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-25337
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 16 September 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 30 September 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Audit Scotland report, The 2018/19 audit of the Scottish Prison Service.
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Question reference: S5W-25340
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 16 September 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 30 September 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what the implications are under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 of the reported population increase at HMP Low Moss.
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Question reference: S5W-25336
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 16 September 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 30 September 2019
To ask the Scottish Government whether risk impact assessments have been conducted in each prison in response to the reported increases in the prison population.
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Question reference: S5W-25338
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 16 September 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 30 September 2019
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-22719 by Humza Yousaf on 16 May 2019, whether it will provide the same data for (a) May, (b) June, (c) July and (d) August 2020.
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Question reference: S5W-25496
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 September 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 30 September 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to RSPB Scotland reporting that the population of corncrakes has decreased by more than 30% since 2014, and what (a) funding and (b) other support it offers to farmers and crofters to help them to manage land in ways that could improve corncrake habitat.
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Question reference: S5W-25316
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 12 September 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 26 September 2019
To ask the Scottish Government how it is working with the UK Government and Ofgem to ensure that there is parity in network distribution between the north of Scotland and the rest of the UK.
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Question reference: S5W-25317
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 12 September 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 26 September 2019
To ask the Scottish Government how it is working with the UK Government and Ofgem to develop strategies, other than the Hydro Benefit Replacement Scheme, to ensure parity in heating and energy costs between the north of Scotland and the rest of the UK.
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Question reference: S5W-25221
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 09 September 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 26 September 2019
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of how the planned £4 million additional investment in ferry services over the next year will be allocated, including how much will be spent on internal Orkney services.
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Question reference: S5W-25223
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 09 September 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 26 September 2019
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of how the £3.5 million investment in upgrades and investment of ferries in the last year was allocated, including how much was spent on the internal Orkney fleet.
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Question reference: S5W-25222
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 09 September 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 20 September 2019
To ask the Scottish Government when an updated Scottish Ferries Plan will be published, and what consultation will take place with stakeholders ahead of this.