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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.

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Question reference: S4W-17873

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Thursday, 17 October 2013
Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 29 October 2013

To ask the Scottish Government whether any of its ministers have visited the United Nations in Geneva in the last six months and, if so, (a) how many officials accompanied the minister, (b) what meetings the minister had, (c) for which meetings officials from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office were present and (d) whether it will publish the text of the remarks made by the minister at each meeting.

The Minister for External Affairs and International Development visited Geneva from 23 to 25 September 2013, where he met with a number of UN organisations to discuss areas of mutual interest. The Minister was accompanied by 3 Scottish Government officials, and officials from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office were present at all meetings. In terms of the specific UN organisations the Minister met with during his visit, these included UNICEF, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees, UN Institute for Training and Research, the International Labour Organisation and the Conference on Disarmament. The Scottish Government does not routinely publish the text of remarks made during meetings, and we have no plans to do so in this instance.

Question reference: S4F-01632

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 28 October 2013
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 31 October 2013

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

Question reference: S4W-17510

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Friday, 27 September 2013
Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 23 October 2013

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-16954 by Fergus Ewing on 26 September 2013, whether it will indicate in the white paper whether any policy proposals relating to oil and gas have not been endorsed by the Independent Expert Commission on Oil and Gas.

Question reference: S4W-17512

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Friday, 27 September 2013
Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 23 October 2013

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-16964 by Fergus Ewing on 24 September 2013, whether the Independent Expert Commission on Oil and Gas will be able to publish minority viewpoints.

Question reference: S4W-17505

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Friday, 27 September 2013
Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 23 October 2013

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-16954 by Fergus Ewing on 26 September 2013, whether it will publish the views submitted by the Independent Expert Commission on Oil and Gas prior to publication of the white paper.

Question reference: S4W-17508

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Friday, 27 September 2013
Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 23 October 2013

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-16954 by Fergus Ewing on 26 September 2013, whether the Independent Expert Commission on Oil and Gas will endorse every policy point in the white paper relating to the industry.

Question reference: S4W-17506

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Friday, 27 September 2013
Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 23 October 2013

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-16954 by Fergus Ewing on 26 September 2013, whether it will set out in the white paper which views of the Independent Expert Commission on Oil and Gas have been included and which have not.

Question reference: S4W-17507

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Friday, 27 September 2013
Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 23 October 2013

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-16954 by Fergus Ewing on 26 September 2013, whether it expects the Independent Expert Commission on Oil and Gas to ensure that its final conclusions, to be published in 2014, match the policies set out in the white paper.

Question reference: S4W-17509

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Friday, 27 September 2013
Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 23 October 2013

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-16954 by Fergus Ewing on 26 September 2013, what dialogue it expects to have with the Independent Expert Commission on Oil and Gas prior to publication of the white paper.

Question reference: S4W-17688

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Friday, 04 October 2013
Current Status: Answered by The Scottish Government has supplied the following corrected answer:..Fergus Ewing on 23 October 2013

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will place in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (SPICe) a list of the names and addresses of the businesses to which the letter referred to in its news release of 4 September 2013, Blueprint to overhaul business rates, were sent.

SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT

WRITTEN ANSWER

23 October 2013

Index Heading: Learning and Justice

Willie Rennie (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Scottish Liberal Democrats): To ask the Scottish Government whether it will place in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (SPICe) a list of the names and addresses of the businesses to which the letter referred to in its news release of 4 September 2013, Blueprint to overhaul business rates, were sent.

(S4W-17688)

The Scottish Government has supplied the following corrected answer:

Fergus Ewing: Whether or not a property is in receipt of relief is not a matter of public record. Non-domestic rates may be paid by businesses and individuals alike and the information the Scottish Government holds contains information on both. Under the terms of the Data Protection Act we have a duty to protect the privacy of individuals and sole traders on the list, therefore we will not publish their names and/or addresses as they are considered to be personal data as defined by the Act.