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-13954
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 March 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 24 April 2013
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-12627 by Kenny MacAskill on 26 February 2013, what targets it (a) has set or (b) plans to introduce for prisoners (i) across the prison estate, (ii) in HMYOI Polmont and (iii) aged 15 to 17-years-old and what the reasons are for its position on this matter.
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Question reference: S4W-13953
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 March 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 24 April 2013
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-12627 by Kenny MacAskill on 26 February 2013, what the figure is for 15 to 17-year-old prisoners.
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Question reference: S4W-13874
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 21 March 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 16 April 2013
To ask the Scottish Government how many hours per week on average convicted prisoners are held in lockdown in their cells, also broken down by prison.
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Question reference: S4W-13872
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 21 March 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 11 April 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to improve protection from assault for shopworkers.
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Question reference: S4W-13729
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 15 March 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 20 March 2013
To ask the Scottish Government how the (a) Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995, (b) Scotland Act 1998 and (c) Human Rights Act 1998 are applied in judging petitions to the nobile officium.
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Question reference: S4W-13439
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 04 March 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 15 March 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to installing devices to block mobile phone signals in prisons.
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Question reference: S4W-13440
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 04 March 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 15 March 2013
To ask the Scottish Government how many prisoners have been found in possession of a mobile phone in each of the last five years.
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Question reference: S4F-01257
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 11 March 2013
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 14 March 2013
To ask the First Minister what steps the Scottish Government is taking to tackle contraband in prisons.
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Question reference: S4W-13370
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 28 February 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 11 March 2013
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-12215 by Kenny MacAskill on 8 February 2013, how many (a) High Court fines, (b) Sheriff Court fines, (c) Justice of the Peace Court fines, (d) District Court fines, (e) Stipendiary Magistrate Court fines and (f) fiscal direct penalties imposed for common assault since 2007 (a) have been paid (i) in full and (ii) in part and (b) are unpaid.
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Question reference: S4W-13371
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 28 February 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 11 March 2013
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-12215 by Kenny MacAskill on 8 February 2013, how many (a) High Court fines, (b) Sheriff Court fines, (c) Justice of the Peace Court fines, (d) District Court fines, (e) Stipendiary Magistrate Court fines and (f) fiscal direct penalties for drugs offences since 2007 (a) have been paid (i) in full and (ii) in part and (b) are unpaid.
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