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-24733
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 August 2019
- Current Status: Answer expected on 10 September 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking in response to reports of an increase in the number of arson incidents in prisons.
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Question reference: S5O-03446
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 June 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 26 June 2019
To ask the Scottish Government how much has been spent of the £308 million that it plans to allocate to social security by 2022-23.
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Question reference: S5O-03397
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 June 2019
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 19 June 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what consultations it has had with tourism businesses in the north east regarding factors that can impact on the effectiveness of their operation.
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Question reference: S5W-23518
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 May 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 12 June 2019
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-23146 by Humza Yousaf on 28 May 2019, whether it was aware that the Scottish Police Authority reportedly did not meet its commitment to move 100 officers from support roles to the front line in 2018-19, and, if it is not aware of such issues, whether it can meet its commitment that "decisions to slow police officer recruitment must not be taken until there is evidence that increases in operational policing capacity have been delivered".
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Question reference: S5W-23492
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 May 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 7 June 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what is being done with all of the materials recovered from the Aberdeen to Inverness rail improvements project.
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Question reference: S5W-23493
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 May 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 6 June 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made on its review of the National Transport Strategy, and when it expects to (a) publish a consultation on and (b) complete this review.
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Question reference: S5W-23239
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 16 May 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 30 May 2019
To ask the Scottish Government whether prison officers receive formal training for dealing with prisoners with mental health problems and, if so, what form this takes.
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Question reference: S5W-23158
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 May 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 29 May 2019
To ask the Scottish Government how it has monitored the use of serious crime prevention orders since their introduction, and whether it will provide any data or reports produced from this.
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Question reference: S5W-23153
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 May 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 29 May 2019
To ask the Scottish Government when it last published an annual report on its serious organised crime strategy.
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