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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: S5W-20252

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Thursday, 29 November 2018
Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 14 December 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what action has been taken by (a), it (b) its agencies and (c) non-departmental public bodies to ensure that all checks carried out since the publication of the document, Guidance on due diligence: human rights, (i) fully comply with the guidance and (ii) take account the nature and sensitivity of the relationship with the person or organisation being checked, and what the (A) minimum and (B) maximum scope and depth of these checks has been.

Question reference: S5W-20249

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Thursday, 29 November 2018
Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 14 December 2018

To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) initial and (b) full checks have been conducted by (i) it, (ii) its agencies and (iii) non-departmental public bodies since the publication of its document, Guidance on due diligence: human rights.

Question reference: S5O-02712

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 December 2018
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 19 December 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to change the system for cold weather payments.

Question reference: S5F-02850

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 03 December 2018
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 6 December 2018

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S5W-20069

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 November 2018
Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 29 November 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the potential impact on lending to Scotland-based businesses of the UK Government’s proposal to make HMRC a secondary preferential creditor in insolvency.

Question reference: S5W-20067

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 November 2018
Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 29 November 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding the possible impact on Scotland of the proposal to make HMRC a secondary preferential creditor in insolvency.

Question reference: S5W-20068

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 November 2018
Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 29 November 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the possible impact on (a) floating charge holders and (b) unsecured creditors, including pension funds and small businesses, in Scotland of the UK Government's proposal to make HMRC a secondary preferential creditor in insolvency.

Question reference: S5O-02653

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 November 2018
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 5 December 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the finances of schools in the North East Fife constituency.

Question reference: S5F-02824

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 26 November 2018
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 29 November 2018

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S5F-02773

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 12 November 2018
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 15 November 2018

Question to be taken in Chamber.