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-23949
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 15 December 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 15 January 2024
To ask the Scottish Government which local authorities have published Local Heat and Energy Efficiency Strategies (LHEES), and whether it anticipates that any local authorities will not publish LHEES by the end of 2023.
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Question reference: S6W-23959
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 15 December 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 15 January 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it can provide the estimated capital cost for local authorities to deliver any local authority-led heat network schemes that are currently in development, and how much financial support it is providing to local authorities to help deliver any such developments.
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Question reference: S6W-23960
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 15 December 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 15 January 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what (a) number and (b) proportion of homes it anticipates will need to be supported by heat networks in order to meet targets for decarbonising home heating.
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Question reference: S6W-24091
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 December 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 11 January 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the on-farm seasonal slaughter arrangements for poultry, and what conclusions were reached from any such assessment.
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Question reference: S6W-24122
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 December 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 8 January 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how many prison cells housing the general prison population and those in solitary confinement are not furnished with (a) a table, (b) seating for the daytime, such as a chair or bench and (c) a bed and bedding at night, and where in the prison estate any such cells are located.
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Question reference: S6W-24126
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 December 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 8 January 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether all female prisoners have access to sanitary pads on demand; whether any such sanitary pads are provided free of charge, and whether the Scottish Prison Service records any incidents of pads not being provided when needed.
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Question reference: S6W-24125
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 December 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 8 January 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how many instances there have been in the last 12 months, in the form of total prisoner weeks, where a prisoner has been unable to shower at least twice a week for any reason.
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Question reference: S6W-24120
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 December 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 8 January 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how many prison cells housing the general prison population and those in solitary confinement do not allow direct access to (a) artificial lighting sufficient for reading purposes and (b) natural light, and where in the prison estate any such cells are located.
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Question reference: S6W-24090
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 December 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 5 January 2024
To ask the Scottish Government when it expects the review of home slaughter guidance being undertaken by Food Standards Scotland to be completed, and whether it will publish its findings.
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Question reference: S6W-24089
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 December 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 5 January 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration has been given to piloting an extension of the on-farm seasonal slaughter arrangements for poultry to the beef and lamb sectors.