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-03680
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 October 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 27 October 2016
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-03143 by Fergus Ewing on 5 October 2016, whether it will provide the information that was requested regarding what minimum speed of broadband will be available by 2021.
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Question reference: S5W-03233
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 September 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 12 October 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the report, Scottish Climate Change Adaptation Programme: An independent assessment for the Scottish Parliament, and what plans it has to implement the report's recommendations.
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Question reference: S5W-03232
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 September 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 12 October 2016
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the recommendations in the report, Scottish Climate Change Adaptation Programme: An independent assessment for the Scottish Parliament, what plans it has to (a) address insufficient data on progress made and (b) implement an effective monitoring regime and timetable of delivery across government directorates.
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Question reference: S5W-03142
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 23 September 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 7 October 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the minimum broadband speed of 10 Mbps that has been suggested by the UK Government under the proposed universal service obligation.
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Question reference: S5W-03129
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 22 September 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 5 October 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the finding in the report, HMICS Crime Audit 2016, that some crime is being displaced and is now taking place online, and how it is working with Police Scotland to improve capabilities to identify, record, and investigate cybercrime.
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Question reference: S5W-03130
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 22 September 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Mark McDonald on 5 October 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how many cases of online child sexual abuse there have been in each year since 2013.
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Question reference: S5W-03127
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 22 September 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 5 October 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what strategy it has developed in cooperation with Police Scotland to counter cybercrime.
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Question reference: S5W-03143
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 23 September 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 5 October 2016
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the comments by the First Minister on 25 May 2016 (Official Report, c. 9), regarding broadband access that “by 2021, we intend to reach 100 per cent of premises across the country”; what minimum speed of broadband will be available by 2021, and what plans it has to increase speeds beyond then.
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Question reference: S5W-03141
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 23 September 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 5 October 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding (a) the services that could be requested under, (b) the timetable for the delivery of, and (c) other matters in relation to the proposed universal service obligation.
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Question reference: S5W-03140
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 23 September 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 5 October 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has carried out of the potential impact of the proposed universal service obligation on its plans to roll out superfast broadband to 100% of premises.
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