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
Urgent Questions aren't included in the Question and Answers search. There is a SPICe fact sheet listing Urgent and emergency questions.
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Question reference: S4F-03061
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 16 November 2015
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 19 November 2015
To ask the First Minister what issues will be discussed at the next meeting of the Cabinet.
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Question reference: S4F-03025
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 02 November 2015
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 5 November 2015
To ask the First Minister what issues will be discussed at the next meeting of the Cabinet.
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Question reference: S4F-03012
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 26 October 2015
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 29 October 2015
To ask the First Minister what issues will be discussed at the next meeting of the Cabinet.
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Question reference: S4F-02976
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 28 September 2015
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 1 October 2015
To ask the First Minister what issues will be discussed at the next meeting of the Cabinet.
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Question reference: S4F-02958
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 21 September 2015
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 24 September 2015
To ask the First Minister what issues will be discussed at the next meeting of the Cabinet.
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Question reference: S4F-02931
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 07 September 2015
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 10 September 2015
To ask the First Minister what issues will be discussed at the next meeting of the Cabinet.
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Question reference: S4F-02917
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 31 August 2015
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 3 September 2015
To ask the First Minister what issues will be discussed at the next meeting of the Cabinet.
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Question reference: S4W-26474
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 July 2015
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 28 July 2015
To ask the Scottish Government whether it includes consideration of ethical working practices in tendering processes for which it has responsibility.
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Question reference: S4W-26476
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 July 2015
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 28 July 2015
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it takes to ensure that companies contracted to undertake work on its behalf comply with ethical working practices, particularly where the company operates outside the UK.
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Question reference: S4W-26475
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 July 2015
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 28 July 2015
To ask the Scottish Government how many of its contracts are outsourced to (a) privately and (b) publicly owned companies operating outside of the UK, broken down by country of registration.