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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: S5O-01397

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 October 2017
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 1 November 2017

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to review the operation of the Scottish Futures Trust to help improve transparency.

Question reference: S5W-11772

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 October 2017
Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 25 October 2017

To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish Whole Government Accounts.

A commitment was given in November 2016 to produce a "tailored for Scotland" consolidated public account. The Scottish Government has designated the financial year 2016-17 as a shadow year for production of this account, with a view to publishing outputs during 2018. The on-going work to deliver this shadow year account will inform the plans as to the timetable, scope, format, content and audit arrangements for production of this account in future periods.

It may be helpful to note that the scope of the accounts produced will include assets and liabilities of public bodies within the Scottish Administration, plus local authorities and other public sector bodies such as non-departmental public bodies and public corporations.

Question reference: S5W-11773

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 October 2017
Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 25 October 2017

To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish a full set of public sector assets and liabilities.

Question reference: S5W-11777

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 October 2017
Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 25 October 2017

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the financial implications for the block grant, in cash terms, of a growth rate in Scotland that is lower than the rest of the UK.

Under the Fiscal Framework, Scotland’s block grant continues to be determined by the operation of the Barnett Formula, and is adjusted to reflect the new fiscal powers that have been devolved. The Scottish Government remains committed to doing all it can to generate sustainable economic growth, which is important for protecting and growing tax receipts. As part of its financial management, the Scottish Government monitors performance of both the UK and the Scottish economy, updating assessments at key UK Fiscal events to inform Budget decisions.

Question reference: S5W-11879

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 06 October 2017
Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 24 October 2017

To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish the annual accounts for (a) Scottish Enterprise and (b) Highlands and Islands Enterprise.

Question reference: S5W-11882

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 06 October 2017
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 24 October 2017

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-11238 by Keith Brown on 21 September 2017, whether it will provide details and costs of the external research that it is considering around automation.

No external research has been commissioned by the Scottish Government as yet, but it is reviewing the availability of evidence that exists in this area for Scotland and is undertaking a joint project with the STUC examining the potential impact of technological change on the Scottish labour market. This project will report back to the next Biannual meeting between the First Minister and the STUC in November. There is no cost to government for this research aside from staff time. This will complement a Scottish Enterprise research report on Automation and Sector Impacts published late last year as part of its Future Focus programme and will build upon these findings to determine the scope of further research.

Question reference: S5W-11525

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 25 September 2017
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 24 October 2017

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-09857 by Keith Brown on 28 June 2017, what the value of each project was, and what the total value was each year.

Question reference: S5W-11524

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 25 September 2017
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 24 October 2017

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-10471 by Keith Brown on 25 August 2017, how many of the planned jobs were confirmed, and where these jobs were.

Question reference: S5W-11896

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 09 October 2017
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 24 October 2017

To ask the Scottish Government how many tonnes of freight cargo have (a) departed from and (b) arrived at Glasgow Prestwick Airport (i) since April 2017 and (ii) in each year since 2015, also broken down by airline.

The volume of arriving and departing freight transported through the airport since 2015 is provided in the following table. We cannot provide the freight volume figures broken down by airline as this information is commercially sensitive.

Year	Departing	Arriving	Total
2015	4,825	6,499	11,324
2016	3,853	7,312	11,165
2017*	2,780	5,613	8,393
Apr-Sep 2017	1,769	3,582	5,351

* Total freight figures January to September 2017

Source: Glasgow Prestwick Airport

Question reference: S5W-11894

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 09 October 2017
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 24 October 2017

To ask the Scottish Government which (a) passenger and (b) freight cargo airlines use Glasgow Prestwick Airport, broken down by the number of flights each day.

Ryanair are the only passenger airline currently serving Prestwick Airport. However, we do not hold information on the number of Ryanair flights broken down for each day.

Two freight operators, Air France and Cargolux, currently operate scheduled flights to Prestwick Airport with approximately six flights per week. We do not, however, hold this information broken down by flights per day. A range of other cargo operators use Prestwick on an ad-hoc basis.