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: S6W-18955
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 09 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 23 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of reports that ChargePlace Scotland will be brought under private ownership, how it will guarantee that rural and island areas will receive sufficient electric vehicle (EV) charger coverage and operational support under a private ownership model to meet local demand and support these communities in transitioning away from fossil fuel transport.
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Question reference: S6W-19192
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 16 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 23 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has carried out an Island Communities Impact Assessment in relation to the Visitor Levy (Scotland) Bill, and, if not, whether it plans to do so.
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Question reference: S6W-18957
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 09 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 22 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, further to its commitment to provide £60 million of public and private investment in Scotland's electric vehicle (EV) charging network, how much public funding it plans to allocate to this commitment in each of the next five years.
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Question reference: S6W-18956
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 09 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 22 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of reports that ChargePlace Scotland will be brought under private ownership, on what date it anticipates this will take place.
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Question reference: S6W-19105
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 20 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide the full membership of the New Deal for Business Group, co-chaired by the Cabinet Secretary for Wellbeing Economy, Fair Work and Energy.
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Question reference: S6W-18960
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 09 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Christina McKelvie on 14 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what plans there are to establish a dedicated space to address the role of Scotland in empire, colonialism and slavery, as recommended by the Empire, Slavery & Scotland’s Museums steering group.
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Question reference: S6W-18173
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 22 May 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 7 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answers to questions S6W-17666 and S6W-17670 by Paul McLennan on 17 May 2023, whether it will provide a costing breakdown of the money that has been allocated so far in the current parliamentary session (a) in total and (b) as a proportion of the total money made available to the fund.
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Question reference: S6W-18320
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 May 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 6 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-17663 by Lorna Slater on 23 May 2023, whether it will provide an answer to the question that was asked about which (a) businesses and (b) trade associations have confirmed to the Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity that their “number one concern” is uncertainty created specifically by the UK Government not issuing an exclusion to the United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020.
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Question reference: S6W-18283
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 May 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 6 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has changed its target for the publication of the final version of its biodiversity strategy to 2045, along with the first delivery plan, since the draft strategy was published, and, if so, what the original target was.
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Question reference: S6W-18195
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 22 May 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 6 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-14348 by Shona Robison on 31 January 2023, whether it will provide a breakdown, by local authority area, of the data for each year.
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