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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-00387

Asked by: Alison McInnes, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Tuesday, 31 May 2011
Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 9 June 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive when the responses to its consultation on the future of policing will be published.

Question reference: S4W-00389

Asked by: Alison McInnes, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Tuesday, 31 May 2011
Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 8 June 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive, in light of the vote at the 2011 Scottish Police Federation conference, where 78% of delegates voted against the creation of a single police force, whether it remains its position to reduce the number of police forces and, if so, by how many.

Question reference: S4W-00390

Asked by: Alison McInnes, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Tuesday, 31 May 2011
Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 8 June 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what its position is on the comments by the chief constable of Strathclyde Police that it would be preferable to stay with eight police forces rather than move to three or four forces, as reported in The Scotsman on 25 May 2011.

We are committed to reform of the police service in Scotland to improve services and outcomes, provide greater local accountability and engagement and achieve the efficiencies necessary to sustain frontline policing for the long term. However, no decision on the future structure has been taken. We are considering the responses to our recent consultation and will outline our response to them before summer recess.

Question reference: S4W-00388

Asked by: Alison McInnes, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Tuesday, 31 May 2011
Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 8 June 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive, in light of the publication in April 2011, of an open letter from the chief constables of Grampian Police, Dumfries and Galloway Constabulary and Northern Constabulary opposing the creation of a single force, whether it remains its position to reduce the number of police forces and, if so, by how many.

Question reference: S4O-00006

Asked by: Alison McInnes, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Thursday, 26 May 2011
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 2 June 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to build a grade-separated junction on the A90 at Laurencekirk.

Question reference: S3W-40014

Asked by: Alison McInnes, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 28 February 2011
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 11 March 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive when it will publish an action plan for low-carbon vehicles as referred to on page one of its 2009 Consultation on Low Carbon Vehicles.

Question reference: S3W-37446

Asked by: Alison McInnes, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 November 2010
Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 18 November 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive what the cost (a) is of Transport Scotland’s (TS) contract with the Performance Audit Group (PAG) and (b) was of previous contracts for work for TS currently carried out by PAG.

Question reference: S3W-37445

Asked by: Alison McInnes, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 November 2010
Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 18 November 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive what the duration is of Transport Scotland’s contract with the Performance Audit Group.

Question reference: S3W-37004

Asked by: Alison McInnes, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 October 2010
Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 9 November 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive what the latest estimated costs are for the A90 Balmedie-Tipperty dual carriageway.

Question reference: S3W-37003

Asked by: Alison McInnes, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 October 2010
Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 9 November 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive what the estimated start date is for work on the A90 Balmedie-Tipperty dual carriageway.