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
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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-16956
- 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, further to the answer to question S4W-16521 by John Swinney on 16 August 2013, whether the Independent Expert Commission on Oil and Gas has been asked to consider the Lloyds Banking Group forecast from March 2013.
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Question reference: S4W-16963
- 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 members of the Independent Budget Review Panel were considered for appointment to the Independent Expert Commission on Oil and Gas.
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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-16961
- 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 will publish the letters of appointment of the members of the Independent Expert Commission on Oil and Gas.
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Question reference: S4W-16958
- 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 will revise its white paper on independence after the publication of the final recommendations from 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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