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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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Dates of parliamentary sessions
  1. Session 1: 12 May 1999 to 31 March 2003
  2. Session 2: 7 May 2003 to 2 April 2007
  3. Session 3: 9 May 2007 to 22 March 2011
  4. Session 4: 11 May 2011 to 23 March 2016
  5. Session 5: 12 May 2016 to 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 25 December 2024
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Question reference: S5W-01414

  • Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 July 2016
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 9 August 2016

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has reconsidered its decision not to suspend the memorandum of understanding with China Railway No.3 Engineering Group and SinoFortone that was signed on 21 March 2016.

Question reference: S5W-01412

  • Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 July 2016
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 9 August 2016

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the activities of China Railway No.3 Engineering Group since it became aware of allegations of human rights abuses and the risk of gross corruption; what this assessment involved; whether (a) ministers or (b) officials have discussed these allegations with (i) the Norwegian Government Pension Fund Global or (ii) Amnesty International; what the assessment concluded, and whether it now considers that it would be appropriate to agree investment with this company.

Question reference: S5W-01416

  • Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 July 2016
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 9 August 2016

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-00028 by Keith Brown on 31 May 2016, whether it will provide the answer to the question that was asked.

Question reference: S5W-01123

  • Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 June 2016
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 21 July 2016

To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) fatal and (b) serious accidents there were on each road in the trunk road and motorway network in (i) 2013, (ii) 2014 and (iii) 2015.

Question reference: S5W-01122

  • Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 June 2016
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 19 July 2016

To ask the Scottish Government what the length is of each road that it manages and maintains.

Question reference: S5F-00108

  • Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Monday, 27 June 2016
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 30 June 2016

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

Question reference: S5W-00508

  • 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 22 June 2016

To ask the Scottish Government how many attention deficit hyperactivity disorder drugs have been prescribed to children per 1,000 population in each year since 2011-12, broken down by (a) NHS board and (b) gender.

Question reference: S5W-00507

  • 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 22 June 2016

To ask the Scottish Government how many children in each NHS board have been prescribed (a) Ritalin and (b) other drugs to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in each year since 2011-12, broken down by gender.

Question reference: S5W-00511

  • 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 21 June 2016

To ask the Scottish Government which NHS boards provide (a) psychological treatment to children diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and (b) behaviour management training for their parents.

Question reference: S5W-00509

  • 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 21 June 2016

To ask the Scottish Government how much has been spent on drugs to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in each year since 2011-12, broken down by NHS board.