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: S5W-34978
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 04 February 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 18 February 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what financial support is available for community centres and halls during the COVID-19 pandemic, and what consideration it is giving to offering any additional support.
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Question reference: S5O-05053
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 February 2021
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 24 February 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with Orkney Islands Council regarding the reopening of schools.
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Question reference: S5W-34807
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 28 January 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 5 February 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-33242 by Kevin Stewart on 23 November 2020, whether it will publish copies of records and minutes of any meetings held subsequently to progress this work.
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Question reference: S5W-34810
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 28 January 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 5 February 2021
To ask the Scottish Government for how long work on its Fuel Poverty Strategy was paused, and when work resumed.
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Question reference: S5W-34808
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 28 January 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 5 February 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-33242 by Kevin Stewart on 23 November 2020, when it estimates its Fuel Poverty Strategy will be published; whether a timetable has been established, and whether this will be before the end of the current parliamentary session.
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Question reference: S5W-34809
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 28 January 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 5 February 2021
To ask the Scottish Government when it will consult on its planned Fuel Poverty Strategy; what the deadline for this consultation will be, and what the estimated timeline is to progress this work.
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Question reference: S5W-34725
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 21 January 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 4 February 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to the need to extend some university courses to allow practical work to be undertaken, and what provision can be made to ensure that any additional costs incurred do not fall on the students.
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Question reference: S5W-34523
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 January 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 26 January 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether specific advice will be issued regarding exemptions to travel restrictions to assist people moving out of student accommodation.
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Question reference: S5T-02631
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 25 January 2021
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 26 January 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on reducing the remand population, in light of reports that it has nearly doubled since April 2020 and that people awaiting trial are restricted to their cells for 23 hours a day.
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Question reference: S5W-34607
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 18 January 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 25 January 2021
To ask the Scottish Government when it will lay regulations to implement the terms of the single-use plastics directive, which is due to be implemented by the EU in July 2021.