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: S4W-02604
- Asked by: James Kelly, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 09 September 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Lesley Thomson on 23 September 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive how many cases on average a procurator fiscal deals with per week.
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Question reference: S4W-02605
- Asked by: James Kelly, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 09 September 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Lesley Thomson on 23 September 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive how many staff are employed by the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service.
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Question reference: S4O-00196
- Asked by: James Kelly, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 September 2011
- Current Status: Awaiting answer
To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions the Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Employment and Sustainable Growth has had with the Cabinet Secretary for Justice regarding the next spending review.
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Question reference: S4W-02290
- Asked by: James Kelly, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 19 August 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 12 September 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive (a) how many staff and (b) what financial resources are being allocated to carry out the reform of the fire and rescue service.
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Question reference: S4W-02292
- Asked by: James Kelly, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 19 August 2011
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 8 September 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what input (a) it and (b) the Scottish Public Pension Agency has provided to discussions at a UK level on changes to pension arrangements affecting the fire and rescue service.
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Question reference: S4W-02291
- Asked by: James Kelly, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 19 August 2011
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 8 September 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what pension reserves the Scottish Public Pension Agency holds in relation to the fire and rescue service.
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Question reference: S4W-02248
- Asked by: James Kelly, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 18 August 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 5 September 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive how many drug-related deaths there were in (a) 2007-08, (b) 2008-09, (c) 2009-10 and (d) 2010-11, broken down by parliamentary constituency.
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Question reference: S4O-00139
- Asked by: James Kelly, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 31 August 2011
- Current Status: Awaiting answer
To ask the Scottish Executive when the next meeting of the Joint Ministerial Committee will take place.
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Question reference: S4W-02154
- Asked by: James Kelly, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 August 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 26 August 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive how it will fund any increased costs incurred by the alteration to the police station duty scheme.
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Question reference: S4W-01303
- Asked by: James Kelly, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 27 June 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 1 August 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will consider rolling out Strathclyde Police's Domestic Abuse Task Force across Scotland.