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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

Urgent Questions aren't included in the Question and Answers search.  There is a SPICe fact sheet listing Urgent and emergency questions.

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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 4 May 2021
  6. Session 6: 13 May 2021 to 8 April 2026
  7. Current session: 14 May 2026 to 6 October 2026
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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-07048

  • 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 answer to question S5W-00012 by Keith Brown on 31 May 2016, what subsequent contact it has had or plans with (a) Falkirk Council and (b) Louden Castle Developments regarding its assessment of the credibility of SinoFortone.

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.

Question reference: S5W-07038

  • 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, in light of the comment in The Independent on 15 June 2016 that “in March SinoFortone agreed a green energy and affordable housing scheme investment with the Scottish government. SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon signed off the contract, which might eventually be worth £10bn”, (a) whether it has taken action to correct this, (b) what contact it has made with news media outlets regarding this and any other claims that the memorandum of understanding with SinoFortone led to investment, (c) whether it has alerted public sector organisations in the UK about the accuracy of such claims and (d) what its policy is on correcting inaccurate media reports.

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.