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-07526
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 23 February 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 6 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with (a) COSLA and (b) each local authority regarding introducing (i) free town centre parking and (ii) access to bus or taxi lanes for electric vehicles, and whether it will publish any (A) correspondence and (B) minutes or notes of these meetings.
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Question reference: S5W-07458
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 23 February 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 6 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on increasing on-street parking charges for diesel cars.
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Question reference: S5W-07457
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 23 February 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 6 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to use scrappage schemes to encourage drivers to switch to electric cars.
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Question reference: S5W-07454
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 23 February 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 6 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to decarbonise publicly (a) owned and (b) managed transport fleets.
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Question reference: S5W-07383
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 February 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 3 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of premises in (a) Orkney, (b) Shetland, (c) the rest of the Highlands and Islands and (d) the rest of Scotland can access superfast broadband, also broken down by the percentage that can access this because of the Digital Scotland Superfast Broadband programme.
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Question reference: S5W-07462
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 23 February 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 2 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how it will support fuel-efficient driver training.
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Question reference: S5W-07464
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 23 February 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 2 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how many drivers it expects to complete fuel-efficient driver training in each year until 2032.
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Question reference: S5W-07496
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 23 February 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 2 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government when it last discussed undertaking trials of connected and autonomous vehicles with (a) Scottish Enterprise, (b) the UK Government and (c) other bodies, and whether it will publish any (i) correspondence and (ii) minutes of meetings regarding this.
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Question reference: S5W-07459
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 23 February 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 2 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to providing payment exemptions to electric vehicles on ferry operators in the (a) Northern Isles and (b) rest of Scotland.