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-04127
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 21 November 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Alasdair Allan on 1 December 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive how many partnerships it has with universities outside of the UK for the provision of foreign language assistants.
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Question reference: S4W-04128
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 21 November 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Alasdair Allan on 1 December 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what the reduction in foreign language assistants has been since 2005-06 and what impact it considers that this will have on its commitment to increase the take-up of foreign language lessons by children.
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Question reference: S4W-04126
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 21 November 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Alasdair Allan on 1 December 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what support it gives to students at universities in Scotland who hope to become foreign language assistants.
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Question reference: S4W-04129
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 21 November 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Alasdair Allan on 1 December 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what its position is on British Council Scotland's (BCS) recent report suggesting that there has been an 80% reduction in the number of foreign language assistants since 2005-06 and whether it has had discussions with BCS regarding this.
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Question reference: S4W-04125
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 21 November 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Alasdair Allan on 1 December 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to encourage local authorities to employ foreign language assistants.
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Question reference: S4W-04172
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 November 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 1 December 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive how it is targeting support at homes that use liquid petroleum gas or heating oil to help make them more energy efficient and cheaper to heat.
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Question reference: S4W-04174
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 November 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 1 December 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people who use (a) liquid petroleum gas and (b) heating oil have been provided with energy efficiency measures under the Universal Home Insulation Scheme.
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Question reference: S4O-00453
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 November 2011
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 December 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with Orkney Islands Council since May 2011 in relation to the replacement of Orkney’s internal ferry fleet.
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Question reference: S4W-04139
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 21 November 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 30 November 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers that HM Inspectorate of Education should include in its inspections an assessment of the quality of education services available to children and young people who are absent from school because of accident or ill-health.
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Question reference: S4W-04137
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 21 November 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 30 November 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will consider introducing a duty on local authorities to inform parents of the education services available to children and young people who are absent from school because of accident or ill-health.
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