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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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  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
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Question reference: S4W-17510

  • 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 indicate in the white paper whether any policy proposals relating to oil and gas have not been endorsed by the Independent Expert Commission on Oil and Gas.

Question reference: S4W-17509

  • 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, what dialogue it expects to have with the Independent Expert Commission on Oil and Gas prior to publication of the white paper.

Question reference: S4W-17507

  • 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 expects the Independent Expert Commission on Oil and Gas to ensure that its final conclusions, to be published in 2014, match the policies set out in the white paper.

Question reference: S4W-17505

  • 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 publish the views submitted by the Independent Expert Commission on Oil and Gas prior to publication of the white paper.

Question reference: S4W-17508

  • 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 the Independent Expert Commission on Oil and Gas will endorse every policy point in the white paper relating to the industry.

Question reference: S4W-17512

  • 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-16964 by Fergus Ewing on 24 September 2013, whether the Independent Expert Commission on Oil and Gas will be able to publish minority viewpoints.

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.

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.

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.

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.