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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 ��˿�� 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-10088

Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 04 October 2012
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 29 October 2012

To ask the Scottish Government what funding allocations it has made to local authorities to improve the cycle route (a) along the A90 between Edinburgh and Fife and (b) from the Barnton roundabout to the Forth Road Bridge.

The Scottish Government has allocated a total of £600,000 for the City of Edinburgh Council to work in partnership with Sustrans to upgrade the A90 cycle route between Edinburgh and Fife. The council will match that amount for works to the sections of the route between Edinburgh and Fife, including from the Barnton roundabout to the Forth Road Bridge.

All councils are welcome to submit match funded bids to Sustrans for cycle paths and community links in their areas.

Question reference: S4W-10036

Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 04 October 2012
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 29 October 2012

To ask the Scottish Government who will be responsible for any shortfalls in funding for projects funded by tax incremental financing if anticipated additional business rates revenue is not realised.

The Executive Note for the Non-Domestic Rating Contributions (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2010 (SSI 2010/391) outlines that:

The local authority undertakes the borrowing and is therefore liable for the repayments. The local authority takes any risk associated with the additional non-domestic rate revenue generated by the project not materialising in the way that is expected and the local authority keeps nothing if receipts are below the amount required to generate an amount for it to retain.

Question reference: S4W-10013

Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 October 2012
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 29 October 2012

To ask the Scottish Government who will be responsible for any shortfall in funding for projects funded by tax incremental financing.

The Executive Note for the Non-Domestic Rating Contributions (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2010 (SSI 2010/391) outlines that:

Question reference: S4W-09906

Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 27 September 2012
Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 25 October 2012

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the City of Edinburgh Council regarding the council's recently-launched investigation into the care of an older couple in the Bellevue area.

Question reference: S4W-09909

Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 27 September 2012
Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 25 October 2012

To ask the Scottish Government what requirements Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland has to report complaints to the (a) relevant local authority and (b) the Scottish Government.

There is no statutory requirement on the Care Inspectorate to report individual complaints to either individual local authorities or to the Scottish Government. The Care Inspectorate will bring matters to the attention of a local authority or the Scottish Government where they have significant concerns about quality or safety but they also have powers to take action themselves under the regulatory framework created by the Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010.

Further, information regarding the nature of any upheld complaints is made publicly available on the Care Inspectorate website .

Question reference: S4W-09907

Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 27 September 2012
Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 25 October 2012

To ask the Scottish Government what protections there are to safeguard employees of (a) private and (b) public sector care providers who want to highlight poor working practices or conditions.

Question reference: S4W-09910

Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 27 September 2012
Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 25 October 2012

To ask the Scottish Government what guidance is provided to local authorities regarding the tendering of social work provision to third party providers.

Question reference: S4W-09908

Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 27 September 2012
Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 25 October 2012

To ask the Scottish Government what sanctions Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland has to deal with care providers when complaints are upheld.

Question reference: S4O-01407

Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 October 2012
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 31 October 2012

To ask the Scottish Government when it will set the non-domestic rates poundage for 2013-14.

Question reference: S4W-09867

Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 September 2012
Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 24 October 2012

To ask the Scottish Government how many students have qualified as midwives in each year since 2007-08 and what proportion has gone on to find employment in the NHS.

The number of students graduating as midwives in each year since 2007-08 is as detailed in the following table:

Year	36 Month	18 Month	Total
2007	131	30	161
2008	124	19	143
2009	125	19	144
2010	139	15	154
2011	146	11	157
Total	665	94	759

Statistics from NHS Education from Scotland.

Data on the number of midwifery students joining NHSScotland is not available.