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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-21492

Asked by: Ruth Davidson, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 30 May 2014
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 27 June 2014

To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has carried out of the costs of adapting existing Scottish (a) organisations and (b) departments that would need to be expanded or adapted to take functions that are currently reserved before Scotland became an independent country.

Question reference: S4W-21526

Asked by: Ruth Davidson, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 30 May 2014
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 27 June 2014

To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has made of the costs of setting up the UK (a) organisations and (b) departments that the Scottish Government presumes would be shared, if the rest of the UK refused to enter a currency union with an independent Scotland.

Question reference: S4W-21489

Asked by: Ruth Davidson, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 30 May 2014
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 27 June 2014

To ask the Scottish Government how much it would cost to set up organisations or departments that would need to be established in an independent Scotland but are not referred to in the white paper on independence.

Question reference: S4W-21479

Asked by: Ruth Davidson, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 30 May 2014
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 27 June 2014

To ask the Scottish Government how much it would cost to set up the single economic regulator referred to in the white paper on independence.

Question reference: S4W-21494

Asked by: Ruth Davidson, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 30 May 2014
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 27 June 2014

To ask the Scottish Government how much it would cost to set up the Scottish borders and migration service referred to in the white paper on independence.

Question reference: S4W-21496

Asked by: Ruth Davidson, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 30 May 2014
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 27 June 2014

To ask the Scottish Government how much it would cost to set up the Scottish tribunal service referred to in the white paper on independence.

Question reference: S4W-21487

Asked by: Ruth Davidson, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 30 May 2014
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 27 June 2014

To ask the Scottish Government how much it would cost to set up the up to 90 overseas Scottish embassies referred to in the white paper on independence.

Question reference: S4W-21524

Asked by: Ruth Davidson, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 30 May 2014
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 27 June 2014

To ask the Scottish Government, if the rest of the UK refused to enter a currency union with an independent Scotland, how much it would cost to set up a Scottish financial conduct authority.

Question reference: S4W-21485

Asked by: Ruth Davidson, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 30 May 2014
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 27 June 2014

To ask the Scottish Government how much it would cost to set up the shipping agency referred to in the white paper on independence.

Question reference: S4W-21505

Asked by: Ruth Davidson, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 30 May 2014
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 27 June 2014

To ask the Scottish Government how much it would cost to set up other (a) organisations and (b) departments that would need to be established shortly after Scotland became an independent country but are not referred to in the white paper on independence.