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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

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: S4F-02402

Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 17 November 2014
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 20 November 2014

To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government is doing to make roads safer for drivers, cyclists and pedestrians.

Question reference: S4F-02240

Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 04 August 2014
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 7 August 2014

To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government's response is to First ScotRail being fined more than £2 million since 2011 for running too few coaches in a practice known as “short-forming”.

Question reference: S4W-22092

Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 11 July 2014
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 4 August 2014

To ask the Scottish Government how many people have been detained under the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 in each year since 2007, also broken down by the number detained in (a) mental health, (b) NHS and (c) Scottish Prison Service facilities.

Question reference: S4W-21794

Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 June 2014
Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 15 July 2014

To ask the Scottish Government how many dogs were in service with each former police constabulary in each year from 2007.

Question reference: S4W-21796

Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 June 2014
Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 15 July 2014

To ask the Scottish Government how many horses were in service with each former police constabulary in each year from 2007.

Question reference: S4W-21795

Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 June 2014
Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 15 July 2014

To ask the Scottish Government how many horses are in service with Police Scotland.

Question reference: S4W-21793

Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 June 2014
Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 15 July 2014

To ask the Scottish Government how many dogs are in service with Police Scotland.

Question reference: S4F-02170

Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 09 June 2014
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 12 June 2014

To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government’s response is to the survey published by Transform Scotland to mark the launch of its Fix It First campaign.

Question reference: S4O-03229

Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 May 2014
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 15 May 2014

To ask the Scottish Government how many local authorities have adapted the loop equipment that they provide to people with hearing loss since the introduction of digital televisions and radios.

Question reference: S4W-20269

Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 20 March 2014
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 3 April 2014

To ask the Scottish Government what caused the (a) damage to and (b) failure of the crankshaft on the starboard main engine of the MV Hamnavoe on 25 April 2013.