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: S6W-08438
- Asked by: Russell Findlay, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 May 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Ash Regan on 18 May 2022
To ask the Scottish Government when the board of the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service brought to the relevant minister's attention details of any complaints made against the Chief Officer.
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Question reference: S6O-01097
- Asked by: Russell Findlay, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 May 2022
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 18 May 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with ScotRail regarding returning rail services to pre-pandemic levels.
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Question reference: S6W-08272
- Asked by: Russell Findlay, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 28 April 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 10 May 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many people have been convicted of possessing indecent images of children, broken down by type of disposal, in each of the last 10 full financial years.
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Question reference: S6W-08273
- Asked by: Russell Findlay, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 28 April 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 10 May 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many people convicted of possessing indecent images of children have been given a custodial sentence, broken down by the length of sentence, in each of the last 10 full financial years.
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Question reference: S6W-08157
- Asked by: Russell Findlay, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 22 April 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 9 May 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide details of any discussions or communication it has had with Police Scotland regarding the force’s obligation to record the sex of suspects in line with the Equality Act 2010 definition of sex.
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Question reference: S6O-01067
- Asked by: Russell Findlay, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 May 2022
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 11 May 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its plans for income tax.
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Question reference: S6T-00644
- Asked by: Russell Findlay, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 April 2022
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 19 April 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what action it can take in response to sanctions announced by US authorities against members of the Kinahan organised crime group, in light of the group's reported connections to Scotland.
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Question reference: S6O-00979
- Asked by: Russell Findlay, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 April 2022
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 21 April 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether the school curriculum should be free from party political bias.
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Question reference: S6W-07437
- Asked by: Russell Findlay, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 17 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 25 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has hosted another roundtable event on actions taken to tackle spiking crimes following an initial meeting on 4 November 2021.
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Question reference: S6O-00942
- Asked by: Russell Findlay, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 March 2022
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 31 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on how many of its staff members are working on the prospectus for another independence referendum.