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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 łÉČËżěĘÖ 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

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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 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 2 August 2025
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Question reference: S3W-14650

  • Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 June 2008
  • Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 29 July 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive whether information from the energy performance certificates for new buildings will be incorporated into the Home Energy Efficiency Database and what its position is on the matter.

Question reference: S3W-14652

  • Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 June 2008
  • Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 29 July 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive how it defines a “public building” in complying with the EU directive on the energy performance of buildings.

Question reference: S3W-14741

  • Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 26 June 2008
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 29 July 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive what assessment it has made of legislation introduced to the Parliament of Australia on 18 June 2008 which will establish the world’s first comprehensive framework for carbon dioxide capture and geological storage; what contact it has held with the Australian Government regarding this legislation, and what lessons it considers Scotland might learn from the Australian example.

Question reference: S3W-14742

  • Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 26 June 2008
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Mather on 17 July 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive when the Scottish Centre for Carbon Storage study into potential carbon storage sites will be completed.

Question reference: S3W-14651

  • Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 June 2008
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Mather on 17 July 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive whether copies of energy performance certificates will be available from the Land Registry and what its position is on the matter.

Question reference: S3W-14329

  • Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 June 2008
  • Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 17 July 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive whether farmers and crofters who have submitted statements of intent to make applications for funding under the Scottish Rural Development Programme in the last year, and received a red light response, are provided with (a) detailed reasons for such a response, (b) guidelines that they can follow to submit amended statements and (c) encouragement to submit amended statements.

Question reference: S3W-14328

  • Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 June 2008
  • Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 17 July 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive how many farmers and crofters have submitted statements of intent to make applications for funding under the Scottish Rural Development Programme in the last year, broken down by SGRPID office area, and how many of the applications have so far received red light and amber light responses.

Question reference: S3O-03894

  • Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 26 June 2008
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 26 June 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking in partnership with local authorities to address mental health problems.

Question reference: S3W-14125

  • Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 12 June 2008
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 19 June 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive how many crofters submitted applications to the Crofting Counties Agricultural Grants Scheme in 2006 before the deadline of 31 December 2006 without having in place the necessary economic status test documentation and, of this number, how many were (a) rejected because of the lack of such documentation and (b) accepted because they had been informed by the Crofters Commission that relevant alternative income information could be submitted in place of the missing documentation and had submitted such alternative information.

Question reference: S3W-14016

  • Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Monday, 09 June 2008
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 18 June 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it believes that there are equity profits to be made under non-profit distributing schemes.