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: S6O-03591
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 June 2024
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 19 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the rural affairs secretary has had with ministerial colleagues regarding the potential link between agricultural support and rural depopulation.
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Question reference: S6W-27965
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 31 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 12 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether the 2018 GP contract, which moved vaccination services from the remit of GPs to NHS boards, means that emergency vaccinations for tetanus and other conditions can no longer be provided in GP surgeries.
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Question reference: S6W-27892
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 10 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the effectiveness of the Inquiries into Fatal Accidents and Sudden Deaths etc. (Scotland) Act 2016, and what its position is on whether further changes might be needed.
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Question reference: S6W-27541
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 29 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-27215 by Angela Constance on 13 May 2024, whether it will provide a breakdown of the figures by (a) remand and (b) convicted population, also broken down by those aged (i) under 16, (ii) between 16 and 18 and (iii) between 19 and 21.
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Question reference: S6O-03508
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 May 2024
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 30 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on work to extend the application of Road Equivalent Tariff to Northern Isles ferry routes.
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Question reference: S6W-27212
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 02 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 17 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether there is an equivalent standard to "certified normal accommodation" or "uncrowded capacity" for prison cells in Scotland, as required for cells in England and Wales, and, if so, how many prison cells in Scotland currently exceed this capacity.
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Question reference: S6W-27181
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 16 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to remove existing plastic pollution from seas and waterways.
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Question reference: S6W-27183
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 16 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what monitoring or assessment it has undertaken to measure the (a) amount of plastic pollution in seas and waterways and (b) sources of any such pollution.
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Question reference: S6W-27184
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 16 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what action it is taking to reduce the amount of plastic waste produced in Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-27182
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 16 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to prevent plastic pollution in seas and waterways.