Maureen Watt

4 Mar 2013 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the 2 Sisters Food Group regarding the acquisition of VION Food Group's UK red meat and poultry businesses.

25 Feb 2013 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding a currency union between an independent Scotland and the rest of the UK.

22 Feb 2013 · SPCB Oral Question

To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body whether it plans to upgrade the voting consoles in the chamber and, if so, when this will be carried out.

18 Feb 2013 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with local authorities regarding the distribution of food from food banks.

31 Jan 2013 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) undergraduate and (b) postgraduate initial teacher education places have been available at each university in each year since 2005.

Answer · Michael Russell: The following hyperlinks to Scottish Funding Council (SFC) Circular letters show (a)undergraduate and (b) postgraduate initial teacher education (ITE) places that have been available at each university in each year since 2005: 2005 http://www.webarchive.org…

21 Jan 2013 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had or will have with the new local police commanders for Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Moray.

28 Nov 2012 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many people convicted for failing to pay a fine aged (a) under 21, (b) 21 to 35 and (c) over 35 have been given a custodial sentence in the last five years.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: I refer the member to the answer to question S4W-11587 on 13 December 2012. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at: http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliament…

28 Nov 2012 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) men and (b) women convicted for failing to pay a fine have been given a custodial sentence in the last five years.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: I refer the member to the answer to question S4W-11587 on 13 December 2012. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at: http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamenta…

28 Nov 2012 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many people have been convicted for failing to pay a fine in the last five years.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: Sentencing is made independently of government and Scottish Government does not hold all the information requested relating to the enforcement of fines. The Scottish Court Service is responsible for enforcing court fines, fiscal penalties and antisocial beha…

26 Nov 2012 · First Minister's Question

To ask the First Minister whether the Scottish Government considers that the Scottish economy is over-reliant on the oil industry.

19 Nov 2012 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with Aberdeen City Council regarding the schools estate.

Answer · Alasdair Allan: SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT ORAL ANSWER 28 November 2012 Index Heading: Learning and Justice Maureen Watt (Aberdeen South and North Kincardine) (Scottish National Party): To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with Aberdeen City Council…

5 Nov 2012 · First Minister's Question

To ask the First Minister what impact fungal diseases will have on trees in Scotland.

29 Oct 2012 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to change the guidelines on breast screening for 50 to 70-year-olds.

22 Oct 2012 · Topical Question

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to expedite the building of the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route following the Supreme Court’s rejection of the appeal.

10 Sep 2012 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to tackle domestic abuse.

18 Jun 2012 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many Scottish Baccalaureate courses have been taken by school students in each local authority since 2009, broken down by subject.

Answer · Alasdair Allan: The information requested has been placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib. number 54090).

21 May 2012 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) nurses and (b) consultants specialising in paediatric congenital heart disease are employed by each NHS board.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: The exact information requested is not centrally available. Information on the headcount and whole-time equivalent of nursing and midwifery staff, broken down by NHS board as at 28 February 2012 can be found on the workforce statistics site at: http://www.is…

21 May 2012 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many babies have been treated for congenital heart disease in each NHS board in each of the last five years.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: Data for babies treated for congenital heart disease are available from a number of different sources. National data on babies born with congenital anomalies are collected centrally in Scotland and these data are believed to provide the best estimate of the b…

16 May 2012 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how it will encourage the use of tablet computers and other new technologies in classrooms.

11 May 2012 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether legal action has been taken since 2007 against bus companies that are believed to have recorded inaccurate figures regarding the distances travelled by passengers using the concessionary travel scheme.

Answer · Keith Brown: Transport Scotland staff engage with bus operators where any discrepancies arise from reimbursement claims. No legal action has been taken against bus operators in these circumstances as monies have been recouped through payment management or direct repayment…

11 May 2012 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the cost of bus companies inaccurately recording the distances travelled by passengers using the concessionary travel scheme has been in each year since 2007.

Answer · Keith Brown: The complete roll out of smart technology on buses in 2010 and the introduction of the current intelligence reporting tool has given Transport Scotland staff increased visibility on any trends that may require further investigation. Regular analysis is carri…

11 May 2012 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many instances of bus companies inaccurately recording the distances travelled by passengers using the concessionary travel scheme have been recorded in each year since 2007, also broken down by local authority area.

Answer · Keith Brown: Transport Scotland staff actively use a range of techniques in order to analyse reimbursement claims from bus operators. On average, around 400,000 concessionary journeys are undertaken daily. Due to the volume of journey transactions, it is not possible to i…

11 May 2012 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to monitor the accuracy of the information recorded by bus companies regarding the distances travelled by passengers using the concessionary travel scheme.

Answer · Keith Brown: Bus Operators within the concessionary travel scheme must use ticketing equipment approved by Scottish Ministers. This requires use of ITSO approved electronic ticketing machines which record and transmit the detail of each transaction. These transactions for…

9 May 2012 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions the Minister for Local Government and Planning has had with Aberdeen City Council regarding its plans to improve public buildings.

25 Apr 2012 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what measures it is taking to involve local communities in preventing the entry of contraband into the prison estate.

28 Mar 2012 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide an update on the Year of Creative Scotland.

7 Mar 2012 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what impact the UK budget of 21 March 2012 will have on devolved matters.

29 Feb 2012 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what progress local authorities have made in developing new local development plans.

27 Feb 2012 · First Minister's Question

To ask the First Minister what action the Scottish Government is taking to improve childcare provision.

8 Feb 2012 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to provide more children with the opportunity to learn to swim.

Answer · Shona Robison: This Government is keen to ensure that every child is given the opportunity to learn to swim and to also have access to the right facilities so that they can keep swimming. In the last two years we have invested over £3.2 million in Scottish Swimming includi…