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-10050
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 04 October 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 18 October 2012
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service regarding the provision of additional resources as a result of proposed legislation relating to Scottish deaths abroad.
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Question reference: S4W-10194
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 11 October 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 18 October 2012
To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) re-employed retired and (b) part-time sheriffs have been employed in each month since April 2007, broken down by sheriffdom.
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Question reference: S4W-10192
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 11 October 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 18 October 2012
To ask the Scottish Government whether the Scottish Court Service has ceased to work to targets for the time between commencement and conclusion of (a) summary and (b) solemn trials and, if so, (i) when these were discontinued and (ii) for what reason.
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Question reference: S4W-10047
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 04 October 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 16 October 2012
To ask the Scottish Government how many Scots have died abroad in each year since 2007 and how many of them were members of the armed forces.
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Question reference: S4W-10051
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 04 October 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 10 October 2012
To ask the Scottish Government on what date the Section 14 order under the Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 relating to the abolition of prison visiting committees will be laid.
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Question reference: S4W-09714
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 September 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 28 September 2012
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-09302 by Roseanna Cunningham on 13 September 2012, what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding the urgent updating of the national guidelines for healthcare professionals, as recommended in the Scottish Drugs Strategy Delivery Commission first year report.
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Question reference: S4W-09713
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 September 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 28 September 2012
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-09302 by Roseanna Cunningham on 13 September 2012, what progress it has made on meeting the recommendations for action by it in the Scottish Drugs Strategy Delivery Commission first year report.
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Question reference: S4W-09710
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 September 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 27 September 2012
To ask the Scottish Government whether there have been changes to the criteria for deciding the multi-agency public protection arrangements (MAPPA) level for managing registered sex offenders since 2007 and, if so, when.
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Question reference: S4W-09711
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 September 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 27 September 2012
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has issued guidance to organisations working under multi-agency public protection arrangements (MAPPA) concerning the (a) assessment and (b) management of registered sex offenders and, if so, when.
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Question reference: S4W-09708
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 September 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 27 September 2012
To ask the Scottish Government how many registered sex offenders have been managed at multi-agency public protection arrangements (MAPPA) level (a) one, (b) two and (c) three in each year since 2007.
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