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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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  1. Session 1: 12 May 1999 to 31 March 2003
  2. Session 2: 7 May 2003 to 2 April 2007
  3. Session 3: 9 May 2007 to 22 March 2011
  4. Session 4: 11 May 2011 to 23 March 2016
  5. Session 5: 12 May 2016 to 4 May 2021
  6. Current session: 13 May 2021 to 22 January 2026
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Question reference: S4W-27759

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 September 2015
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 27 October 2015

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-26449 by John Swinney on 31 July 2015, when it will provide an assessment of the additional costs.

Question reference: S4W-27769

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 September 2015
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 27 October 2015

To ask the Scottish Government what (a) independent legal and (b) financial advice regarding the Eurostat changes to the classification of capital projects (i) it and (ii) the Scottish Futures Trust has taken in each year since 2010.

Question reference: S4W-27886

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 October 2015
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 27 October 2015

To ask the Scottish Government whether all government agencies, non-departmental public bodies and other arm's-length government bodies are expected to follow the public sector pay policy.

Question reference: S4W-27773

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 September 2015
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 27 October 2015

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-26462 by John Swinney on 31 July 2015, what other capital projects will be subject to changes to staffing as a result of the transition to the European System of Accounts 2010 (ESA 10).

Question reference: S4W-27768

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 September 2015
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 27 October 2015

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-26458 by John Swinney on 31 July 2015, when the meeting with the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator was arranged.

Question reference: S4W-27883

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 October 2015
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 27 October 2015

To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish the Scottish Ministers' pay remit guidance.

Question reference: S4W-27772

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 September 2015
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 27 October 2015

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-26463 by John Swinney on 31 July 2015, whether it has discussed the revised structure for the proposed model with the Office for National Statistics and, if so, when.

Question reference: S4W-27760

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 September 2015
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 27 October 2015

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-26441 by John Swinney on 31 July 2015, whether all projects with a financial close date of after September 2014 have been affected by the Eurostat change.

Question reference: S4W-27762

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 September 2015
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 27 October 2015

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-26468 by John Swinney on 31 July 2015, in light of the reported public interest in the matter, whether it will publish the advice.

Question reference: S4W-27766

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 September 2015
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 27 October 2015

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-26461 by John Swinney on 31 July 2015, which projects where capital contributions are no longer being made are affected and, in these cases, what the unitary payments (a) were before and (b) are expected to be now.