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Reference	Item	MSP	Type	Date (desc)
S3W-40508	To ask the Scottish Executive what impact the decision of Scottish Enterprise to ask small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and others to pay 25% towards accessing support by use of their intangible asse	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	22 Mar 2011
S3W-39635	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has concerns regarding any implications for (a) jobs and (b) the continuation of college campuses in the Highlands and Islands arising from the budget for 2011	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	22 Mar 2011
S3W-40540	To ask the Scottish Executive for what reason Highland and Cairngorms local action groups were unsuccessful in their bid for funding from the Broadband Challenge Fund.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	21 Mar 2011
S3W-40486	To ask the Scottish Executive what the estimated breeding success of hen harriers on special protection areas was in (a) 2007, (b) 2008, (c) 2009 and (d) 2010.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	18 Mar 2011
S3W-40485	To ask the Scottish Executive whether the numbers of hen harriers on special protection areas (SPA) is designated if a hen harrier interest is (a) static, (b) increasing or (c) declining and what the	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	18 Mar 2011
S3W-40484	To ask the Scottish Executive how many special protection areas are designated wholly or partly with regard to hen harrier interest and whether it will list them.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	18 Mar 2011
S3W-40509	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will replace the withdrawn programmes run by the Intellectual Assets Centre that ran in conjunction with the local authorities’ Supplier Developer Programme.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	15 Mar 2011
S3W-40507	To ask the Scottish Executive what impact it considers any reduction in funding from Scottish Enterprise and Highlands and Islands Enterprise will have on the objectives of the Intellectual Asset Cent	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	15 Mar 2011
S3W-40506	To ask the Scottish Executive whether there are any impediments to the Intellectual Asset Centre securing funding from the European Union.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	15 Mar 2011
S3W-40505	To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Intellectual Asset Centre is encouraged to seek funding from appropriate EU funding programmes.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	15 Mar 2011
S3W-40504	To ask the Scottish Executive what the status is of the Intellectual Asset Centre.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	15 Mar 2011
S3W-39634	To ask the Scottish Executive whether a reporter other than the one who presided over the last inquiry will be appointed if a public inquiry is held into the proposed incinerator at Invergordon.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	10 Mar 2011
S3W-39633	To ask the Scottish Executive who will make the final decision on the application for an incinerator at Invergordon if a public inquiry is held.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	10 Mar 2011
S3W-39632	To ask the Scottish Executive whether there are plans to hold a public inquiry into the proposed incinerator at Invergordon and, if so, when it will be held.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	10 Mar 2011
S3W-39631	To ask the Scottish Executive whether cost-per-user was a factor in deciding to award funding from the Broadband Challenge Fund.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	10 Mar 2011
S3W-39630	To ask the Scottish Executive whether the number of potential end users was considered when awarding funding from the Broadband Challenge Fund.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	10 Mar 2011
S3W-39629	To ask the Scottish Executive what criteria were used for awarding funding from the Broadband Challenge Fund.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	10 Mar 2011
S3W-39439	To ask the Scottish Executive what its position is regarding a local authority no longer providing funding for a national centre of excellence in education for which its annual funding had been specif	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	24 Feb 2011
S3W-39438	To ask the Scottish Executive what understanding was reached with or through COSLA regarding increased funding for particular local authorities for national centres of excellence in education being in	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	24 Feb 2011
S3W-39437	To ask the Scottish Executive what the basis was for the amount included in Highland Council’s budget for the National Centre for Excellence in Traditional Music.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	24 Feb 2011
S3W-39105	To ask the Scottish Executive what discretion it has to approve applications for wind farm developments when there is an outstanding objection from Scottish Natural Heritage and what factors it must t	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	09 Feb 2011
S3W-39104	To ask the Scottish Executive what proportion of applications for wind farm developments has been approved when there has been an outstanding objection from Scottish Natural Heritage since May 2007.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	09 Feb 2011
S3W-39109	To ask the Scottish Executive on how many occasions Scottish Natural Heritage has revised its advice to ministers on wind farm applications after taking into account wider public interests since May 2	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	08 Feb 2011
S3W-39108	To ask the Scottish Executive whether Scottish Natural Heritage is (a) expected or (b) required to engage with applicants and other relevant interests in conducting its “taking into account wider publ	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	08 Feb 2011
S3W-39107	To ask the Scottish Executive whether the “taking into account wider public interest” procedure is an integral part of Scottish Natural Heritage’s consideration of applications for wind farm developme	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	08 Feb 2011
S3M-07907	The Future of the National Centre of Excellence in Traditional Music	Peacock, Peter	Motion Standard Motion	07 Feb 2011
S3W-39111	To ask the Scottish Executive what timescale it has set for consideration of the Dunbeath wind farm public local inquiry.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	07 Feb 2011
S3W-39110	To ask the Scottish Executive on what basis the Dunbeath wind farm application was referred to a public local inquiry.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	07 Feb 2011
S3W-39106	To ask the Scottish Executive whether, in referring a wind farm application to a public local inquiry, it may specify the grounds (a) on which it is referring the matter and (b) to be considered by th	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	07 Feb 2011
S3W-39103	To ask the Scottish Executive what applications for wind farm developments it has approved when there has been an outstanding objection from Scottish Natural Heritage since May 2007.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	07 Feb 2011
S3W-39102	To ask the Scottish Executive how many applications for wind farm approvals have been sent to a public local inquiry since May 2007.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	07 Feb 2011
S3W-39101	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has considered encouraging a review of the role of non-domestic rating policy regarding fibre optic networks in order to better support expansion of such netwo	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	03 Feb 2011
S3W-39100	To ask the Scottish Executive what its position is on the valuation principles relating to fibre optic networks and what its assessment is of the implications of those principles for extending such ne	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	03 Feb 2011
S3W-39099	To ask the Scottish Executive whether there is a difference in the non-domestic rates valuation between like lengths of fibre optic networks between BT and other operators and, if so, for what reasons	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	03 Feb 2011
S3W-39098	To ask the Scottish Executive what its estimate is of the (a) valuation of and (b) annual amounts collected in non-domestic rates on fibre optic network operators since May 2007.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	03 Feb 2011
S3M-07845	University of the Highlands and Islands Becomes Scotland’s Newest University	Peacock, Peter	Motion Standard Motion	01 Feb 2011
S3W-38490	To ask the Scottish Executive whether the contents of the hen harrier conservation framework report have been made available to the Rural Affairs and Environment Committee and, if not, whether the rep	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	19 Jan 2011
S3W-38489	To ask the Scottish Executive what the (a) timetable and (b) launch date is for the publication and promotion of the hen harrier conservation framework report by the Scottish Raptor Monitoring Scheme	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	19 Jan 2011
S3W-38423	To ask the Scottish Executive when the successful bids for funding from the Broadband Challenge Fund will be announced.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	10 Jan 2011
S3M-07568	Removing the Barriers to Private Sector Investment in Superfast Broadband Infrastructure 1 linked amendment	Peacock, Peter	Motion Members' Business Motion	07 Dec 2010
S3W-37516	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has, or will seek, powers to abolish the Forestry Commissioners in Scotland through the UK Public Bodies Bill.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	26 Nov 2010
S3W-37709	To ask the Scottish Executive whether NHS Grampian has been encouraged to submit a business case for the funding of a new health centre for Forres and, if so, when a decision on funding will be made.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	24 Nov 2010
S3W-37519	To ask the Scottish Executive what role the Forestry Commission’s Regional Advisory Committee for Scotland has with regard to ensuring that proposals for forestry and woodland planting, felling and ma	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	24 Nov 2010
S3W-37518	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will retain the Forestry Commission’s Regional Advisory Committee for Scotland and how the UK Public Bodies Bill might affect this body.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	24 Nov 2010
S3W-37517	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is seeking powers to delegate the powers of the Forestry Commissioners in Scotland through the UK Public Bodies Bill.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	24 Nov 2010
S3W-37515	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has made representations to the UK Government in relation to changes to the control and management of Scotland’s forestry that might arise from the proposals i	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	24 Nov 2010
S3W-37514	To ask the Scottish Executive what assessment it has made of the UK Public Bodies Bill regarding (a) the future operation and interests of the forest estate in Scotland and (b) the powers, responsibil	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	24 Nov 2010
S3M-07463	Moray Firth's Spectacular Coastline	Peacock, Peter	Motion Standard Motion	23 Nov 2010
S3W-37447	To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking with education authorities to promote and report on performance improvement plans under the provisions in the Standards in Scotland’s Schools etc.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	23 Nov 2010
S3W-37030	To ask the Scottish Executive whether support is available to the owners or managers of non-designated land to fund biodiversity improvements that would benefit the ecological coherence and integrity	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	18 Nov 2010
S3W-37028	To ask the Scottish Executive what funding is available specifically to improve the ecological coherence of areas of importance to nature conservation.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	18 Nov 2010
S3W-37027	To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to ensure that the ecological coherence of protected areas is improved in the terrestrial environment.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	18 Nov 2010
S3W-37026	To ask the Scottish Executive what mechanisms there are to support the restoration of ecosystem function.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	18 Nov 2010
S3W-37025	To ask the Scottish Executive what existing mechanisms there are for restoring the natural environment.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	18 Nov 2010
S3W-37376	To ask the Scottish Executive when it expects the result of the public inquiry into a flood alleviation scheme in Forres to be made public.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	17 Nov 2010
S3W-37029	To ask the Scottish Executive what guidance it provides to local authorities on improving the ecological coherence of the Natura 2000 network.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	17 Nov 2010
S3W-37187	To ask the Scottish Executive what work it has undertaken since 2003 to promote recognition of the wider achievement of pupils in addition to their academic attainment.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	15 Nov 2010
S3W-37189	To ask the Scottish Executive what relationship it has with Columba 1400 for the purpose of school leadership development.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	11 Nov 2010
S3W-37063	To ask the Scottish Executive what its position is on the tradition of harvesting young gannets.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	11 Nov 2010
S3W-37034	To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-36155 by Richard Lochhead on 17 September 2010, whether Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 as established by the European Commissi	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	11 Nov 2010
S3W-37033	To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-36156 by Richard Lochhead on 17 September 2010, from the harvesting of the eggs up to the distribution stage, whether it considers	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	11 Nov 2010
S3W-37032	To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-36156 by Richard Lochhead on 17 September 2010, whether it considers the specification of the protected geographical indication reg	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	11 Nov 2010
S3W-37031	To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-36156 by Richard Lochhead on 17 September 2010, what stages of the production process do not require to take place in the designate	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	11 Nov 2010
S3W-37195	To ask the Scottish Executive what legal protection other than that afforded by the Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006 and the Wild Mammals (Protection) Act 1996 extends to animal species n	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	10 Nov 2010
S3W-37188	To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking with local authorities to promote and report on performance improvement plans.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	09 Nov 2010
S3W-37149	To ask the Scottish Executive what role it has in trying to secure a future for the Nigg construction yard and when a conclusion to current discussions is expected.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	09 Nov 2010
S3W-36893	To ask the Scottish Executive what measures it has taken to encourage estate owners to make starter units available for new agricultural tenants.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	09 Nov 2010
S3W-36894	To ask the Scottish Executive how many forest crofts have been created since 2007.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	25 Oct 2010
S3W-35836	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to incentivise individuals to invest in non fossil fuel dependent heating systems.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	23 Sep 2010
S3M-07035	Broadband Connectivity	Peacock, Peter	Motion Standard Motion	21 Sep 2010
S3W-36153	To ask the Scottish Executive what the (a) minimum and (b) maximum average daily flow of vehicles was on the A95 in (i) 2000-01, (ii) 2001-02, (iii) 2002-03, (iv) 2003-04, (v) 2004-05, (vi) 2005-06, (	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	21 Sep 2010
S3W-36158	To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-34479 by Richard Lochhead on 28 June 2010, what its assessment is of the impact on the long-term reputation of Scottish farmed salm	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	17 Sep 2010
S3W-36157	To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-34479 by Richard Lochhead on 28 June 2010, whether it considers the protected geographical indication regulation on Scottish farmed	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	17 Sep 2010
S3W-36156	To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-34479 by Richard Lochhead on 28 June 2010, whether it considers that, since the qualifying activity for the Scottish farmed salmon	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	17 Sep 2010
S3W-36155	To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-34479 by Richard Lochhead on 28 June 2010, whether it considers that the protected geographical indication regulation on Scottish f	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	17 Sep 2010
S3W-36138	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers that colony collapse disorder is a threat to Scotland’s bee population	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	17 Sep 2010
S3W-36137	To ask the Scottish Executive whether there have been any cases of colony collapse disorder reported with regard to Scotland’s bee population since 1999	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	17 Sep 2010
S3W-35835	To ask the Scottish Executive what support is available to assist communities with the costs of the infrastructure necessary to allow the extraction of local timber supplies.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	17 Sep 2010
S3W-36152	To ask the Scottish Executive when it expects to make a decision on the applications by the Pairc Trust to buy land and an associated lease on the Pairc estate under Part 3 of the Land Reform (Scotlan	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	16 Sep 2010
S3W-35833	To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) fatal, (b) serious and (c) non-fatal casualties occurred on the A95 in (i) 2009 and (ii) 2010.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	15 Sep 2010
S3W-36154	To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-33871 by Roseanna Cunningham on 2 June 2010, whether the draft report into the Infectious Salmon Anaemia outbreak in Shetland has b	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	14 Sep 2010
S3W-35839	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to continue or develop the Rural Homes for Rent scheme.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	14 Sep 2010
S3W-35834	To ask the Scottish Executive what grant incentives are available for forestry planting in order to provide a source for local wood burning for climate change reasons, and whether it is satisfied enou	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	14 Sep 2010
S3W-35832	To ask the Scottish Executive what improvements to the A95 are planned in (a) 2011-12 and (b) 2012-13.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	13 Sep 2010
S3W-35831	To ask the Scottish Executive what improvements to the A95 are planned in 2010-11.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	13 Sep 2010
S3W-35837	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will support island communities facing challenges of cost in the disposal of sewerage sludge from septic tanks.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	09 Sep 2010
S3W-35838	To ask the Scottish Executive what progress has been made in the targeted rate relief scheme announced in February 2010 to assist renewable energy generators.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	06 Sep 2010
S3W-35574	To ask the Scottish Executive whether the National Standing Committee on Farm Animal Genetic Resources now has responsibility for the ongoing welfare of bees and, if so, when this change took place.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	24 Aug 2010
S3W-35573	To ask the Scottish Executive whether any new outbreaks of (a) European and (b) American foulbrood disease have been found in Scotland since the start of 2010 and, if so, in what areas.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	24 Aug 2010
S3W-35572	To ask the Scottish Executive what the position is regarding the monitoring of the (a) European and (b) American foulbrood outbreak in the bee population in Scotland.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	24 Aug 2010
S3W-34891	To ask the Scottish Executive whether there were or have been ministerial visits to the Cromarty Firth Port Authority in (a) 2007, (b) 2008, (c) 2009 and (d) 2010 and, if not, whether any such visits	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	22 Jul 2010
S3W-34893	To ask the Scottish Executive whether Highlands and Islands Enterprise is seeking to recover the funding that it awarded to Essentially Scottish Botanicals due to the company terminating its work on t	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	19 Jul 2010
S3W-34892	To ask the Scottish Executive what the implications of the Merchant Shipping (Ship-to-Ship Transfers) Regulations 2010 are for Scottish port authorities that currently allow ship-to-ship oil transfers	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	15 Jul 2010
S3W-34561	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will list the secondary schools that act as receiver schools from Gaelic-medium primary units and whether it will provide details of how many subjects are taug	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	29 Jun 2010
S3M-06638	Illegal Killing of Birds of Prey	Peacock, Peter	Motion Standard Motion	23 Jun 2010
S3W-34102	To ask the Scottish Executive what the status is of Forestry Commission Scotland’s research information notes on consenting new planting.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	16 Jun 2010
S3W-34101	To ask the Scottish Executive when it plans to revise the guidance to land managers on forest planning, contained in Forestry Commission Scotland’s publication, Forest Design Planning.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	16 Jun 2010
S3W-34100	To ask the Scottish Executive what training has been received on UK Forestry Standard requirements and compliance by non-Forestry Commission Scotland staff who are acting as Scotland Rural Development	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	16 Jun 2010
S3W-34099	To ask the Scottish Executive how much new woodland and forestry planting has been carried out without land management grants since 2007.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	16 Jun 2010
S3W-34098	To ask the Scottish Executive how it applies the UK Forestry Standard to woodland creation on agricultural land.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	16 Jun 2010
S3W-34097	To ask the Scottish Executive what guidance is issued by Scotland’s Environment and Rural Services (SEARS) on the location of new woodland away from sites that are important for (a) biodiversity and (	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	16 Jun 2010
S3W-34096	To ask the Scottish Executive how the UK Forestry Standard is applied to the location of new woodland on (a) undesignated and (b) designated wildlife sites.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	16 Jun 2010
S3W-34055	To ask the Scottish Executive how many applications it has received for support from the WATERS marine energy scheme; who made these applications; what the total support sought by each applicant is, a	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	16 Jun 2010
S3W-34115	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is aware of any plans to change the status of the accident and emergency unit at Dr Gray’s Hospital in Elgin and, if so, what the implications would be of any	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	11 Jun 2010
S3W-34114	To ask the Scottish Executive what the status is of the accident and emergency unit at Dr Gray’s Hospital in Elgin.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	11 Jun 2010
S3W-34113	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has issued guidance to employers regarding pay regulations and fulfilment of contracts for individuals who have been advised by their doctor through a fit note	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	11 Jun 2010
S3W-34112	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will review the impact that fit notes have on individuals returning to work.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	11 Jun 2010
S3W-34111	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has issued guidance to employers or employees regarding fit notes, in particular the differences between fit notes and sick notes, which they replaced in April	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	11 Jun 2010
S3W-34110	To ask the Scottish Executive what incentives it is undertaking to encourage individuals who have been on sick leave to return to work through phased or amended duties.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	11 Jun 2010
S3M-06227	Hill Tracks in the Scottish Uplands	Peacock, Peter	Motion Members' Business Motion	09 Jun 2010
S3W-33863	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is aware of the concerns of local residents resulting from the recent decision by its reporter to allow consent for an incineration plant at Invergordon.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	09 Jun 2010
S3W-34054	To ask the Scottish Executive whether there are plans to amend the Custodial Sentences and Weapons (Scotland) Act 2007 before 30 June 2010 to ensure that equipment vendors are permitted to sell equipm	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	08 Jun 2010
S3W-34053	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers that the Custodial Sentences and Weapons (Scotland) Act 2007 will have a detrimental effect on the sport of fencing due to the requirement to have a	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	08 Jun 2010
S3W-34052	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers that those provisions of the Custodial Sentences and Weapons (Scotland) Act 2007 that come into force on 1 June 2010 will have unintentional conseque	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	08 Jun 2010
S3W-33876	To ask the Scottish Executive when it plans to bring forward for general consultation the application to amend the Scottish farmed salmon Protected Geographic Indicator criteria, as announced by the M	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	04 Jun 2010
S3W-33875	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will consider placing a security mark on all NHSScotland official papers relating to employees’ sick leave in order to combat fraud.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	04 Jun 2010
S3W-33874	To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it will take to ensure the integrity of NHSScotland fit notes and prevent the use of fake fit notes.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	04 Jun 2010
S3W-33873	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is aware of any advertising of services to provide individuals with fake documents that resemble NHS fit notes and what steps it is taking to investigate and	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	04 Jun 2010
S3W-33872	To ask the Scottish Executive what the estimated cost to the economy was of days lost to work due to the fraudulent use of sick or fit notes in each of the last three years.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	04 Jun 2010
S3W-33864	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will reconsider the decision of its reporter to grant consent for an incineration plant at Invergordon.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	04 Jun 2010
S3W-33730	To ask the Scottish Executive to what extent planning authorities are bound by the recommendations arising from examination reports on strategic development plans and local development plans as set ou	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	04 Jun 2010
S3W-33866	To ask the Scottish Executive what the ecological basis and the design guidance are for the creation and management of moorland fringe on the national forest estate.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	03 Jun 2010
S3W-33865	To ask the Scottish Executive what the current status is of twinflower in Scotland’s native pinewoods.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	03 Jun 2010
S3W-33871	To ask the Scottish Executive what the outcomes were of the independent inquiry held into the Infectious Salmon Anaemia outbreak in Shetland announced in early 2009 by the Minister for Environment.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	02 Jun 2010
S3W-33870	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is satisfied that the proper procedures were followed by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency when it was considering the closure of its laboratory build	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	02 Jun 2010
S3W-33869	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it would expect the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) management to consult SEPA staff prior to taking decisions that significantly affect staff.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	02 Jun 2010
S3W-33868	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers that the Scottish Forestry Strategy targets can be met without damaging existing or proposed European wildlife sites.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	02 Jun 2010
S3W-33867	To ask the Scottish Executive what Forestry Commission Scotland’s policy advice is on the creation of new designated wildlife sites.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	02 Jun 2010
S3M-06440	Congratulations to Highland Wi-Fi	Peacock, Peter	Motion Standard Motion	01 Jun 2010
S3W-33734	To ask the Scottish Executive how much coastal dune system is planted with trees on the national forest estate.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	27 May 2010
S3W-33733	To ask the Scottish Executive how much unmarked deer fencing remains in capercaillie core areas.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	27 May 2010
S3W-33732	To ask the Scottish Executive how many Forestry Commission Scotland staff have current bat licences.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	27 May 2010
S3W-33731	To ask the Scottish Executive how many felling licences issued in the last four years included conditions related to minimising disturbance to badgers.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	27 May 2010
S3W-33729	To ask the Scottish Executive what funding has been committed to monitor bee diseases in 2010-11 and what the equivalent figures were for (a) 2007-08 (b) 2008-09 and (c ) 2009-10.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	27 May 2010
S3W-33728	To ask the Scottish Executive what its assessment is of the (a) health and (b) numbers of the bee population following the severe weather conditions in the winter of 2009-10.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	27 May 2010
S3W-33727	To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to inspect hives in spring 2010 to establish the status of disease among honeybees.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	27 May 2010
S3W-33726	To ask the Scottish Executive what its assessment is of the extent of (a) European and (b) American foulbrood.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	27 May 2010
S3W-33498	To ask the Scottish Executive whether Scottish internet service providers will be among the stakeholders to be consulted to explore the UK Government’s Digital Britain telecoms strategy in more detail	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	13 May 2010
S3W-33497	To ask the Scottish Executive who the key Scottish stakeholders are that will be involved in helping develop future broadband strategy and responding to the recommendations of the UK Government’s Digi	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	13 May 2010
S3W-33391	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers that it has a role, along with the UK Government, in seeking to secure upgraded broadband connectivity across Scotland, which Scottish Government obj	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	12 May 2010
S3W-33390	To ask the Scottish Executive what (a) target it has to support the achievement of universal coverage across Scotland of super-fast broadband, (b) year it expects this target to be met in, (c) speeds	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	12 May 2010
S3W-33389	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it shares the universal service commitment target of 2 Mbs by 2012 set out in the Digital Britain report as its objective for Scotland or whether it has set a sep	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	12 May 2010
S3W-32895	To ask the Scottish Executive whether applications for assistance from public funds from crofting community trusts are subject to the same scrutiny as those from other organisations.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	23 Apr 2010
S3W-32894	To ask the Scottish Executive whether a crofting community trust is regarded as a properly constituted organisation in relation to applications for assistance from public funds.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	23 Apr 2010
S3W-32893	To ask the Scottish Executive what it defines as a properly constituted organisation in relation to applications for assistance from public funds.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	23 Apr 2010
S3W-32476	To ask the Scottish Executive when it will commit to upgrading the sections of the A82 with the greatest accident rates.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	16 Apr 2010
S3W-32475	To ask the Scottish Executive what next section of the A82 it will commit to upgrading.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	16 Apr 2010
S3W-32474	To ask the Scottish Executive what the projected improvement is on the accident rate on the A82 following the upgrading of the Crianlarich section.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	16 Apr 2010
S3W-32473	To ask the Scottish Executive what the reasons were for prioritising the upgrading of the A82 at Crianlarich rather than upgrading sections with a greater accident rate.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	16 Apr 2010
S3W-32427	To ask the Scottish Executive what arrangements it has in place for a second round of Wave and Tidal Energy Support Scheme (WATES) funding and what criteria will be used to determine applications.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	24 Mar 2010
S3W-32426	To ask the Scottish Executive whether funding allocated under the Wave and Tidal Energy Support Scheme (WATES) but not spent by March 2011 will be withdrawn.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	24 Mar 2010
S3W-32425	To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to ensure that all Wave and Tidal Energy Support Scheme (WATES) funding allocations are spent by March 2011.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	24 Mar 2010
S3W-32424	To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to use any Wave and Tidal Energy Support Scheme (WATES) funding not drawn down by March 2011.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	24 Mar 2010
S3W-32423	To ask the Scottish Executive whether a company can continue to draw down its Wave and Tidal Energy Support Scheme (WATES) funding following changes in the technology it is developing.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	24 Mar 2010
S3W-32422	To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-31315 by Jim Mather on 2 March 2010, whether all applications have been assessed by the same criteria in relation to the draw down	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	24 Mar 2010
S3W-32133	To ask the Scottish Executive what advice it gives to onshore wind farm developers on the (a) considerations to be taken into account and (b) methods of calculation to be used in relation to the carbo	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	15 Mar 2010
S3W-32132	To ask the Scottish Executive what considerations it takes into account when determining applications for onshore wind farm developments and whether such considerations include (a) whether the proposa	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	15 Mar 2010
S3W-32135	To ask the Scottish Executive what studies have been undertaken into the projected CO2 emissions arising from the planned Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) structural reorganisation proces	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	12 Mar 2010
S3W-32134	To ask the Scottish Executive whether the flood funding grant in 2010-11 and 2011-12 will take account of previous years’ flood expenditure by local authorities.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	12 Mar 2010
S3W-32131	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is aware of evidence that releases of non-native game birds have been implicated in damage to (a) wildlife on Sites of Special Scientific Interest or (b) the w	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	12 Mar 2010
S3W-32130	To ask the Scottish Executive how many non-native (a) red-legged partridges and (b) pheasants are released into the wild each year and what trend the number of releases has shown over recent decades.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	12 Mar 2010
S3M-05898	The Future of Library Services	Peacock, Peter	Motion Members' Business Motion	05 Mar 2010
S3W-31805	To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-31046 by John Swinney on 3 February 2010 in which it states that it estimates that the non-domestic rate poundage will deliver a be	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	25 Feb 2010
S3W-31045	To ask the Scottish Executive, with reference to the future of the Bull Hire Scheme, whether it is considering an option of tendering for the provision of the service.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	08 Feb 2010
S3W-31044	To ask the Scottish Executive when it will publish the report of the Bull Hire Review Group.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	08 Feb 2010
S3W-31156	To ask the Scottish Executive whether there will be a preference for existing users over new users in relation to legitimate uses of the sea, as referred to in the Marine (Scotland) Bill.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	04 Feb 2010
S3W-31154	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will confirm that each non-urgent Marine Protected Area designation will be subject to a 12-week consultation, as referred to in the Marine (Scotland) Bill.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	04 Feb 2010
S3W-31153	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will confirm that all marine renewables and their associated works are legitimate uses of the sea, as referred to in the Marine (Scotland) Bill.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	04 Feb 2010
S3M-05291	Improved Availability of Broadband	Peacock, Peter	Motion Members' Business Motion	03 Feb 2010
S3W-31047	To ask the Scottish Executive how the funding it has made available in 2009-10 to achieve parity with the non-domestic poundage rate in England and Wales compares with figures for (a) 2007-08 and (b)	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	03 Feb 2010
S3W-31046	To ask the Scottish Executive what funding it has made available in 2009-10 to achieve parity with the non-domestic poundage rate in England and Wales.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	03 Feb 2010
S3W-30226	To ask the Scottish Executive what role Scottish Natural Heritage and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency have in any application by a local authority or riparian owner to dredge a watercourse.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	25 Jan 2010
S3W-30582	To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to secure a share of the £1 billion announced by the UK Government on 7 January 2010 for the roll-out of super-fast broadband.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	18 Jan 2010
S3W-30480	To ask the Scottish Executive what consideration has been given to the Review of the General Permitted Development Order 1992: Final Report in any recent reviews of permitted development rights.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	15 Jan 2010
S3W-30358	To ask the Scottish Executive what grounds of appeal there will be against decisions taken by the Scottish Ministers under section 23 of the Marine (Scotland) Bill to suspend, revoke or vary a licence	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	15 Jan 2010
S3W-30357	To ask the Scottish Executive what grounds of appeal there will be against decisions taken by the Scottish Ministers under section 22 of the Marine (Scotland) Bill and what powers sheriffs will have i	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	15 Jan 2010
S3W-30356	To ask the Scottish Executive what provision it will make for reasons to be given to applicants for a licensing decision under section 22 of the Marine (Scotland) Bill.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	15 Jan 2010
S3W-30355	To ask the Scottish Executive what provision it will make for reasons to be given to licensees for decisions to suspend, revoke or vary a licence under section 23 of the Marine (Scotland) Bill.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	15 Jan 2010
S3W-30354	To ask the Scottish Executive what safeguards it will put in place to ensure the independence and impartiality of decision making on the suspension, revocation or variation of a licence under section	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	15 Jan 2010
S3W-30353	To ask the Scottish Executive what opportunity it will give to licensees to put their case to the Scottish Ministers before a licence is suspended, revoked or varied under section 23 of the Marine (Sc	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	15 Jan 2010
S3W-30230	To ask the Scottish Executive how many cases regarding hill tracks have been brought before the Scottish Land Court.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	15 Jan 2010
S3W-30125	To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-29269 by Jim Mather on 3 December 2009, when it expects discussions between officials and others on the most effective mechanisms t	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	15 Jan 2010
S3W-30018	To ask the Scottish Executive which sections of the A82 it regarded in (a) 2005, (b) 2006, (c) 2007, (d) 2008 and (e) 2009 as being statistically the most likely for accidents.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	15 Jan 2010
S3W-30362	To ask the Scottish Executive what its position is on the provisions for clearing snow on the A9 between Perth and Inverness.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	14 Jan 2010
S3W-30361	To ask the Scottish Executive what the expected response time is for the contractor to grit the A9 between Inverness and Perth.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	14 Jan 2010
S3W-30360	To ask the Scottish Executive what conditions need to be met before it is deemed necessary to grit the A9 between Perth and Inverness.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	14 Jan 2010
S3W-30359	To ask the Scottish Executive what schedule is required to be followed by the contractor responsible for gritting the A9 between Perth and Inverness on (a) Monday to Friday, (b) Saturday and (c) Sunda	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	14 Jan 2010
S3W-30124	To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answers to questions S3W-29280 and S3W-29287 by Jim Mather on 3 December 2009, whether it will consider working with partners to project demand for broadb	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	14 Jan 2010
S3W-30013	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has decided on a funding mechanism for the dualling of the A9 between Perth and Inverness.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	14 Jan 2010
S3W-30012	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it expects to start preparatory work for the dualling of the A9 between Perth and Inverness in the current parliamentary session.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	14 Jan 2010
S3W-30228	To ask the Scottish Executive what the impact will be on the timescale for a decision on the Elgin Flood Alleviation Scheme in light of the reporter’s recent request that Moray Council provide further	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	12 Jan 2010
S3W-30227	To ask the Scottish Executive whether grant funding is available to local authorities to undertake dredging of watercourses and, if so, how much has been allocated to each local authority in each of t	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	12 Jan 2010
S3W-30225	To ask the Scottish Executive what powers local authorities have to dredge watercourses.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	12 Jan 2010
S3M-05487	Hill Tracks in the Scottish Uplands	Peacock, Peter	Motion Members' Business Motion	11 Jan 2010
S3W-30229	To ask the Scottish Executive how many applications for the construction or development of hill tracks have been made to Scottish Natural Heritage and local authorities in each of the last five years.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	11 Jan 2010
S3W-30020	To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) non-fatal and (b) fatal accidents took place in (i) 2005, (ii) 2006, (iii) 2007, (iv) 2008 and (v) 2009 on the A82 section scheduled to be replaced by the Cr	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	11 Jan 2010
S3W-30019	To ask the Scottish Executive how much funding for road improvements in relation to each section of the A82 was allocated in (a) 2007, (b) 2008 and (c) 2009 and will be allocated for beyond 2009.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	11 Jan 2010
S3W-30017	To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) fatal and (b) non-fatal accidents there were on the A82 between Inverness and Crianlarich in (i) 2005, (ii) 2006, (iii) 2007, (iv) 2008 and (v) 2009.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	11 Jan 2010
S3W-30016	To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-22639 by Stewart Stevenson on 5 May 2009, when it expects to publish a timetable for the upgrading of the A82.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	11 Jan 2010
S3W-30015	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it expects the upgrading of the A82 to feature in a spending review in the current parliamentary session.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	11 Jan 2010
S3W-30014	To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-27119 by Stewart Stevenson on 23 September 2009, when it expects to complete its engagement with interested stakeholders and publis	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	11 Jan 2010
S3W-30011	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has had discussions with landowners regarding the acquisition of land required to dual the A9.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	11 Jan 2010
S3W-30010	To ask the Scottish Executive how much of the land required to dual the A9 is already available to Transport Scotland.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	11 Jan 2010
S3W-30009	To ask the Scottish Executive what progress has been made regarding plans to dual the A9 between Perth and Inverness.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	11 Jan 2010
S3W-29883	To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) fatal and (b) non-fatal accidents there have been on the A82 in the last 10 years.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	08 Jan 2010
S3W-29882	To ask the Scottish Executive what the cost has been to local authorities of rectifying defective buildings in each of the last three years and whether any of these costs were recovered from the owner	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	08 Jan 2010
S3W-29881	To ask the Scottish Executive how many defective building notices have been issued in each of the last three years, broken down by local authority area.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	08 Jan 2010
S3W-29880	To ask the Scottish Executive how many defective buildings there are, broken down by local authority area.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	08 Jan 2010
S3W-29879	To ask the Scottish Executive what the cost has been to local authorities in each of the last three years of rectifying dangerous buildings and whether any of these costs were recovered from the owner	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	08 Jan 2010
S3W-29878	To ask the Scottish Executive how many dangerous building notices have been issued in each of the last three years, broken down by local authority area.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	08 Jan 2010
S3W-29877	To ask the Scottish Executive what statutory obligations local authorities have to audit dangerous and defective buildings.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	08 Jan 2010
S3W-29762	To ask the Scottish Executive what evidence is required by local authorities to satisfy themselves that a hill track is for agricultural use.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	08 Jan 2010
S3W-29761	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it intends to review the requirement to notify planning authorities of the construction of hill tracks for agricultural purposes.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	08 Jan 2010
S3W-29760	To ask the Scottish Executive when the review of non-domestic permitted development rights will (a) commence and (b) be completed.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	08 Jan 2010
S3W-29797	To ask the Scottish Executive how many hen harriers are known to nest in Scotland, broken down by local authority area, and when these data were collected.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	07 Jan 2010
S3W-29796	To ask the Scottish Executive in what regions it or Scottish Natural Heritage considers golden eagle populations to be in an unsatisfactory or vulnerable state and what the reasons for this are.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	07 Jan 2010
S3W-29795	To ask the Scottish Executive what action it will take to better protect golden eagles.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	07 Jan 2010
S3W-29759	To ask the Scottish Executive what contingency plans exist to deal with unacceptably high levels of sea lice infestation on salmon farms.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	07 Jan 2010
S3W-29758	To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions have been held with the Norwegian Government on infectious salmon anaemia and what lessons have emerged.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	07 Jan 2010
S3W-29757	To ask the Scottish Executive under what circumstances and for what purposes it can authorise payments to fish farms affected by infectious salmon anaemia and what considerations it must take into acc	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	07 Jan 2010
S3W-29756	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has access to independent findings on infectious salmon anaemia outbreaks prior to authorising any payments to affected fish farms.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	07 Jan 2010
S3W-29755	To ask the Scottish Executive what progress has been made with the independent review of the origins of the recent outbreak of infectious salmon anaemia in Shetland.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	07 Jan 2010
S3W-30026	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to ring-fence flood alleviation funding in the next spending review.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	06 Jan 2010
S3W-30025	To ask the Scottish Executive where Moray ranks in terms of areas with properties at risk of flooding.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	06 Jan 2010
S3W-30024	To ask the Scottish Executive what flood alleviation schemes secured funding in (a) 2007, (b) 2008 and (b) 2009.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	06 Jan 2010
S3W-30023	To ask the Scottish Executive how many properties are regarded to be at risk of flooding, broken down by local authority area.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	06 Jan 2010
S3W-30022	To ask the Scottish Executive whether, in addition to consideration of the number of properties at risk of flooding, susceptibility to a higher frequency of flooding will be a criterion in prioritisin	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	06 Jan 2010
S3W-30021	To ask the Scottish Executive whether areas with the highest number of properties at risk of flooding will be given priority in future funding allocations to local authorities.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	06 Jan 2010
S3W-29607	To ask the Scottish Executive whether the planned budget provision for ferries for 2010-11 contains a provision to commence a Mallaig to Lochboisdale ferry service.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	16 Dec 2009
S3W-29606	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it expects the Scottish Ferries Review to refer to a Mallaig to Lochboisdale service.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	16 Dec 2009
S3W-29605	To ask the Scottish Executive when it expects to publish the findings of the Scottish Ferries Review.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	11 Dec 2009
S3W-29277	To ask the Scottish Executive what lessons are to be learned from the Cybermoor project in Cumberland as a means of improving rural broadband coverage.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	08 Dec 2009
S3W-29271	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it expects rural communities with a broadband service of less than the Digital Britain Report universal service target of 2 megabits per second to be able to appl	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	08 Dec 2009
S3W-29290	To ask the Scottish Executive what role it has to secure higher speed and more reliable and affordable broadband for rural areas, following publication of the Digital Britain Report.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	03 Dec 2009
S3W-29289	To ask the Scottish Executive what work it is aware of, or has commissioned, to identify key bottlenecks in backhaul capacity that might constrain future upgrading of broadband provision.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	03 Dec 2009
S3W-29288	To ask the Scottish Executive how many consumers it considers do not have access to a minimum 2 megabits per second broadband connection from current suppliers, broken down by local authority area.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	03 Dec 2009
S3W-29287	To ask the Scottish Executive what work it is doing to help project demand for broadband services as a basis for helping to encourage improved investment in broadband infrastructure.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	03 Dec 2009
S3W-29286	To ask the Scottish Executive what its relationship is with the Network Design and Procurement Group flowing from the Digital Britain Report.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	03 Dec 2009
S3W-29285	To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to secure an appropriate share of the UK funds available for the broadband universal service target flowing from the Digital Britain Report in ord	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	03 Dec 2009
S3W-29284	To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to ensure that Scotland’s distinct needs are understood and given priority by the Network Design and Procurement Group, which will develop key wor	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	03 Dec 2009
S3W-29283	To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to ensure that Scotland’s particular needs are met in the delivery of improved broadband to meet the Digital Britain Report universal service targ	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	03 Dec 2009
S3W-29282	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers that the backhaul infrastructure in Scotland is sufficient to allow every broadband customer to benefit from a minimum of 2 megabits per second broad	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	03 Dec 2009
S3W-29281	To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to ensure that every Scottish broadband consumer benefits from a minimum of 2 megabits per second of broadband connectivity.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	03 Dec 2009
S3W-29280	To ask the Scottish Executive what its position is on the conclusions of the Digital Britain Report on a universal service target for broadband of 2 megabits per second for every broadband customer, o	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	03 Dec 2009
S3W-29279	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers that wireless broadband connections are likely to form part of its future strategy for broadband in rural Scotland.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	03 Dec 2009
S3W-29278	To ask the Scottish Executive what work it is undertaking to assess the potential for Scotland of the latest generation of wireless broadband technologies.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	03 Dec 2009
S3W-29276	To ask the Scottish Executive what support and expertise will be available to local communities in the processes of publicly procuring first time or improved broadband access to their area under the L	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	03 Dec 2009
S3W-29275	To ask the Scottish Executive whether there will be a common approach to the use of LEADER broadband programme funds.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	03 Dec 2009
S3W-29274	To ask the Scottish Executive whether communities will be able to publicly procure fibre connections to, or closer to, their communities using LEADER broadband programme funds.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	03 Dec 2009
S3W-29273	To ask the Scottish Executive whether rural communities will be able to publicly procure exchange upgrades using LEADER broadband programme funds in areas where public access broadband infrastructure	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	03 Dec 2009
S3W-29272	To ask the Scottish Executive whether the LEADER broadband programme will actively target communities with no terrestrial broadband service first and whether communities with significant broadband rel	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	03 Dec 2009
S3W-29270	To ask the Scottish Executive when it expects the LEADER programme to seek the first applications for rural broadband improvements and when the first grant awards are likely to be made.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	03 Dec 2009
S3W-29269	To ask the Scottish Executive when it expects to publish the criteria for the use of funds allocated to the LEADER programme for rural broadband.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	03 Dec 2009
S3W-28272	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers the Scottish black bee a native or non-native species and what evidence it has to support this.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	20 Nov 2009
S3W-28773	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has powers to direct Scottish Natural Heritage.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	17 Nov 2009
S3W-28547	To ask the Scottish Executive whether the European Commission can direct the Scottish Government or Scottish Natural Heritage as to what sites they should select for designation under provisions in EU	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	12 Nov 2009
S3W-28546	To ask the Scottish Executive whether sites to be designated for conservation purposes under provisions in Scots or EU law are selected by the European Commission or by Scottish Natural Heritage.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	12 Nov 2009
S3W-28276	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it regards the Atlantic salmon as a wild creature for the purposes of protective legislation.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	12 Nov 2009
S3W-28275	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it regards wild bees as having homing instincts.	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	12 Nov 2009
S3W-28274	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers that improved bee husbandry has a part to play in the control of disease in honey bee populations and what steps it is taking to support bee keepers	Peacock, Peter	Question Written Question	12 Nov 2009

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Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what impact the decision of Scottish Enterprise to ask small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and others to pay 25% towards accessing support by use of their intangible asse

S3W-40508 · Written Question · lodged by Peacock, Peter

Lodged on

08 Mar 2011

Heard / answered on

22 Mar 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what impact the decision of Scottish Enterprise to ask small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and others to pay 25% towards accessing support by use of their intangible assets will have on its commitment to free support for SMEs and voluntary sector organisations to bid for public sector contracts.

The answer

European State aid regulations state that for initial investment projects the beneficiary of aid must provide a contribution of at least 25% of the eligible costs, either through its own resources or by external financing. Scottish Enterprise, in common with other organisations distributing public resources, must abide by these rules. The Scottish Government is committed to making it easier for SMEs and third sector organisations to access public sector contracts. The Public Procurement Advisory Group (PPAG) meets quarterly and is chaired by Mr Mather, bringing together supplier representatives from CBI Scotland, Chambers of Commerce, Federation of Small Businesses and the third sector. In addition, in October 2008, the Cabinet Secretary launched Public Contracts Scotland, a one stop shop public sector contract advertising system. Its principle aim is to provide businesses with free and easy access to contract opportunities. Since the launch: Over 50, 000 suppliers have registered (84% are SMEs); Over 300 public bodies use the portal; Over 14,000 business opportunities (notices and awards) has been published; 74% of contracts advertised on Public Contracts Scotland are awarded to SMEs

Answered by Jim Mather on 22 Mar 2011.