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-29026
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 May 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 27 May 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether formal guidance or direction has been issued to sheriffs to avoid sentencing offenders to prison terms during the COVID-19 lockdown.
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Question reference: S5O-04362
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 May 2020
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 28 May 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what meetings it has had with Aberdeen City Council since the COVID-19 crisis began.
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Question reference: S5W-28818
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 30 April 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 20 May 2020
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason police officers who are asymptomatic but attend incidents where there is a high risk of exposure to COVID-19 are reportedly not being tested for the virus.
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Question reference: S5W-28833
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 04 May 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 19 May 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how many Aberdeen-based businesses qualify for business grants because of the COVID-19 response, and how many would have done so prior to the rates revaluation.
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Question reference: S5W-28482
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 17 April 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 18 May 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the feasibility of temporarily expanding the prison estate with additional cells, in light of the COVID-19 outbreak.
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Question reference: S5W-28500
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 17 April 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 18 May 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what guidance (a) the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service and (b) Police Scotland has drawn up for the enforcement of the Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions) (Scotland) Regulations 2020.
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Question reference: S5W-28335
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 April 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 13 May 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what provision is being made to provide personal protective equipment (PPE) to frontline staff dealing with prisoner transfers for court appearances.
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Question reference: S5W-28288
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 April 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 6 May 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what items of personal protective equipment (PPE) are being procured by Police Scotland in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, broken down by (a) quantity and (b) deadline.
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Question reference: S5W-28287
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 April 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 6 May 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what items of personal protective equipment (PPE) are being procured by the Scottish Prison Service in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, broken down by (a) quantity and (b) deadline, and, in light of reports that the agency already has sufficient stock, for what reason it is carrying out this exercise.
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Question reference: S5W-28513
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 April 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 4 May 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether wills are still being processed by the court system during the COVID-19 outbreak, and whether there are any barriers to this work being carried out remotely.