Questions and answers

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.

Question reference: S3W-21105

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 factors led to year one refresher training for police officers being administered by individual forces instead of by the Scottish Police College as previously was the case.

Question reference: S3W-21103

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 consulted the Scottish Police College prior to announcing its intention to recruit an additional 1,000 new police officers on 12 November 2007.

Question reference: S3W-21091

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 sergeant.

Question reference: S3W-21090

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 are being used to deliver training to probationer constables at the Scottish Police College and, if so, what factors motivated this decision.

Question reference: S3W-21102

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 assessment criteria used by the Probationer Training Division at the Scottish Police College to assess probationer constables has changed since November 2007 and, if so, what the changes are and when they were made.

Question reference: S3W-21099

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 ratio of teaching staff to probationer constables at the Scottish Police College has been in each intake in each of the last three years.

Question reference: S3W-21448

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 the recruitment process for a replacement HM Chief Inspector of Prisons for Scotland has commenced and, if so, on what date it began.

Question reference: S3W-21455

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 when it expects a replacement HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary for Scotland to be in post.

Question reference: S3W-21457

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 intents to reform the role or remit of any inspectorates within the portfolio of the Cabinet Secretary for Justice.

Question reference: S3O-06192

Asked by: Richard Baker, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 12 March 2009
Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 12 March 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive how it is supporting the performing arts in Aberdeen.

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