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-06988
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 February 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 8 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-05529 by Michael Matheson on 21 December 2016, by what date it will set out its plan for the implementation of the independent advisory group's recommendations.
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Question reference: S5W-06996
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 February 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 8 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how many meetings regarding the Enterprise and Skills Review have been held at which it, the Scottish Funding Council, Scottish Development International, Skills Development Scotland, Highlands and Islands Enterprise and Scottish Enterprise all attended, and whether it will publish the (a) agenda and (b) minutes of each.
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Question reference: S5W-07540
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 24 February 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 8 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what its policy is on ministerial sign-off on freedom of information requests.
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Question reference: S5W-07498
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 23 February 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 8 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the phasing out of (a) petrol and (b) diesel vehicles by 2025 in (i) rural and (ii) urban areas.
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Question reference: S5W-07468
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 23 February 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 8 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how much funding it will provide between now and August 2019 for (a) the ongoing expansion of the publicly available ChargePlace Scotland network and (b) the installation of (i) domestic and (ii) workplace charge points.
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Question reference: S5W-07497
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 23 February 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 8 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the establishment of so-called emission zones, in which diesel and petrol vehicles would be charged for entering.
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Question reference: S5W-07455
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 23 February 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 8 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it has taken to identify locations for a phased ban in the use of petrol and diesel vehicles by 2025.
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Question reference: S5W-07183
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 February 2017
- Current Status: Answered by James Wolffe QC on 8 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-06471 by Michael Matheson on 7 February 2017, what its response is to the number of unresolved fatal accident inquiries being at its highest level since 2012, and what action it is taking to resolve this.
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Question reference: S5W-07138
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 10 February 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 8 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what the proposed capital budget is for the design and construction of the (a) new national prison for women at Cornton Vale and (b) proposed community custodial units, and whether capital expenditure budgets have been secured for these.
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Question reference: S5W-07142
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 10 February 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 8 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what the timescale is for decommissioning the existing capacity in the female custodial estate.
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