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
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Question reference: S5W-21527
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 07 February 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 1 March 2019
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5T-01479 by Humza Yousaf on 5 February 2019 (Official Report, c 7), how many complaints it has received regarding the reported allegations of mismanagement and a cover-up at the former Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency.
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Question reference: S5W-21529
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 07 February 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 1 March 2019
To ask the Scottish Government under what protocol might it invite another police force to carry out an investigation into policing in Scotland.
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Question reference: S5W-21528
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 07 February 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 1 March 2019
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5T-01479 by Humza Yousaf on 5 February 2019 (Official Report, c 7), whether it will provide an update on its scrutiny of the reported allegations of mismanagement and a cover-up at the former Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency after the relevant legal decisions have been made.
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Question reference: S5W-21539
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 07 February 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 1 March 2019
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a demographic breakdown of the current prison population, disaggregated by ethnicity.
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Question reference: S5W-21538
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 07 February 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 1 March 2019
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the "technical issue" that is currently affecting data from 2014-15 on its Crime and Justice – Publications – Prisons webpage.
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Question reference: S5W-21399
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 04 February 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 21 February 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with (a) the Scottish Police Authority and (b) Police Scotland regarding (i) pay for and (ii) the retention of police staff.
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Question reference: S5W-21383
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 04 February 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 21 February 2019
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-20018 by Clare Haughey on 28 November 2018, when the proportional allocation of mental health professionals will be made public.
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Question reference: S5O-02935
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 February 2019
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 28 February 2019
To ask the Scottish Government whether it supports the principle of fair funding for internal ferry services in Orkney and Shetland.
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Question reference: S5W-21398
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 04 February 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 20 February 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the document, Thematic Review of Police Scotland’s approach to the development and operational delivery of the Annual Police Plan (2018-19), regarding the impact of reductions to police staffing levels.
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Question reference: S5W-21397
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 04 February 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 20 February 2019
To ask the Scottish Government how many police staff have been employed by Police Scotland each year, broken down by division and unit.
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