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: S5W-20848
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 January 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 17 January 2019
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-18848 by Michael Matheson on 27 September 2018, whether it will provide an update on what action it is taking to meet its commitment to maintain the Air Discount Scheme, and by what date it will make its formal announcement regarding the scheme’s continuation.
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Question reference: S5W-20629
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 17 December 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 15 January 2019
To ask the Scottish Government where the female custodial estate will be housed by the end of the current parliamentary session, broken down by (a) institution and (b) respective capacity.
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Question reference: S5T-01435
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 14 January 2019
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 15 January 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what its projections are for the prison population, in light of statistics showing that the majority are at or above capacity.
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Question reference: S5W-20600
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 13 December 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 9 January 2019
To ask the Scottish Government when up-to-date information on the number of deaths in custody and the completion of each respective Fatal Accident Inquiry will be published by the Scottish Prison Service.
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Question reference: S5W-20603
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 13 December 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 9 January 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what the average number of hours per week convicted prisoners have been engaged in purposeful activity (a) across the prison estate and (b) in each penal establishment in each year since 2013-14, also broken down by those on (i) short sentences, (ii) long sentences and (iii) remand.
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Question reference: S5W-20604
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 13 December 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 8 January 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what the (a) longest, (b) average and (c) median time is that a person has spent on remand in each year since 2014.
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Question reference: S5W-20599
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 13 December 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 8 January 2019
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of its plans to establish a new female custodial estate, how many of the five new community custody units have agreed locations, and at what stage each unit is in the planning process.
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Question reference: S5W-20504
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 10 December 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 8 January 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what the (a) occupancy, (b) occupancy rate and (c) capacity has been in each prison in (i) 2017 and (ii) each month in 2018.
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Question reference: S5W-20597
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 13 December 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 7 January 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made toward establishing a new female custodial estate, including its commitment to a smaller national prison and five new community custody units.
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Question reference: S5W-20596
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 13 December 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 7 January 2019
To ask the Scottish Government when it last held discussions to identify further locations for community custody units, and what the outcome was.
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