Questions and answers
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: S5W-07038
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 09 February 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 9 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the comment in The Independent on 15 June 2016 that “in March SinoFortone agreed a green energy and affordable housing scheme investment with the Scottish government. SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon signed off the contract, which might eventually be worth £10bn”, (a) whether it has taken action to correct this, (b) what contact it has made with news media outlets regarding this and any other claims that the memorandum of understanding with SinoFortone led to investment, (c) whether it has alerted public sector organisations in the UK about the accuracy of such claims and (d) what its policy is on correcting inaccurate media reports.
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Question reference: S5W-07046
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 09 February 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 9 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answers to questions S5W-00024 and S5W-00028 by Keith Brown on 31 May 2016, what (a) information SinoFortone provided about its activities elsewhere in the world and (b) analysis its officials carried out of SinoFortone’s then UK activity.
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Question reference: S5W-07043
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 09 February 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 9 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what examination its officials have made of the Companies House registration of SinoFortone to assess its suitability as an enterprise of sufficient size to undertake infrastructure investment in Scotland.
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Question reference: S5W-07044
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 09 February 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 9 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has established any media monitoring process to assess the activities of SinoFortone in the UK and, if so, whether it assessed the company’s proposed investments in (a) Liverpool FC, (b) Anglesey, (c) Kent and (d) Port Talbot.
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Question reference: S5O-00719
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 February 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 1 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has examined restructuring Police Scotland in order to enable it to regain the VAT exemption lost due to its centralisation, and what assessment it has made of how this would benefit services across Scotland.
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Question reference: S5F-00954
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 27 February 2017
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 2 March 2017
To ask the First Minister what issues will be discussed at the next meeting of the Cabinet.
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Question reference: S5F-00900
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 February 2017
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 23 February 2017
To ask the First Minister what issues will be discussed at the next meeting of the Cabinet.
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Question reference: S5F-00832
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 30 January 2017
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 2 February 2017
To ask the First Minister what issues will be discussed at the next meeting of the Cabinet.
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Question reference: S5F-00786
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 23 January 2017
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 26 January 2017
To ask the First Minister what issues will be discussed at the next meeting of the Cabinet.
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Question reference: S5F-00725
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 09 January 2017
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 12 January 2017
To ask the First Minister what issues will be discussed at the next meeting of the Cabinet.