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: S4W-12650
- Asked by: James Kelly, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 January 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 26 February 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what correspondence it has had with the Home Office since May 2007 regarding the review of commutation tables in respect of Scottish police officers' pensions and on what dates.
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Question reference: S4W-12794
- Asked by: James Kelly, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 01 February 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 25 February 2013
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-10940 by Nicola Sturgeon on 7 December 2012, whether it will provide a breakdown of all public money paid to companies involved in the (a) marketing, (b) sale and (c) execution of work and repairs, maintenance and upgrades relating to the Energy Assistance Package.
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Question reference: S4W-12649
- Asked by: James Kelly, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 January 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 25 February 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what communication it has received from the Government Actuary’s Department since May 2007 in relation to the review of commutation tables for Scottish police officers' pensions and on what dates.
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Question reference: S4W-12652
- Asked by: James Kelly, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 January 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 25 February 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what the Government Actuary's Department's (GAD) position has been in relation to the Scottish administration and whether GAD has recommended that the Scottish police pension commutation tables should be reviewed, since 1998.
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Question reference: S4W-12651
- Asked by: James Kelly, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 January 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 25 February 2013
To ask the Scottish Government whether the actuarial advice from the Government Actuary's Department regarding Scottish police officers' pensions is based on statistical information relevant to Scotland only or as part of a UK-wide assessment.
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Question reference: S4W-12646
- Asked by: James Kelly, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 January 2013
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 22 February 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what responsibilities the Government Actuary’s Department has to the Scottish Government in respect of pensions for Scottish police officers.
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Question reference: S4W-12645
- Asked by: James Kelly, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 January 2013
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 21 February 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what recent advice it has received from the Government Actuary’s Department in respect of pensions for Scottish police officers and on what dates it received such advice in (a) 2007, (b) 2008, (c) 2009, (d) 2010, (e) 2011 and (f) 2012.
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Question reference: S4W-12647
- Asked by: James Kelly, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 January 2013
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 21 February 2013
To ask the Scottish Government whether it routinely receives advice from the Government Actuary’s Department in respect of pensions for Scottish police officers.
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Question reference: S4W-12697
- Asked by: James Kelly, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 January 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 18 February 2013
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the Deputy First Minister's statement to the Foreign Affairs Committee in Edinburgh on 28 January 2013, that MI5, MI6 and GCHQ would share intelligence with a Scotland separated from the rest of the UK, what guarantee it has received from the UK Government on this matter.
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Question reference: S4W-12696
- Asked by: James Kelly, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 January 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 18 February 2013
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the Deputy First Minister's statement to the Foreign Affairs Committee in Edinburgh on 28 January 2013 that a Scotland separated from the rest of the UK would have independent domestic intelligence machinery, what the cost would be of (a) setting up and (b) running such machinery and what discussions it has had with the UK Government on this matter.
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