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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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  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 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 27 August 2025
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Question reference: S3W-21449

  • Asked by: Richard Baker, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 26 February 2009
  • Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 12 March 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has advertised for a replacement HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary for Scotland.

Question reference: S3W-21092

  • Asked by: Richard Baker, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 February 2009
  • Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 12 March 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive what the average cost per day is of a police constable.

Question reference: S3W-21089

  • Asked by: Richard Baker, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 February 2009
  • Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 12 March 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive whether police constables have been used in previous years to deliver training to probationer constables at the Scottish Police College.

Question reference: S3W-21101

  • Asked by: Richard Baker, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 February 2009
  • Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 12 March 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the training delivered by the Probationer Training Division at the Scottish Police College has changed in the last year and, if so, what changes have been made.

Question reference: S3W-21096

  • Asked by: Richard Baker, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 February 2009
  • Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 12 March 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it made an assessment of the impact of increasing the officer intake on the quality of training delivered to probationer constables at the Scottish Police College and, if so, what that assessment was.

Question reference: S3W-21093

  • Asked by: Richard Baker, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 February 2009
  • Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 12 March 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive what the average length of time served is by a police constable when promoted to sergeant.

Question reference: S3W-21100

  • Asked by: Richard Baker, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 February 2009
  • Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 12 March 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive how many contact hours on average a probationer constable spent on (a) knowledge and (b) practical-based training at the Scottish Police College during their initial training in (i) 2006-07, (ii) 2007-08 and (iii) 2008-09 and whether there are plans for this to change.

Question reference: S3W-21097

  • Asked by: Richard Baker, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 February 2009
  • Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 12 March 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive how many probationer police constables were in each intake in each of the last three years.

Question reference: S3W-21094

  • Asked by: Richard Baker, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 February 2009
  • Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 12 March 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive what the average length of time served is of a police sergeant.

Question reference: S3W-21104

  • Asked by: Richard Baker, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 February 2009
  • Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 12 March 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Scottish Police College received additional support to administer training and assessment to an increased number of probationer police constables in (a) 2007-08 and (b) 2008-09 or will do so in future years, in light of its plans to recruit an additional 1,000 new police officers, as announced on 12 November 2007.