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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

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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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 27 February 2026
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Question reference: S6W-43993

  • Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 26 February 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 12 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many full-time equivalent police officers have been employed in each year since the creation of Police Scotland.

Question reference: S6W-43996

  • Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 26 February 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 12 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many assaults on police officers have been recorded by Police Scotland in each year since the creation of Police Scotland.

Question reference: S6W-43992

  • Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 26 February 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 12 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government regarding the budget for Police Scotland, whether it will provide information on what it would have been if it had it kept up with inflation measured (a) using Consumer Price Index (b) by Retail Price Index, in each year since the creation of Police Scotland.

Question reference: S6W-43994

  • Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 26 February 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 12 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it or Police Scotland has undertaken of public confidence in the police since the creation of Police Scotland.

Question reference: S6W-43997

  • Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 26 February 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 12 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what action it and Police Scotland have taken to protect police officers from violence.

Question reference: S6W-43991

  • Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 26 February 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 12 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what the revenue and capital budgets allocated to Police Scotland have been in each year since the creation of Police Scotland.

Question reference: S6W-43990

  • Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 26 February 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 12 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what action it and Police Scotland are taking to increase the funding available to improve the psychological wellbeing of police officers.

Question reference: S6W-43998

  • Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 26 February 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 12 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government when it will complete the roll-out of new equipment to provide greater protection to police officers.

Question reference: S6W-43995

  • Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 26 February 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 12 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many mental health-related calls Police Scotland officers have attended in each year since the creation of Police Scotland.

Question reference: S6W-43194

  • Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 3 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many men completed the Caledonian System programme in 2024-25.