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: S4W-01646
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 July 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 8 August 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will bring forward primary legislation to amend the no proceedings process so that the Crown Office is not barred from pursuing a prosecution in cases where it issues a no proceedings letter and omits to include a caveat that the case can be pursued if further evidence is received.
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Question reference: S4W-01645
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 July 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 4 August 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-38294 by Kenny MacAskill on 11 January 2011, what the timetable is for bringing forward legislation to allow the Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission to publish a statement of reasons in cases where appeals have been abandoned.
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Question reference: S4W-01556
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 July 2011
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 3 August 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of its employees was disabled in (a) 2007-08, (b) 2008-09, (c) 2009-10 and (d) 2010-11 and what the current figure is.
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Question reference: S4W-01557
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 July 2011
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 3 August 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive how many disabled job applicants it had in (a) 2007-08, (b) 2008-09, (c) 2009-10 and (d) 2010-11 and has had in 2011-12 and how many it offered or has offered an interview.
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Question reference: S4W-01555
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 July 2011
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 3 August 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it monitors the number of disabled applicants for jobs with (a) it and (b) employers for which it provides all funding and which use the double tick disability symbol.
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Question reference: S4F-00084
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 27 June 2011
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 30 June 2011
To ask the First Minister what discussions the Scottish Government has had with the legal profession regarding the attendance of solicitors during interviews following the Cadder ruling.
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Question reference: S3W-39068
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 27 January 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 7 February 2011
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Question reference: S3W-38798
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 13 January 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 1 February 2011
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Question reference: S3W-38799
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 13 January 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 1 February 2011
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Question reference: S3W-38797
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 13 January 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 1 February 2011