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-10173
- 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 when the handover will take place between the current independent custody visiting schemes and the statutory scheme under the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012.
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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.
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Question reference: S4W-10058
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 04 October 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 30 October 2012
To ask the Scottish Government whether Professor Andrew Coyle's review of the proposals on the independent monitoring of prisons will be independent of (a) it, (b) the Scottish Prison Service and (c) Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons Scotland.
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Question reference: S4W-10056
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 04 October 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 30 October 2012
To ask the Scottish Government whether Professor Andrew Coyle's review of the proposals on the independent monitoring of prisons will consider views previously expressed by stakeholders regarding (a) alternative models and (b) all of its proposals or its most recent proposal only.
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Question reference: S4W-10054
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 04 October 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 30 October 2012
To ask the Scottish Government whether Professor Andrew Coyle's review of the proposals on the independent monitoring of prisons will examine all of its proposals or the most recent proposal only.
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Question reference: S4W-10052
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 04 October 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 30 October 2012
To ask the Scottish Government what the remit is of Professor Andrew Coyle's review of the proposals on the independent monitoring of prisons and what other guidance or direction it has given Professor Coyle regarding this.
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Question reference: S4W-10055
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 04 October 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 30 October 2012
To ask the Scottish Government whether Professor Andrew Coyle's review of the proposals on the independent monitoring of prisons has (a) been asked or (b) will be permitted to consider alternative models.
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Question reference: S4W-10057
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 04 October 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 30 October 2012
To ask the Scottish Government how Professor Andrew Coyle's review of the proposals on the independent monitoring of prisons will take into account the views of (a) stakeholders and (b) prisoners.
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Question reference: S4W-09876
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 October 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 30 October 2012
To ask the Scottish Government what organisations will receive funding from the £3.25 million allocated to the creation of an energy skills academy and how much each organisation will receive.
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Question reference: S4W-09877
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 October 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 30 October 2012
To ask the Scottish Government what the main performance indicators of the energy skills academy will be.