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: S5W-01975
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 August 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 12 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) quad bikes and (b) other similar single-person operated vehicles have been reported stolen (i) across Scotland and (ii) in Fife in each of the last five years, and how many were recovered.
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Question reference: S5W-02115
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 August 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 9 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how many young people convicted of an offence in each of the last five years were involved with child and adolescent mental health services at the time of their offence.
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Question reference: S5W-02116
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 August 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 9 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what proportion of people in young offender institutions comes from areas of deprivation.
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Question reference: S5W-02096
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 August 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 9 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government when it plans to bring forward legislation to ban the use of wild animals in travelling circuses.
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Question reference: S5W-01982
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 August 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 9 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how many times tasers have been (a) deployed and (b) discharged by the police in each year since 2013, broken down by (i) reason for deployment, (ii) distance that they were discharged from and (iii) the number of (A) injuries and (B) deaths that have arisen from their use.
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Question reference: S5W-02110
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 August 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 7 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how many people leaving each young offender institution in each of the last five years moved on to positive destinations, broken down by the nature of the positive destination.
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Question reference: S5W-02113
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 August 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 7 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how many people in young offender Institutions have children.
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Question reference: S5W-02112
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 August 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 7 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how many young people convicted of an offence in each of the last five years stated that (a) alcohol and (b) substance misuse was as a cause of their offending behaviour.
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Question reference: S5W-02109
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 August 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 7 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what proportion of people in young offender institutions in each of the last 12 months was (a) on remand and (b) awaiting sentencing.
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Question reference: S5W-02117
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 August 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 7 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how many people are serving at least 12 months in custody in young offender institutions, broken down by (a) offence and (b) age.
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