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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 28 November 2024
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Question reference: S4W-10283

  • Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 October 2012
  • Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 7 November 2012

To ask the Scottish Government whether it (a) plans to recommence publishing monthly performance indicators on the Disclosure Scotland website and (b) has discussed publishing police response times on a monthly basis.

Question reference: S4W-10281

  • Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 October 2012
  • Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 7 November 2012

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with (a) police forces, (b) Disclosure Scotland and (c) representatives of the Scottish police service regarding whether additional resources will be needed once retrospective checks on enhanced disclosure certificates start on 29 October 2012.

Question reference: S4W-09875

  • Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 October 2012
  • Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 2 November 2012

To ask the Scottish Government whether the energy skills academy highlighted in the budget by the Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Employment and Sustainable Growth on 20 September 2012 (Official Report, c. 11744) will be located in Aberdeen.

Question reference: S4W-10285

  • Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 October 2012
  • Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 2 November 2012

To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to include provisions in its proposed Victims and Witnesses Bill for witnesses to access information about the result of pleading diets in their cases before receiving a citation to appear in court.

Question reference: S4W-10176

  • Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 October 2012
  • Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 2 November 2012

To ask the Scottish Government what guidance has been issued to independent custody visiting schemes ahead of the change to the statutory system under the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012.

Question reference: S4W-10277

  • Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 October 2012
  • Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 2 November 2012

To ask the Scottish Government whether all Disclosure Scotland applications requiring police checks will be handled by one centralised office under the single Scottish police service and, if so, where this office will be based.

Question reference: S4W-10276

  • Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 October 2012
  • Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 2 November 2012

To ask the Scottish Government whether the Force Disclosure Units will be centralised into a country-wide department in the single Scottish police service.

Question reference: S4W-10175

  • Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 October 2012
  • Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 2 November 2012

To ask the Scottish Government whether the statutory independent custody visiting scheme under the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 will be a Scotland-wide organisation or whether the administration will be split into geographical areas and, if so, what geographical areas.

Question reference: S4W-10172

  • Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 October 2012
  • Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 2 November 2012

To ask the Scottish Government whether the National Police Reform Team is assessing the administration of the statutory independent custody visiting scheme under the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012.

Question reference: S4W-10174

  • Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 October 2012
  • Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 2 November 2012

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has had meetings with (a) administrators or (b) representatives of independent custody visiting schemes and, if so, how often these meetings have taken place since May 2007.