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-02635
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 12 September 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 23 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what support it provides to people with electronic tagging devices.
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Question reference: S5W-02636
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 12 September 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 22 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government on what date it will publish the code of conduct for stop and search.
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Question reference: S5W-02405
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 08 September 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 22 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what meetings the Cabinet Secretary for Justice has had with each local police commander since 2013.
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Question reference: S5W-02404
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 08 September 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 22 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with local police commanders since 2013 regarding policing priorities.
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Question reference: S5W-02403
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 08 September 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 22 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what support and guidance it provides to local authorities prior to them setting their local policing priorities.
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Question reference: S5W-02402
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 08 September 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 22 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what the policing priorities have been in each year since 2013, broken down by division.
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Question reference: S5W-02406
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 08 September 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 21 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government when the next update to the report, Equality and Diversity in Police Scotland 2013 will be published.
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Question reference: S5W-02697
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 September 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 21 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what support it has provided in each of the last five years to women’s aid services that support victims of domestic abuse.
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Question reference: S5W-02273
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 01 September 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 20 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the call on 30 August 2016 from the Existing Homes Alliance for it to publish a delayed consultation on the regulation of energy efficiency in private sector.
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Question reference: S5W-02272
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 01 September 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 20 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the call on 30 August 2016 from the Existing Homes Alliance for the forthcoming programme for government to set an objective for a national infrastructure programme that supports every home to reach at least an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) band C by 2025.
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