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: S5W-31782
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 14 September 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 28 September 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how purposeful activity hours for prisoners are monitored in each institution.
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Question reference: S5W-31816
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 September 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 24 September 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what investigations Transport Scotland has carried out into faults affecting the EV charging network between 4 and 7 September 2020; what conclusions were reached regarding the source of the faults, and what steps are being taken to avoid them occurring again.
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Question reference: S5W-31820
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 September 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 24 September 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether the specification for the new ChargePlace Scotland contract will be published on placement of the tender.
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Question reference: S5W-31597
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 04 September 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 23 September 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether the Green Recovery Plan for the Islands that was announced in the Programme for Government is in addition to, or part of, the funding committed in the National Islands Plan.
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Question reference: S5W-31493
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 31 August 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 10 September 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether it is considering the reinstating of Less Favoured Area Support Scheme payments to 100% of the 2018 rate for the 2020 scheme year.
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Question reference: S5W-31491
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 31 August 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 10 September 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to pay claims under the 2020 Less Favoured Area Support Scheme in 2021.
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Question reference: S5W-31492
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 31 August 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 10 September 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether the Less Favoured Area Support Scheme will be retained in its current form until 2024.
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Question reference: S5W-31431
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 27 August 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Ash Denham on 7 September 2020
To ask the Scottish Government further to the comments by the First Minister on the wedding sector on 26 August 2020 (Official Report, c. 25), whether it will provide an update regarding the advice on the limit on the number of people who can attend a marriage ceremony or civil partnership registration.
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Question reference: S5W-31230
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 17 August 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 31 August 2020
To ask the Scottish Government when further details of how local authorities will administer the Transitional Support Fund will be made available.
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Question reference: S5W-31296
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 August 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 26 August 2020
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-30727 by Kate Forbes on 13 August 2020, what information it has regarding how many business support grant applications have been (a) made to and (b) awarded by each local authority.