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-31428
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 August 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 7 September 2020
To ask the Scottish Government when it anticipates the Baird Family Hospital and Anchor Centre will be (a) completed and (b) opened.
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Question reference: S5W-31427
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 August 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 7 September 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of the reported £9 million spent on "advisers" for the Baird Family Hospital and Anchor Centre.
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Question reference: S5W-31430
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 August 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 7 September 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of the reported £6 million costs associated with the project team for the Baird Family Hospital and Anchor Centre.
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Question reference: S5W-31429
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 August 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 7 September 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what investigation it is undertaking into the reported (a) “inaccuracies” in the cost plan and (b) inadequate “co-ordination of the design development process” for the Baird Family Hospital and Anchor Centre.
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Question reference: S5O-04580
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 September 2020
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 10 September 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the Stonehaven train crash.
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Question reference: S5W-31096
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 August 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 2 September 2020
To ask the Scottish Government when the annual Scottish Prison Service procurement report for the financial year 2019-20 will be published.
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Question reference: S5W-31342
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 21 August 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 2 September 2020
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the evidence given to the Justice Committee by the Chief Executive of the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service on 18 August 2020 (Official Report, c.2) regarding the potential positive impact of jury centres in reducing the backlog of solemn cases, whether it will rule out introducing trial by judge only.
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Question reference: S5W-31318
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 20 August 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 2 September 2020
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) proposing to review its Gender Identity and Gender Reassignment Policy in December 2018, an SPS spokesperson stating in May 2019 that the review would commence "in the coming weeks", the SPS stating in August 2019 that it was "committed to reviewing the policy and holding an open consultation" and, in January 2020, the SPS stating that a review would take place in "early 2020", whether the review has commenced and, if not, when it is expected to do so.
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Question reference: S5W-31405
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 August 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jackson Carlaw (on behalf of the Scottish Parliament Corporate Body) on 1 September 2020
To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body what the process and timescale is for it to nominate and appoint the Scottish Biometrics Commissioner.
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Question reference: S5W-31270
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 17 August 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 27 August 2020
To ask the Scottish Government when the working group to consider a standalone offence of misogynistic harassment will be set up; how it will be constituted, and what specific timescales have been establish for it to (a) convene and (b) report.