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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-15186

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 May 2013
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 3 June 2013

To ask the Scottish Government whether the modelling of the impact of a 3% reduction in corporation tax referred to on page 39 of its publication, Scotland’s Economy: the case for independence, has been conducted recently to reflect the change in the expected UK corporation tax rate since the modelling was carried out in 2011.

Question reference: S4W-15187

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 May 2013
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 3 June 2013

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will place in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre details of its modelling of the impact of a 3% reduction in corporation tax (a) in relation to a reduction from 20% to 17% and (b) for a reduction from 23% to 20% as laid out in the report, Devolving Corporation tax in the Scotland Bill.

The Scottish Government conducted modelling work in 2011 looking at the impacts of a policy equivalent to reducing the main rate of corporation tax in Scotland from 23% to 20%. The detailed results of the modelling are outlined in a document entitled, The Impact of a Reduction in Corporation Tax on the Scottish Economy which was published in November 2011. The report is available on the Scottish Government website and can be accessed using the link below:

http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/0038/00388940.pdf

The results published in the above report focus on a relative advantage that could result from the reduction in the main rate and can be used to give an indication of the impacts of a broadly equivalent reduction which would yield largely similar results.

Question reference: S4W-14915

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 13 May 2013
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 3 June 2013

To ask the Scottish Government whether the Expert Working Group on Welfare and Constitutional Reform has assessed the commitments on welfare reform made by the Deputy First Minister in her speech of 13 May 2013, The Benefits and Possibilities of Independence.

The remit of the Expert Working Group on Welfare is to review and provide assurance on work undertaken by the Scottish Government on, the cost of benefit payments in an independent Scotland upon independence and the delivery of those payments in an independent Scotland.

The group will also offer views on immediate priorities for change.

The group will submit their report to Scottish Ministers at the end of May 2013 and it will be published shortly thereafter.

Question reference: S4F-01416

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Thursday, 23 May 2013
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 30 May 2013

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

Question reference: S4W-14888

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 13 May 2013
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 21 May 2013

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answers to questions S4W-14535 and S4W-14540 by John Swinney on 3 May 2013, whether the evidence from (a) business organisations and (b) regulators regarding the section on page (i) 12 of the report that reads, “the development of this approach has been tested through discussions with UK regulators, experts, consumer groups and business organisations” and (ii) 13 of the report that reads, “our discussions with stakeholders have indicated that an extended transition should be avoided” is in the public domain and, if so, where.

Question reference: S4F-01399

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 20 May 2013
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 23 May 2013

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

Question reference: S4W-14539

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 29 April 2013
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 3 May 2013

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-13934 by John Swinney on 25 April 2013, whether (a) Croatia, (b) Finland and (c) Ireland was selected for inclusion in Table A2 and, if so, whether this was prior to its assessment of that country's regulatory costs and staff numbers.

Question reference: S4W-14537

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 29 April 2013
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 3 May 2013

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-13933 by John Swinney on 25 April 2013, what evidence it has received to suggest that its proposed regulatory structure would reduce parcel delivery charges to the Highlands and Islands and when it will consult parcel delivery companies on the possible impact of the proposed structure.

Question reference: S4W-14541

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 29 April 2013
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 3 May 2013

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-13938 by John Swinney on 23 April 2013, whether it held meetings with the (a) Netherlands Competition Authority and (b) Australian Competition and Consumer Commission and, if so, (i) where and (ii) when.

Question reference: S4W-14540

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 29 April 2013
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 3 May 2013

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-13937 by John Swinney on 25 April 2013, whether it will publish a summary of each response from the regulators that it consulted.