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-15648
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 26 March 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 16 April 2018
To ask the Scottish Government who is on its expert panel to consider how to reduce single-use plastics; when the panel will report; which stakeholders the panel has engaged with, and what funding it has been given.
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Question reference: S5W-15413
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 19 March 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 4 April 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with representatives of the tourism sector in (a) Orkney and (b) Shetland regarding any impact of the uncertainty regarding the date for introducing Road Equivalent Tariff on ferry routes serving the Northern Isles.
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Question reference: S5W-15412
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 19 March 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 4 April 2018
To ask the Scottish Government whether it is committed to making Road Equivalent Tariff available on ferry routes serving Orkney and Shetland from the start of the summer 2018 timetable.
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Question reference: S5W-14994
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 01 March 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 15 March 2018
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-14439 by Michael Matheson on 27 February 2018, whether it will place a copy of PIRC's written submissions and the Scottish Government's responses in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (SPICe).
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Question reference: S5W-14604
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 12 February 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 7 March 2018
To ask the Scottish Government on how many occasions a request has been made by each prison in the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) estate seeking (a) authorisation and (b) an extension of an order to remove a prisoner from association with other inmates in accordance with section 95 of the Prisons and Young Offenders Institutions (Scotland) Rules 2011 in each of the last three years, also broken down by gender; how many requests were (i) declined, and for what reason and (ii) authorised by (A) ministers, and (B) SPS officials, broken down by position.
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Question reference: S5F-02117
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 05 March 2018
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 March 2018
To ask the First Minister what assessment the Scottish Government has made of the capacity of the Scottish Police Authority, and whether the organisation is fit for purpose.
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Question reference: S5O-01859
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 February 2018
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 7 March 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what it sees as the key roles of student associations in representing the interests of students at colleges and universities.
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Question reference: S5W-14439
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 February 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 27 February 2018
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the letter from the Police Investigations and Review Commissioner (PIRC) to the Convener of the Justice Committee on 5 February 2018, in light of the PIRC's comment that "the shortage of resources throughout 2017 has undoubtedly impacted on the speed at which the investigation team has been able to complete its work", on what dates the commissioner (a) raised concerns regarding resouces and (b) requested additional resources, broken down by (i) how much was requested on each occasion, (ii) the reason given for each request and (iii) its response to each request.
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Question reference: S5W-14441
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 February 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 27 February 2018
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Justice on 10 January 2018 (Official Report, c. 17), in light of the cabinet secretary's comment that that the timeframe for the investigation by the Police Investigations and Review Commissioner (PIRC) into the chief constable was "within its gift" and would "take as long as is required", what its response is to the letter from the commissioner to the Convener of the Justice Committee on 5 February 2018, which stated that the organisation was "stretched to the limit" and that "the shortage of resources throughout 2017 has undoubtedly impacted on the speed at which the investigation team has been able to complete its work".
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Question reference: S5W-14438
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 February 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 27 February 2018
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the letter from the Police Investigations and Review Commissioner (PIRC) to the Convener of the Justice Committee on 5 February 2018, when it was made aware of the PIRC's concerns that "the shortage of resources throughout 2017 has undoubtedly impacted on the speed at which the investigation team has been able to complete its work".