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-26836
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 06 January 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 20 January 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how many prisoners identified as falling within the Scottish Prison Service Gender Identity and Gender Reassignment Policy have requested accommodation according to self-declared identity in a (a) men’s or (b) women’s prison, also broken down by how many requests were approved.
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Question reference: S5W-26839
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 06 January 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 20 January 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how possessing a gender recognition certificate impacts on a prisoner’s legal entitlement to be accommodated in the prison estate in a manner that is consistent with their acquired gender.
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Question reference: S5W-26838
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 06 January 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 20 January 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how many times prisoners who have been accommodated according to their self-declared identity under the Scottish Prison Service Gender Identity and Gender Reassignment Policy have been moved from a (a) women’s to a men’s and (b) men’s to a women’s prison, also broken down by how many of these moves were at a prisoner’s request.
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Question reference: S5W-26837
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 06 January 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 20 January 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how many prisoners identified as falling within the Scottish Prison Service Gender Identity and Gender Reassignment Policy have never requested accommodation according to self-declared identity in a (a) men’s or (b) women’s prison.
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Question reference: S5O-04016
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 January 2020
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 16 January 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to figures from the EIS stating that one in three teachers in Aberdeen are considering leaving the profession.
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Question reference: S5O-04023
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 January 2020
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 22 January 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with victims of crime regarding the Scottish Elections (Franchise and Representation) Bill.
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Question reference: S5W-26808
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 20 December 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 8 January 2020
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of road closures and diversions through the town's high street as a result of the Laurencekirk Junction A90/A937 Improvement Scheme, what impact and risk assessments have been carried out in relation to increased traffic volume in the immediate proximity of Mearns Academy.
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Question reference: S5W-26813
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 20 December 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 8 January 2020
To ask the Scottish Government, with regard to the Laurencekirk Junction A90/A937 Improvement Scheme and diversions through Laurencekirk high street, what journey time increase it projects for users of the A90.
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Question reference: S5W-26812
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 20 December 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 8 January 2020
To ask the Scottish Government, with regard to the Laurencekirk Junction A90/A937 Improvement Scheme, whether it has discussed increasing the frequency of trains stopping at Laurencekirk railway station in order to reduce traffic requiring to use the area during the works.
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Question reference: S5W-26810
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 20 December 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 8 January 2020
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of road closures and diversions through the town's high street as a result of the Laurencekirk Junction A90/A937 Improvement Scheme, what road orders it proposes to ensure a clear and safe route, and what impact increased usage will have on local businesses, amenity for residents and the cost to the local authority of maintaining the road.