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-09854
- Asked by: Russell Findlay, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 July 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 15 August 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether all local authorities that currently have access to the Caledonian System will continue to do so throughout the current parliamentary session.
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Question reference: S6W-09853
- Asked by: Russell Findlay, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 July 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 15 August 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it still plans to extend the Caledonian System to all 32 local authorities.
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Question reference: S6W-09968
- Asked by: Russell Findlay, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 25 July 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 15 August 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its work to establish a judicial register of interests.
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Question reference: S6W-09693
- Asked by: Russell Findlay, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 July 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 9 August 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many victims of crime the Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Veterans has met since being appointed in May 2021.
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Question reference: S6W-09967
- Asked by: Russell Findlay, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 25 July 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 5 August 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what work it has undertaken for the legislative process to appoint a Victims’ Commissioner.
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Question reference: S6W-09695
- Asked by: Russell Findlay, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 July 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 3 August 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether it plans to retain 1,000 more police officers on Scotland’s streets compared to Q1 2007, when the number was reportedly 16,234.
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Question reference: S6W-09696
- Asked by: Russell Findlay, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 July 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 2 August 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether the proposed Bail and Release from Custody (Scotland) Bill would allow the Scottish Ministers to direct the release of prisoners where the Parole Board for Scotland has not recommended release and has not subsequently altered that recommendation.
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Question reference: S6W-09697
- Asked by: Russell Findlay, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 July 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 2 August 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-35742 by Humza Yousaf on 12 March 2021, whether it will provide an update on when it plans to reform the Parole Board (Scotland) Rules 2001.
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Question reference: S6W-09694
- Asked by: Russell Findlay, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 July 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 25 July 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether the current reported prison population of 7,427 is too high.
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Question reference: S6W-08843
- Asked by: Russell Findlay, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 31 May 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 9 June 2022
To ask the Scottish Government when the next monthly recorded crime in Scotland statistics are due for publication.
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