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: S4W-30208
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 29 February 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Alasdair Allan on 10 March 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it will take within the curriculum for excellence to ensure that young people have a better understanding of mental health.
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Question reference: S4W-29455
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 22 January 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 9 March 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it had with the Scottish Association of Young Farmers Clubs before withdrawing a grant of £66,000.
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Question reference: S4W-29454
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 22 January 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 9 March 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what financial impact assessment it carried out before withdrawing a £66,000 grant from the Scottish Association of Young Farmers Clubs.
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Question reference: S4W-30032
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 22 February 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 9 March 2016
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-29441 by Aileen Campbell on 4 February 2016, on what date it will convene the group and whether it will set out the timetable for the group's work to be completed.
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Question reference: S4W-30215
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 March 2016
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 8 March 2016
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-29501 by John Swinney on 4 February 2016, what response it received from Ofcom to its call for it to undertake more extensive regional market analysis, and what its position is on the conclusions of the review that was published on 25 February 2016.
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Question reference: S4W-30060
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 22 February 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 7 March 2016
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-29502 by Richard Lochhead on 11 February 2016, whether it will provide details of its discussions with COSLA about deposit return systems for beverage containers.
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Question reference: S4W-30059
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 22 February 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 7 March 2016
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-29502 by Richard Lochhead on 11 February 2016, whether COSLA is supportive of the implementation of a deposit return system for beverage containers and, if not, what concerns it has raised.
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Question reference: S4W-29843
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 February 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 4 March 2016
To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish the responses to its Consultation on Provisions for a Future Islands Bill; what work it has undertaken on such a Bill since the consultation closed, and what plans it has to introduce such a Bill.
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Question reference: S4W-30076
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 February 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 3 March 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what impact the proposed £26 million reduction in the budget for universities could have on the ability of the institutions to (a) develop technology and (b) conduct research.
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Question reference: S4W-30077
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 February 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 3 March 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what impact the proposed £26 million reduction in the budget for universities could have on the number of (a) academic and (b) non-academic staff in the higher education sector.
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