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-17949
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 August 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 29 August 2018
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-17471 by Humza Yousaf on 25 July 2018, whether it will answer the question that was asked and confirm what assessment, if any, it has undertaken on the integration, and whether it will provide such assessment.
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Question reference: S5W-17946
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 August 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 29 August 2018
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-17468 by Humza Yousaf on 25 July 2018, whether it will answer the question that was asked, and provide the list of external consultants that was requested, and the contractual rate agreed by each provider.
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Question reference: S5W-17941
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 31 July 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 28 August 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether conviction rates are a useful measure of crime levels or of the success of the justice system as a whole.
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Question reference: S5W-18034
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 August 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 27 August 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how much (a) has been and (b) will be paid to the former chief executive of NHS Tayside following the termination of her employment, broken down by (i) pension, (ii) ex gratia, (iii) notice, (iv) holiday and (v) any other payments.
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Question reference: S5W-17844
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 July 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 8 August 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that the UK’s three largest rail unions have warned against continuing with the merger of British Transport Police with Police Scotland, and comments by (a) Mick Cash of the RMT union, that the merger could leave taxpayers with a "ballooning bill” and (b) Manuel Cortes of the Transport Salaried Staffs' Association (TSSA) union, that it was “putting nationalist dogma ahead of the safety and well-being of Scotland’s rail passengers merger would jeopardise the specialist policing offered by the BTP”.
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Question reference: S5W-17466
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 June 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 26 July 2018
To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the proposed merger of British Transport Police in Scotland with Police Scotland, whether it will provide a breakdown of (a) costs since January 2016 and (b) projected costs of the merger, including (i) to the Scottish Government, (ii) to Police Scotland, (iii) to the Scottish Police Authority and (iv) consultancy costs.
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Question reference: S5W-17474
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 June 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 25 July 2018
To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the proposed merger of British Transport Police (BTP) in Scotland with Police Scotland, whether it will confirm that, following the merger, (a) any redundancy liability for former BTP officers will be covered as set out in their BTP contracts, and (b) who will meet this liability.
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Question reference: S5W-17472
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 June 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 25 July 2018
To ask the Scottish Government, further to evidence given by Police Scotland at the meeting of the Justice Committee on 1 May 2018 (Official Report, c. 20), whether it will publish the Government Actuary’s Department's advice that was referred to.
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Question reference: S5W-17471
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 June 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 25 July 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has undertaken of whether the integration of British Transport Police in Scotland and Police Scotland will achieve its stated aims to deliver greater accountability, access to specialism and seamless command and control.
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Question reference: S5W-17468
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 June 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 25 July 2018
To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the proposed merger of British Transport Police in Scotland with Police Scotland, which external consultants have been engaged by (a) it and (b) Police Scotland since January 2016 to advise or work on integration, broken down by the (i) average daily and (ii) minimum and maximum daily rate that each was paid.
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