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: S6O-03030
- Asked by: Russell Findlay, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 January 2024
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 31 January 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to prevent drugs being smuggled into prisons.
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Question reference: S6O-03018
- Asked by: Russell Findlay, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 January 2024
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 25 January 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the statistics that it has published on criminal justice social work for 2022-23.
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Question reference: S6O-02899
- Asked by: Russell Findlay, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 December 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 20 December 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had regarding the sale of low-welfare pets ahead of the Christmas period.
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Question reference: S6W-23526
- Asked by: Russell Findlay, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 04 December 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 11 December 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide details of any engagement that it has had with any organisations on the use of remote alcohol monitoring (RAM) technology within the justice system.
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Question reference: S6W-23525
- Asked by: Russell Findlay, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 04 December 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 11 December 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the use of remote alcohol monitoring (RAM) technology within the justice system.
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Question reference: S6W-23251
- Asked by: Russell Findlay, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 27 November 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 11 December 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide all financial analysis that was undertaken in relation to its 2019 announcement to transfer HMP Kilmarnock into public ownership in 2024.
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Question reference: S6W-23358
- Asked by: Russell Findlay, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 November 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 11 December 2023
To ask the Scottish Government when it first became aware of the Chief Constable of Police Scotland’s reported 120-mile journey from Edinburgh to Durham in a police vehicle driven by an on-duty police officer.
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Question reference: S6W-23359
- Asked by: Russell Findlay, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 November 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 11 December 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide details of any discussions that it has had with the Scottish Police Authority regarding the Chief Constable of Police Scotland’s reported 120-mile journey in a police vehicle from Edinburgh to Durham.
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Question reference: S6W-23361
- Asked by: Russell Findlay, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 November 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 11 December 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide full details regarding the reported assistance being provided to Police Scotland by an assistant chief officer from Durham Constabulary.
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Question reference: S6W-23360
- Asked by: Russell Findlay, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 November 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 11 December 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide details of any discussions that it has had with Police Scotland, including the Chief Constable, regarding her reported 120-mile journey in a police vehicle from Edinburgh to Durham.
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