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-10580
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 August 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 29 August 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the age demographic of health visitors.
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Question reference: S5W-10571
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 August 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 29 August 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how much has been spent on (a) bank and (b) agency health visitors in each of the last six years, broken down by NHS board.
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Question reference: S5W-10575
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 August 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 29 August 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how many of the additional 500 health visitors committed to in 2014 have been (a) trained and (b) recruited.
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Question reference: S5W-10574
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 August 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 29 August 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how many health visitors have been recruited on a part-time basis in each of the last six years, broken down by NHS board.
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Question reference: S5W-10581
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 August 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 29 August 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it has taken to promote health visiting as an attractive career.
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Question reference: S5W-10536
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 August 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 28 August 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the recent report by the British Infrastructure Group of MPs, which states that eight of the 20 worst performing areas in the UK for broadband are in Scotland.
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Question reference: S5W-10734
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 14 August 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 28 August 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has carried out of the link between fuel poverty and poor physical and mental health, and what the findings of this were.
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Question reference: S5W-10537
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 August 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 24 August 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the potential impact on Scotland of BT's offer to provide the infrastructure for 99% of premises in the UK to get broadband speeds of at least 10 megabits per second by 2020 and, in light of this offer, what its position is on the impact on Scotland of the UK Government's proposal for a universal service obligation.
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Question reference: S5W-10563
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 August 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 23 August 2017
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the e-purse scheme being developed by Transport Scotland.
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Question reference: S5W-10438
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 21 July 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 21 August 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with (a) the Highlands and Islands Transport Partnership (HITRANS) and (b) Shetland's Transport Partnership (ZetTrans) regarding flight connections to and from the Highlands and Islands, in light of the decision by Flybe and Loganair to end their franchise agreement.
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