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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

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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 18 July 2024
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Question reference: S4W-14901

  • Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Independent
  • Date lodged: Monday, 13 May 2013
  • Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 28 May 2013

To ask the Scottish Government whether Police Scotland officers deployed at the G8 summit in Northern Ireland will be using armoured vehicles and, if so, who owns those vehicles.

Question reference: S4W-14912

  • Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Independent
  • Date lodged: Monday, 13 May 2013
  • Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 28 May 2013

To ask the Scottish Government what assurances it can give that Police Scotland officers and staff deployed at the G8 summit in Northern Ireland will not be subject to litigation due to any lack of knowledge of Northern Irish law.

Question reference: S4W-14926

  • Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Independent
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 May 2013
  • Current Status: Answered by Alasdair Allan on 28 May 2013

To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish the written national guidance on Gaelic medium education referred to in paragraph 2.2.4 of the 2011 HMIE Report, Gaelic Education: Building on the successes, addressing the barriers.

Question reference: S4W-14895

  • Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Independent
  • Date lodged: Monday, 13 May 2013
  • Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 28 May 2013

To ask the Scottish Government how many Police Scotland (a) officers and (b) staff will be deployed at the G8 summit in Northern Ireland and who will pay the cost of their deployment.

Question reference: S4W-14909

  • Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Independent
  • Date lodged: Monday, 13 May 2013
  • Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 28 May 2013

To ask the Scottish Government under whose direction Police Scotland (a) officers and (b) staff deployed at the G8 summit in Northern Ireland will work.

Question reference: S4W-14899

  • Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Independent
  • Date lodged: Monday, 13 May 2013
  • Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 28 May 2013

To ask the Scottish Government what assurances it can give that (a) efficient policing and (b) the safety of communities will not be compromised as a result of Police Scotland officers and staff being deployed at the G8 summit in Northern Ireland.

Question reference: S4W-14907

  • Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Independent
  • Date lodged: Monday, 13 May 2013
  • Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 28 May 2013

To ask the Scottish Government what assurances it can give that Police Scotland officers and staff will have adequate radio communications while travelling to and from and while on deployment at the G8 summit in Northern Ireland.

Question reference: S4W-14906

  • Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Independent
  • Date lodged: Monday, 13 May 2013
  • Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 28 May 2013

To ask the Scottish Government what assurances it can give about the safety of Police Scotland officers and staff (a) travelling to and from and (b) while on deployment at the G8 summit in Northern Ireland.

Question reference: S4W-14903

  • Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Independent
  • Date lodged: Monday, 13 May 2013
  • Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 28 May 2013

To ask the Scottish Government whether an assessment has been made of any reputational damage to Police Scotland of (a) storing armoured vehicles at the Scottish Police College and (b) having officers and staff deployed in armoured vehicles.

Question reference: S4W-14904

  • Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Independent
  • Date lodged: Monday, 13 May 2013
  • Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 28 May 2013

To ask the Scottish Government how many armoured vehicles Police Scotland owns.