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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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Dates of parliamentary sessions
  1. Session 1: 12 May 1999 to 31 March 2003
  2. Session 2: 7 May 2003 to 2 April 2007
  3. Session 3: 9 May 2007 to 22 March 2011
  4. Session 4: 11 May 2011 to 23 March 2016
  5. Session 5: 12 May 2016 to 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 13 July 2025
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Question reference: S5F-01268

  • Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Monday, 15 May 2017
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 18 May 2017

To ask the First Minister what issues will be discussed at the next meeting of the Cabinet.

Question reference: S5F-01241

  • Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Monday, 08 May 2017
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 11 May 2017

To ask the First Minister what issues will be discussed at the next meeting of the Cabinet.

Question reference: S5F-01181

  • Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Monday, 24 April 2017
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 27 April 2017

To ask the First Minister what issues will be discussed at the next meeting of the Cabinet.

Question reference: S5F-01145

  • Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 April 2017
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 20 April 2017

To ask the First Minister what issues will be discussed at the next meeting of the Cabinet.

Question reference: S5F-01064

  • Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Monday, 20 March 2017
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 23 March 2017

To ask the First Minister what issues will be discussed at the next meeting of the Cabinet.

Question reference: S5F-01025

  • Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Monday, 13 March 2017
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 16 March 2017

To ask the First Minister what issues will be discussed at the next meeting of the Cabinet.

Question reference: S5W-07047

  • Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 09 February 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 9 March 2017

To ask the Scottish Government what its assessment is of the credibility of SinoFortone, and whether it has contacted or plans to contact public sector organisations in the UK regarding this.

Question reference: S5W-07049

  • Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 09 February 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 9 March 2017

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the comment in the memorandum of understanding between the Scottish Government, China Railway No.3 Engineering Group and SinoFortone that (a) “Scottish financial institutions and other bodies may be approached with a view to obtaining their support for the program”, whether it will publish a list of those that were approached,  (b) it would “support the First Minister and others in Scotland in building strong working relationships with appropriate leaders and influential decision makers in China”, whether it will publish a list of the contacts that were made and (c) it is "intended as a statement of intent and a platform to share confidential information”, whether information was shared.

Question reference: S5W-07043

  • Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 09 February 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 9 March 2017

To ask the Scottish Government what examination its officials have made of the Companies House registration of SinoFortone to assess its suitability as an enterprise of sufficient size to undertake infrastructure investment in Scotland.

Question reference: S5W-07044

  • Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 09 February 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 9 March 2017

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has established any media monitoring process to assess the activities of SinoFortone in the UK and, if so, whether it assessed the company’s proposed investments in (a)  Liverpool FC, (b) Anglesey, (c) Kent and (d) Port Talbot.