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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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Question reference: S5W-00372

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 June 2016
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 14 June 2016

To ask the Scottish Government when it will next publish an oil and gas analytical bulletin, and what plans it has to publish this on a regular basis.

I refer the member to the answer to S4W-29508 on 11 February 2016. 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

The Scottish Government continues to monitor the impact that low oil prices is having on the oil and gas industry and its wider supply chain. This was discussed at the energy jobs taskforce meeting on the 23 March 2016. The state of the economy report from the chief economist, published on 3 June 2016, provides an update on the oil and gas sector. A link to the report can be found at: http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Economy/state-economy/latestSofE.

Question reference: S5W-00256

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 26 May 2016
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 8 June 2016

To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on how much funding is provided by the UK Government to Citizens Advice Scotland each year.

Question reference: S5T-00004

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 06 June 2016
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 7 June 2016

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Question reference: S5W-00255

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 26 May 2016
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 6 June 2016

To ask the Scottish Government how much funding it provides to Citizens Advice Scotland each year; for what purpose, and what monitoring arrangements are in place.

The Scottish Government provided Citizens Advice Scotland with funding of over £2.6 million in 2015-16 to support a wide range of projects delivered by Citizens Advice Scotland and Citizens Advice Bureaux in areas such as welfare, health care and managing finances. Monitoring arrangements are put in place as part of the grant awards to provide regular progress and financial reports to the Scottish Government.

Question reference: S5W-00257

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 26 May 2016
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 6 June 2016

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether funding of Citizens Advice Scotland should be transferred from the UK Government.

We fully support the transfer of funding to the Scottish Government for consumer advocacy and advice activities undertaken by Citizens Advice Scotland, which arises as a consequence of the devolution of powers under the Scotland Act 2016. Core funding for Citizens Advice Scotland is provided by the UK Government through the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and there are currently no plans to change this.

Question reference: S5W-00254

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 26 May 2016
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 6 June 2016

To ask the Scottish Government which directorate is the sponsor for Citizens Advice Scotland.

Question reference: S5W-00260

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 26 May 2016
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 6 June 2016

To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on how much Citizens Advice Scotland has spent on terminating the contract of its most recent chief executive.

Question reference: S5W-00259

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 26 May 2016
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 6 June 2016

To ask the Scottish Government whether it believes that the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator should investigate Citizens Advice Scotland following allegations about the use of the development fund.

Question reference: S5W-00258

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 26 May 2016
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 6 June 2016

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has any concerns about the governance arrangements at Citizens Advice Scotland, in light of repeated governance reviews following the departure of a number of chief executives.

Question reference: S5W-00225

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 May 2016
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 6 June 2016

To ask the Scottish Government what action it can take to combat nuisance calls.

The UK Government is responsible for the regulation of nuisance calls, and is therefore best placed to take direct action to tackle this issue. However, the Scottish Government is determined to make the most of our new consumer powers to take positive steps to reduce the impact nuisance calls have on the lives of people in Scotland. That is why we will be holding a nuisance calls summit early in summer 2016, which will bring leading industry, regulatory and consumer experts together to develop a range of effective ways to protect consumers and reduce the impact of unwanted calls.