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
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Question reference: S5W-13785
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 11 January 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 25 January 2018
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Justice on 10 January 2018 (Official Report, c. 17), whether (a) the cabinet secretary and (b) officials have spoken to Chief Constable Phil Gormley on or after the 7 November 2017 and, if so, (i) on what dates and (ii) what matters were discussed.
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Question reference: S5W-13783
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 11 January 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 25 January 2018
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Justice on 10 January 2018 (Official Report, c. 17), on what dates (a) the cabinet secretary and (b) officials have communicated with (i) the Police Investigations and Review Commissioner and (ii) DCC Iain Livingston or the Police Scotland senior management team regarding the return of Chief Constable Phil Gormley.
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Question reference: S5W-13861
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 15 January 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 23 January 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how many people are employed by Carillion in Scotland.
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Question reference: S5O-01673
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 January 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 18 January 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether increases in rail fares are justified, in light of the reported decrease in ScotRail's performance.
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Question reference: S5W-13530
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 December 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 16 January 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how many “good neighbour agreements” made under section 75D of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 have been registered by the Registers of Scotland in each year since 2011-12.
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Question reference: S5O-01653
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 December 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Annabelle Ewing on 10 January 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what impact West Dunbartonshire Council’s reported decision to remove funding for Police Scotland for the out-of-hours noise service will have on tackling antisocial behaviour.
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Question reference: S5W-13531
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 December 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 9 January 2018
To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish the assessment that underpins its assertion that the provisions in its Planning (Scotland) Bill are compatible with the European Convention on Human Rights.
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Question reference: S5W-13532
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 December 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 9 January 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of whether the provisions in its Planning (Scotland) Bill are compliant with the obligations in the UN Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters, also known as the Aarhus Convention, and when it will publish any such assessment.
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Question reference: S5W-12966
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 08 December 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 21 December 2017
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answers to questions S5W-11879 and S5W-12280 by Keith Brown on 6 October and 31 October 2017 respectively, for what reason there was a delay between the finalisation and publication of the accounts for (a) Scottish Enterprise and (b) Highlands and Islands Enterprise.
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Question reference: S5W-13040
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 November 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 18 December 2017
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-10398 by Jamie Hepburn on 10 August 2017, whether it has made or plans a further assessment of the need for new statistical outputs regarding the ethnicity pay gap.
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