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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: S4O-03703

Asked by: Gavin Brown, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 November 2014
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 19 November 2014

To ask the Scottish Government what the priorities are for the health budget in 2015-16.

Question reference: S4O-03635

Asked by: Gavin Brown, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 October 2014
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 5 November 2014

To ask the Scottish Government when it last met Scottish Enterprise.

Question reference: S4O-03608

Asked by: Gavin Brown, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 October 2014
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 29 October 2014

To ask the Scottish Government what the priorities are for the Sport and Legacy budget in the next financial year.

Question reference: S4W-22415

Asked by: Gavin Brown, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 August 2014
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 17 September 2014

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-22313 by John Swinney on 19 August 2014, in light of the information not being provided in the answer, whether it will now provide the information that was requested by confirming what role (a) ministers and (b) officials had in the (i) drafting and (ii) publication of the Fiscal Commission Working Group report, Macroeconomic Framework.

Question reference: S4W-22414

Asked by: Gavin Brown, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 August 2014
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 17 September 2014

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-22312 by John Swinney on 19 August 2014, in light of the information not being provided in the answer, whether it will now provide the information that was requested by confirming who drafted the Fiscal Commission Working Group report, Macroeconomic Framework.

Question reference: S4W-22432

Asked by: Gavin Brown, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 August 2014
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 17 September 2014

To ask the Scottish Government whether the speech delivered by Crawford Beveridge on 19 August 2014 was prepared by Scottish Government officials.

Question reference: S4W-22309

Asked by: Gavin Brown, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 07 August 2014
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 21 August 2014

To ask the Scottish Government for how long the currency of an independent Scotland has been discussed at each meeting of the Fiscal Commission Working Group.

Question reference: S4W-22311

Asked by: Gavin Brown, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 07 August 2014
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 21 August 2014

To ask the Scottish Government how many officials have attended each meeting of the Fiscal Commission Working Group.

Question reference: S4W-22306

Asked by: Gavin Brown, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 07 August 2014
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 21 August 2014

To ask the Scottish Government how many meetings of the Fiscal Commission Working Group took place in (a) 2012 and (b) 2013 and have taken place in 2014 and at how many of the meetings all members were present.

Question reference: S4W-22310

Asked by: Gavin Brown, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 07 August 2014
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 21 August 2014

To ask the Scottish Government what (a) written and (b) oral evidence the Fiscal Commission Working Group has taken on the currency of an independent Scotland.