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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-13948

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 March 2013
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 23 April 2013

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will set out the calculation referred to in the footnote on page 24 of its report, Economic and Competition Regulation in an Independent Scotland, showing which numbers from Figure A2 were used.

Question reference: S4W-13947

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 March 2013
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 23 April 2013

To ask the Scottish Government, in preparing its report, Economic and Competition Regulation in an Independent Scotland, with what countries it had discussions, as noted on page 18 of the report.

Question reference: S4W-13944

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 March 2013
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 23 April 2013

To ask the Scottish Government, in preparing its report, Economic and Competition Regulation in an Independent Scotland, what discussions it had with the Chair Designate of the UK’s new Competition and Markets Authority on the issues of regulation.

Question reference: S4W-13945

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 March 2013
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 23 April 2013

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown by regulator of the around 150 staff based in Scotland, referred to on page 17 of its report, Economic and Competition Regulation in an Independent Scotland.

Question reference: S4W-13950

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 March 2013
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 22 April 2013

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the publication of the report, UK Government cuts to welfare expenditure in Scotland, whether the Expert Working Group on Welfare and Constitutional Reform will report earlier than planned.

Question reference: S4W-13949

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 March 2013
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 22 April 2013

To ask the Scottish Government whether the figures used in its report, UK Government cuts to welfare expenditure in Scotland, have been reviewed and verified by the Expert Working Group on Welfare and Constitutional Reform.

Question reference: S4W-13951

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 March 2013
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 22 April 2013

To ask the Scottish Government whether the Expert Working Group on Welfare and Constitutional Reform will use the figures published in the report, UK Government cuts to welfare expenditure in Scotland.

Question reference: S4W-13809

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 March 2013
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 18 April 2013

To ask the Scottish Government further to the answer to question S4W-13580 by Nicola Sturgeon on 18 March 2013, whether it will provide the names of the independent advisers who are assessing the operation of the state pension system in an independent Scotland.

Question reference: S4F-01302

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 15 April 2013
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 18 April 2013

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

Question reference: S4W-13868

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Thursday, 21 March 2013
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 27 March 2013

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-13580 by Nicola Sturgeon on 18 March 2013, in which paragraph of the Fiscal Commission Working Group’s report the "detailed analysis" is.

The latest Government Expenditure and Revenue Scotland report confirms that spending on social protection in Scotland, which includes pension expenditure, accounts for 38% of tax revenue, compared to 42% in the UK as a whole.

In chapter four of the Fiscal Commission Working Group (FCWG) report is an examination of the demographic pressures that Scotland and the rest of the UK both face. Chapter eight provides detail of Scotland’s fiscal performance and discusses the potential impact of long term demographic patterns in relation to public finances.

As highlighted in the FCWG report, an independent Scotland would have flexibility to respond to such long term challenges with policies designed to best target the needs of the Scottish economy.