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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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Dates of parliamentary sessions
  1. Session 1: 12 May 1999 to 31 March 2003
  2. Session 2: 7 May 2003 to 2 April 2007
  3. Session 3: 9 May 2007 to 22 March 2011
  4. Session 4: 11 May 2011 to 23 March 2016
  5. Session 5: 12 May 2016 to 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 5 July 2024
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Question reference: S4W-12215

  • Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 14 January 2013
  • Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 8 February 2013

To ask the Scottish Government how many people convicted of homicide have received as their main penalty a (a) Sheriff Court fine, (b) Justice of the Peace Court fine, (c) fiscal fine, (d) fiscal compensation order, (e) fiscal combined offer and (f) police antisocial behaviour penalty in each year since 2007.

Question reference: S4W-12220

  • Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 14 January 2013
  • Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 8 February 2013

To ask the Scottish Government how many people convicted of robbery have received as their main penalty a (a) Sheriff Court fine, (b) Justice of the Peace Court fine, (c) fiscal fine, (d) fiscal compensation order, (e) fiscal combined offer and (f) police antisocial behaviour penalty in each year since 2007.

Question reference: S4W-12216

  • Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 14 January 2013
  • Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 8 February 2013

To ask the Scottish Government how many people convicted of attempted murder have received as their main penalty a (a) Sheriff Court fine, (b) Justice of the Peace Court fine, (c) fiscal fine, (d) fiscal compensation order, (e) fiscal combined offer and (f) police antisocial behaviour penalty in each year since 2007.

Question reference: S4W-12222

  • Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 14 January 2013
  • Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 8 February 2013

To ask the Scottish Government how many people convicted of sexual assault have received as their main penalty a (a) Sheriff Court fine, (b) Justice of the Peace Court fine, (c) fiscal fine, (d) fiscal compensation order, (e) fiscal combined offer and (f) police antisocial behaviour penalty in each year since 2007.

Question reference: S4W-12224

  • Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 14 January 2013
  • Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 8 February 2013

To ask the Scottish Government how many people convicted of drug offences have received as their main penalty a (a) Sheriff Court fine, (b) Justice of the Peace Court fine, (c) fiscal fine, (d) fiscal compensation order, (e) fiscal combined offer and (f) police antisocial behaviour penalty in each year since 2007.

Question reference: S4W-12217

  • Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 14 January 2013
  • Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 8 February 2013

To ask the Scottish Government how many people convicted of serious assault have received as their main penalty a (a) Sheriff Court fine, (b) Justice of the Peace Court fine, (c) fiscal fine, (d) fiscal compensation order, (e) fiscal combined offer and (f) police antisocial behaviour penalty in each year since 2007.

Question reference: S4W-12219

  • Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 14 January 2013
  • Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 8 February 2013

To ask the Scottish Government how many people convicted of handling an offensive weapon have received as their main penalty a (a) Sheriff Court fine, (b) Justice of the Peace Court fine, (c) fiscal fine, (d) fiscal compensation order, (e) fiscal combined offer and (f) police antisocial behaviour penalty in each year since 2007.

Question reference: S4F-01178

  • Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 04 February 2013
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 7 February 2013

To ask the First Minister who will administer any fund established from the proceeds of a victims’ surcharge on offenders.

Question reference: S4W-12385

  • Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 21 January 2013
  • Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 31 January 2013

To ask the Scottish Government how many community payback orders have (a) been completed in (i) full and (ii) part and (b) not been completed since February 2011, broken down by community justice authority area.

Question reference: S4W-12383

  • Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 21 January 2013
  • Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 31 January 2013

To ask the Scottish Government how many hours of community payback orders have been imposed in each community justice authority area in each month since February 2011.