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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

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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Dates of parliamentary sessions
  1. Session 1: 12 May 1999 to 31 March 2003
  2. Session 2: 7 May 2003 to 2 April 2007
  3. Session 3: 9 May 2007 to 22 March 2011
  4. Session 4: 11 May 2011 to 23 March 2016
  5. Session 5: 12 May 2016 to 4 May 2021
  6. Current session: 13 May 2021 to 15 February 2026
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Question reference: S4W-05579

  • Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 16 February 2012
  • Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 13 March 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive how much it has spent on the administration of public service obligation flights in each year since 2007.

Question reference: S4W-05575

  • Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 16 February 2012
  • Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 13 March 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with businesses in the Highlands and Islands since 2007 regarding the extension of public service obligation flights to these areas.

Question reference: S4W-05576

  • Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 16 February 2012
  • Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 13 March 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with (a) Flybe, (b) Loganair and (c) other airlines serving the Highlands and Islands since 2007 regarding the expansion of the public service obligation network.

Question reference: S4W-05577

  • Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 16 February 2012
  • Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 13 March 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive what the budget for public service obligation flights has been in each year since 2007.

Question reference: S4W-05574

  • Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 16 February 2012
  • Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 13 March 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with the European Commission since 2007 regarding the extension of public service obligation flights to other air routes, including those eligible for the Air Discount Scheme.

Question reference: S4W-05578

  • Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 16 February 2012
  • Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 13 March 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive what criteria it has used since 2007 to determine a region’s eligibility for public service obligation flights.

Question reference: S4W-05969

  • Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 February 2012
  • Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 9 March 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive what (a) weight and (b) value of seafood has been exported directly from Scotland to China in each quarter of the last two years, broken down by species.

Question reference: S4O-00790

  • Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 March 2012
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 15 March 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive when it will announce the preferred bidder for the Northern Isles ferry contract.

Question reference: S4W-05966

  • Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Monday, 27 February 2012
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 7 March 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive how many school groups from (a) island and (b) remote mainland communities have gone on visits in each year as part of the heritage education travel subsidy scheme, also broken down by site.

Question reference: S4W-05964

  • Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Monday, 27 February 2012
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 7 March 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive how many school (a) groups and (b) pupils have gone on visits in each year as part of the heritage education travel subsidy scheme, also broken down by site.