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: S6W-11984
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 November 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 21 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to extend the function of the Scottish Biometrics Commissioner to include oversight of biometric data collected in (a) schools and (b) prisons.
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Question reference: S6W-11976
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 November 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Maggie Chapman (on behalf of the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body on 18 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body how many staff members have been employed in the Scottish Information Commissioner's office (a) in total and (b) for the purpose of handling FOI request appeals, in each of the last five years.
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Question reference: S6W-11977
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 November 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Maggie Chapman (on behalf of the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body on 18 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body what budget was allocated to the Scottish Information Commissioner's office in each of the last five years.
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Question reference: S6O-01581
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 November 2022
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 23 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with Orkney Islands Council regarding the Scottish Budget 2022-23.
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Question reference: S6W-12000
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 November 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 16 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6F-01419 by Nicola Sturgeon on 6 October 2022, what consideration it has given in its discussions with the UK Government to facilitating new investment in Scotland’s islands.
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Question reference: S6W-12001
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 November 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 16 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6F-01419 by Nicola Sturgeon on 6 October 2022, whether it has had any further discussions with the UK Government on this matter, and, if so, what the outcomes of these have been.
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Question reference: S6W-11970
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 November 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 16 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government when it will provide further information on the £1.4 million Island Cost Crisis Emergency fund, which was announced by the Deputy First Minister as part of the Emergency Budget Review on 2 November 2022.
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Question reference: S6O-01544
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 November 2022
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 16 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what priority it attaches to developing relationships with other European countries.
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Question reference: S6W-11825
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 28 October 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 9 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-11322 by Michael Matheson on 26 October 2022, whether it will provide a breakdown of the £336 million allocated in 2022-23 by (a) local authority area and (b) type of measure.
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Question reference: S6W-11826
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 28 October 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 9 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-11322 by Michael Matheson on 26 October 2022, whether it will provide a breakdown of the £119 million targeted at fuel poor households in 2022-23 by (a) local authority area and (b) type of measure.