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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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Dates of parliamentary sessions
  1. Session 1: 12 May 1999 to 31 March 2003
  2. Session 2: 7 May 2003 to 2 April 2007
  3. Session 3: 9 May 2007 to 22 March 2011
  4. Session 4: 11 May 2011 to 23 March 2016
  5. Session 5: 12 May 2016 to 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 2 July 2025
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Question reference: S4W-28857

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 December 2015
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 6 January 2016

To ask the Scottish Government when it will (a) reach and (b) announce its decision on whether its borrowing plans for 2016-17 will be financed through (i) the National Loans Fund, (ii) bank loans on commercial terms, (iii) issuing bonds or (iv) other means.

Question reference: S4W-28797

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 December 2015
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 5 January 2016

To ask the Scottish Government whether the meetings of the Healthier Scotland National Conversation have been audio- or video-recorded to enable people to share in the engagement.

Question reference: S4W-28790

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 December 2015
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 5 January 2016

To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) email, (b) website and (c) written responses have been received by the Healthier Scotland National Conversation.

Question reference: S4W-28789

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 December 2015
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 5 January 2016

To ask the Scottish Government how many people attended each Healthier Scotland National Conversation event, excluding facilitators and civil servants.

Question reference: S4W-28788

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 December 2015
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 5 January 2016

To ask the Scottish Government how much it has spent on (a) staff and (b) other costs for the Healthier Scotland National Conversation, and what future expenditure is expected.

Question reference: S4W-28792

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 December 2015
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 5 January 2016

To ask the Scottish Government what the remit is of the Healthier Scotland National Conversation and who is responsible for its delivery.

Question reference: S4W-28791

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 December 2015
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 5 January 2016

To ask the Scottish Government how much of the Healthier Scotland Engagement Fund has been spent, broken down by (a) organisation and (b) event.

Question reference: S4W-28798

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 December 2015
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 5 January 2016

To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish the findings of the Healthier Scotland National Conversation.

Question reference: S4W-28841

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 04 December 2015
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 22 December 2015

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-27885 by John Swinney on 25 November 2015, how many employees there are in each pay bargaining unit and what the salary cost is in each case.

Question reference: S4W-28858

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 December 2015
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 18 December 2015

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the fall in oil prices, whether it plans to issue an updated oil and gas bulletin and, if so, on what date it will be published.