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
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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Question reference: S5W-16438
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 04 May 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 17 May 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with (a) Police Scotland and (b) the SPA regarding cyber kiosks.
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Question reference: S5W-16436
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 04 May 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 17 May 2018
To ask the Scottish Government on what date ministers were made aware of Police Scotland's (a) interest and (b) investment in cyber kiosks.
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Question reference: S5W-16434
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 04 May 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 17 May 2018
To ask the Scottish Government which statutory powers permit the police to seize a phone and examine it for evidence, and whether witnesses can be compelled to hand over their phones for this purpose.
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Question reference: S5W-16433
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 04 May 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 17 May 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what oversight there is of the use of cyber kiosks by Police Scotland.
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Question reference: S5O-02109
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 May 2018
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 17 May 2018
To ask the Scottish Government when the Minister for Transport and the Islands last met Orkney Islands Council, and what issues were discussed.
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Question reference: S5W-15871
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 12 April 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 8 May 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how many people convicted of possession, without intent to supply, of (a) heroin, (b) cocaine, (c) cannabis, (d) amphetamines, (e) ecstasy and (f) other drugs in each year since 2011-12 received (i) a custodial sentence, (ii) a community payback order, including a requirement to carry out a drug treatment programme, (iii) a drug treatment and testing order, (iv) a fine and (v) any other disposal.
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Question reference: S5O-02082
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 May 2018
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 10 May 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on there being a distinct rural dimension to fuel poverty, and whether it plans to take forward all of the recommendations of the Scottish Rural Fuel Poverty Task Force.
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Question reference: S5W-15974
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 April 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 26 April 2018
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-15787 by Roseanna Cunningham on 16 April 2018, whether it will publish the correspondence between it and the UK Government regarding coordinating plans for a deposit-return scheme.
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Question reference: S5W-15714
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 March 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 18 April 2018
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the report of the Independent Advisory Group on the Use of Biometric Data in Scotland, what its position is on introducing (a) a new legislative framework for biometrics, (b) a code of practice covering the acquisition, retention, use and disposal of DNA, fingerprints, facial and other photographic images and all existing, emerging and future biometrics and (c) an independent biometrics commissioner, and whether it plans to introduce these before the end of the parliamentary session.
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Question reference: S5W-15787
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 April 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 16 April 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it is giving to coordinating its plans for a deposit-return scheme with that announced by the UK Government.
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