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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 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 4 July 2025
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Question reference: S5W-20252

  • Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 29 November 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 14 December 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what action has been taken by (a), it (b) its agencies and (c) non-departmental public bodies to ensure that all checks carried out since the publication of the document, Guidance on due diligence: human rights, (i) fully comply with the guidance and (ii) take account the nature and sensitivity of the relationship with the person or organisation being checked, and what the (A) minimum and (B) maximum scope and depth of these checks has been.

Question reference: S5W-20249

  • Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 29 November 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 14 December 2018

To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) initial and (b) full checks have been conducted by (i) it, (ii) its agencies and (iii) non-departmental public bodies since the publication of its document, Guidance on due diligence: human rights.

Question reference: S5W-20248

  • Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 29 November 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 14 December 2018

To ask the Scottish Government how many companies have been the subject of checks by (a) it, (b) its agencies and (c) non-departmental public bodies since the publication of its document, Guidance on due diligence: human rights, broken down by sector, and how many checks have led to a decision to not enter into an investment relationship or agreement, broken down by reason.

Question reference: S5W-20251

  • Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 29 November 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 14 December 2018

To ask the Scottish Government how many companies entered into an investment relationship or agreement with (a) it, (b) its agencies and (c) non-departmental public bodies (i) between 29 March 2017 and 13 June 2018 and (ii) since 14 June 2018, broken down by sector, and how many were subject to a human rights due diligence check, broken down by outcome.

Question reference: S5O-02712

  • Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 December 2018
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 19 December 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to change the system for cold weather payments.

Question reference: S5F-02850

  • Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Monday, 03 December 2018
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 6 December 2018

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S5W-20067

  • Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 November 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 29 November 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding the possible impact on Scotland of the proposal to make HMRC a secondary preferential creditor in insolvency.

Question reference: S5W-20069

  • Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 November 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 29 November 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the potential impact on lending to Scotland-based businesses of the UK Government’s proposal to make HMRC a secondary preferential creditor in insolvency.

Question reference: S5W-20068

  • Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 November 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 29 November 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the possible impact on (a) floating charge holders and (b) unsecured creditors, including pension funds and small businesses, in Scotland of the UK Government's proposal to make HMRC a secondary preferential creditor in insolvency.

Question reference: S5O-02653

  • Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 November 2018
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 5 December 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the finances of schools in the North East Fife constituency.