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.
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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To ask the Scottish Government how many teaching posts are (a) unfilled and (b) filled by temporary staff in Aberdeen City Council (i) primary and (ii) secondary schools.
To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to replace the personal track safety card for officers on railways after the merger of the British Transport Police and Police Scotland.
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-12516 by Humza Yousaf on 22 November 2017, whether any collective agreements which will transfer and, if so, whether the dynamic or static interpretation of changes to those agreements will be applied post-transfer.
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-12516 by Humza Yousaf on 22 November 2017, whether post-transfer continuity of service will be preserved and, if so, whether this will be statutory or contractual continuity.
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-12516 by Humza Yousaf on 22 November 2017, for how long the terms and conditions of transferring officers will be protected from any detrimental change.
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to consider the sand engine scheme to tackle coastal erosion in Montrose and, if so, what the process would be for introducing this; how much it would cost, and who would be responsible for meeting this cost, broken down by the proportion to be paid.
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to improve communication with victims during sexual crimes investigations, in particular the frequency of contact by the Victim Information and Advice service.
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to reduce the time taken to conclude preliminary investigation of sexual crimes.
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to address the reported gap in the availability of advocacy or court-based support for children.