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-35948
- Asked by: Mary Fee, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 11 March 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 24 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether the re-opening of the justice system will be fully reflected in future revisions of its COVID-19 Strategic Framework.
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Question reference: S5W-35947
- Asked by: Mary Fee, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 11 March 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 24 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether changes to prison regimes will be reflected in future revisions of its COVID-19 Strategic Framework.
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Question reference: S5W-35941
- Asked by: Mary Fee, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 March 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 24 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many attempted suicides by prisoners in custody were recorded in (a) 2018, (b) 2019 and (c) 2020.
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Question reference: S5W-35942
- Asked by: Mary Fee, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 March 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 24 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many compassionate visits to prisons have taken place since 26 December 2020, broken down by prison.
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Question reference: S5W-35943
- Asked by: Mary Fee, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 March 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 24 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many requests for compassionate visits to prisons have been rejected since 26 December 2020, broken down by prison.
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Question reference: S5W-35949
- Asked by: Mary Fee, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 March 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 24 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many people have died in custody in prisons since 23 March 2020, and how many of these deaths were recorded to be as a result of (a) suicide and (b) COVID-19.
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Question reference: S5W-35945
- Asked by: Mary Fee, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 March 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 24 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government when it will allow prison visits to resume.
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Question reference: S5W-35946
- Asked by: Mary Fee, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 March 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 24 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what support is in place to support children and families affected by imprisonment to access a virtual prison visit.
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Question reference: S5W-35944
- Asked by: Mary Fee, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 March 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 23 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to prioritising the COVID-19 vaccination for people working in prisons.
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Question reference: S5W-35543
- Asked by: Mary Fee, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 25 February 2021
- Current Status: Answered by David Stewart MSP (on behalf of the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate B on 11 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body how it assesses the Parliament’s cyber security measures to ensure that they are reviewed and updated.