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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: S4W-25019

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 19 March 2015
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 25 March 2015

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will publish the fiscal assumptions that underpin the assertions in both publications entitled Benefits of Improved Public Performance.

The assumptions underpinning the modelling scenarios are outlined on page 1 of the report published on 9 March 2015 and are quoted below:

“The first scenario reflects the situation under the Smith Commission powers where the majority of additional tax revenue generated by increased economic activity are retained by the UK Government and cannot be directly reinvested back into the Scottish economy.

Under the second scenario, all additional tax revenue generated by the expansion in the economy are assumed to be retained in Scotland and reinvested back into Scotland’s public finances and public services. This scenario is referred to in the paper as ‘Full Revenue Retention’.”

The full report can be accessed via the following link:

http://news.scotland.gov.uk/imagelibrary/downloadmedia.ashx?MediaDetailsID=3417&SizeId=-1

Question reference: S4W-25000

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 19 March 2015
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 25 March 2015

To ask the Scottish Government what Barnett consequentials arise from the 2015 UK Budget announcements and how these will be allocated.

Barnett consequentials arising from the UK Budget announcement amounted to £31.5 million, £29.9 million of resource DEL and £1.6 million of capital DEL. The consequentials arising from health expenditure in the rest of the UK will be passed on in full to health in Scotland. Other decisions on deployment of the consequentials will be taken in due course as part of our budget management processes.

Question reference: S4W-24876

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 12 March 2015
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 23 March 2015

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will detail the £150 million underspend in 2014-15, broken down by portfolio.

Question reference: S4W-24853

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 12 March 2015
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 20 March 2015

To ask the Scottish Government what its estimate is of how much will be required to capitalise the Scottish business development bank and what the set-up costs will be.

Question reference: S4O-04154

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 March 2015
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 25 March 2015

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to tackle low pay.

Question reference: S4W-24763

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 05 March 2015
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 17 March 2015

To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish the responses to its consultation on an interim constitution for Scotland.

Question reference: S4F-02680

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 16 March 2015
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 19 March 2015

To ask the First Minister, in light of the new analysis by Professor Brian Ashcroft regarding fiscal autonomy, whether the two Scottish Government reports entitled Benefits of Improved Economic Performance are based on the continuation of the Barnett formula.

Question reference: S4O-04129

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 March 2015
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 18 March 2015

To ask the Scottish Government what work it is undertaking with educational institutions to tackle occupational segregation.

Question reference: S4W-24736

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 March 2015
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 11 March 2015

To ask the Scottish Government how it will capitalise the proposed Scottish business development bank.

We are looking at a range of sources and are speaking to a wide range of partners and stakeholders in exploring options for establishing a Scottish Business Development Bank. This includes an option appraisal of whether the best structure should be public, private, third sector or hybrid and that is why we are engaging with our enterprise agencies partners and the public and private sectors. Any final decision as to Scottish Government capitalisation will be taken in the context of the forthcoming budget process.

Question reference: S4W-24668

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 26 February 2015
Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 10 March 2015

To ask the Scottish Government what financial incentives it paid to each contractor on the A898 Erskine Bridge Vehicle Barrier Replacement project.

The works for the A898 Erskine Bridge Barrier Replacement contract were substantially complete in May 2014 and finished, after the Commonwealth Games, in early September 2014. The contract for these works is within the defects correction period, thus is currently ongoing and the final account and out-turn costs remain to be agreed. The defects correction period is the duration stipulated in the contract following completion of the works or scheme, which is defined by issue of the ‘Certificate of Substantial Completion’. During this period if there are any defects in the works or scheme arising out of the quality of the works and construction they have to be rectified by the contractor, at their expense.

Information in relation to the contract and previously released freedom of information requests are available on the Erskine Bridge website at the following link:

http://www.transportscotland.gov.uk/project/a898-erskine-bridge-vehicle-barrier-replacement