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: S5O-02047
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 April 2018
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 3 May 2018
To ask the Scottish Government when ministers last met the Acting Chief Constable of Police Scotland.
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Question reference: S5W-15650
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 March 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 25 April 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what it estimate it has made of what the cost is of pension liabilities for British Transport Police officers based in Scotland.
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Question reference: S5W-15652
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 March 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 24 April 2018
To ask the Scottish Government (a) what the membership and (b) who the chair is of the British Transport Police Joint Programme Board.
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Question reference: S5W-15651
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 March 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 24 April 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what changes there have been to the British Transport Police Joint Programme Board membership and chair since its creation.
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Question reference: S5W-15765
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 29 March 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 24 April 2018
To ask the Scottish Government when the Scottish Sentencing Council will publish its first sentencing guidelines.
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Question reference: S5W-15763
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 29 March 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 24 April 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what offence-specific guidelines will be produced by the Scottish Sentencing Council, and when these will be published.
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Question reference: S5W-15764
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 April 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Annabelle Ewing on 19 April 2018
To ask the Scottish Government whether it is considering proposals to change the law to prevent people convicted of murder acting as executors for their victims.
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Question reference: S5O-01987
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 April 2018
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 18 April 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made on reinstating passenger services on the Edinburgh South Suburban railway line.
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Question reference: S5W-14682
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 16 February 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 16 March 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how many properties covered by the business rates transitional relief scheme have seen their net rates bills increase by (a) 129.5%, (b) 72.1% and (c) between 35% and 53% following the revaluation of business rates in 2017.
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Question reference: S5O-01932
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 March 2018
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 22 March 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how many businesses' non-domestic rates bill increased as a result of the 2017 revaluation.
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