Sandra White

24 Mar 2014 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to protect communities from overprovision of student accommodation.

3 Mar 2014 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with stakeholders regarding the upgrade of Glasgow Queen Street station.

24 Feb 2014 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the inquiry by the UK Parliament's Public Administration Select Committee on the impartiality of civil servants in relation to the independence referendum.

10 Feb 2014 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what impact it considers that the budget provision for extra childcare will have.

20 Jan 2014 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made on implementing the National Infertility Group Report.

6 Jan 2014 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government how its cities strategy provides additional support for local traders.

17 Dec 2013 · Inspired Question

To ask the Scottish Government what Scottish Resilience's role was in the tragic Police Scotland helicopter incident in Glasgow on 29 November 2013.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: The Scottish Government resilience arrangements were activated shortly after the incident occurred on the evening of Friday 29 November 2013 to offer support and assistance to emergency responders and Glasgow City Council who worked tirelessly in support of t…

16 Dec 2013 · Topical Question

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with Police Scotland regarding housebreakers during the festive period.

21 Oct 2013 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has for the CashBack for Communities scheme.

30 Sep 2013 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what avenues of redress are available to residents and community councils involved in local authority planning disputes.

23 Sep 2013 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what it considers the impact is of UK student visa rules on Scotland's universities and colleges.

9 Sep 2013 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish the proposed National Planning Framework 3.

Answer · Derek Mackay: The Proposed Framework will be published and laid in the Scottish Parliament by early 2014.

22 Jul 2013 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what impact its decision to protect funding for the council tax benefit successor scheme for 2013-14 will have on the incomes of households aged over 65.

Answer · John Swinney: Working in partnership with local government, we responded quickly to put in place transitional arrangements to plug the estimated £40 million gap in funding from the UK Government following their abolition of council tax benefit. This ensures that around 560…

27 Jun 2013 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many crimes and offences have been recorded in each local authority area in each year since 2003-04, and how many were categorised as (a) non-sexual crimes of violence, (b) homicide, (c) robbery, (d) crimes of dishonesty, (e) housebreaking, (f) theft from a motor vehicle, (g) theft o…

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: Tables showing the information requested on the number of crimes and offences recorded by the police in Scotland, broken down by local authority area, from 2003-04 to 2012-13, has been prepared and a copy of this table is available in the Scottish Parliament’…

17 Jun 2013 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the reported comments of Professor Ferdinand von Prondzynski and other panel members of the Review of Higher Education Governance in Scotland on the draft Scottish code of good higher education governance.

3 May 2013 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what help is available for local traders to ensure that local communities thrive.

29 Apr 2013 · First Minister's Question

To ask the First Minister how communities are benefiting from proceeds of crime.

25 Apr 2013 · Inspired Question

To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made following publication of the Review of Proposals to Improve Arrangements for Independent Monitoring of Prisons.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: The Scottish Government will publish its response to Professor Coyle’s review on 26 April 2013. The decision has been made that HM Chief Inspector of Prisons will oversee four prison monitors who will be supported by Lay Monitors. The prison monitors will be …

22 Apr 2013 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government what benefits the Scottish Funding Council's investment in technology innovation centres in Edinburgh and Glasgow will bring to the life sciences industry.

17 Apr 2013 · Inspired Question

To ask the Scottish Government what its decision is regarding the recommendations made in the Scottish Court Services recent paper, Shaping Scotland's Court Services.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: I will be informing the Scottish Court Service (SCS) and the Lord President later today that the Scottish Government has accepted the recommendations as set out in the report, Shaping Scotland’s Court Services. In terms of the recommendations relating to cou…

15 Apr 2013 · Topical Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will update legislation and guidance to ensure that ashes are always treated appropriately following cremation.

14 Mar 2013 · Inspired Question

To ask the Scottish Government how the (a) priorities and (b) objectives for the new Scottish Fire and Rescue Service will be set.

Answer · Roseanna Cunningham: I have yesterday laid before Parliament the Fire and Rescue Framework for Scotland 2013 (www.scotland.gov.uk/FireFramework2013), setting out the priorities and objectives for the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) which takes on its full range of functio…

12 Mar 2013 · Inspired Question

To ask the Scottish Government what strategic policing priorities it will set for the Scottish Police Authority.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: The Scottish Police Authority (SPA) and the Police Service of Scotland will deliver the statutory policing principles set out in the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012. The SPA is the national body responsible for the governance of policing in Scotlan…

6 Mar 2013 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what meetings it has had with the Scottish Police Federation to discuss the federation's position on the impact in Scotland of the Winsor review of police pay and conditions.

11 Feb 2013 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has for regeneration in the Glasgow Kelvin constituency.

6 Feb 2013 · Inspired Question

To ask the Scottish  Government what progress it has made in ensuring that the proposals to improve arrangements for independent monitoring of prisons will meet the obligations under the Optional Protocol to the UN Convention against Torture.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: I asked Professor Andrew Coyle, Emeritus Professor of Prison Studies in the University of London and Visiting Professor in the University of Essex, to review the Scottish Government’s proposals to improve arrangements for independent monitoring of prisons. T…

5 Feb 2013 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how much money in fines revenue has been remitted to HM Treasury in each year since 1999.

Answer · John Swinney: The sums that have been paid to the UK Treasury from the Scottish Consolidated Fund for each year from 1999-2000 to 2011-12 in respect of fines forfeitures and fixed penalties is given in the table. The figures extracted from the accounts of the Scottish C…

5 Feb 2013 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how much money in fines revenue was remitted to HM Treasury in 2011-12, broken down by type of fine.

Answer · John Swinney: The total paid to HM Treasury during 2011-12 from the Scottish Consolidated Fund was £32.0 million in respect of fines. The total paid is made up of £28.5 million received from Scottish Government Justice Finance on behalf of the Scottish Court Service in 20…

30 Jan 2013 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government when it last met NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde and what issues were discussed.

22 Jan 2013 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact of the Homelessness (Abolition of Priority Need Test) (Scotland) Order 2012 on reoffending rates.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: The Homelessness (Abolition of Priority Need Test) (Scotland) Order 2012 came into effect on 31 December 2012 and gives all households assessed by local authorities as being unintentionally homeless the right to settled accommodation, regardless of priority. …