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-02303
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 August 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 2 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made towards the establishment of the Gaza Student Scholarship.
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Question reference: S7W-02261
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 August 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 1 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, regarding its proposed mandatory price cap on essential food items, what its response is to the reported concern raised by the Scottish Retail Consortium that a food price cap policy in Hungary led to shortages of some food products, an increase in abuse towards shop workers and food domestically produced losing out to imports.
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Question reference: S7W-02260
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 August 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 1 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to a targeted approach to alleviating cost of living pressures, including the enhancement of the Best Start Foods and Scottish Welfare Fund schemes or the introduction of shopping vouchers, similar to those implemented by Glasgow City Council in 2022.
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Question reference: S7W-02230
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 03 August 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 31 August 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether any funding received as a consequence of the UK Government’s Local News Fund will be allocated to support local journalism, public interest reporting and community news provision in Scotland.
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Question reference: S7W-02231
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 03 August 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 31 August 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to establishing a local news fund to provide financial support for local, independent and hyperlocal news publishers.
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Question reference: S7W-02232
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 03 August 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 31 August 2026
To ask the Scottish Government how many people in the NHS Orkney area currently have (a) sight loss and (b) severe sight loss.
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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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