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-29439
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 21 January 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 3 February 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what negotiations it has had with the UK Government about implementing a deposit return system for beverage containers in Scotland and across the UK.
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Question reference: S4W-29438
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 21 January 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 3 February 2016
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to carry out a cost benefit analysis of implementing and maintaining a deposit return system for beverage containers.
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Question reference: S4W-29377
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 January 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 1 February 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to review its Electricity Generation Policy Statement in light of the UK Government’s decision to reduce financial support for carbon capture and storage.
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Question reference: S4W-29353
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 18 January 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Margaret Burgess on 29 January 2016
To ask the Scottish Government on what date it will publish details about the future of the Help to Buy scheme.
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Question reference: S4W-29368
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 January 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Margaret Burgess on 29 January 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to support house (a) buyers and (b) builders.
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Question reference: S4W-29453
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 22 January 2016
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 28 January 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what the availability is of (a) 2G, (b) 3G and (c) 4G mobile phone coverage in each local authority area.
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Question reference: S4T-01299
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 25 January 2016
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 26 January 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding how it could assist in accommodating 3,000 unaccompanied refugee children.
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Question reference: S4W-29229
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 08 January 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Alasdair Allan on 22 January 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on reviewing whether the SQA exam timetable should be revised to accommodate Ramadan.
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Question reference: S4O-05483
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 January 2016
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 27 January 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how many schools and children in local authorities that do not receive Attainment Scotland Fund support meet the programme’s criteria.
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Question reference: S4W-28962
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 December 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Margaret Burgess on 8 January 2016
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answers to questions S4W-28781 by Margaret Burgess on 14 December 2015 and S4O-04702 by Alex Neil on 28 October 2015 (Official Report, c. 19), whether it has ruled out a reassessment of the 2016 fuel poverty target in light of the UK Spending Review.