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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: S3W-25709

Asked by: Patricia Ferguson, MSP for Glasgow Maryhill, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 09 July 2009
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 4 August 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it was necessary for a substitute to represent the First Minister at any recent meeting with the chief executive of Diageo and, if so, who the substitute was and who else was present.

Question reference: S3W-25711

Asked by: Patricia Ferguson, MSP for Glasgow Maryhill, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 09 July 2009
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 4 August 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive whether any of its officials has arranged a recent meeting with the chief executive of Diageo at which the First Minister or a minister was not present and, if so, who attended.

Question reference: S3W-25712

Asked by: Patricia Ferguson, MSP for Glasgow Maryhill, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 09 July 2009
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 4 August 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive whether any of its officials was present at any recent meeting with the chief executive of Diageo at which the First Minster or a minister was not in attendance and, if so, who attended.

Question reference: S3W-25563

Asked by: Patricia Ferguson, MSP for Glasgow Maryhill, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 02 July 2009
Current Status: Answered by Jim Mather on 29 July 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive what has been achieved as a result of any discussion it has had with Diageo concerning the proposed closure of its Port Dundas distillery and bottling plant.

Question reference: S3W-25561

Asked by: Patricia Ferguson, MSP for Glasgow Maryhill, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 02 July 2009
Current Status: Answered by Jim Mather on 29 July 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive when Scottish Enterprise was advised that Diageo proposed to make large-scale redundancies at Port Dundas in Glasgow.

Question reference: S3W-25520

Asked by: Patricia Ferguson, MSP for Glasgow Maryhill, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 02 July 2009
Current Status: Answered by Jim Mather on 29 July 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive what assistance it can offer the 140 employees of Diageo in Port Dundas in Glasgow and the 900 employees Scotland-wide in light of the announcement by Diageo that they are to be made redundant.

The Scottish Government and Scottish Enterprise were informed by Diageo on 30 June 2009 that there would be an announcement the next day. However, neither the Scottish Government nor Scottish Enterprise was informed of the nature and extent of Diageo''s intentions until after it had informed its workforce on 1 July 2009.

A number of meetings have taken place involving ministers, the Scottish Government and Scottish Enterprise officials with Diageo since the announcement around all of the company''s proposals. As part of our engagement, not only with Diageo but other partners such as trade unions and Glasgow City Council, the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth visited the Port Dundas facility on 16 July 2009.

Our focus at the moment is on retaining jobs in Scotland. We are working with other partners such as East Ayrshire Council, the trade unions, Glasgow City Council and the local MSPs and MPs to produce alternative propositions to reverse the Diageo decision and safeguard jobs in Glasgow and Ayrshire. As a result of our meetings, Diageo has assured us that its consultation will be genuine. It has committed to ministers that it will give serious consideration to the alternative propositions that are being independently produced.

However, should job losses take place, the Scottish Government will, through Skills Development Scotland, coordinate local response teams under the Partnership Action for Continuing Employment (PACE) initiative, to provide tailored help and support for those workers affected. PACE aims to work with employers and employee representatives to minimise job losses but where redundancies do occur partners take action to coordinate activities to support people back into employment or training as quickly as possible.

Question reference: S3W-25560

Asked by: Patricia Ferguson, MSP for Glasgow Maryhill, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 02 July 2009
Current Status: Answered by Jim Mather on 29 July 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive when it was advised that Diageo was proposing to make large scale redundancies at Port Dundas, Glasgow.

Question reference: S3W-25562

Asked by: Patricia Ferguson, MSP for Glasgow Maryhill, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 02 July 2009
Current Status: Answered by Jim Mather on 29 July 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive what talks have taken place with Diageo concerning the proposed closure of its distillery and cooperage in Port Dundas, Glasgow.

Question reference: S3W-25564

Asked by: Patricia Ferguson, MSP for Glasgow Maryhill, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 02 July 2009
Current Status: Answered by Jim Mather on 29 July 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive what has been achieved as a result of any discussion between Scottish Enterprise and Diageo concerning the proposed closure of its facilities at Port Dundas.

Question reference: S3W-25324

Asked by: Patricia Ferguson, MSP for Glasgow Maryhill, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 25 June 2009
Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 27 July 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-24096 by Stewart Stevenson on 1 June 2009, whether it continues to pursue an international development policy.