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-15621
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 March 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 18 April 2018
To ask the Scottish Government whether the Scottish Police Authority will be liable for the (a) setup and (b) administration costs of the segregated pension scheme for British Transport Police Officers in Scotland and, if so, how much has been set aside to meet this, and from which budget line it will be drawn.
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Question reference: S5O-01993
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 April 2018
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 18 April 2018
To ask the Scottish Government when it plans to publish its proposals for agricultural support after the UK leaves the EU.
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Question reference: S5W-15142
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 March 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 27 March 2018
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to (a) take direct control of any of NHS Tayside’s financial operations and (b) move (i) control or (ii) management of any matter, whether financial or otherwise, that is currently controlled or managed by NHS Tayside to another body.
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Question reference: S5F-02196
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 26 March 2018
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 29 March 2018
To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government’s response is to reports that more than £400,000 was spent on consultants to oversee the British Transport Police merger.
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Question reference: S5O-01938
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 March 2018
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 28 March 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how many appeals there were in relation to the 2017 business rates revaluation, and how many have been resolved.
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Question reference: S5W-15203
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 12 March 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 21 March 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to review the impact of the police mental health triage pilot in Dumfries and Galloway, and whether it will consider rolling the initiative out across the country.
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Question reference: S5W-15206
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 12 March 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 21 March 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what is position is on Police Scotland checking social media use as part of the firearms licensing process.
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Question reference: S5W-15204
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 12 March 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 21 March 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to address any gender inequality in policing.
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Question reference: S5W-15205
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 12 March 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 21 March 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on linking the Police Scotland firearms licensing system with the command and control system.
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Question reference: S5W-15160
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 08 March 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 21 March 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on fiscal work and community payback order work placements being used to carry out task that were previously carried out by local authority employees.
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