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-15500
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 03 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 10 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what specific steps it is taking to engage with Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) people to meet the target of recruiting 4% BME teachers in schools by 2030, as recommended in the report, Teaching in a diverse Scotland: increasing and retaining minority ethnic teachers.
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Question reference: S6W-15203
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 February 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 7 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of Scotland’s waterways are currently classed as being in good ecological condition.
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Question reference: S6W-15405
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 27 February 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 7 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what information it holds on whether any local authorities are currently considering exporting waste as a measure in response to capacity gaps arising as a result of the 2025 landfill ban on biodegradable municipal waste.
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Question reference: S6W-15406
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 27 February 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 7 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, further to Recommendation 7 in the first report of the independent review of the role of incineration in the waste hierarchy, what consideration is being given in discussions with local authorities regarding the development of solutions to manage residual waste ahead of the landfill ban in 2025.
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Question reference: S6W-15204
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 February 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 6 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it expects to meet its target of 81% of Scotland’s water environment being in a good condition by 2027, in light of reports that the target date for cleaning up waterways in England has been moved back to 2063.
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Question reference: S6W-14707
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 06 February 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 28 February 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to reopen the School Library Improvement Fund.
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Question reference: S6W-14706
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 06 February 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 28 February 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what financial support is available to schools and community libraries to improve the availability of books that promote racial equality.
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Question reference: S6W-14428
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 27 January 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 6 February 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-09982 by Jenny Gilruth on 16 August 2022, how much funding is currently available in the current financial year to help purchase (a) new and (b) used electric vehicles through interest-free loans.
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Question reference: S6W-14220
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 January 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 2 February 2023
To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish its consultation on proposals to improve energy efficiency in non-domestic buildings.
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Question reference: S6W-14120
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 19 January 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 1 February 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, with reference to the recently published Children (Care and Justice) (Scotland) Bill, whether its commitment to make changes in relation to the provision of secure accommodation and the regulation of secure accommodation services, including those services that take children from other parts of the UK, will include secure transportation services.