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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)
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Question reference: S5W-23179

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 May 2019
Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 22 May 2019

To ask the Scottish Government how much Scottish Water has repaid in interest on the money that it has borrowed in each of the last 10 years, and to which bodies.

Interest repaid by Scottish Water is detailed in the following table.

Year	Scottish Consolidated Fund (£m)	National Loans Fund (£m)	Public Works Loan Board (£m)	European Investment Bank (£m)	Mortgage (£m)	Total Repaid (£m)
2009-10	79.6	51.6	22.7	0.7	0.1	154.71
2010-11	84.8	50.5	20.9	0.5	0.1	156.76
2011-12	91.1	50.0	17.5	0.5	0.1	159.13
2012-13	89.9	48.8	16.3	0.2	0.1	155.30
2013-14	93.6	46.3	15.6	0.1	0.1	155.74
2014-15	99.3	45.8	13.2	0.0	0.1	158.42
2015-16	98.0	45.3	10.1	0.0	0.1	153.43
2016-17	97.5	44.5	9.7	0.0	0.1	151.78
2017-18	100.5	43.3	5.5	0.0	0.1	149.28
2018-19	102.9	41.1	4.0	0.0	0.1	148.08

Question reference: S5W-23181

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 May 2019
Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 22 May 2019

To ask the Scottish Government from which bodies Scottish Water borrows to finance capital spending.

Question reference: S5W-23180

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 May 2019
Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 22 May 2019

To ask the Scottish Government what proportion of Scottish Water’s spending on capital investment has been financed by borrowing in each of the last 10 years.

Question reference: S5O-03270

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 May 2019
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 22 May 2019

To ask the Scottish Government what support it will provide to help the Waverley paddle steamer return to sailing on the Clyde.

Question reference: S5W-22981

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 03 May 2019
Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 10 May 2019

To ask the Scottish Government whether funding allocated for town centre regeneration can be used for the repair and refurbishment of a pier, where it is integral to the economic viability of the town.

The Town Centre Fund is a ring-fenced capital fund for local authorities. An overarching aim of the fund is to contribute to transformative investments which drive local economic activities and re-purpose town centres to become more diverse, successful and sustainable. Capital expenditure can be used for physical infrastructure changes which diversify, regenerate or contribute to the economic development of the town centre.

It is for local authorities to allocate funding, and supporting guidance indicates that it is expected that they make investment decisions in the context of national and local commitments to town centres including the Town Centre First Principle and Town Centre Action Plan; and, more recently, the Place Principle. These decisions should be based on an understanding of town centre performance and ownership, shared visions and plans with local communities, partners and stakeholders fully engaged; and, identification of physical infrastructure changes that will contribute to achieving those visions. In this context, in some towns this could therefore include the repair or refurbishment of a pier.

Question reference: S5O-03249

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 May 2019
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 16 May 2019

To ask the Scottish Government what funding is provided for social work services, and how it ensures that these services are adequately staffed and have the appropriate facilities and resources to help children and families.

Question reference: S5W-22910

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 April 2019
Current Status: Answered by Christina McKelvie on 8 May 2019

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-21125 by Christina McKelvie on 25 January 2019, on what date it will publish outcomes from the Race Equality Conference and the final report on Year 1 Race Equality Actions.

Question reference: S5W-22792

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 April 2019
Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 8 May 2019

To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish the responses to its consultation on the charity regulation framework.

Question reference: S5W-22791

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 April 2019
Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 8 May 2019

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on making the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) independent of government.

Question reference: S5W-22790

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 April 2019
Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 7 May 2019

To ask the Scottish Government whether it is considering making changes to charity law and, if so, what proposals are being considered.

The Scottish Government recently consulted on potential improvements to the statutory charity regulation framework, in light of proposals put forward by the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) that focus on increasing transparency, accountability and public trust. Responses to the consultation are currently being analysed and have been published on the Scottish Government’s website where the respondents’ permission was granted; this analysis will inform our next steps in due course.

OSCR is a non-ministerial office and part of the Scottish Administration; it is independent of the Scottish Government and reports directly to the Scottish Parliament every year.

Year	Lending (£m)	Investment (£m)	Proportion
2009-10	218.8	648.3	34%
2010-11	106	443	24%
2011-12	50	491	10%
2012-13	100	487	21%
2013-14	26.5	475	6%
2014-15	70	470	15%
2015-16	0	479	0%
2016-17	0	626	0%
2017-18	120	628	19%
2018-19	210	700	30%