Questions and answers
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: S5W-18822
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 13 September 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 19 September 2018
To ask the Scottish Government whether the R100 programme will be delivered by the end of the current parliamentary session or by December 2021.
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Question reference: S5W-18528
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 03 September 2018
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 13 September 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to concerns raised by the lead researcher at the civil liberties group, Big Brother Watch, that the introduction of fingerprint scanning to pay for school lunches normalises hi-tech surveillance from a very young age.
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Question reference: S5W-18529
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 03 September 2018
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 13 September 2018
To ask the Scottish Government whether the use of biometric technology to pay for school lunches has been introduced without parents being consulted and, if so, whether it considers this to be acceptable.
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Question reference: S5W-18227
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 August 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 6 September 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how many people have been released from prison in each month in the last two years.
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Question reference: S5W-18332
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 August 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 4 September 2018
To ask the Scottish Government when it will bring forward legislation based on the outcome of its consultation on crofting legislation, which concluded in 2017.
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Question reference: S5W-18010
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 02 August 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 29 August 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how many mental health professionals worked alongside (a) Police Scotland, (b) the Scottish Prison Service and (c) the Scottish Courts and Tribunal Service in each of the last three years.
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Question reference: S5W-18009
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 02 August 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 29 August 2018
To ask the Scottish Government whether and how it plans to increase access to mental health services throughout the criminal justice process.
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Question reference: S5W-18008
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 02 August 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 17 August 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to consider an investigation into the (a) use and purpose of non-disclosure agreements by employers in Scotland and (b) control mechanisms that regulate the use of non-disclosure agreements in Scotland.
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Question reference: S5W-17846
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 July 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 8 August 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) non harassment, (b) sexual harm prevention and (c) sexual risk orders have been made under the Abusive Behaviour and Sexual Harm (Scotland) Act 2016.
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Question reference: S5W-17841
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 July 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 8 August 2018
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to review the implementation of the Abusive Behaviour and Sexual Harm (Scotland) Act 2016.