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: S5O-00757
- Asked by: Douglas Ross, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 March 2017
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of ambulance provision in the Moray area.
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Question reference: S5W-06953
- Asked by: Douglas Ross, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 February 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 1 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of reports regarding Police Scotland’s Vulnerable Persons Database, whether it considers one in 14 people in Scotland to be vulnerable.
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Question reference: S5O-00716
- Asked by: Douglas Ross, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 February 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 1 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government when it last met the Scottish Police Authority and what issues were discussed.
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Question reference: S5W-06954
- Asked by: Douglas Ross, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 February 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 28 February 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what oversight it has regarding the sharing of details on the Police Scotland Vulnerable Persons Database with other agencies.
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Question reference: S5W-06955
- Asked by: Douglas Ross, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 February 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 28 February 2017
To ask the Scottish Government which public bodies have access to the Police Scotland Vulnerable Persons Database.
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Question reference: S5T-00419
- Asked by: Douglas Ross, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 27 February 2017
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 28 February 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the consultation document, Policing 2026: Our 10 year strategy for policing in Scotland.
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Question reference: S5W-06793
- Asked by: Douglas Ross, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 02 February 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 24 February 2017
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-05946 by Michael Matheson on 1 February 2017, in light of the comment that it "allocates funding directly to NHS Boards as part of their overall funding allocations", whether the amount given to Police Scotland was reduced when this funding was allocated to the NHS boards.
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Question reference: S5W-06902
- Asked by: Douglas Ross, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 06 February 2017
- Current Status: Answered by James Wolffe QC on 16 February 2017
To ask the Scottish Government whether it was alerted by the Lord Advocate prior to the 2017-18 Draft Budget that the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service would need to lose around 200 posts from its current workforce to deliver the required real terms savings over the next five years.
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Question reference: S5W-06900
- Asked by: Douglas Ross, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 06 February 2017
- Current Status: Answered by James Wolffe QC on 16 February 2017
To ask the Scottish Government whether the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service would be able to achieve the priorities identified in the 2017-18 Draft Budget with a reducing workforce.
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Question reference: S5W-06901
- Asked by: Douglas Ross, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 06 February 2017
- Current Status: Answered by James Wolffe QC on 16 February 2017
To ask the Scottish Government when it was made aware of the contents of the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service’s Workforce Planning Strategy, which was reportedly published on 30 January 2017.