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-12519
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 November 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 22 November 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how much it will cost to provide additional training following the merger of the British Transport Police in Scotland with Police Scotland.
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Question reference: S5W-12516
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 November 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 22 November 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what advice it has received regarding applying the Cabinet Office Statement of Practice (COSOP) and/or the Transfer of Undertaking (TUPE) regulations for British Transport Police officers transferring to Police Scotland, and whether it will release this.
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Question reference: S5W-12517
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 November 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 22 November 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what contingency plans are in place should it be decided that British Transport Police officers will not retain their dual status in Police Scotland.
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Question reference: S5W-12393
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 02 November 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 15 November 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what progress is being made with the dualling of the single-line railway between Montrose and Arbroath at Usan, and when it last met (a) ScotRail and (b) Network Rail to discuss this.
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Question reference: S5W-12394
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 02 November 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 15 November 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what proportion of the £200 million allocated to rail investment in the Aberdeen City Deal has been assigned to dualling the single-line railway between Montrose and Arbroath at Usan.
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Question reference: S5W-12288
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 31 October 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 10 November 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what its response to the findings of the Scottish LGBTI Hate Crime Report 2017.
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Question reference: S5W-11996
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 12 October 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 7 November 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact of blockchain technology on policing.
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Question reference: S5W-11995
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 12 October 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 7 November 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how it measures the effectiveness of individual prisons in reducing reoffending.
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Question reference: S5F-01686
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 06 November 2017
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 November 2017
To ask the First Minister, in light of reports of crews being attacked when dealing with bonfires over the weekend, what action the Scottish Government is taking to ensure the safety of emergency responders.
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Question reference: S5W-12111
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 23 October 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 3 November 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how many offenders have been offered restorative justice processes in the last year, also broken down by how many (a) took part and (b) outcome agreements were reached.
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