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: S6W-39862
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 August 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 9 September 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how it is identifying the digital inclusion needs of women and girls who have experienced technology-facilitated violence against women and girls, and what it is doing to improve the support that is available to them.
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Question reference: S6W-39860
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 August 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 9 September 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made regarding the public facing engagement campaign to work with men and boys to challenge misogyny, and how much money it has spent on this campaign to date.
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Question reference: S6W-39855
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 August 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 9 September 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what work it has undertaken to devise a statutory definition of honour-based abuse, and when it plans to introduce that definition.
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Question reference: S6W-39859
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 August 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 9 September 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how many times the implementation forum to promote awareness of a public health approach to preventing violence against women and girls has met to date, and what recommendations or findings have arisen from any such meetings.
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Question reference: S6W-39857
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 August 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 9 September 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how it will equip education settings to strengthen pupil understanding of relationships and violence against women and girls, and what work it has undertaken to achieve this.
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Question reference: S6W-39863
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 August 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 9 September 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what (a) options it has explored and (b) progress it has made regarding developing and implementing options to improve the pathway between emergency departments and Police Scotland for people who present in circumstances where spiking is suspected.
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Question reference: S6W-39858
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 August 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 9 September 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made regarding improving access to justice services for women and girls with learning disabilities.
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Question reference: S6W-39856
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 August 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 9 September 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made regarding developing an approach to address extended family abuse.
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Question reference: S6W-39854
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 August 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 9 September 2025
To ask the Scottish Government which training and learning opportunities it has delivered to develop the role of nurse sexual offence examiners.
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Question reference: S6W-39825
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 08 August 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 5 September 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what work it has conducted on the issue of minimum police staffing levels not being met, which has reportedly had a detrimental impact on the mental health of the police force.
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