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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: S5W-09763

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 19 June 2017
Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 29 June 2017

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-02378 by Keith Brown on 28 September 2016, what it estimates will be the proportion of the Scottish Growth Fund that will be in the form of (a) guarantees and (b) loans.

The Scottish Growth Scheme will unlock investment through a combination of equity, loans and guarantees. The first tranche of investment under the scheme, The Scottish-European Growth Co-Investment Programme announced on 16 June, will provide an estimated £200m in equity investment. It is not possible at this stage to estimate what proportion of the remaining elements of the scheme will be in the form of guarantees or loans.

Question reference: S5W-09762

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 19 June 2017
Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 29 June 2017

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-02378 by Keith Brown on 28 September 2016, what stage has been reached in the preparation of guarantees to companies under the Scottish Growth Scheme.

Question reference: S5W-09761

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 19 June 2017
Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 29 June 2017

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-02378 by Keith Brown on 28 September 2016, whether any of the resources provided under the Scottish European Growth Co-Investment Programme announced on 16 June 2017 are in the form of guarantees or loans to eligible companies.

Question reference: S5W-09765

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 19 June 2017
Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 29 June 2017

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-02378 by Keith Brown on 28 September 2016, whether the Scottish European Growth Co-Investment Programme announced on 16 June 2017 includes a cap on the potential losses of the financial intermediary.

Question reference: S5W-09766

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 19 June 2017
Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 29 June 2017

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-03775 by Keith Brown on 1 November 2016, whether it expects any financing to be made available to Scottish companies under the Scottish European Growth Co-Investment Programme before 6 September 2017.

Question reference: S5W-09764

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 19 June 2017
Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 29 June 2017

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-02378 by Keith Brown on 28 September 2016, what proportion of the £50 million that is being made available by Scottish Enterprise under the Scottish European Growth Co-Investment Programme announced on 16 June 2017 is from the financial transactions budget.

Question reference: S5F-01463

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 26 June 2017
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 29 June 2017

To ask the First Minister what issues will be discussed at the next meeting of the Cabinet.

Question reference: S5F-01409

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 19 June 2017
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 22 June 2017

To ask the First Minister what issues will be discussed at the next meeting of the Cabinet.

Question reference: S5F-01359

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 05 June 2017
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 7 June 2017

To ask the First Minister what issues will be discussed at the next meeting of the Cabinet.

Question reference: S5F-01333

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 May 2017
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 1 June 2017

To ask the First Minister what issues will be discussed at the next meeting of the Cabinet.