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
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Question reference: S5W-05351
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 December 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 20 December 2016
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the comment made by the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Jobs and Fair Work on 1 December 2016 (Official Report, c.7) regarding the future of the Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) board, how HIE’s board members will be involved and “lead” discussions about future governance arrangements.
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Question reference: S5W-05365
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 December 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 20 December 2016
To ask the Scottish Government on what date it advised local authorities of its plan to abolish the board of Highlands and Islands Enterprise.
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Question reference: S5W-05391
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 December 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 20 December 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the statement in the Council of Economic Advisers: Annual Report 2015-16 that the Scottish Government could do more to incentivise greater participation in the Scottish Business Pledge.
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Question reference: S5W-05384
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 December 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 20 December 2016
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the recommendation in its publication, Enterprise and Skills Review: Report on Phase 1, which states that “it may be reasonable to seek certain attributions or contributions from companies seeking and receiving public sector [enterprise] support”, what attributes and contributions it is considering, and whether these include the company paying (a) its staff at least the living wage and (b) a fair level of tax.
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Question reference: S5W-05418
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 08 December 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 19 December 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the finding in the Scottish Consumer Insight Report 2016 from Which?, that 44% of households experienced broadband service problems in the last two years, and that two in five said that they took no action to try to resolve these.
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Question reference: S5W-05389
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 December 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 19 December 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) charges and (b) prosecutions there have been in Scotland for offences of forced marriage under the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014, broken down by year, including the current year to date, and how this compares with the use of forced marriage protection orders.
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Question reference: S5W-05390
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 December 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 19 December 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what its assessment is of how effectively Section 122 of the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014, regarding forced marriage, is operating.
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Question reference: S5W-05387
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 December 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 16 December 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what (a) criminal offences, (b) circumstances and (c) descriptions of offender it anticipates will cause a victim surcharge to be imposed.
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Question reference: S5W-05385
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 December 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 16 December 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what progress it is making in establishing the victim surcharge fund, and when it expects the fund to (a) be operational and (b) issue its first payment.
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Question reference: S5W-05386
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 December 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 16 December 2016
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has considered using alternative providers for the victim surcharge fund.