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-01346
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 08 July 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Annabelle Ewing on 22 July 2016
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the comment in paragraph 5.28 of the Annual Report of the Chief Surveillance Commissioner to the Prime Minister and to the Scottish Ministers for 2015-2016, that “We are concerned that one police force in the United Kingdom finds itself in a different position to its counterparts across the border,” [in relation to authorisation for covert activities for the purposes of identifying any source of journalistic material] what steps have been taken to review the impact of differing procedures across the UK.
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Question reference: S5W-01344
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 08 July 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Annabelle Ewing on 22 July 2016
To ask the Scottish Government, further to paragraph 2.14 of the Annual Report of the Chief Surveillance Commissioner to the Prime Minister and to the Scottish Ministers for 2015-2016, whether the appointment of the Scotland-based Commissioner has been made.
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Question reference: S5W-01026
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 23 June 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 13 July 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how many children under the age of 16 were detained in custody and held overnight in cells during (a) 2013-14, (b) 2014-15 and (c) 2015-16, broken down by (i) Police Scotland division, (ii) age and (iii) how long each child was held for.
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Question reference: S5W-01025
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 23 June 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 13 July 2016
To ask the Scottish Government whether it considers that Police Scotland should, for the purpose of scrutiny, routinely collect data regarding the detention of children under the age of 16 overnight in cells.
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Question reference: S5W-01027
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 23 June 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 13 July 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what the longest period a child under the age of 16 was held in custody for during (a) 2013-14, (b) 2014-15 and (c) 2015-16; for what reason; how old the child was, and whether they were subsequently charged.
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Question reference: S5W-01028
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 23 June 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 13 July 2016
To ask the Scottish Government whether it is Police Scotland procedure to detain in custody children under the age of 16 overnight in cells and under what circumstances this would occur.
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Question reference: S5W-00761
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 June 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 29 June 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what support it provides to encourage joint working between NHS boards and local authorities in (a) Orkney and (b) the rest of the country.
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Question reference: S5W-00762
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 June 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 27 June 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how many community health posts have been relocated (a) in and (b) from (i) Orkney and (ii) the Highlands and Islands in each of the last five years, and how this compares with the rest of the country.
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Question reference: S5W-00763
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 June 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 27 June 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that community health posts in remote and rural areas are protected.
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Question reference: S5W-00710
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 13 June 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 27 June 2016
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-00174 by Roseanna Cunningham on 31 May 2016, by what date it will (a) set and (b) announce the emissions targets.