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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 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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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 5 July 2024
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Question reference: S5W-16425

  • Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Friday, 04 May 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 21 May 2018

To ask the Scottish Government whether owners of electronic devices examined by Police Scotland using cyber kiosks are (a) informed and (b) given a record of what is (i) viewed and (ii) extracted.

Question reference: S5W-16426

  • Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Friday, 04 May 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 21 May 2018

To ask the Scottish Government many times cyber kiosks have been used by Police Scotland in each month since their introduction.

Question reference: S5W-16439

  • Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Friday, 04 May 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 21 May 2018

To ask the Scottish Government how many gigabytes of data storage are required for the information acquired by Police Scotland using cyber kiosks.

Question reference: S5W-16428

  • Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Friday, 04 May 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 21 May 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what retention policies apply to the data acquired through Police Scotland's use of cyber kiosks.

Question reference: S5W-16430

  • Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Friday, 04 May 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 21 May 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what additional training is provided to Police Scotland officers who are approved to use cyber kiosks.

Question reference: S5W-16432

  • Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Friday, 04 May 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 21 May 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment has been made of the risk of cyber kiosks being misused by the police, and what protections exist.

Question reference: S5W-16435

  • Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Friday, 04 May 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 21 May 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what (a) assurances and (b) notifications are given to people who voluntarily provide their electronic device to the police to be examined for evidence.

Question reference: S5W-16429

  • Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Friday, 04 May 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 21 May 2018

To ask the Scottish Government whether the use of cyber kiosks by Police Scotland is compliant with (a) current and (b) forthcoming data protection rules.

Question reference: S5W-16431

  • Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Friday, 04 May 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 21 May 2018

To ask the Scottish Government how Police Scotland extracts only relevant information from electronic devices when using cyber kiosks.

Question reference: S5W-16437

  • Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Friday, 04 May 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 17 May 2018

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has provided funding to Police Scotland specifically for investing in cyber kiosks.