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-07779
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 06 March 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 15 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will publish a list of the members of the rural economy hub and the minutes of any meetings.
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Question reference: S5W-07703
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 06 March 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 15 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the statement in the publication, On Board: A Guide for Board Members of Public Bodies in Scotland, that it is the responsibility of boards to participate "in shared services and/or collaborative service delivery arrangements", what its position is on boards having the right to refuse to participate in collaborative service delivery arrangements if they deem them to be damaging to their own roles and responsibilities.
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Question reference: S5W-07702
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 06 March 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 15 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the statement in the publication, On Board: A Guide for Board Members of Public Bodies in Scotland, that, if a board member fundamentally disagrees "with the decision taken by the Board, they have the option of recording their concerns in the minutes", what its position is on this practice being followed during Scottish Police Authority meetings.
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Question reference: S5W-07778
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 06 March 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 15 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what the remit of the rural economy hub is, and what considerations it will give to island communities.
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Question reference: S5W-07780
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 06 March 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 15 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what funding it will provide to the rural economy hub.
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Question reference: S5W-07479
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 23 February 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 14 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answers to questions S4W-25353, S4W-26131, S4W-27521, S4W-28458 and S4W-29913 by John Swinney on 7 May 2015, 7 July 2015, 29 September 2015, 2 December 2015 and 8 March 2016 respectively, and to question S5W-00414 by Angela Constance on 14 June 2016, on what date it will publish its analysis of responses to the consultation on proposed amendments to the NHS Central Register (Scotland) Regulations 2006; for what reason this has taken two years to complete; what “full and proper consideration” of the responses has entailed; for what reason this has been undertaken for the same time period; on what date it will announce how it intends to proceed, and whether it has any plans to abandon its proposals.
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Question reference: S5W-07264
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 16 February 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 14 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made in implementing the recommendations in the Review of Governance in Policing, and when 12-month review of the report is due.
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Question reference: S5W-07230
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 February 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 14 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how the Transition Training Fund supports oil and gas workers who have lost their jobs in finding alternative work with onshore employers, and how many applicants to the fund have found new employment.
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Question reference: S5W-07209
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 February 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 14 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will ban the carrying of so-called zombie knives.
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Question reference: S5W-07199
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 February 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 13 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what action it has taken to ensure that its proposed changes to air passenger duty will not lead to passengers on connecting services with the rest of the UK being double-taxed; what discussions it has had or plans with the UK Government regarding this, and whether it will publish any correspondence.
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