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: S4W-02184
- Asked by: Ruth Davidson, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 12 August 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 2 September 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people have been released from HMP Barlinnie under the early release scheme in each of the last five years.
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Question reference: S4W-02185
- Asked by: Ruth Davidson, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 12 August 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 2 September 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-37765 by Kenny MacAskill on 6 December 2010, when it anticipates that automatic unconditional early release will end.
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Question reference: S4W-02183
- Asked by: Ruth Davidson, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 12 August 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 26 August 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what disposals were applied to people convicted of carrying a knife or other bladed weapon in the Strathclyde Police force area in 2010-11.
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Question reference: S4W-02181
- Asked by: Ruth Davidson, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 12 August 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 26 August 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people were convicted of carrying a knife or other bladed weapon in the Strathclyde Police force area in 2010-11.
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Question reference: S4W-02180
- Asked by: Ruth Davidson, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 12 August 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 26 August 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) cars were confiscated and (b) licences were removed from people speeding in cars in the Strathclyde Police force area in 2010-11.
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Question reference: S4W-01808
- Asked by: Ruth Davidson, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 21 July 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Bruce Crawford on 18 August 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive, in light of the UK Government releasing similar information, whether it will publish details of meetings held by (a) the First Minister, (b) ministers and (c) officials with newspaper (i) proprietors, (ii) executives and (iii) editors in the last year.
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Question reference: S4O-00055
- Asked by: Ruth Davidson, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 June 2011
- Current Status: Awaiting answer
To ask the Scottish Executive how much funding has been allocated by Glasgow City Council for suicide prevention in the last three years.