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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: S5F-01703

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 13 November 2017
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 16 November 2017

To be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S5F-01679

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 06 November 2017
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 November 2017

To be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S5F-01627

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 23 October 2017
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 26 October 2017

To be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S5F-01600

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 02 October 2017
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 5 October 2017

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S5W-11126

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Thursday, 07 September 2017
Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 19 September 2017

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-02378 by Keith Brown on 28 September 2016, when it expects to propose the required change to parliamentary procedures associated with approving Scottish Government guarantees.

The Scottish Growth Scheme will provide a range of equity, loan and guarantee products to help companies grow. The first tranche of funding under the Scheme, the £200m Scottish-European Growth Co-investment Programme, was launched on
16 June 2017 and is aimed at companies seeking equity investment of £2m or above. The guarantee element of the Scheme is still under development and any changes to parliamentary procedure necessary to deliver it will be brought forward when required. We will of course work with the Finance and Constitution Committee of the Parliament to ensure that any potential changes that may be required are acceptable to the Committee.

Question reference: S5W-11125

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Thursday, 07 September 2017
Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 19 September 2017

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-09766 by Derek Mackay on 29 June 2017, how much was paid to companies under the programme by 6 September 2017.

Question reference: S5F-01538

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 18 September 2017
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 21 September 2017

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S5F-01511

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 11 September 2017
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 14 September 2017

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S5O-01229

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 September 2017
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 13 September 2017

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the amount of plastic nurdles on beaches in north east Fife.

Question reference: S5W-10678

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Thursday, 10 August 2017
Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 25 August 2017

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5O-01027 by Derek Mackay on 24 May 2017 (Official Report, c. 44), on what date the Barclay review of non-domestic rates will be published.