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.
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To ask the Scottish Government further to the answer to question S5W-03798 by Michael Matheson on 11 November 2016, for what reason Scottish Prison Service industries income has reduced at HMP (a) Barlinnie, (b) YOI Cornton Vale, (c) Dumfries, (d) Glenochil and (e) Shotts.
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-03798 by Michael Matheson on 11 November 2016, what happens to the income generated through Scottish Prison Service industries.
To ask the Scottish Government which department and minister have overall responsibility for children and families affected by the imprisonment of a parent or other family member.
To ask the Scottish Government what income has been generated from external sales of products and services created through Scottish Prison Service Industries in each of the last ten years, broken down by prison.
To ask the Scottish Government when it will next meet the UK Government regarding the result of the EU referendum.
To ask the Scottish Government how much the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) spends on carrying out purposeful activity in prisons, given in (a) cash terms and (b) as a percentage of the SPS budget, also broken down by prison.
To ask the Scottish Government what the waiting list time is for prisoners accessing purposeful activity, broken down by prison.
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the review, Delivering a Strategy for Purposeful Activity in the Scottish Prison Service, in 2014, whether it will provide an update on the progress of carrying out purposeful activity in prisons.
To ask the Scottish Government how many third sector organisations are involved in purposeful activity in prisons.
To ask the Scottish Government how many prisoners take part in purposeful activity each year, broken down by prison.