Willie Rennie

27 Feb 2019 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what action it has taken to reduce the amount of plastic nurdles on beaches.

22 Feb 2019 · First Minister's Question

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14 Feb 2019 · First Minister's Question

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24 Jan 2019 · First Minister's Question

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21 Jan 2019 · First Minister's Question

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17 Jan 2019 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how much has been saved each year by the NHS following the introduction of altruistic kidney donations under the Human Tissue (Scotland) Act 2006.

Answer · Joe FitzPatrick: It is not possible to provide an accurate estimate of the savings to the NHS each year following the introduction of altruistic kidney donations under the Human Tissue (Scotland) Act 2006 as circumstances will vary from patient to patient. In particular, the …

4 Jan 2019 · First Minister's Question

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13 Dec 2018 · First Minister's Question

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11 Dec 2018 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to change the system for cold weather payments.

10 Dec 2018 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what results and outcomes of primary 1 assessments it received from Fife Council in 2018, and what its response was.

Answer · John Swinney: The Scottish Government does not receive any SNSA data from local authorities.

3 Dec 2018 · First Minister's Question

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27 Nov 2018 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what the (a) average and (b) longest time has been for (i) it, (ii) its agencies and (iii) non-departmental public bodies to conduct due diligence since the publication of the document, Guidance on due diligence: human rights.

Answer · Ivan McKee: I refer the member to the answer to question S5W-20247 on 14 December 2018. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusine…

27 Nov 2018 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many companies entered into an investment relationship or agreement with (a) it, (b) its agencies and (c) non-departmental public bodies (i) between 29 March 2017 and 13 June 2018 and (ii) since 14 June 2018, broken down by sector, and how many were subject to a human rights due dili…

Answer · Ivan McKee: I refer the member to the answer to question S5W-20247 on 14 December 2018. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusine…

27 Nov 2018 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) initial and (b) full checks have been conducted by (i) it, (ii) its agencies and (iii) non-departmental public bodies since the publication of its document, Guidance on due diligence: human rights.

Answer · Ivan McKee: I refer the member to the answer to question S5W-20247 on 14 December 2018. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusine…

27 Nov 2018 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will place in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (SPICe) a copy of its record of checks that have been carried out by (a) it, (b) its agencies and (c) non-departmental public bodies since the publication of the document, Guidance on due diligence: human rights.

Answer · Ivan McKee: The aim of producing Guidance on due diligence: human rights for investments was to ensure that decision makers have taken appropriate account of human rights issues before reaching a decision on whether to support an investment. The guidance does not specify…

27 Nov 2018 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many companies have been the subject of checks by (a) it, (b) its agencies and (c) non-departmental public bodies since the publication of its document, Guidance on due diligence: human rights, broken down by sector, and how many checks have led to a decision to not enter into an inv…

Answer · Ivan McKee: I refer the member to the answer to question S5W-20247 on 14 December 2018. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusine…

27 Nov 2018 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what action has been taken by (a), it (b) its agencies and (c) non-departmental public bodies to ensure that all checks carried out since the publication of the document, Guidance on due diligence: human rights, (i) fully comply with the guidance and (ii) take account the nature and sens…

Answer · Ivan McKee: I refer the member to the answer to question S5W-20247 on 14 December 2018. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusine…

27 Nov 2018 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the finances of schools in the North East Fife constituency.

26 Nov 2018 · First Minister's Question

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20 Nov 2018 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding the possible impact on Scotland of the proposal to make HMRC a secondary preferential creditor in insolvency.

Answer · Jamie Hepburn: The Scottish Government has had no discussions with the UK Government regarding the proposed changes and there was no prior consultation.

20 Nov 2018 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the possible impact on (a) floating charge holders and (b) unsecured creditors, including pension funds and small businesses, in Scotland of the UK Government's proposal to make HMRC a secondary preferential creditor in insolvency.

Answer · Jamie Hepburn: The Scottish Government has not yet been able to make any assessment of the impact of these proposed changes, and nor has the UK Government shared any such assessments with us.

20 Nov 2018 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the potential impact on lending to Scotland-based businesses of the UK Government’s proposal to make HMRC a secondary preferential creditor in insolvency.

Answer · Jamie Hepburn: I refer the member to the answer to question S5W-20068 on 29 November 2018. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusine…

8 Nov 2018 · First Minister's Question

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1 Nov 2018 · First Minister's Question

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22 Oct 2018 · First Minister's Question

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17 Oct 2018 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the proposed closure of the primary care emergency service facility in St Andrews.

28 Sep 2018 · First Minister's Question

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21 Sep 2018 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-18428 by Kate Forbes on 13 September 2018, for what reason the number of contractors has increased by 256% since 2015-16.

Answer · Kate Forbes: This is a question for the Keeper of the Registers of Scotland. She advises me that the profile of Registers of Scotland’s staff has changed over the last ten years, in particular since 2012-13. Principally that reflects the fact the organisation terminated i…

19 Sep 2018 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on there being a UK-wide referendum on the final terms of the Brexit deal.

13 Sep 2018 · First Minister's Question

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