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-05197
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 November 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 15 December 2016
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5O-00370 by John Swinney on 23 November 2016 (Official Report, c. 6), what impact the abolition of the Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) board will have on HIE's budget, and whether savings will be made.
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Question reference: S5W-05198
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 November 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 15 December 2016
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5O-00370 by John Swinney on 23 November 2016 (Official Report, c. 6), how Highlands and Islands Enterprise's (HIE) operating plan will be approved following the abolition of the HIE board.
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Question reference: S5W-05196
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 November 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 15 December 2016
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5O-00370 by John Swinney on 23 November 2016 (Official Report, c. 6), to what body the senior management of Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) will report following the abolition of the HIE board.
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Question reference: S5W-05200
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 November 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 15 December 2016
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5O-00370 by John Swinney on 23 November 2016 (Official Report, c. 6), what will happen to the functions of Highlands and Islands Enterprise's (HIE) (a) Remuneration Committee and (b) Risk and Assurance Committee following the abolition of the HIE board.
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Question reference: S5W-05199
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 November 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 15 December 2016
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5O-00370 by John Swinney on 23 November 2016 (Official Report, c. 6), who will be responsible for appraising, monitoring and evaluating a range of performance measures of Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) following the abolition of the HIE board.
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Question reference: S5W-05195
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 November 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 15 December 2016
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5O-00370 by John Swinney on 23 November 2016 (Official Report, c. 6), what impact the abolition of the board of Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) will have on (a) businesses, (b) Business Gateway, (c) local authorities, (d) local HIE offices, (e) HIE staff, (f) social enterprises, (g) grant arrangements, (h) community leaders and (i) other stakeholders.
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Question reference: S5W-05194
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 November 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 15 December 2016
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5O-00370 by John Swinney on 23 November 2016 (Official Report, c. 6), whether Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) will retain its strengthening communities remit and, if so, what action it will take to ensure that HIE will continue to exercise this function.
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Question reference: S5W-05388
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 December 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 15 December 2016
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answers to questions S4W-27438, S4W-29576 and S5W-00415 by Michael Matheson on 22 September 2015, 10 February 2016 and 14 June 2016 respectively, whether it will provide an update on the progress of developing guidance on the use of restorative justice, and when the guidance will be published.
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Question reference: S5W-05344
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 December 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 13 December 2016
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of its policies on animal welfare, what its position is on a complete ban on trade in ivory products being introduced and whether it has discussed this with the UK Government; what information it has regarding trade involving ivory in Scotland over the last 10 years, and whether it has received representations regarding the UK ministers' decision to ban the trade in pre-1947 ivory products.
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Question reference: S5W-05041
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 25 November 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 8 December 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what risks for Scotland's (a) legal system, (b) police service and (c) (i) role in international and judicial cooperation and (ii) intelligence sharing post-Brexit were identified at its EU justice summit on 24 November 2016.