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-01418
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 July 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 8 August 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the recommendation in the National Prisoner Healthcare Network final report, Brain Injury and Offending, that a single question about brain injury is added to the NHS (Vision) interview in prison reception.
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Question reference: S5W-01422
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 July 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 8 August 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what plans there are for future training on head injury for prison NHS services and prisoners.
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Question reference: S5W-01417
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 July 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 8 August 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact of brain injury on the life of prisoners.
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Question reference: S5W-01419
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 July 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 8 August 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to implement preventative measures and psychological interventions for people with brain injury in (a) general and (b) offender populations.
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Question reference: S5W-01421
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 July 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 8 August 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to develop a 6 to 8 bed low secure brain injury rehabilitation unit.
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Question reference: S5W-01347
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 08 July 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Annabelle Ewing on 2 August 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how many people have (a) accessed and (b) successfully completed the government-supported SACRO diversion from prosecution programmes in each of the last five years, broken down by age.
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Question reference: S5W-01428
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 July 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 27 July 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what impact the cancellation of the i6 contract between Police Scotland and Accenture will have on (a) plans to reduce and detect crime and protect vulnerable people, (b) the restructuring and development of Police Scotland as a national police force, (c) plans to improve support for operational analysis and performance reporting and (d) plans to revamp Police Scotland’s ICT, and whether there will be a revaluation of efficiency savings.
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Question reference: S5W-01432
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 July 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 27 July 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what operational disruption will be caused to ICT users as a result of the cancellation of the i6 contract between Police Scotland and Accenture.
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Question reference: S5W-01322
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 07 July 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Alasdair Allan on 26 July 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what action it can take to protect the status of EU citizens in Scotland.
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Question reference: S5W-01345
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 08 July 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Annabelle Ewing on 22 July 2016
To ask the Scottish Government on what occasions between 2011 and 2016 it met the Chief Surveillance Commissioner and what was discussed.