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-08017
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Airdrie and Shotts, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 13 March 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 27 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what procedures police officers use when investigating allegations from a person that they have been sexually or indecently assaulted by a sibling or adult relative, and what differences there are in handling allegations (a) made by (i) a child against a child, (ii) a child against an adult and (iii) an adult against an adult, and (b) of historical abuse.
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Question reference: S5W-06844
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Airdrie and Shotts, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 02 February 2017
- Current Status: Answered by James Wolffe QC on 2 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government who will decide on what action should be taken arising from the findings of the Police Scotland report on Operation Sandwood.
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Question reference: S5W-06831
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Airdrie and Shotts, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 02 February 2017
- Current Status: Answered by James Wolffe QC on 2 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government when the Lord Advocate will publish a substantive response to the letters sent to him on 7 June, 30 July and 15 December 2016 from members of the Justice for Megrahi committee, which sought clarification on the Crown Office and Police Scotland enquiries into criminal allegations arising from the Abdelbaset al-Megrahi case.
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Question reference: S5W-06832
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Airdrie and Shotts, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 02 February 2017
- Current Status: Answered by James Wolffe QC on 2 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government whether it remains the case that neither the Lord Advocate nor the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service personnel involved in Lockerbie-related matters would take part in the consideration of the Police Scotland report on Operation Sandwood and that an independent counsel would consider the report and, if so, who this counsel will be.
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Question reference: S5W-05339
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Airdrie and Shotts, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 05 December 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 19 December 2016
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will investigate claims that some staff affected by the restructuring plans of NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde have been advised by NHS management that they should not speak to MSPs, MPs or councillors regarding these proposals without first advising the NHS board that they are doing so.
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Question reference: S5W-01363
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Airdrie and Shotts, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 11 July 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 4 August 2016
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will carry out a review of the role played by the Information Services Division (ISD) in NHS Dumfries and Galloway's breach of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 with regard to chronic pain waiting times information and whether the ISD needs to play a more proactive role in ensuring proper handling of freedom of information requests.
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Question reference: S5W-01362
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Airdrie and Shotts, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 11 July 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 4 August 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what action it will take regarding the Scottish Information Commissioner's finding that NHS Dumfries and Galloway breached the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 by refusing to issue chronic pain waiting times information and "wrongly" claiming that it did not hold the information.
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Question reference: S3W-20180
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 26 January 2009
- Current Status: Answered by Frank Mulholland on 4 February 2009
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Question reference: S3W-20020
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 January 2009
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 4 February 2009
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Question reference: S3W-20481
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 February 2009
- Current Status: Awaiting answer