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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 MSPs 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-00637

Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 09 June 2011
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 21 June 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive how many of its staff hold qualifications in British Sign Language.

Question reference: S4W-00639

Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 09 June 2011
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 21 June 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive how many of its frontline employees are able to communicate in British Sign Language.

Question reference: S4W-00635

Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 09 June 2011
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 20 June 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive how many of its staff are British Sign Language users.

As with other languages, the information relating to staff language or other qualifications, is not held centrally, nor do we hold centrally the information relating to any languages understood or spoken by staff.

Where a member of the public or job applicant required access to British Sign Language interpreter, as a reasonable adjustment to access a service, we would arrange for that to be provided in the same manner as we would for any other reasonable adjustment or interpretation requirement.

Question reference: S4W-00630

Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 June 2011
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 17 June 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what documents and publications it makes available in British Sign Language.

Question reference: S4W-00617

Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 June 2011
Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 17 June 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to redraw local authority boundaries in East Kilbride in the current parliamentary session.

The Scottish Government currently has no plans to redraw the boundaries of local authority areas in East Kilbride. The Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland has the duty to review local authority area boundaries and to recommend changes resulting from any such review to ministers. This duty is subject to any ministerial direction given to the commission about the scope of reviews. Ministerial directions have been in place since 1999 restricting the commission to small scale reviews affecting a limited number of electors.

Question reference: S4W-00616

Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 June 2011
Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 17 June 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to redraw local authority boundaries in Falkirk West in the current parliamentary session.

The Scottish Government currently has no plans to redraw the boundaries of local authority areas in Falkirk West. The Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland has the duty to review local authority area boundaries and to recommend changes resulting from any such review to ministers. This duty is subject to any Ministerial direction given to the commission about the scope of reviews. Ministerial directions have been in place since 1999 restricting the commission to small scale reviews affecting a limited number of electors.

Question reference: S4W-00622

Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 June 2011
Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 17 June 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to redraw local authority boundaries in Uddingston and Bellshill in the current parliamentary session.

The Scottish Government currently has no plans to redraw the boundaries of local authority areas in Uddingston and Bellshill. The Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland has the duty to review local authority area boundaries and to recommend changes resulting from any such review to ministers. This duty is subject to any ministerial direction given to the commission about the scope of reviews. Ministerial directions have been in place since 1999 restricting the commission to small scale reviews affecting a limited number of electors.

Question reference: S4W-00620

Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 June 2011
Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 17 June 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to redraw local authority boundaries in Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse in the current parliamentary session.

The Scottish Government currently has no plans to redraw the boundaries of local authority areas in Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse. The Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland has the duty to review local authority area boundaries and to recommend changes resulting from any such review to ministers. This duty is subject to any ministerial direction given to the commission about the scope of reviews. Ministerial directions have been in place since 1999 restricting the commission to small scale reviews affecting a limited number of electors.

Question reference: S4W-00631

Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 June 2011
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 17 June 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive how many requests it has received to translate its documents or publications into British Sign Language in the last five years.

Question reference: S4W-00614

Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 June 2011
Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 17 June 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to redraw local authority boundaries in Airdrie and Shotts in the current parliamentary session.

The Scottish Government currently has no plans to redraw the boundaries of local authority areas in Airdrie and Shotts. The Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland has the duty to review local authority area boundaries and to recommend changes resulting from any such review to ministers. This duty is subject to any ministerial direction given to the commission about the scope of reviews. Ministerial directions have been in place since 1999 restricting the commission to small scale reviews affecting a limited number of electors.