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: S4W-19001
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 December 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 9 January 2014
To ask the Scottish Government how much the Air Discount Scheme has cost in each year since 2007-08.
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Question reference: S4O-02778
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 January 2014
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 15 January 2014
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it will take to assist the staff of Ortak Jewellery Ltd following the company's closure.
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Question reference: S4O-02762
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 December 2013
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 January 2014
To ask the Scottish Government what evidence it has that team teaching brings the same benefits to children as smaller class sizes.
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Question reference: S4W-18671
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 December 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 17 December 2013
To ask the Scottish Government in how many primary (a) 1, (b) 2 and (c) 3 classes team teaching is used, broken down by local authority.
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Question reference: S4W-18589
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 December 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 17 December 2013
To ask the Scottish Government whether Pentland Ferries will be entitled to a proportion of the subsidy paid to Serco under the terms of the Northern Isles ferry contract during January 2014 when it fulfils requirements for lifeline passenger ferry services across the Pentland Firth.
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Question reference: S4W-18587
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 December 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 17 December 2013
To ask the Scottish Government whether the replacement of MV Hamnavoe with MV Helliar on the Stromness to Scrabster route in January 2014 is compliant with the terms of the contract that it signed with Serco in 2012.
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Question reference: S4W-18588
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 December 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 17 December 2013
To ask the Scottish Government whether, as a result of the decision to operate the MV Helliar on the Stromness to Scrabster route in January 2014, Serco will be liable for fines under the terms of the contract for ferry services to the Northern Isles and, if so, how much those fines are expected to be.
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Question reference: S4W-18686
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 December 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 17 December 2013
To ask the Scottish Government how much the Air Discount Scheme has cost to administer in each of the last five years.
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Question reference: S4W-18687
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 December 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 17 December 2013
To ask the Scottish Government how many claims for discounted flights under the Air Discount Scheme have been made in each of the last five years, and how many were approved.
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Question reference: S4W-18688
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 December 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 17 December 2013
To ask the Scottish Government how many times people have been prevented from accessing the Air Discount Scheme because their journey was for non-personal reasons since the regulations were changed to prevent the scheme being used for business travel.
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