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-18172
- 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 answers to questions S6W-17666, S6W-17669 and S6W-17670 by Paul McLennan on 17 May 2023, how much money has been allocated, in total, by the funds during the current parliamentary session, broken down by local authority.
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Question reference: S6W-18194
- 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 updated data for 2022-23.
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Question reference: S6O-02322
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 May 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 1 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of Ofcom’s latest Connected Nations update, whether it will provide an update on superfast broadband roll-out in Orkney.
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Question reference: S6W-18079
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 18 May 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 30 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government when the Ferry Replacement Task Force will next meet.
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Question reference: S6W-17806
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 May 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 24 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-12122 by Lorna Slater on 23 November 2022, whether (a) SEPA and (b) Circularity Scotland has carried out any assessment of the issue raised in the question.
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Question reference: S6W-17663
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 04 May 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 23 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the comments by the Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity during the ministerial statement on the Deposit Return Scheme on 20 April 2023, which (a) businesses and (b) trade associations have confirmed to the minister 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-17664
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 04 May 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 23 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the comments by the Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity during the ministerial statement on the Deposit Return Scheme on 20 April 2023, which (a) businesses and (b) trade associations have expressed concerns relating to uncertainty around the scheme for any reason.
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Question reference: S6W-17751
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 05 May 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 22 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-16682 by Patrick Harvie on 2 May 2023, whether it will provide the information requested regarding what the (a) average and (b) shortest time was in (i) 2020-21, (ii) 2021-22 and (iii) 2022-23 between initial inquiries or applications being made and financial support being provided through each of the schemes, and for what reason it did not provide this information in its answer.
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Question reference: S6W-17756
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 05 May 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 22 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-01910 by Michael Matheson on 20 August 2021, how much it estimates it will cost (a) on average and (b) in total to bring such properties up to an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating of at least band C, in line with its net zero and just transition ambitions.
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Question reference: S6W-17805
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 May 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 19 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether materials currently collected for recycling by (a) Orkney Islands Council, (b) Shetland Islands Council and (c) Comhairle nan Eilean Siar would be transported to the Scottish mainland under the proposed Deposit Return Scheme, and, if so, how much additional material it anticipates will be transported to the Scottish mainland from each of these local authority areas.
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