Section E – Written questions lodged on 14 May 2015
Questions marked with a triangle (Δ) are initiated by the Scottish Government 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-25520 Tavish Scott: To ask the Scottish Government where the post of chief executive of Wave Energy Scotland was advertised and at what cost.
S4W-25521 Tavish Scott: To ask the Scottish Government when the funding allocation to implement Developing the Young Workforce: Scotland’s Youth Employment Strategy was (a) announced and (b) delivered to local authorities for 2014-15.
S4W-25522 Tavish Scott: To ask the Scottish Government when it will make allocations to local authorities for the implementation of Developing the Young Workforce: Scotland’s Youth Employment Strategy for 2015-16.
S4W-25523 Mark McDonald: To ask the Scottish Government how many people in each local authority area have received Partnership Action for Continuing Employment support in each month since April 2014.
S4W-25538 Michael Russell: To ask the Scottish Government what representations it has received in the last year regarding how the system of neighbour notification for planning applications operates, and how many of these were classified as complaints.
S4W-25539 Michael Russell: To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether there are deficiencies in how the system of neighbour notification for planning applications operates.
S4W-25540 Michael Russell: To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether neighbour notifications for planning applications being delivered to properties, but not specifically addressed to each owner, ensures that all affected parties in the immediate vicinity of the development are informed.
S4W-25541 Michael Russell: To ask the Scottish Government whether it will review the system of neighbour notification in the planning system to ensure that people with an interest in a development but who are temporarily absent from their property when the notification is delivered are fully consulted.
S4W-25542 Michael Russell: To ask the Scottish Government whether it will launch a consultation on revising the planning system and, if so, whether this would provide an opportunity to comment on how the system of neighbour notification for planning applications operates.
S4W-25543 Neil Findlay: To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body what assessment it has made of the structures and practices of the Parliament and their capacity to cope with the additional responsibilities and workload following the devolution of further powers.
S4W-25544 Neil Findlay: To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body what assessment it has carried out of whether the Parliament’s committee system will allow the effective revision and scrutiny of the legislative process following the devolution of further powers.
S4W-25545 Neil Findlay: To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body whether its current level of funding will be adequate to ensure effective governance and scrutiny following the devolution of further powers.
S4W-25546 Neil Findlay: To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body whether it has assessed whether the current levels of resources provided to members will ensure that they will be able to carry out their work effectively following the devolution of further powers.
S4W-25548 Neil Findlay: To ask the Scottish Government whether it has (a) undertaken an assessment, (b) conducted a review or (c) published a report on the potential impact of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership on Scotland’s public services.
S4W-25549 Neil Findlay: To ask the Scottish Government what meetings it has had with the (a) UK Government and (b) EU at which the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership has been discussed.
S4W-25550 Neil Findlay: To ask the Scottish Government whether it supports any part of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership negotiations and what concerns it has in relation to these negotiations.
S4W-25551 Neil Findlay: To ask the Scottish Government how many specialist inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) nurses there are, broken down by (a) NHS board and (b) hospital and whether this is in line with the recommended level in the IBD Standards 2013.
S4W-25552 Neil Findlay: To ask the Scottish Government whether it will introduce the Lobbying Transparency Bill during the current parliamentary session and, if so, when.
S4W-25553 Murdo Fraser: To ask the Scottish Government what the (a) longest, (b) shortest and (c) average scheduled journey time on ScotRail services between (i) Edinburgh and Perth, (ii) Perth and Edinburgh, (iii) Perth and Inverness, (iv) Inverness and Perth, (v) Edinburgh and Inverness, (vi) Inverness and Edinburgh, (vii) Glasgow and Inverness and (viii) Inverness and Glasgow (A) was in 2007 and (B) is in 2015.
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