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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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Dates of parliamentary sessions
  1. Session 1: 12 May 1999 to 31 March 2003
  2. Session 2: 7 May 2003 to 2 April 2007
  3. Session 3: 9 May 2007 to 22 March 2011
  4. Session 4: 11 May 2011 to 23 March 2016
  5. Session 5: 12 May 2016 to 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 19 July 2024
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Question reference: S5W-15143

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 08 March 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 19 July 2018

To ask the Scottish Government how much (a) has been and (b) will be paid to the outgoing finance director of NHS Tayside as a result of the termination of his employment, broken down by (i) pension, (ii) ex gratia, (iii) notice, (iv) holiday and (v) any other payments.

Question reference: S5W-15139

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 March 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 19 July 2018

To ask the Scottish Government whether any form of settlement agreement, confidentiality agreement or similar post-employment contract has been put in place for the outgoing finance director of NHS Tayside.

Question reference: S5W-17393

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 21 June 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 12 July 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the figures in the report, Criminal Proceeding in Scotland, 2016-17, which record an 87.9% reduction in the number of police restorative justice warnings since 2009-10.

Question reference: S5W-17304

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 18 June 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 3 July 2018

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what its projected opening date is for the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route (AWPR).

Question reference: S5W-16959

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 May 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 13 June 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what the new transition date will be for the merger of British Transport Police in Scotland with Police Scotland and, if this is not yet set, when it will be, and on what basis it reached that conclusion.

 

Question reference: S5W-16954

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 May 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 13 June 2018

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the merger of the British Transport Police in Scotland with Police Scotland, what assessment it has made of the financial, operational and public safety impacts of this on railway policing in England and Wales.  

Question reference: S5W-16958

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 May 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 13 June 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what the (a) current and (b) projected cost is of the merger of British Transport Police in Scotland with Police Scotland; from whom it commissioned estimates, and from which budget the costs will be met.

Question reference: S5W-16957

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 May 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 13 June 2018

To ask the Scottish Government whether the upgrade of the Police Scotland IT system requires to be completed prior to the merger of British Transport Police in Scotland (BTP) with Police Scotland; whether public safety would be compromised in relation to railway policing if the system is not in place by then; whether its completion would be delayed in the absence of a reported £200 million required in additional funding, and whether the required upgrade cost includes the cost of new/upgrades ICT for BTP.

Question reference: S5W-16956

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 May 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 13 June 2018

To ask the Scottish Government, in relation to the merger of the British Transport Police in Scotland with Police Scotland, what progress has been made on the development of railway policing agreements, and when a final draft will be presented.

Question reference: S5W-16955

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 May 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 13 June 2018

To ask the Scottish Government for what reason the Mobilisation, Transition and Transformation Programme was stood down from its work in relation to the merger of the British Transport Police in Scotland with Police Scotland, and what progress has been made on the merger since then.