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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 22 December 2024
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Question reference: S4W-19029

  • Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Friday, 20 December 2013
  • Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 17 January 2014

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it had with Scottish Coal in the year before it went into liquidation.

Question reference: S4W-19057

  • Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Friday, 10 January 2014
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 16 January 2014

To ask the Scottish Government when it will implement all of the recommendations in the report, Future arrangements to secure food standards and safety in Scotland.

Question reference: S4F-01813

  • Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Monday, 13 January 2014
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 16 January 2014

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

Question reference: S4W-18216

  • Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Monday, 11 November 2013
  • Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 10 January 2014

To ask the Scottish Government which (a) newspapers and periodicals, (b) television stations and (c) journalists the First Minister gave personal interviews to during his recent visit to China; which are owned by or work for the Chinese state, and whether it will place (i) copies of the published interviews and (ii) digital copies and transcripts of the broadcasts in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (SPICe).

Question reference: S4F-01778

  • Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Monday, 16 December 2013
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 19 December 2013

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

Question reference: S4W-18380

  • Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Friday, 15 November 2013
  • Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 11 December 2013

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to the second supplementary to question S4F-01683 by the First Minister on 14 November 2013 in relation to the provision of his speeches (Official Report, c. 24472), whether it will reconsider its decision not to publish the First Minister's speech to EU ambassadors on 12 February 2013.

Question reference: S4F-01753

  • Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Monday, 09 December 2013
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 12 December 2013

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

Question reference: S4W-18372

  • Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Friday, 15 November 2013
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 6 December 2013

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-17874 by Fiona Hyslop on 13 November 2013, whether it has a policy position on Kurdistani statehood and whether it discussed the matter with (a) the government of Turkey at the meeting on 31 October 2013 and (b) representatives of Kurdistan on 12 June 2013.

Question reference: S4W-18373

  • Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Friday, 15 November 2013
  • Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 5 December 2013

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-17874 by Fiona Hyslop on 13 November 2013, what matters the Minister for External Affairs and International Development discussed with representatives of the government of Syria at the meeting on (a) 16 May 2013 and (b) 9 September 2013.

Question reference: S4W-18369

  • Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Friday, 15 November 2013
  • Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 3 December 2013

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-17874 by Fiona Hyslop on 13 November 2013, whether it issued a statement (a) prior to or (b) following the Minister for External Affairs and International Development's meetings with representatives of the government of (i) Syria, (ii) Egypt and (iii) Turkey and what the reasons are for its position on this matter.