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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: S4W-27884

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 October 2015
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 27 October 2015

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will relax some of the restrictions in the forthcoming pay remit guidance to allow employers to update and modernise their pay systems.

Question reference: S4W-27883

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 October 2015
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 27 October 2015

To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish the Scottish Ministers' pay remit guidance.

Question reference: S4W-27753

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 28 September 2015
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 26 October 2015

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the (a) Water Industry Commissioner and (b) EU officials regarding the £350 million contract to supply water for the public sector.

Question reference: S4W-27755

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 28 September 2015
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 26 October 2015

To ask the Scottish Government what meetings it has had with representatives of Anglian Water in the last year and what was discussed.

Question reference: S4W-27754

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 28 September 2015
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 26 October 2015

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will publish the (a) legal and (b) other advice it has received regarding the £350 million contract for the supply of water to the public sector.

Question reference: S4W-27750

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 28 September 2015
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 26 October 2015

To ask the Scottish Government whether it experienced problems with the tendering process for the £350 million contract for the supply of water to the public sector and, if so, what.

Question reference: S4W-27746

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 28 September 2015
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 26 October 2015

To ask the Scottish Government for what reason there has been a nine-month delay in announcing the name of the company that it is awarding the £350 million contract to for the supply of water to the public sector and, in light of the deadline being 30 September 2015, whether it will (a) extend the deadline or (b) confirm the successful bidder.

There is no such contract for the supply of water to the public sector. Scottish Water currently delivers 96.5% of all mains water in Scotland and will continue to do so once this contract is awarded. The contract in question is for water billing services and does not change the supply of mains water in Scotland. The successful tenderer was Anglian Water which offered the best bid on the combined balance of quality and cost.

Following the announcement of tender evaluation, public bodies have to observe a ‘standstill period’, during which bidders can raise queries about process. During the tender process, we received queries and had to investigate these thoroughly before moving to contract award.

Question reference: S4W-27747

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 28 September 2015
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 26 October 2015

To ask the Scottish Government which company was the lead bidder in the tendering process for the £350 million contract for the supply of water to the public sector.

Question reference: S4W-27749

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 28 September 2015
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 26 October 2015

To ask the Scottish Government what compensation Anglian Water will receive if it is not awarded the £350 million contract for the supply of water to the public sector.

Question reference: S4W-27751

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 28 September 2015
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 26 October 2015

To ask the Scottish Government what the key differences were between the bids from Anglian Water and Scottish Water for the £350 million contract for the supply of water to the public sector.