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
Urgent Questions aren't included in the Question and Answers search. There is a SPICe fact sheet listing Urgent and emergency questions.
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Question reference: S4W-17506
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 27 September 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 23 October 2013
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-16954 by Fergus Ewing on 26 September 2013, whether it will set out in the white paper which views of the Independent Expert Commission on Oil and Gas have been included and which have not.
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Question reference: S4W-17686
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 04 October 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 22 October 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what contracts public sector organisations have for mail services; when the contracts were signed, and what the (a) duration and (b) value is of each.
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Question reference: S4W-17733
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 October 2013
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 17 October 2013
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-14256 by John Swinney on 19 April 2013, what discussions it has since had with COSLA to complete its review of the business rate incentivisation scheme targets for 2012-13; when it will publish the targets, and when it will publish the targets for 2013-14.
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Question reference: S4W-17344
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 20 September 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 3 October 2013
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason clause 17(6) was removed from the draft harbour revision order application for the proposed Rosyth international container terminal and how it will ensure that the environmental protection conditions recommended by the reporter will be legally binding.
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Question reference: S4W-17345
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 20 September 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 2 October 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what its policy is in relation to applying the Council of Europe Convention on Access to Official Documents should Scotland become independent; whether it has made any representations to the UK Government on this issue, and whether it has made any assessment of whether it currently meets the principles of the convention.
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Question reference: S4F-01603
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 30 September 2013
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 3 October 2013
To ask the First Minister what issues will be discussed at the next meeting of the Cabinet.
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Question reference: S4W-16965
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 September 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 26 September 2013
To ask the Scottish Government how long it estimates it will take for the Independent Expert Commission on Oil and Gas to provide initial conclusions that can inform the white paper on independence.
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Question reference: S4W-16954
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 September 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 26 September 2013
To ask the Scottish Government whether the Independent Expert Commission on Oil and Gas will publish a report prior to publication of the white paper on independence.
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Question reference: S4W-16960
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 September 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 24 September 2013
To ask the Scottish Government whether it expects its officials to supply presentation slides containing possible conclusions to the Independent Expert Commission on Oil and Gas.
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Question reference: S4W-16959
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 September 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 24 September 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what the remit is of the Independent Expert Commission on Oil and Gas.
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