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: S6W-03948
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 9 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether, under its proposed short-term let licensing regime, some types of tourist accommodation, such as hotels, serviced accommodation, mobile accommodation and licensed caravans, will be exempt from licensing in respect of health and safety, but with this being mandatory for bed and breakfast and self-catering businesses, and, if so, for what reasons.
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Question reference: S6W-03833
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 9 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, further to its announcement that it will end overseas trade support focused on purely fossil fuel goods and services from 1 November 2021, what measures it will use to assess which goods and services “align with the energy transition” in order to continue receiving support.
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Question reference: S6W-03942
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 22 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Dorothy Bain on 9 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the findings in the report, Nothing to See Here?, regarding the suggestion that, since the 2016 change in law regarding fatal accident inquiries, the average length of time for completion of such an inquiry has increased by 100 days.
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Question reference: S6W-03947
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 22 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Dorothy Bain on 8 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, in relation to the time taken to complete a fatal accident inquiry into the death in custody of a young person, what is (a) the average time taken and (b) the longest time taken in each of the past five years.
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Question reference: S6W-03955
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 25 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 8 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many trees it has planted in each year since 2016, broken down by local authority area.
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Question reference: S6W-03840
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 8 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, in the event that the UK Government does not exempt deposits made under its Deposit Return Scheme from VAT, whether it plans to provide support for businesses to manage any costs arising from that decision.
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Question reference: S6W-03842
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 8 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its discussions with the UK Government regarding the application of VAT to deposits made under its Deposit Return Scheme; whether it has reached an agreement with the UK Government on this matter, and when it anticipates being able to confirm to businesses and consumers whether VAT will be applied to these deposits.
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Question reference: S6W-03766
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 14 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 4 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many eBike loans for key workers have been funded through the eBike Grant Fund to date.
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Question reference: S6W-03763
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 4 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-33521 by Michael Matheson on 4 December 2020, whether it will provide figures for each month since November 2020 to date.
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Question reference: S6W-03765
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 4 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-33523 by Michael Matheson on 4 December 2020, whether it will provide the (a) updated figure for 2020-21 and (b) figure for 2021-22 to date.
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