was discussed. (S4O-00543)
6. Paul Wheelhouse: To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to ensure that all temporary accommodation offered to families is of a suitable standard. (S4O-00544)
7. David Stewart: To ask the Scottish Executive when it will announce its ferry strategy. (S4O-00545)
8. Nanette Milne: To ask the Scottish Executive what advice it has given to local authorities in the last year regarding the renewal of Blue Badges. (S4O-00546)
9. Tavish Scott: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers that the energy assistance programmes are providing value for money. (S4O-00547)
10. Bob Doris: To ask the Scottish Executive how much funding is likely to be available to spend in Glasgow in 2012-13 from monies recovered under proceeds of crime legislation. (S4O-00548)
Health, Wellbeing and Cities
1. George Adam: To ask the Scottish Executive what it is doing to promote a healthy and balanced diet among young people. (S4O-00549)
2. Jamie Hepburn: To ask the Scottish Executive what guidance is provided to local authorities on assessing the needs of home care service users. (S4O-00550)
3. Linda Fabiani: To ask the Scottish Executive whether consideration is being given to producing national guidance on dermatology services. (S4O-00551)
4. Margaret McDougall: To ask the Scottish Executive how it supports people with multiple sclerosis. (S4O-00552)
5. Liam McArthur: To ask the Scottish Executive when it will next meet the chair or chief executive of NHS Orkney and what issues will be discussed. (S4O-00553)
6. Dennis Robertson: To ask the Scottish Executive what its position is on the provision of maternity services in rural areas. (S4O-00554)
7. Mary Scanlon: To ask the Scottish Executive when the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Wellbeing and Cities Strategy last met the chairs of NHS boards. (S4O-00555)
8. Alison Johnstone: To ask the Scottish Executive what action the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Wellbeing and Cities Strategy is taking to reduce the health impact of air pollution in cities. (S4O-00556)
9. Nigel Don: To ask the Scottish Executive what assessment it has made of the effectiveness of both NHS and commercial weight reduction programmes. (S4O-00557)
10. Annabelle Ewing: To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to raise awareness of the links between high blood pressure and other medical conditions. (S4O-00558)
11. Willie Coffey: To ask the Scottish Executive what progress has been made in developing the cities strategy and what role towns and villages can play in this. (S4O-00559)
12. Neil Bibby: To ask the Scottish Executive what value it places on access to sporting facilities in relation to improving young people’s health and fitness. (S4O-00560)
13. Sarah Boyack: To ask the Scottish Executive when it will publish its response to the investigation by NHS Lothian of so-called hidden waiting lists. (S4O-00561)
14. Duncan McNeil: To ask the Scottish Executive when the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Wellbeing and Cities Strategy last met the chief executive of NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde. (S4O-00562)
15. Roderick Campbell: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is evaluating the capacity for telehealth to aid mainstream health provision following the recommendation by Audit Scotland in its report, A Review of Telehealth in Scotland. (S4O-00563)
16. Clare Adamson: To ask the Scottish Executive what impact the 2010 guidelines issued to GPs on recommended vitamin D levels have had on tackling vitamin D deficiency. (S4O-00564)
17. Rhoda Grant: To ask the Scottish Executive when the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Wellbeing and Cities Strategy last met NHS Highland. (S4O-00565)
18. Margaret Burgess: To ask the Scottish Executive how it will ensure that expertise on skin diseases is maintained by nurses and GPs given the reduction in the number of NHS beds dedicated for those with skin complaints. (S4O-00566)
19. Sandra White: To ask the Scottish Executive how it will ensure local community access to the Cities Investment Fund. (S4O-00567)
20. John Lamont: To ask the Scottish Executive when it last met NHS Borders. (S4O-00568)
Members selected for General and Themed Questions on 19 January 2012
The following members have been randomly selected for General and Themed Question times on the above date. The deadline for lodging the text of questions is 12 noon on Wednesday 11 January 2012. These will then appear in this section of the Business Bulletin on Thursday 12 January 2012.
Question Time
General
1. Claudia Beamish
2. Graeme Pearson
3. Christina McKelvie
4. Kenneth Gibson
5. Bill Kidd
6. Margaret McCulloch
7. Gordon MacDonald
8. Annabelle Ewing
9. Fiona McLeod
10. Mike MacKenzie
Culture and External Affairs
1. David McLetchie
2. David Torrance
3. Kevin Stewart
4. Patrick Harvie
5. Ken Macintosh
6. John Wilson
7. Bill Walker
8. Malcolm Chisholm
9. Alison McInnes
10. Rhoda Grant
Infrastructure and Capital Investment
1. Dennis Robertson
2. Jamie McGrigor
3. John Mason
4. Anne McTaggart
5. John Finnie
6. Richard Simpson
7. Chic Brodie
8. Michael McMahon
9. Dave Thompson
10. Joan McAlpine