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-13083
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 February 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 7 March 2013
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-12384 by Kenny MacAskill on 8 February 2013, how many custodial sentences of (a) less than three months and (b) between three and six months have been imposed in each sheriffdom in each year since 2007.
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Question reference: S4O-01906
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 March 2013
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 13 March 2013
To ask the Scottish Government which minister has portfolio responsibility for the Rural Payments and Inspections Division.
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Question reference: S4O-01867
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 February 2013
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 6 March 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what contribution Scotland’s offshore wind resources will make to meeting European Union renewable energy targets.
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Question reference: S4W-12626
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 28 January 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 26 February 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what (a) programmes and (b) activities constitute purposeful activity in prisons.
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Question reference: S4W-12621
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 28 January 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Lesley Thomson on 26 February 2013
To ask the Scottish Government how many fiscal direct penalties for (a) motor and (b) other offences have been withdrawn for mandatory reasons in each year since 2009.
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Question reference: S4W-12625
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 28 January 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 26 February 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what the definition is of purposeful activity in prisons.
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Question reference: S4W-12629
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 28 January 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 26 February 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what average number of hours per week convicted prisoners spend out of their cells (a) across the prison estate and (b) in each penal establishment.
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Question reference: S4W-12627
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 28 January 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 26 February 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what average number of hours per week convicted prisoners are engaged in purposeful activity (a) across the prison estate and (b) in each penal establishment.
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Question reference: S4W-12623
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 28 January 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Lesley Thomson on 26 February 2013
To ask the Scottish Government how many people have appeared in court to face charges in relation to their original offence after their fiscal direct penalty has been (a) refused and (b) recalled in each year since 2009.
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Question reference: S4W-12622
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 28 January 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Lesley Thomson on 26 February 2013
To ask the Scottish Government how many fiscal direct penalties have been withdrawn at the Procurator Fiscal’s discretion for (a) a failure to pay or complete a fiscal direct penalty and (b) other reasons in each year since 2009.
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