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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: S4F-00254

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 07 November 2011
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 10 November 2011

To ask the First Minister what issues will be discussed at the next meeting of the Cabinet.

Question reference: S4F-00228

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 31 October 2011
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 3 November 2011

To ask the First Minister what issues will be discussed at the next meeting of the Cabinet.

Question reference: S4W-03178

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 October 2011
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 13 October 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive how many doctors are licensed to prescribe heroin for the treatment of drug addiction.

The licensing of diamorphine for the treatment of addiction is provided for within the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (and subsequent amendment of June 2007). As this is reserved legislation it is the UK Government Home Office that provides a general licence to cover those doctors who have been approved by the UK Government Department of Health.

The Drugs Licensing and Compliance unit of the Home Office do not hold record centrally of licences issued by region or country.

As of April 2012 the power to issues licenses for the use of controlled substances for the treatment of addiction will be devolved to Scottish Ministers.

Question reference: S4F-00182

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 03 October 2011
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 6 October 2011

To ask the First Minister what issues will be discussed at the next meeting of the Cabinet.

Question reference: S4F-00162

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 26 September 2011
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 29 September 2011

To ask the First Minister what issues will be discussed at the next meeting of the Cabinet.

Question reference: S4F-00121

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 12 September 2011
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 15 September 2011

To ask the First Minister what issues will be discussed at the next meeting of the Cabinet.

Question reference: S4F-00099

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 05 September 2011
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 September 2011

To ask the First Minister what issues will be discussed at the next meeting of the Cabinet.

Question reference: S4W-01694

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 18 July 2011
Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 17 August 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive how it will widen access to universities.

Question reference: S4W-01693

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 18 July 2011
Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 11 August 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive how it plans to improve access to universities for less well-off students from the rest of the UK.

Question reference: S4W-01699

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 18 July 2011
Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 11 August 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to increase participation in the digital economy in all communities.

Scotland’s Digital Future: A Strategy For Scotland, published on 3 March 2011, sets out the Scottish Government’s commitment to ensuring that Scotland is at the forefront of the digital economy. Our ambition is to ensure that the rate of broadband uptake in Scotland is at or above the UK average by 2013.

The strategy also sets out our commitment of ensuring the availability of next generation broadband to all by 2020, with significant progress being made by 2015. This will ensure the rollout of next generation broadband to all rural communities, allowing them to participate fully in the digital economy.

To achieve this, we are working to ensure that education in all its forms takes account of the aims of the strategy, exploring options to make cheaper computing equipment available, and establishing a project team to plan an awareness-raising campaign on the benefits of digital technology. We are working with stakeholders across communities to ensure that no one is left out of the digital economy.

Our work also includes ensuring that businesses have the correct skills and training to take advantage of the opportunities that digital technologies bring and to ensure that we provide the right support environment to allow companies developing digital technologies to grow and flourish. We are working with the enterprise agencies and other stakeholders to develop a plan to take this forward.