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-24605
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 02 August 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 21 August 2019
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-24070 by Joe FitzPatrick on 26 July 2019, whether it will provide the figures for the period broken down by year.
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Question reference: S5W-24536
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 31 July 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 21 August 2019
To ask the Scottish Government when the final neurological conditions national action plan 2019-2024 will be published, in light of the consultation period on the draft plan ending in February 2019.
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Question reference: S5W-24203
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 July 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 5 August 2019
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-22506 by Fergus Ewing on 23 April 2019, what progress it has made toward plans for schoolchildren's farm visits, and by what date it will announce the details.
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Question reference: S5W-24246
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 05 July 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 2 August 2019
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-22716 by Humza Yousaf on 16 May 2019, which other stakeholders have had access to the data compiled by the SPFL on unacceptable conduct in Scottish football.
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Question reference: S5W-24247
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 05 July 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 2 August 2019
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-22716 by Humza Yousaf on 16 May 2019, how many times it has (a) requested and (b) accessed the data compiled by the SPFL on unacceptable conduct in Scottish football.
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Question reference: S5W-24248
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 05 July 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 2 August 2019
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-22716 by Humza Yousaf on 16 May 2019, how many times it has met the SPFL in the last two years; what was discussed on each occasion, and whether the (a) agreement for confidentiality outlined in its answer and (b) data compiled by the SPFL on unacceptable conduct in Scottish football was discussed.
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Question reference: S5W-24249
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 05 July 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 2 August 2019
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-22716 by Humza Yousaf on 16 May 2019, whether there is a contract relating to the agreement detailed in its answer; which minister approved this agreement, and whether it will place a copy of it in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (SPICe).
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Question reference: S5W-24264
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 08 July 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 2 August 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to prevent all types of microplastics in Scotland’s waters, including microbeads and secondary microplastics, from entering the food supply chain.
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Question reference: S5W-24263
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 08 July 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 2 August 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to tackle all types of microplastics in Scotland’s waters, including microbeads and secondary microplastics.
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Question reference: S5W-24262
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 08 July 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 2 August 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what action has been taken as part of its Marine Litter Strategy to tackle marine litter in Scotland’s waters by 2020.
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