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: S7W-02140
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 July 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 26 August 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether the principal objective of issuing bonds under the Scottish Government bond programme is to reduce borrowing costs, diversify funding sources or establish the institutional infrastructure that would be required for an independent Scottish state.
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Question reference: S7W-02128
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 July 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 26 August 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the rate of interest that it anticipates to pay on the forthcoming Scottish Government bond programme compared with borrowing through the National Loans Fund.
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Question reference: S7W-02142
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 July 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 26 August 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what it anticipates the final maturity date will be for bonds issued under its forthcoming Scottish Government bond programme.
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Question reference: S7W-02137
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 July 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 26 August 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what financial advantages it considers the issuance of bonds under the Scottish Government bond programme will deliver without an increase in the total amount it is able to borrow under the Fiscal Framework.
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Question reference: S7W-02133
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 July 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 26 August 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has established a maximum acceptable spread over comparable UK gilt yields when determining whether to proceed with an issuance under the Scottish Government bond programme.
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Question reference: S7W-02135
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 July 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 26 August 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what advice it has received regarding any potential impact of constitutional uncertainty on investor appetite for bonds issued under the Scottish Government bond programme.
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Question reference: S7W-02132
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 July 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 26 August 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has undertaken a value-for-money assessment of issuing bonds under the Scottish Government bond programme, and whether it will publish the assessment.
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Question reference: S7W-02138
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 July 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 26 August 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what expenditure has been incurred to date in developing the Scottish Government bond programme, broken down by category of spending.
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Question reference: S7W-02130
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 July 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 26 August 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what estimate it has made of the total savings or additional costs arising from borrowing through Scottish Government bonds rather than through existing borrowing mechanisms over the next (a) five and (b) 10 years.
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Question reference: S7W-02147
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 July 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 26 August 2026
To ask the Scottish Government how many Scottish Ambulance Service call-outs were made in Orkney between 1 and 31 May 2026, including, for each incident, the (a) date, (b) time that the first 999 call was made, (c) time that the call-out was completed, (d) priority colour-code(s) assigned and (e) times of any follow-up 999 calls concerning the same incident.
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