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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 11 November 2025
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Question reference: S4W-27761

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 September 2015
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 27 October 2015

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answers to questions S4W-26469 and S4W-26470 by John Swinney on 31 July 2015, whether the private sector can invest subordinated debt beyond its 60% shareholding.

Question reference: S4W-27766

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 September 2015
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 27 October 2015

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-26461 by John Swinney on 31 July 2015, which projects where capital contributions are no longer being made are affected and, in these cases, what the unitary payments (a) were before and (b) are expected to be now.

Question reference: S4W-27768

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 September 2015
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 27 October 2015

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-26458 by John Swinney on 31 July 2015, when the meeting with the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator was arranged.

Question reference: S4W-27770

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 September 2015
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 27 October 2015

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-26471 by John Swinney on 31 July 2015, which of the capital projects that it has announced without firm timings are to be funded by the hub design-build-finance-maintain programme, which is subject to time delays.

Question reference: S4W-27758

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 September 2015
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 27 October 2015

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-26452 by John Swinney on 31 July 2015, whether it will provide details of each project expected to have a financial close in each month from July 2015 to March 2016.

Question reference: S4W-27760

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 September 2015
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 27 October 2015

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-26441 by John Swinney on 31 July 2015, whether all projects with a financial close date of after September 2014 have been affected by the Eurostat change.

Question reference: S4W-27762

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 September 2015
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 27 October 2015

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-26468 by John Swinney on 31 July 2015, in light of the reported public interest in the matter, whether it will publish the advice.

Question reference: S4W-27763

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 September 2015
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 27 October 2015

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-26543 by John Swinney on 31 July 2015, whether it will publish details of the limited contractual adjustments made for each project.

Question reference: S4W-27764

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 September 2015
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 27 October 2015

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-26450 by John Swinney on 31 July 2015, whether it will provide the information that was requested regarding how much it paid Pinsent Masons for advice and consultancy services.

Question reference: S4W-27756

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 September 2015
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 27 October 2015

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-24246 by John Swinney on 2 February 2015, how many other projects did not reach financial close in 2014-15, and whether it will provide an update for 2015-16.