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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-00399

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Thursday, 02 June 2016
Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 15 June 2016

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the UK Government since 16 March 2016 regarding the implementation of the fiscal framework.

Question reference: S5W-00401

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Thursday, 02 June 2016
Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 15 June 2016

To ask the Scottish Government what procedure is in place to request a payment under the no detriment rule of the fiscal framework to compensate for the loss of income tax receipts following an increase in the personal allowance.

Question reference: S5W-00398

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Thursday, 02 June 2016
Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 15 June 2016

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4F-03322 by Nicola Sturgeon on 23 March 2016 (Official Report, c. 52), if the Scottish Parliament did not agree to raise the threshold for higher rate income tax to the same level as that of the rest of the UK, what impact this would have on the payments that the UK Government would provide to Scotland under the fiscal framework.

Under new income tax powers set out in the Scotland Act 2016, all Scottish non-savings and non-dividend income tax will accrue to the Scottish Government from the tax year 2017-18 onwards. The Scottish Government set out its proposal for the use of these powers on 22 March 2016, including an estimate of the increased revenue expected as a result of increasing the threshold for the higher rate of income tax in Scotland at a lower rate than in the rest of the UK from 2017-18 to 2021-22. The estimate provided included behavioural effects.

It is not expected that increasing the threshold for the higher rate of income tax in Scotland at a lower rate than in the rest of the UK will have any effect on the payments that the UK Government would provide to Scotland under the fiscal framework provisions covering ‘no detriment due to policy spill over effects’ described in paragraphs 44 to 53 of the agreement.

Question reference: S5W-00505

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 06 June 2016
Current Status: Answered by Maureen Watt on 15 June 2016

To ask the Scottish Government how many children have been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in each year since 2011-12, broken down by NHS board.

Question reference: S5W-00506

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 06 June 2016
Current Status: Answered by Maureen Watt on 15 June 2016

To ask the Scottish Government (a) how many and (b) what percentage of children in each NHS board have been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, broken down by gender.

Question reference: S5W-00504

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 06 June 2016
Current Status: Answered by Maureen Watt on 15 June 2016

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the underrecognition of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder among children.

The Scottish Government expects NHS boards to provide safe, effective care and services which support and respond to the needs of the individual. This includes the recognition and treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in line with evidence-based practice.

The Scottish Government has worked with NHS Education for Scotland to produce the psychological therapies Matrix - a guide to planning and delivering evidence-based psychological therapies within NHS boards in Scotland. The ‘Matrix’ dedicates a section to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

Question reference: S5W-00510

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 06 June 2016
Current Status: Answered by Maureen Watt on 15 June 2016

To ask the Scottish Government what the average waiting time is for (a) assessment, (b) treatment and (c) psychological treatment for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in each NHS board.

Question reference: S5F-00072

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 13 June 2016
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 16 June 2016

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

Question reference: S5F-00004

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Tuesday, 31 May 2016
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 2 June 2016

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

Question reference: S5W-00027

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Thursday, 12 May 2016
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 31 May 2016

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on Amnesty International’s allegation that one of China Railway Group’s subsidiaries was involved in illegal forced evictions in the Democratic Republic of Congo and whether the Scottish Government will take this into consideration in deciding how to proceed following its signing a memorandum of understanding with China Railway No.3 Engineering Group and SinoFortone on 21 March 2016.

As the memorandum of understanding does not involve any legal, contractual or funding obligations or commitments on behalf of the Scottish Government full due diligence was not undertaken prior to the signing of the memorandum. The Scottish Government was therefore not aware that the Council of Ethics for the Norwegian Government Pension Fund Global had recommended in 2014 that China Rail Group Ltd, the parent company of China Railway No.3 Engineering Group, be excluded from the investment universe of the fund. Nor was it aware of Amnesty International’s allegation that the Congo International Mining Corporation, a subsidiary of China Railway Group, was involved in illegal forced evictions in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

In the event of any specific investment proposals being confirmed or any proposals for legal or contractual agreements being brought forward both reports will be considered as part of the full due diligence that will take place.