Questions and answers
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-25635
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 October 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 22 October 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what the Scottish Enterprise budget is for the Scottish European Growth Co-Investment Programme; over what time period the programme is available, and how much has been committed to date.
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Question reference: S5W-25634
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 October 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 18 October 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what the budget is for the Advancing Manufacturing Challenge Fund; over what time period the fund is available, and how much has been committed to date.
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Question reference: S5W-25544
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 27 September 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 10 October 2019
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-09707 by Keith Brown on 20 June 2017, when it will publish its retail strategy co-produced with the Scottish Retail Consortium.
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Question reference: S5W-25550
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 27 September 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 10 October 2019
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of comments by the Royal Society of Edinburgh in a briefing paper to MSPs ahead of the stage 1 debate on the Scottish National Investment Bank Bill, whether it plans to review the figure of £25 million for the annual running cost of the proposed Scottish National Investment Bank.
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Question reference: S5W-25549
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 27 September 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 10 October 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what the cumulative cost is of the development and running of the proposed Scottish National Investment Bank from 2018-19 to 2023-24 when the bank is projected to cover its costs.
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Question reference: S5W-25545
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 27 September 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 10 October 2019
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will support the recent call from Usdaw and the Scottish Retail Consortium for an industrial strategy for retail, and what action it will take to realise this.
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Question reference: S5W-25525
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 26 September 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 10 October 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what factors it takes into consideration when deciding on the number of university places that are allocated each year for undergraduate medicine courses.
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Question reference: S5W-25552
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 27 September 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 8 October 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what additionality the proposed Scottish National Investment Bank will provide over and above existing arrangements.
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Question reference: S5W-25551
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 27 September 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 8 October 2019
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has undertaken a review of the experience, efficacy and impact of existing financial transaction funding arrangements through the Scottish Investment Bank located in (a) Scottish Enterprise, (b) the Scottish Futures Trust and (c) other government agencies and, if so, whether it will publish these.
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Question reference: S5W-25553
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 27 September 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 8 October 2019
To ask the Scottish Government how much financial transaction money is being used to capitalise the proposed Scottish National Investment Bank and what the repayment profile is.