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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-17588
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 July 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 17 July 2018
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has received assurances that the company that has reportedly received more than £475,000 from Scottish Enterprise in the last three years meets the requirements of its Fair Work Framework.
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Question reference: S5W-17591
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 July 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 17 July 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what assurances it has sought regarding whether the company that has reportedly received more than £475,000 from Scottish Enterprise in the last three years has any links to (a) serving board members and (b) senior staff at Scottish Enterprise.
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Question reference: S5W-17593
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 July 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 17 July 2018
To ask the Scottish Government whether the payments of more than £475,000 that were reportedly made to a company by Scottish Enterprise in the last three years meet the terms of the reporting requirements of the Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010.
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Question reference: S5W-17586
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 July 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 17 July 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it will take to allow transparency regarding the identity of the company that has reportedly received more than £475,000 from Scottish Enterprise in the last three years.
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Question reference: S5W-17589
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 July 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 17 July 2018
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has taken steps to ensure that the company that has reportedly received more than £475,000 from Scottish Enterprise in the last three years has not made any political donations in that period.
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Question reference: S5W-17587
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 July 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 17 July 2018
To ask the Scottish Government under what circumstances Scottish Enterprise is permitted to withhold the identity of companies that it gives grants to.
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Question reference: S5W-17590
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 July 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 17 July 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it has taken to establish whether the company that has reportedly received more than £475,000 from Scottish Enterprise in the last three years (a) has sought and (b) will seek planning permission that could be called in by the Scottish Ministers.
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Question reference: S5W-17585
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 July 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 17 July 2018
To ask the Scottish Government whether the Scottish Ministers are aware of the identity of the company that has reportedly received more than £475,000 from Scottish Enterprise in the last three years.
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Question reference: S5W-17592
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 July 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 17 July 2018
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will seek a report from (a) auditors and (b) the accountable officer regarding the identity of the company that has reportedly received more than £475,000 from Scottish Enterprise in the last three years.
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Question reference: S5W-17328
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 June 2018
- Current Status: Answered by James Wolffe QC on 27 June 2018
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to the fifth supplementary to question S5F-02451 by Nicola Sturgeon on 14 June 2018 (Official Report, c. 18), in light of the First Minister's comment that "I am sure that the Lord Advocate will be listening carefully or, at least, that these comments [regarding progress with the inquiry into rendition flights] will be reported to him, but I will ensure that he is aware of them, and I will ask him to get in touch with John Finnie to give a progress report to the extent that he is able to", whether it will publish this progress report.
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