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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: S5F-01108

Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 27 March 2017
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 30 March 2017

To ask the First Minister what engagements she has planned for the rest of the week.

Question reference: S5F-01069

Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 20 March 2017
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 23 March 2017

To ask the First Minister what engagements she has planned for the rest of the week.

Question reference: S5W-07659

Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 03 March 2017
Current Status: Answered by Annabelle Ewing on 16 March 2017

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has received any representations from the Registrar General of Scotland regarding how same sex couples are recorded on birth certificates.

The Scottish Government has not received any representations from the Registrar General for Scotland in respect of how same sex couples are recorded on birth certificates.

Birth certificates are extracts from the Register of Births, the form of which is laid down by Scottish Statutory Instrument made by the Registrar General and approved by the Scottish Ministers http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2009/315/schedule/1/made

There are no current plans to change the form of the Register of Births.

Question reference: S5F-01027

Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 13 March 2017
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 16 March 2017

To ask the First Minister what engagements she has planned for the rest of the week.

Question reference: S5W-07658

Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 March 2017
Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 9 March 2017

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to review how adoptions by same sex couples are recorded on updated birth certificates.

Question reference: S5F-00999

Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 06 March 2017
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 March 2017

To ask the First Minister what engagements she has planned for the rest of the week.

Question reference: S5F-00944

Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 27 February 2017
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 2 March 2017

To ask the First Minister what engagements she has planned for the rest of the week.

Question reference: S5F-00913

Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 20 February 2017
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 23 February 2017

To ask the First Minister what engagements she has planned for the rest of the week.

Question reference: S5W-06313

Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 January 2017
Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 9 February 2017

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on Basketball Scotland's decision to give up its International Basketball Federation (FIBA) membership and compete as Great Britain in official competitions in future.

This is a matter for Basketball Scotland, and the Scottish Government has no locus to intervene.

Due to the International Federation’s statutes, it is not possible to have both GB and Home Countries teams competing in FIBA Europe Competitions. While a dispensation was provided in the lead up to the 2012 London Olympics, this dispensation was only ever short term, lasting until 2016. Therefore, British Basketball is now the member of FIBA and Basketballscotland’s membership of the International Body will be through British Basketball.

It remains Basketballscotland’s intention to retain all current National Squads (u16, u18 and Senior age-groups) beyond 2016. These programmes will play a critical part in the performance pathway and in the development of players who will be able to play the game professionally and represent GB on the world stage.

Question reference: S5F-00872

Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 06 February 2017
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 February 2017

To ask the First Minister what engagements she has planned for the rest of the week.