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.
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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To ask the Scottish Government when a Scottish passport system will be in place if Scotland separates from the rest of the United Kingdom.
To ask the Scottish Government what the hourly wage is for working prisoners at each prison.
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will reassess its anti-poverty policies in light of the UK Government’s welfare reform policies.
To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of prisoners is released without accommodation.
To ask the Scottish Government how many looked-after children are taking part in programmes aimed at getting them into employment.
To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of offenders who carry out a community payback order has gone on to reoffend.
To ask the Scottish Government how many community payback orders have been issued.
To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of prisoners are attending education programmes.
To ask the Scottish Government what programmes are available to support looked-after children into employment.
To ask the Scottish Government whether offenders' families are involved in reviews of (a) sentencing, (b) care in custody and (c) other aspects of offenders' care.