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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: S5W-02689

Asked by: Douglas Ross, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 September 2016
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 30 September 2016

To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of (a) sheriff court and (b) Justice of the Peace court cases has been dealt with within the 26-week performance target from caution and charge to verdict, in each month since April 2014.

The percentage of Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court cases dealt with within 26-weeks (from caution and charge to verdict) for each month since 2014 is in the following table. The last full month’s recorded data currently available is July 2016.

	Sheriff Courts	Justice of the Peace Courts
April 2014	68%	64%
May 2014	68%	63%
June 2014	66%	60%
July 2014	69%	65%
August 2014	67%	62%
September 2014	64%	60%
October 2014	64%	61%
November 2014	63%	59%
December 2014	67%	65%
January 2015	64%	62%
February 2015	62%	57%
March 2015	64%	56%
April 2015	64%	52%
May 2015	63%	53%
June 2015	63%	53%
July 2015	66%	57%
August 2015	64%	59%
September 2015	66%	56%
October 2015	64%	56%
November 2015	65%	60%
December 2015	68%	63%
January 2016	66%	59%
February 2016	63%	53%
March 2016	65%	59%
April 2016	66%	61%
May 2016	66%	64%
June 2016	67%	60%
July 2016	65%	62%

Question reference: S5W-02686

Asked by: Douglas Ross, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 September 2016
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 27 September 2016

To ask the Scottish Government whether it anticipates a decrease in the number of railway police officers and staff following the integration of the British Transport Police into Police Scotland.

Question reference: S5W-02687

Asked by: Douglas Ross, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 September 2016
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 27 September 2016

To ask the Scottish Government what provisions it will put in place to deal with any rise in calls from the public following the proposed merger of the British Transport Police and Police Scotland.

Question reference: S5W-02688

Asked by: Douglas Ross, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 September 2016
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 27 September 2016

To ask the Scottish Government how it anticipates policing cross-border travel without disrupting service provision to passengers and railway operators following the integration of the British Transport Police into Police Scotland.

Question reference: S5F-00310

Asked by: Douglas Ross, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 26 September 2016
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 29 September 2016

To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government's response is to the comment by the chief constable that it will "take a two-to-three-year adjustment period" to balance Police Scotland's finances.

Question reference: S5W-02685

Asked by: Douglas Ross, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 September 2016
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 22 September 2016

To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to introduce a different payment structure for the provision of railway policing to railway operators following the proposed merger of the British Transport Police and Police Scotland.

Question reference: S5W-02684

Asked by: Douglas Ross, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 September 2016
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 22 September 2016

To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish its report on the consultation process to integrate D Division of the British Transport Police into Police Scotland.

Question reference: S5W-02691

Asked by: Douglas Ross, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 September 2016
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 22 September 2016

To ask the Scottish Government whether the Cabinet Secretary for Justice has had sight of the Scottish Police Authority's long-term financial strategy up to 2025-26, and when this will be made publicly available.

Question reference: S5W-02681

Asked by: Douglas Ross, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 September 2016
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 22 September 2016

To ask the Scottish Government when it was made aware of the Scottish Police Authority's decision to terminate the i6 contract with Accenture.

Question reference: S5W-02683

Asked by: Douglas Ross, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 September 2016
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 22 September 2016

To ask the Scottish Government whether the Scottish Police Authority's statement that the agreement it reached with Accenture on the termination of the i6 programme did not result in "financial detriment to the police budget" takes account of expenditure on the project over the last four financial years.