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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.

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Question reference: S4W-20006

Asked by: Tavish Scott, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 March 2014
Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 30 April 2014

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answers to questions S4W-18970, S4W-19216 and S4W-19562 by Fiona Hyslop on 14 January 2014, 29 January 2014 and 4 March 2014 respectively, whether the stakeholders that it consulted regarding developing its policy for a separate media regulator in an independent Scotland have been (a) given copies of the resultant policy and (b) formally thanked by ministers or officials for their contribution.

Question reference: S4W-20005

Asked by: Tavish Scott, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 March 2014
Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 30 April 2014

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answers to questions S4W-18970, S4W-19216 and S4W-19562 by Fiona Hyslop on 14 January 2014, 29 January 2014 and 4 March 2014 respectively, whether it holds a list of the stakeholders that it consulted about establishing a separate media regulator in an independent Scotland.

Question reference: S4W-20013

Asked by: Tavish Scott, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 March 2014
Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 30 April 2014

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answers to questions S4W-19216 and S4W-19564 by Fiona Hyslop on 29 January 2014 and 4 March 2014 respectively, whether the meetings with stakeholders whom it consulted about establishing a separate media regulator were entered into the relevant ministerial diary on each occasion.

Question reference: S4W-20012

Asked by: Tavish Scott, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 March 2014
Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 30 April 2014

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answers to questions S4W-19216 and S4W-19564 by Fiona Hyslop on 29 January 2014 and 4 March 2014 respectively, whether it will provide the information that was requested and confirm which meetings with stakeholders with whom it consulted about establishing a separate media regulator in an independent Scotland prior to publication of the white paper on independence were attended by ministers, and for what reason it did not address this issue in the answers provided.

Question reference: S4W-20014

Asked by: Tavish Scott, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 March 2014
Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 30 April 2014

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answers to questions S4W-19216 and S4W-19567 by Fiona Hyslop on 29 January 2014 and 4 March 2014 respectively, whether it will provide the information that was requested and publish the names of the BBC representatives whom it consulted on broadcasting policy prior to the publication of its white paper on independence, and what consultation it has had with the (a) director, BBC Scotland and (b) director general on (i) this and (ii) wider broadcasting matters.

Question reference: S4W-20010

Asked by: Tavish Scott, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 March 2014
Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 30 April 2014

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answers to questions S4W-18971, S4W-19216 and S4W-19563 by Fiona Hyslop on 14 January 2014, 29 January 2014 and 4 March 2014 respectively, whether it will publish the names of the representatives of Channel (a) 4 and (b) 5 whom it consulted regarding media policy in an independent Scotland.

Question reference: S4W-20015

Asked by: Tavish Scott, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 March 2014
Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 30 April 2014

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-19566 by Fiona Hyslop on 4 March 2014, on how many occasions ministers have been advised of officials’ contacts with stakeholders in preparing the policy on a separate media regulator in an independent Scotland.

Question reference: S4W-20011

Asked by: Tavish Scott, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 March 2014
Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 30 April 2014

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answers to questions S4W-19216 and S4W-19564 by Fiona Hyslop on 29 January 2014 and 4 March 2014 respectively, on how many occasions in an answer to a parliamentary question it has chosen not to publish a requested list of the (a) people and (b) organisations that it has consulted regarding an independent Scotland.

Question reference: S4W-20362

Asked by: Tavish Scott, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 March 2014
Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 28 April 2014

To ask the Scottish Government whether any special adviser was given sight of the Public Audit Committee's draft private report on its scrutiny of the Audit Scotland report, Police reform: Progress update 2013 and, if so, by whom.

Question reference: S4W-20338

Asked by: Tavish Scott, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 March 2014
Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 28 April 2014

To ask the Scottish Government whether (a) it and (b) Police Scotland was given sight of the Public Audit Committee's draft private report on its scrutiny of the Audit Scotland report, Police reform: Progress update 2013 and, if so, by whom.

There are well established procedures for official engagement with parliamentary committees which have been followed. The Scottish Government is aware of the ongoing consideration of the report as set out in minutes of the Public Audit Committee's meetings on 19 and 26 March 2014. The Scottish Government gave evidence to the committee on 18 December 2013 and provided further correspondence and answered further queries from the Committee following the evidence session.

I am also aware that the Scottish Police Authority wrote to the Public Audit Committee on 26 March 2014 following the publication of the board papers to update them on progress on a number of key strategic issues the committee had shown an interest in.