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-21865
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 28 February 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Ash Denham on 14 March 2019
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to the second supplementary to question S5T-01518 by Ash Denham on 26 February 2019 (Official Report, c. 8), in light of the minister's comment that "I agree that a review [of fatal accident inquiries] is required", whether it will confirm the scope, purpose and timeline of any such review.
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Question reference: S5W-21785
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 February 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 7 March 2019
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of its employees by (a) nationality, (b) age and (c) gender.
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Question reference: S5W-21588
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 08 February 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Jackson Carlaw on 6 March 2019
To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body what biometric details will be held by it following the introduction of the two-factor authentication fingerprint system.
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Question reference: S5W-21589
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 08 February 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Liam McArthur on 6 March 2019
To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body how much it has spent on organising the Festival of Politics in each of the last three years, also broken down by what financial assistance it has received from the Scottish Government.
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Question reference: S5F-03140
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 04 March 2019
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 7 March 2019
To ask the First Minister whether the merger of Police Scotland and the British Transport Police has been permanently abandoned.
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Question reference: S5T-01518
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 25 February 2019
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 26 February 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on providing legal aid to victims' families for fatal accident inquiries.
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Question reference: S5O-02909
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 February 2019
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 27 February 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with local authorities regarding any expected increase in demand for social work services over the next 12 months.
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Question reference: S5W-21341
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 January 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 20 February 2019
To ask the Scottish Government whether (a) it and (b) Police Scotland has applied for or enquired about contingency funding for the police to deal with the possible consequences of Brexit.
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Question reference: S5W-21347
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 31 January 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 20 February 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with Police Scotland regarding its continued participation with the UK Counter Terrorism Police Network, and what consideration Police Scotland has given to withdrawing from this structure.
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