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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-27764

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 September 2015
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 27 October 2015

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-26450 by John Swinney on 31 July 2015, whether it will provide the information that was requested regarding how much it paid Pinsent Masons for advice and consultancy services.

Question reference: S4W-27763

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 September 2015
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 27 October 2015

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-26543 by John Swinney on 31 July 2015, whether it will publish details of the limited contractual adjustments made for each project.

Question reference: S4W-27756

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 September 2015
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 27 October 2015

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-24246 by John Swinney on 2 February 2015, how many other projects did not reach financial close in 2014-15, and whether it will provide an update for 2015-16.

The information provided in the answer given to question S4W-24246 in relation to eight hub projects that had been due to reach financial close by 31 March 2015 remains up to date.

In relation to 2015-16, the Scottish Government has already advised Parliament that twelve hub projects are currently affected by the need to consider classification issues, including six of the projects referred to in the answer to question S4W-24246.

Question reference: S4W-27884

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 October 2015
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 27 October 2015

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will relax some of the restrictions in the forthcoming pay remit guidance to allow employers to update and modernise their pay systems.

Question reference: S4W-27759

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 September 2015
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 27 October 2015

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-26449 by John Swinney on 31 July 2015, when it will provide an assessment of the additional costs.

Question reference: S4W-27769

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 September 2015
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 27 October 2015

To ask the Scottish Government what (a) independent legal and (b) financial advice regarding the Eurostat changes to the classification of capital projects (i) it and (ii) the Scottish Futures Trust has taken in each year since 2010.

Question reference: S4W-27886

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 October 2015
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 27 October 2015

To ask the Scottish Government whether all government agencies, non-departmental public bodies and other arm's-length government bodies are expected to follow the public sector pay policy.

Question reference: S4W-27773

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 September 2015
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 27 October 2015

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-26462 by John Swinney on 31 July 2015, what other capital projects will be subject to changes to staffing as a result of the transition to the European System of Accounts 2010 (ESA 10).

Question reference: S4W-27772

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 September 2015
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 27 October 2015

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-26463 by John Swinney on 31 July 2015, whether it has discussed the revised structure for the proposed model with the Office for National Statistics and, if so, when.

Question reference: S4W-27760

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 September 2015
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 27 October 2015

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-26441 by John Swinney on 31 July 2015, whether all projects with a financial close date of after September 2014 have been affected by the Eurostat change.