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-23809
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 17 June 2019
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 10 July 2019
To ask the Scottish Government (a) how many and (b) what percentage of probationer teachers are to be allocated to island and rural communities in 2019-20.
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Question reference: S5W-23923
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 June 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 2 July 2019
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-21383 by Clare Haughey on 18 June 2019, what the estimated timeline is, broken down by quarter, for it fulfilling the commitment in its mental health strategy to hire 800 additional mental health professionals, and whether it will place a copy of the documents supporting this planning in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (SPICe).
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Question reference: S5W-23922
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 June 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 2 July 2019
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-21383 by Clare Haughey on 18 June 2019, whether it has any provisional projections of the proportional allocation in 2022, broken down by (a) A&E, (b) custody suite, (c) GP, (d) prison and (e) other setting, and whether it will place a copy of the documents supporting this planning in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (SPICe).
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Question reference: S5W-23804
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 14 June 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 27 June 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made in installing new mobile phone masts in Orkney under the 4G infill programme.
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Question reference: S5W-23707
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 10 June 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 19 June 2019
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the publication in June 2018 of the report, Scottish greenhouse gas emissions 2016, whether it can provide a breakdown of which companies or other parties in each sector were responsible for the most emissions.
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Question reference: S5W-23705
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 10 June 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 18 June 2019
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-21383 by Clare Haughey on 21 February 2019, what the estimated timeline is, broken down by quarter, for it fulfilling the commitment in its Mental Health Strategy to hire 800 additional mental health professionals, and what it estimates the final proportional allocation will be, broken down by (a) A&E, (b) custody suite, (c) GP, (d) prison and (e) other settings.
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Question reference: S5T-01718
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 17 June 2019
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 18 June 2019
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason it has reportedly agreed with the SPFL to keep information regarding the extent of sectarianism at football confidential, and whether it will publish this data.
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Question reference: S5O-03383
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 June 2019
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 13 June 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what guidance it provides for college students regarding fees encountered for starting a course and then withdrawing.
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Question reference: S5O-03351
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 May 2019
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 6 June 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the provision of mental health services in Orkney.
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Question reference: S5W-22715
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 18 April 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 16 May 2019
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has implemented the recommendations in the report, Tackling Sectarianism in Scotland: review of implementation, and whether it will provide a progress report on each recommendation.
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