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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.

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Question reference: S5W-24812

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 19 August 2019
Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 28 August 2019

To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to prohibiting the use of enriched cages for laying hens on animal welfare grounds.

Question reference: S5W-24806

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 19 August 2019
Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 28 August 2019

To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on how many supermarket retailers have made a commitment to phase out eggs from caged hens by 2025, and how many have committed to phase out (a) whole eggs on the shelf, (b) their own branded products that contain such eggs and (c) any other products that contain such eggs.

Question reference: S5W-24807

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 19 August 2019
Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 28 August 2019

To ask the Scottish Government how many egg producers have made a commitment to phase out egg production from hens in enriched cages by 2025.

Question reference: S5W-24463

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 July 2019
Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 20 August 2019

To ask the Scottish Government how it is monitoring the uptake of free personal care for people under 65 (Frank’s Law) in each local authority area.

Scottish Government officials worked closely with the Free Personal Care Implementation Advisory Group to develop a detailed monitoring template that has been distributed to all local authorities. This format asks for information on costs, level, and nature of demand for Free Personal Care since the extension to those under the age of 65. This will allow for a more accurate estimate of the cost of the policy in coming years and allocations to local authorities. We are committed to review on this basis.

We intend to provide regular reports of the impact of the extension of Free Personal Care from early next year. This will enable both central and local governments to closely monitor the impact of the extension over the first three years.

Question reference: S5W-24435

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 22 July 2019
Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 19 August 2019

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-23942 by John Swinney on 11 July 2019, when it last met the MoD; what was discussed, and when it plans to next meet that department.

Scottish Government officials last met with the Ministry of Defence on Monday, 29 th July as part of the Covenant Reference Group and discussed a wide range of matters relating to supporting the Armed Forces and Veterans Community. Specifically on education matters, officials from the Scottish Government and MOD’s Directorate of Children and Young People met on 23 July 2019 and at the most recent Scottish Service Children Strategy Group on 4 June 2019.

Officials will continue to meet with their counterparts at the MOD on a regular basis as part of the Scottish Government’s commitment to engage with the MOD on issues that are of interest to the Armed Forces and Veterans Community in Scotland.

Question reference: S5W-24481

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 25 July 2019
Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 16 August 2019

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-23827 by Derek McKay on 15 July 2019, when it last met the European Commission, and what was discussed.

Question reference: S5W-24480

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 25 July 2019
Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 16 August 2019

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-23827 by Derek McKay on 15 July 2019, when it plans to next meet the European Commission, and whether the European Social Fund is on the agenda.

Question reference: S5W-24534

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 31 July 2019
Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 16 August 2019

To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish its analysis of the wildlife crime penalties’ consultation, which closes on 16 August 2019, and by what date it will introduce any subsequent legislation.

Question reference: S5W-24505

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 29 July 2019
Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 16 August 2019

To ask the Scottish Government for what reason it has not published expanded accounts for 2017-18, which were due to be published by the end of March 2019.

The Scottish Government complies with all financial reporting and auditing requirements and is developing its financial reporting to support transparency and the understanding of the increasingly complex financial picture. There have been improvements each year to the timing and presentation of the sets of accounts which make up the full reporting on the Scottish Budget. The Foreword to the Scottish Government Consolidated Accounts explained the 2018 developments: https://beta.gov.scot/publications/scottish-government-consolidated-accounts-year-ended-31-march-2018/pages/1/ Although the target date for publishing this account by March 2019 was not achieved, considerable progress has been made and we are progressing a plan to achieve audit and publication of a 2017-18 product.

Question reference: S5W-24506

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 29 July 2019
Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 16 August 2019

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has consulted on the development of expanded accounts for 2017-18, which it was due to do in early 2019.

As referenced in the response to PQ S5W-24505 on 16 August 2019, the Scottish Government is developing a draft account which consolidates the wider public sector in Scotland. The Public Finance and Accountability Act 2000 requires consolidated public accounts to be audited before they can be laid and published Draft material has been shared for internal consultation within the Scottish Government and is with Audit Scotland for review. Further consultation and audit arrangements will be agreed, and the draft will be audited, finalised and published in due course.

All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at: http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/28877.aspx