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: S6W-07853
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 April 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 26 April 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is, regarding any impact on its policies and action in this area, to the recommendation in the University of Central Lancashire report, A Critical Appraisal of the UK’s Regulatory Regime for Combustible Façades, that BS 8414 testing must be reviewed further.
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Question reference: S6W-07854
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 April 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 26 April 2022
To ask the Scottish Government when it last met the Fire Protection Association to discuss the use of BS 8414 testing on buildings of any height.
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Question reference: S6W-07855
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 April 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 26 April 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether BS 8414 testing for external cladding systems on buildings is robust.
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Question reference: S6W-07856
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 April 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 25 April 2022
To ask the Scottish Government on which date it anticipates the full public consultation will launch on a statutory duty of candour for police officers in the operation of their duty.
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Question reference: S6W-07857
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 April 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 22 April 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the recommendation in the report of the Independent Review of Complaints Handling, Investigations and Misconduct Issues in Relation to Policing that there should be an explicit duty of candour on Police Scotland to co-operate fully with all investigations into allegations against its officers.
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Question reference: S6W-07543
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 21 April 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many strip searches carried out by Police Scotland on under 18-year-olds in each of the last three years have resulted in officers finding an item of concern.
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Question reference: S6W-07542
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 21 April 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many inadmissible items have been found during strip searches at (a) young offenders institutions and (b) secure units, in each of the last three years.
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Question reference: S6W-07540
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 21 April 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many strip searches have taken place at (a) young offenders institutions and (b) secure units, in each of the last three years, broken down by age of the individual searched.
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Question reference: S6W-07541
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 21 April 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many strip searches have been carried out by Police Scotland on under 18-year-olds in each of the last three years, broken down by (a) age and (b) gender.
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Question reference: S6O-00982
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 April 2022
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 21 April 2022
To ask the Scottish Government when it last met with COSLA and Police Scotland to discuss safe access for all women to clinics and hospitals.