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-19442
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 October 2018
- Current Status: Answered by James Wolffe QC on 6 November 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how many charges have been brought under (a) sections 1(1) and 2(1) of the Emergency Workers (Scotland) Act 2005, (b) section 41(1) of the Police (Scotland) Act 1967 and (c) other legislation for assaulting emergency workers in each of the last five years and how many (i) were dropped, (ii) were proceeded with and (iii) resulted in a conviction, also broken down by type of emergency worker.
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Question reference: S5W-19281
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 08 October 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 2 November 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how many people have commenced studying/training as nursery teachers since the announcement of the expansion of nursery hours by 2020, and how long that process takes.
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Question reference: S5W-19280
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 08 October 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 2 November 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how many new staff will be required to meet its target for expanded nursery hours by 2020.
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Question reference: S5W-19103
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 27 September 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 31 October 2018
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason its independent ICT assurance team gave the outline business case of the Police Scotland digital, data and ICT strategy an amber/green rating.
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Question reference: S5W-19359
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 11 October 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 31 October 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made with the independent review of complaints handling, investigations and misconduct issues in relation to policing.
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Question reference: S5W-19365
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 11 October 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 31 October 2018
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason it is increasing the use of bail supervision, and what safeguards are in place to protect public safety.
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Question reference: S5W-19364
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 11 October 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 31 October 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to improve community sentences, in light of reports that a third of community payback orders are not completed and a third of work placements took more than the maximum seven days to commence.
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Question reference: S5W-19361
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 11 October 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 31 October 2018
To ask the Scottish Government by what date it expects the No Knives Better Lives play, Balisong, to have been performed in all local authority areas.
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Question reference: S5W-19358
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 11 October 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 31 October 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how much funding it provided to support anti-sectarianism work in schools and workplaces during 2017-18; how this compares with previous years, and what work this funded.
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Question reference: S5W-19382
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 15 October 2018
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 30 October 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what provision is made within initial and ongoing teacher training that address mental health and wellbeing issues among teachers.
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