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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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Dates of parliamentary sessions
  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 4 May 2021
  6. Current session: 13 May 2021 to 5 November 2025
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Question reference: S5W-19051

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 September 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 23 October 2018

To ask the Scottish Government how Scottish Water monitors performance on cost for individual infrastructure projects.

Question reference: S5W-19172

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 October 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 23 October 2018

To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to remove discounts for residential customers of Scottish Water.

Question reference: S5W-19026

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 September 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 23 October 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what portion of its Flexible Workforce Development Fund has been accessed in each year by each sector.

Question reference: S5W-19054

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 September 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 23 October 2018

To ask the Scottish Government whether its procurement guidance supports the use of locally-sourced materials in construction projects.

Question reference: S5W-19048

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 September 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 23 October 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what it considers the advantages are of issuing procurement notices for investment programmes rather than tendering individual project contracts.

Question reference: S5W-19029

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 September 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 23 October 2018

To ask the Scottish Government how much it is providing to implement its retail strategy, and whether it plans to provide additional resources to assist with this.

Question reference: S5W-19025

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 September 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 23 October 2018

To ask the Scottish Government how much of its Flexible Workforce Development Fund has been accessed each year by private sector organisations that contribute to the UK Apprenticeship Levy.

Question reference: S5W-19050

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 September 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 23 October 2018

To ask the Scottish Government which delivery partners have been appointed by Scottish Water for its 2015-21 investment programme, also broken down by (a) where they are headquartered and to (b) what extent they hire local sub-contractors.

Question reference: S5W-19027

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 September 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 23 October 2018

To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish its retail strategy, and how it will monitor the effectiveness of the strategy.

Question reference: S5W-19049

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 September 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 23 October 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what the (a) estimated and (b) actual cost was of the recent work carried out by Scottish Water at the A814 in Rhu.