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.
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To ask the Scottish Government what work it is engaged in to tackle the reportedly significant impact of bank and credit card fraud, following the publication of the Scottish Crime and Justice Survey 2023/24 results, which found that bank and credit card fraud constituted 47% of all fraud committed in the year.
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that there were almost 30,000 breaches of community payback orders in the last 11 years.
To ask the Scottish Government how many offenders with electronic tags have breached their orders in the past five years.
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration has been given to establishing youth education programmes raising awareness about retail crime.
To ask the Scottish Government whether it anticipates that at least 16,500 police officers will be employed by Police Scotland across the financial year 2025-26.
To ask the Scottish Government what lessons have been learned from the Tarbolton Moss case to inform future policy on the management and remediation of abandoned landfill sites.
To ask the Scottish Government what specific steps are being taken to address the reported ongoing issue of land ownership at Tarbolton Moss landfill site.
To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has had with the private company that expressed interest in taking on the Tarbolton Moss landfill site, and whether any outcomes or next steps have been identified from any such engagement.
To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the Tarbolton Moss landfill site, what mechanisms are being used to coordinate communications between SEPA, Scottish Government officials, and the local community, including the Tarbolton Tenants and Residents Association.
To ask the Scottish Government what the average cost per patient is of (a) methadone and (b) Buvidal treatment over a 12-month period.