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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

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Question reference: S5W-15396

Asked by: Tavish Scott, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 19 March 2018
Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 26 April 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on Highlands and Islands Airports Ltd (HIAL) proposed parking charges at Sumburgh, Stornoway and Kirkwall airports; what discussions it has had with HIAL regarding this plan; on what date it was informed about this, and by whom, and what information it has regarding when local authorities were advised.

HIAL’s extension of car parking charges is necessary in order to fund the maintenance and improvement of facilities at their airports. HIAL is non-profit making and the revenue raised from the parking charges will be directly reinvested in the airports. The Scottish Government has been kept informed of HIAL’s proposals throughout their development receiving the final proposals for these charges for information on 29 January 2018. Local Authorities were informed on 15 March 2018, along with constituency MSPs and MPs, in advance of the formal announcement.

Question reference: S5W-15397

Asked by: Tavish Scott, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 19 March 2018
Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 26 April 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that there has been no public consultation regarding Highlands and Islands Airports Ltd (HIAL) proposed parking charges at Sumburgh, Stornoway and Kirkwall airports.

Question reference: S5W-15404

Asked by: Tavish Scott, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 19 March 2018
Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 26 April 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what the role is of the Highlands and Islands Airports Ltd (HIAL) consultative committee, and what its response is to reports that a member of the Sumburgh Airport committee was made aware of HIAL's proposed parking charges at that airport through a company news release.

Question reference: S5O-02033

Asked by: Tavish Scott, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 April 2018
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 2 May 2018

To ask the Scottish Government whether any changes that will be introduced to the governance of education will be island-proofed.

Question reference: S5W-15407

Asked by: Tavish Scott, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 19 March 2018
Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 25 April 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of passengers using (a) Sumburgh, (b) Lerwick and (c) Stornoway airport access it by (i) car, (ii) public transport and (iii) other modes of transport; what information it has regarding why they choose this method, and what the impact on this usage could be of Highlands and Islands Airports Ltd (HIAL) proposed parking charges at the airport.

Question reference: S5O-02001

Asked by: Tavish Scott, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 April 2018
Current Status: Answered by Annabelle Ewing on 25 April 2018

To ask the Scottish Government when the justice secretary last met the Law Society of Scotland and what matters were discussed.

Question reference: S5W-15656

Asked by: Tavish Scott, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 March 2018
Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 20 April 2018

To ask the Scottish Government whether (a) ministers, (b) special advisers and (c) senior civil servants use services that allow communications to be deleted immediately after they have been read or after a set period of time and, if so, (i) which type of service, (ii) for what reason and (iii) since when.

Question reference: S5W-15351

Asked by: Tavish Scott, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 March 2018
Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 10 April 2018

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has provided the Scottish Information Commissioner with a copy of the rules for the email inbox that is used to manage special advisers' input to Freedom of Information requests and, if so, when.

Question reference: S5W-15350

Asked by: Tavish Scott, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 March 2018
Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 10 April 2018

To ask the Scottish Government whether it is possible to retrieve emails that have been deleted in accordance with the rules for the inbox that is used to manage special advisers' input to Freedom of Information requests and, if so, whether it will publish these.

It is the responsibility of a lead policy official handling a FOI case to ensure that documents for the public record, including emails, are correctly stored electronically. It is Scottish Government policy that no private office, including the Special Advisers’ private office, is responsible for retaining e-mail trails.

In line with best practice management of private office inboxes all items in the deleted items folder are deleted at the end of each outlook session.

Question reference: S5W-15347

Asked by: Tavish Scott, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 March 2018
Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 10 April 2018

To ask the Scottish Government when the rules for the inbox that is used to manage special advisers' input to Freedom of Information (FoI) requests was (a) written and (b) circulated to users; who (i) wrote them and (ii) was (A) consulted on and (B) advised of its contents, and whether it was approved by (1) ministers, (2) special advisers and (3) anyone else with (aa) responsibility for and (bb) expertise in acting in accordance with FoI legislation.