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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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Dates of parliamentary sessions
  1. Session 1: 12 May 1999 to 31 March 2003
  2. Session 2: 7 May 2003 to 2 April 2007
  3. Session 3: 9 May 2007 to 22 March 2011
  4. Session 4: 11 May 2011 to 23 March 2016
  5. Session 5: 12 May 2016 to 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 24 November 2024
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Question reference: S3W-18805

  • Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 11 December 2008
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 14 January 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive how many farmers and crofters have submitted statements of intent to make applications for funding under the Scotland Rural Development Programme in the last year and how many of the applications have received (a) red, (b) amber and (c) green light responses, broken down into (i) SGRPID office area and (ii) month.

Question reference: S3W-18809

  • Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 11 December 2008
  • Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 8 January 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive what the anticipated overspend or underspend is on the Rural Priorities element of the Scotland Rural Development Programme.

Question reference: S3W-18812

  • Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 11 December 2008
  • Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 8 January 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will bring forward plans to reform the agricultural subsidy appeals procedure and, if so, when.

Question reference: S3W-18811

  • Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 11 December 2008
  • Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 8 January 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive what assessment it has made of the recommendations of the independent review into the agricultural subsidy appeals procedure.

Question reference: S3O-05437

  • Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 08 January 2009
  • Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 8 January 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive when it last met representatives of NFU Scotland.

Question reference: S3W-18781

  • Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 11 December 2008
  • Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 5 January 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive when it will make public its proposals arising from the Safeguarding Our Fishing Rights: The Future of Quota Management and Licensing in Scotland consultation, which was launched in May and closed in August 2008.

Question reference: S3W-18331

  • Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 27 November 2008
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Mather on 12 December 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive how many staff the Scottish European Green Energy Centre will have.

Question reference: S3W-18337

  • Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 27 November 2008
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Mather on 12 December 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive what the Scottish European Green Energy Centre’s work programme is for the next 12 months.

Question reference: S3W-18335

  • Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 27 November 2008
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Mather on 12 December 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive what the (a) set-up and (b) annual running costs will be of the Scottish European Green Energy Centre.

Question reference: S3W-18333

  • Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 27 November 2008
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Mather on 12 December 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive what research it conducted into the benefits of establishing the Scottish European Green Energy Centre.