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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

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Dates of parliamentary sessions
  1. Session 1: 12 May 1999 to 31 March 2003
  2. Session 2: 7 May 2003 to 2 April 2007
  3. Session 3: 9 May 2007 to 22 March 2011
  4. Session 4: 11 May 2011 to 23 March 2016
  5. Session 5: 12 May 2016 to 4 May 2021
  6. Current session: 13 May 2021 to 25 November 2025
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Question reference: S2W-08536

  • Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 May 2004
  • Current Status: Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 8 June 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive what the Scottish Prison Service charges for each trainee for the 10-day training course in control and restraint techniques.

Question reference: S2W-08496

  • Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 24 May 2004
  • Current Status: Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 8 June 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive what action the service provider will take in respect of the late payment of invoices, as referred to in Schedule 3, clause 5.1.1 of Contract between The Scottish Ministers and Reliance Secure Task Management Ltd for the Provision of Prisoner Escort & Court Custody Services in Scotland.

Question reference: S2W-08499

  • Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 24 May 2004
  • Current Status: Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 8 June 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the service provider will have the right to appeal in the event of a dispute or arbitration procedure where there exists reasonable evidence of failure(s), as referred to in Schedule 3, clause 5.4 of Contract between The Scottish Ministers and Reliance Secure Task Management Ltd for the Provision of Prisoner Escort & Court Custody Services in Scotland.

Question reference: S2W-08497

  • Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 24 May 2004
  • Current Status: Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 8 June 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive, with reference to Schedule 3, clause 5.3 in Contract between The Scottish Ministers and Reliance Secure Task Management Ltd for the Provision of Prisoner Escort & Court Custody Services in Scotland, (a) what the percentage rate for deduction is and (b) what percentage will be deducted in respect of any disputes or claims against the service provider.

Question reference: S2W-08498

  • Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 24 May 2004
  • Current Status: Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 8 June 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will publish details of “reasonable evidence of failure(s) of the Services provided by the Service Provider to the Authority under the Contract”, as referred to in Schedule 3, clause 5.4 of Contract between The Scottish Ministers and Reliance Secure Task Management Ltd for the Provision of Prisoner Escort & Court Custody Services in Scotland.

Question reference: S2W-08501

  • Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 24 May 2004
  • Current Status: Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 8 June 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive, with reference to Schedule 3, clause 4.4 of Contract between The Scottish Ministers and Reliance Secure Task Management Ltd for the Provision of Prisoner Escort & Court Custody Services in Scotland, whether, in the event that the authority and the service provider agree any variation to the charges, it will publish such changes.

Question reference: S2W-08502

  • Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 24 May 2004
  • Current Status: Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 8 June 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive, with reference to Schedule 3, clause 4.4 of Contract between The Scottish Ministers and Reliance Secure Task Management Ltd for the Provision of Prisoner Escort & Court Custody Services in Scotland, whether the service provider has the right of appeal in the event that the authority makes any variation to the charges.

Question reference: S2W-08500

  • Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 24 May 2004
  • Current Status: Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 8 June 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive, with reference to Schedule 3, clause 4.3 of Contract between The Scottish Ministers and Reliance Secure Task Management Ltd for the Provision of Prisoner Escort & Court Custody Services in Scotland, whether it will publish any relevant documentation detailing any suggested adjustment to the operational procedures or costs or other effect of the legislative change upon the ability of the service provider to undertake the contract.

Question reference: S2W-08510

  • Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 24 May 2004
  • Current Status: Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 8 June 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive why aspects of Contract between The Scottish Ministers and Reliance Secure Task Management Limited for the Provision of Prisoner Escort & Court Custody Services in Scotland have been omitted from the document published on the Scottish Prison Service website on 20 May 2004.

Question reference: S2W-08440

  • Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 21 May 2004
  • Current Status: Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 8 June 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will produce a summary of Contract between The Scottish Ministers and Reliance Secure Task Management Ltd for the Provision of Prisoner Escort & Court Custody Services in Scotland.