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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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Question reference: S4W-11272

Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 16 November 2012
Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 3 December 2012

To ask the Scottish Government whether the Scottish Police Authority will be the employer of the Police Service of Scotland’s officers.

Question reference: S4W-11283

Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 16 November 2012
Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 3 December 2012

To ask the Scottish Government what the process will be for setting the Police Service of Scotland’s 2013-14 budget.

Question reference: S4W-11284

Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 16 November 2012
Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 3 December 2012

To ask the Scottish Government how many CCTV cameras have been in operation in each year since 2007 broken down by (a) local authority and (b) police force area.

This information is not routinely gathered centrally. The references provided below apply to public space CCTV provision and not to all CCTV cameras in any given area. Cameras not included in these references might be in a variety of locations and operated by a range of organisations including retail outlets and shopping centres, public transport providers and many others.

In 2009 the Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research published Public Space CCTV in Scotland: Results of a National Survey of Scotland’s Local Authorities. Based on a survey conducted between June 2007 and February 2008, this identified how many fixed public space CCTV cameras, redeployable cameras and CCTV vehicles were in Scotland. This report can be found at www.sccjr.ac.uk/pubs/Public-Space-CCTV-in-Scotland--Results-of-a-National-Survey-of-Scotlands-Local-Authorities/182. The National Strategy for Public Space CCTV in Scotland, published in 2011, provided a map of the provision of public space CCTV in Scotland. This report can be found at www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2011/03/18085554/1.

Question reference: S4W-11276

Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 16 November 2012
Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 3 December 2012

To ask the Scottish Government whether the (a) Scottish Police Authority or (b) chief constable will determine the size of the Police Service of Scotland’s fleet of police cars.

Question reference: S4W-11274

Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 16 November 2012
Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 3 December 2012

To ask the Scottish Government whether the (a) Scottish Police Authority or (b) chief constable will be responsible for terms and conditions of the Police Service of Scotland’s (i) officers and (ii) civilian staff.

The terms and conditions of police officers are set out in regulations made under Section 48 of the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 and are subject to negotiation through the Police Negotiating Board (PNB). The Scottish Police Authority and the chief constable will be members of PNB from 1 April 2013.

The setting of terms and conditions for civilian police staff is a matter for the Scottish Police Authority.

Question reference: S4W-11271

Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 16 November 2012
Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 3 December 2012

To ask the Scottish Government whether the Scottish Police Authority will (a) administer and (b) distribute the budget of the Police Service of Scotland.

Question reference: S4W-11280

Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 16 November 2012
Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 3 December 2012

To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of police officers has carried out operational roles for (a) 100%, (b) at least 50% and (c) under 50% of their working hours in each year since 2007.

Question reference: S4W-11277

Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 16 November 2012
Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 3 December 2012

To ask the Scottish Government what criteria will be used to assess the Police Service of Scotland’s performance.

Scottish ministers will set strategic police priorities for the Scottish Police Authority (SPA), which will be reflected in the SPA’s strategic plan. Her majesty’s inspectorate of constabulary for Scotland has been reviewing the Scottish policing performance framework and we are working with them and other partners on the detailed arrangements for monitoring and reporting performance against priorities.

Question reference: S4W-11278

Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 16 November 2012
Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 3 December 2012

To ask the Scottish Government what police roles are classified as operational and whether the classification for any of these roles will change when the Police Service of Scotland becomes operational.

Question reference: S4T-00146

Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 26 November 2012
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 27 November 2012

To ask the Scottish Government what changes it will make in relation to people who have been released from prison early and then reoffend before the end of their original sentence.