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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: S5W-03778

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Friday, 14 October 2016
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 1 November 2016

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-03363 by Keith Brown on 12 October 2016, for what reason the answer did not address the matter of the engagement of specialists that was raised in the question, and whether it will now provide an answer.

Question reference: S5W-03839

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 17 October 2016
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 27 October 2016

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-03360 by Keith Brown on 12 October 2016, with which business organisations and financial institutions it has met to date, and on what date each meeting was held.

Question reference: S5W-03838

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 17 October 2016
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 27 October 2016

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-03360 by Keith Brown on 12 October 2016, whether it will provide the complete list of business organisations and financial institutions with which it intends to engage in order to design the Scottish Growth Scheme.

Question reference: S5W-03785

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Friday, 14 October 2016
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 27 October 2016

To ask the Scottish Government whether it is advising Scottish companies that need loan guarantees to approach the British Business Bank or to wait for the establishment of the Scottish Growth Fund.

Scottish Companies seeking advice should in the first instance contact Business Gateway, or if account managed the relevant Enterprise Agency. In addition, Scottish Enterprise delivers a Scotland-wide Finance Readiness Programme to assist businesses to identify the most appropriate sources of finance and prepare the business case. Businesses should not delay investment plans and should continue to seek appropriate advice on potential sources of funding.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.