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: S5F-00358
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 24 October 2016
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 27 October 2016
To ask the First Minister what issues will be discussed at the next meeting of the Cabinet.
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Question reference: S5W-03361
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 30 September 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 12 October 2016
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-02378 by Keith Brown on 28 September 2016, whether it expects the first loans benefiting from its guarantee scheme to be paid to companies before 6 September 2017.
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Question reference: S5W-03366
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 30 September 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 12 October 2016
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-02378 by Keith Brown on 28 September 2016, which organisations it anticipates will come forward with proposals to pay loans instead of guarantees.
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Question reference: S5W-03364
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 30 September 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 12 October 2016
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-02378 by Keith Brown on 28 September 2016, how its Scottish Growth Scheme will differ from the Enterprise Finance Guarantee scheme that is operated by the British Business Bank.
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Question reference: S5W-03363
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 30 September 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 12 October 2016
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-02378 by Keith Brown on 28 September 2016, whether it expects the specialists that will examine the prospects and finances of each company that applies to be public sector employees.
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Question reference: S5W-03365
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 30 September 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 12 October 2016
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-02378 by Keith Brown on 28 September 2016, what consideration it has given to the economic evaluation of the British Business Bank’s Enterprise Finance Guarantee scheme that was published in February 2013.
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Question reference: S5W-03362
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 30 September 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 12 October 2016
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-02378 by Keith Brown on 28 September 2016, which other guarantee schemes it was referring to when it stated that “total losses paid by the guarantor to the financial intermediary are usually capped”.
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Question reference: S5W-03360
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 30 September 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 12 October 2016
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-02378 by Keith Brown on 28 September 2016, when it expects the outcome of its work on the establishment of the Scottish Growth Scheme will allow for operational details to be considered.
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Question reference: S5F-00346
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 03 October 2016
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 6 October 2016
To ask the First Minister what issues will be discussed at the next meeting of the Cabinet.
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Question reference: S5W-02378
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 September 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 28 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the announcement of the Scottish Growth Scheme, when it expects to invite applications from companies.