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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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Dates of parliamentary sessions
  1. Session 1: 12 May 1999 to 31 March 2003
  2. Session 2: 7 May 2003 to 2 April 2007
  3. Session 3: 9 May 2007 to 22 March 2011
  4. Session 4: 11 May 2011 to 23 March 2016
  5. Session 5: 12 May 2016 to 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 26 December 2024
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Question reference: S6W-07604

  • Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Friday, 25 March 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 11 April 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what support it is providing to ensure that rental properties in rural and island communities meet energy performance certificate (EPC) rating standards.

Question reference: S6W-07603

  • Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Friday, 25 March 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 11 April 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how many properties, broken down by local authority area, it anticipates will not meet an EPC rating of at least band E by 1 April 2022, as required under the Energy Efficiency (Domestic Private Rented Property) (Scotland) Regulations 2020.

Question reference: S6W-07406

  • Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 17 March 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Ash Regan on 31 March 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on progress in establishing a pilot of mandatory meetings on alternatives to court, in line with its statutory duty as set out in the Children (Scotland) Act 2020.

Question reference: S6W-07408

  • Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 17 March 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Ash Regan on 31 March 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it is taking action to reduce pressures on family courts by supporting other forms of dispute resolution.

Question reference: S6W-07407

  • Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 17 March 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Ash Regan on 31 March 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to address the reported shortfall of legal aid providers in family law.

Question reference: S6W-07462

  • Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Friday, 18 March 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 29 March 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will be providing annual updates on progress towards its target that, by 2040, no more than 5% of households will be in fuel poverty and no more than 1% will be in extreme fuel poverty.

Question reference: S6W-07464

  • Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Friday, 18 March 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 29 March 2022

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the view in its 2021 Fuel Poverty Strategy that energy price increases since 2017 will have increased the number of households in fuel poverty, what it now estimates the true number of fuel poor households in Scotland to currently be.

Question reference: S6W-07459

  • Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Friday, 18 March 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 29 March 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how many fuel poor households it estimates have not qualified for the Warmer Homes Scotland scheme based on issues with the scheme’s qualifying criteria, as identified in its 2021 Fuel Poverty Strategy.

Question reference: S6W-07460

  • Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Friday, 18 March 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 29 March 2022

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the aim in its 2021 Fuel Poverty Strategy to ensure that “all homes across Scotland will have achieved the equivalent of an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) C” by 2033, how it plans to make the estimated investment of up to £6 billion that is required to deliver EPC C ratings to all fuel poor households in Scotland.

Question reference: S6W-07465

  • Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Friday, 18 March 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 29 March 2022

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the view in its 2021 Fuel Poverty Strategy that energy price increases since 2017 will have increased the number of households in fuel poverty, whether it will provide an up-to-date estimate of the cost of delivering an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) C rating for all fuel poor households.