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-00500
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 06 June 2016
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 15 June 2016
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-00142 by John Swinney on 2 June 2016, whether an earlier date was initially identified for the release of the Scottish Survey of Literacy and Numeracy and announced 12 months in advance and, if so, what action it took to ensure that the subsequent change in the publication date was drawn to public attention in accordance with the Code of Practice for Official Statistics.
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Question reference: S5W-00502
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 06 June 2016
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 15 June 2016
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-00142 by John Swinney on 2 June 2016, on what date the responsible statistician advised ministers that the Scottish Survey of Literacy and Numeracy would be published more than one month later than in previous years, and whether the statistician was employed by it at the time of the decision.
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Question reference: S5W-00414
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 June 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 14 June 2016
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answers to questions S4W-25353, S4W-26131, S4W-27521, S4W-28458 and S4W-29913 by John Swinney on 7 May 2015, 7 July 2015, 29 September 2015, 2 December 2015 and 8 March 2016 respectively, what the reason is for the delay in providing this information, and on what date it will set out (a) an analysis of responses to the consultation on proposed amendments to the NHS Central Register (Scotland) Regulations 2006 and (b) details of how it plans to proceed.
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Question reference: S5W-00415
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 June 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 14 June 2016
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-29576 by Michael Matheson on 10 February 2016, on what date the guidance will be published.
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Question reference: S5W-00418
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 June 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 14 June 2016
To ask the Scottish Government in light of the findings in the HM Inspectorate of Constabulary in Scotland report, Audit and Assurance Review of the use of the Facial Search functionality within the UK Police National Database (PND) by Police Scotland, whether it will (a) introduce legislation regarding the retention and use of photographic images by the police, (b) establish an independent commissioner to oversee biometric databases and records and (c) develop a statutory code of practice to govern the use of biometric data.
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Question reference: S5W-00413
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 June 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 14 June 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions its (a) ministers and (b) officials have had with (i) Police Scotland and (ii) the Scottish Police Authority regarding the recommendations in the HM Inspectorate of Constabulary in Scotland report, Audit and Assurance Review of the use of the Facial Search functionality within the UK Police National Database (PND) by Police Scotland, and on what dates.
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Question reference: S5W-00327
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 June 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 14 June 2016
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the evidence given by Fiona Hyslop to the Education and Culture Committee on 20 May 2014 (Official Report, c. 4152) that, by April 2015, Historic Environment Scotland would provide a cost for the outstanding repair and maintenance backlog for properties, whether this information has been provided and, if so, what the cost of the repairs and maintenance is.
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Question reference: S5W-00417
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 June 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 14 June 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on adopting a similar approach to data as that of Estonia, which considers that it belongs to the citizen and that people have the right to know who has accessed their information.
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Question reference: S5W-00326
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 June 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 9 June 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how organisations and stakeholders will be able to access support from the infrastructure investment plan that was referred to in the 2016 SNP manifesto.
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Question reference: S5W-00324
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 June 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 9 June 2016
To ask the Scottish Government whether the infrastructure investment plan that was referred to in the 2016 SNP manifesto will focus on the reported 72% of pre-1919 homes that are in disrepair.