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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-25275

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 13 April 2015
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 11 May 2015

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has consulted the Council of Economic Advisers on full fiscal autonomy and, if so, what view it expressed.

Question reference: S4W-25276

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 13 April 2015
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 11 May 2015

To ask the Scottish Government whether the Council of Economic Advisers agrees with the assessment by the Institute for Fiscal Studies that there will be a budget shortfall of £7.6 billion a year with full fiscal autonomy.

Question reference: S4W-25277

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 13 April 2015
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 11 May 2015

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the costings produced by the UK Treasury that the fiscal loss under full fiscal autonomy will increase across the next parliamentary session from £7.7 billion in 2015-16 to £8.4 billion in 2019-20.

The Scottish Government believes that the analysis by the UK Treasury does not provide a meaningful description of the fiscal position in a fiscally autonomous Scotland as it simply projects forward Government Expenditure and Revenue Scotland.

The fiscal position would depend on a range of factors including the transition process, the negotiated fiscal framework between Scotland and the rest of the UK, Scotland’s contribution to UK wide public services such as defence and international aid, as well as the decisions made by the Scottish Government about economic policy, public spending and borrowing.

Question reference: S4W-25273

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 13 April 2015
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 11 May 2015

To ask the Scottish Government whether it accepts the analysis by the Institute for Fiscal Studies that there would be a £7.6 billion gap in public finances with full fiscal autonomy.

The Scottish Government believes that the analysis by the Institute for Fiscal Studies does not provide a meaningful description of the fiscal position in a fiscally autonomous Scotland as it simply projects forward Government Expenditure and Revenue Scotland.

Question reference: S4W-25345

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 23 April 2015
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 7 May 2015

To ask the Scottish Government whether funding for the drug, Translarna, would be available from the New Medicines Fund and, if so, in what circumstances.

Question reference: S4W-25343

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 23 April 2015
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 7 May 2015

To ask the Scottish Government whether people with muscular dystrophy can be prescribed the drug, Translarna, by the NHS.

Question reference: S4W-25344

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 23 April 2015
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 6 May 2015

To ask the Scottish Government how the New Medicines Fund was spent in 2014-15.

Question reference: S4W-25269

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 13 April 2015
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 6 May 2015

To ask the Scottish Government whether it remains its position that the referendum on independence will be a once in a generation opportunity, as noted in the response to question 557 on page 556 of its white paper on independence.

Question reference: S4W-25220

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 April 2015
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 30 April 2015

To ask the Scottish Government how spending by innovation centres is managed and whether it plans to audit the spending.

Question reference: S4W-25219

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 April 2015
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 30 April 2015

To ask the Scottish Government whether it is on target to create 2,000 jobs by 2018 from its investment in innovation centres.

Innovation centres will help to ensure that Scotland continues to be a pioneer in sciences, innovative technology, ideas and development. Their business plans indicate that they have the potential to create up to 5,000 jobs in their first five years. The innovation centres are steadily building their infrastructure and engaging with businesses to identify projects with the greatest potential for impact on the Scottish economy and wider society.