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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

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Dates of parliamentary sessions
  1. Session 1: 12 May 1999 to 31 March 2003
  2. Session 2: 7 May 2003 to 2 April 2007
  3. Session 3: 9 May 2007 to 22 March 2011
  4. Session 4: 11 May 2011 to 23 March 2016
  5. Session 5: 12 May 2016 to 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 28 November 2024
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Question reference: S5W-12956

  • Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 23 November 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 29 November 2017

To ask the Scottish Government whether the forthcoming Scotland's Energy Efficiency Programme (SEEP) bill will contain (a) proposals for an independent body to oversee the delivery of SEEP and (b) targets and milestones for the delivery of each proposal.

Question reference: S5W-12957

  • Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 23 November 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 29 November 2017

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of its plan for all homes to be given a minimum energy performance rating by 2040, whether it will confirm (a) what the minimum rating will be and (b) how the energy performance will be measured.

Question reference: S5W-12705

  • Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 November 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 28 November 2017

To ask the Scottish Government what progress it is making in establishing the victim surcharge fund, and when it will lodge the subordinate legislation setting out the details of how the fund will operate.

Question reference: S5W-12707

  • Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 November 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 28 November 2017

To ask the Scottish Government for what reason the victim surcharge fund is not already operational, and by what date it will (a) be operational and (b) issue its first payment.

Question reference: S5W-12706

  • Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 November 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 28 November 2017

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has considered using alternative providers for the victim surcharge fund and, if so, which.

Question reference: S5W-12549

  • Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 November 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 22 November 2017

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to increase sailings on the Pentland Firth route between Stromness and Scrabster after Road Equivalent Tariff (RET) is introduced on the service.

Question reference: S5W-12550

  • Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 November 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 22 November 2017

To ask the Scottish Government what meetings (a) ministers and (b) officials have had with stakeholders to discuss increasing sailings on the Pentland Firth route between Stromness and Scrabster after Road Equivalent Tariff (RET) is introduced on the service.

Question reference: S5W-12547

  • Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 November 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 22 November 2017

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on introducing three return sailings between Stromness and Scrabster between March and October each year.

Question reference: S5W-12631

  • Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Friday, 10 November 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 22 November 2017

To ask the Scottish Government how many cases have been referred to the Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission for investigation in each of the last three years, also broken down by how many of these cases referred to the High Court of Justiciary.

Question reference: S5W-12633

  • Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Friday, 10 November 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 22 November 2017

To ask the Scottish Government how many cases referred the Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission for investigation in each of the last three years have been overturned by the High Court of Justiciary, also broken down by how many of these cases referred to that court.