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-29595
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 June 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 17 June 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what process was in place for appointing the independent consultant carrying out the island impact assessment for Highlands and Islands Airports Limited's (HIAL) Air Traffic Management Strategy.
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Question reference: S5W-29597
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 June 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 17 June 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what safeguards are in place for ensuring that the island impact assessment being carried out for Highlands and Islands Airports Limited's (HIAL) Air Traffic Management Strategy is conducted objectively.
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Question reference: S5W-29596
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 June 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 17 June 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what community groups are being consulted as part of the island impact assessment being carried out for Highlands and Islands Airports Limited's (HIAL) Air Traffic Management Strategy.
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Question reference: S5W-29489
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 28 May 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 8 June 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to introduce so-called smarter shielding and, if so, how information regarding this will be communicated to the people affected.
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Question reference: S5W-29302
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 May 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 8 June 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how its contact tracing web tool will be accessible to people (a) with all levels of digital literacy, (b) who are visually impaired and (c) whose first language is not English but another that is widely spoken in Scotland.
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Question reference: S5W-29301
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 May 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 3 June 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will publish full details of any work that has been done to identify and mitigate any (a) privacy risks and (b) impacts on other human rights from digital contact tracing platforms, ahead of any national roll-out.
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Question reference: S5W-28792
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 April 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Ash Denham on 13 May 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on how many fire engineering training courses are provided annually, broken down by the providing institution.
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Question reference: S5W-28793
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 April 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Ash Denham on 13 May 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how many Scottish Fire and Rescue Service personnel have attended fire engineering courses in each of the last five calendar years.
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Question reference: S5W-28794
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 April 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Ash Denham on 13 May 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service's external training budget has been in each of the last five financial years, and what the corresponding expenditure out-turn for external training has been in the same period.
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Question reference: S5W-28791
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 April 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Ash Denham on 13 May 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to reduce false fire alarm signals from premises owned or occupied by public sector organisations.
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