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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-28435

Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 12 November 2015
Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 26 November 2015

To ask the Scottish Government what its contribution is to Hywind Scotland Pilot Park.

Question reference: S4O-04874

Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 November 2015
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 2 December 2015

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its progress in closing the educational attainment gap in the Mid Scotland and Fife region.

Question reference: S4O-04847

Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 November 2015
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 25 November 2015

To ask the Scottish Government how it promotes gender equality in the arts.

Question reference: S4O-04799

Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 November 2015
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 18 November 2015

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure access to GP services in the Mid Scotland and Fife region.

Question reference: S4O-04701

Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 October 2015
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 28 October 2015

To ask the Scottish Government when it last met Fife Council and what issues were discussed.

Question reference: S4W-27407

Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 10 September 2015
Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 5 October 2015

To ask the Scottish Government what meetings it has had to discuss the BBC charter renewal; when they took place; who was invited, and who attended.

The Scottish Government has met with a range of individuals and organisations with an interest in the future of broadcasting in Scotland. These include the UK, Welsh and Northern Irish governments, the BBC, BBC Trust, STV, independent producers and academics. On 24 September 2015 I also hosted a stakeholder engagement event to enable a wide range of interested parties to feed in their views and ambitions for improving services in Scotland through BBC Charter renewal.

The Scottish Government will continue discussions with interested stakeholders in the months ahead. I met with the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, John Whittingdale, on 27 August 2015 and the CBBC Director of Strategy and Digital, James Parnell, on 22 September 2015. I plan to meet the BBC Director General, Tony Hall, in the coming weeks.

Question reference: S4O-04669

Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 September 2015
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 7 October 2015

To ask the Scottish Government when it last met the University and College Union and what issues were discussed.

Question reference: S4W-27178

Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 24 August 2015
Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 29 September 2015

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-26156 by Fergus Ewing on 15 July 2015, who the (a) First Minister, (b) Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Europe and External Affairs and (c) Cabinet Secretary for Infrastructure, Investment and Cities met in the United States to discuss the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership; when the meetings took place; who else attended; what the outcomes were, and whether it will publish the (i) agendas and (ii) minutes of the meetings.

All ministerial engagements are proactively published quarterly in arrears on the Scottish Government website at http://www.gov.scot/About/People/14944/Events-Engagements.

Scottish Ministers have raised their concerns about the potential impact of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership on the NHS and other vital public services and on governments in meetings with the US administration. In order to maintain a relationship of trust and confidence with representatives of the US and other foreign governments, details of these discussions are not released.

Question reference: S4O-04661

Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 September 2015
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 1 October 2015

To ask the Scottish Government when the Cabinet Secretary for Fair Work, Skills and Training will meet the UK skills minister.

Question reference: S4W-27408

Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 10 September 2015
Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 22 September 2015

To ask the Scottish Government what meetings it has had to discuss a film studio in Straiton; when they took place; who was invited, and who attended.

The Scottish Government has not held any meetings to discuss a film studio in Straiton. The Film Studio Delivery Group which consists of representatives from Scottish Government, Creative Scotland and Scottish Enterprise tested the market for a film and TV studio for Scotland in 2014, which invited bids from the private sector. One of the proposals tendered was for a development at Straiton. The bid failed to meet the criteria. The developers were informed on 4 February 2015 in a letter from Scottish Enterprise.