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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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Dates of parliamentary sessions
  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 4 May 2021
  6. Current session: 13 May 2021 to 7 October 2025
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Question reference: S5W-03631

  • Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 10 October 2016
  • Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 26 October 2016

To ask the Scottish Government what the (a) revenue and (b) capital budget has been for (i) Police Scotland, (ii) the Scottish Police Authority and (iii) the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service in each of the last three years.

Question reference: S5W-03632

  • Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 10 October 2016
  • Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 26 October 2016

To ask the Scottish Government what the (a) revenue and (b) capital budget has been for (i) the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service, (ii) the Scottish Prison Service and (iii) legal aid in each of the last five years.

Question reference: S5W-03423

  • Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 03 October 2016
  • Current Status: Answered by Annabelle Ewing on 21 October 2016

To ask the Scottish Government how many days each court has sat in each of the last five years.

Question reference: S5W-03422

  • Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 03 October 2016
  • Current Status: Answered by Annabelle Ewing on 21 October 2016

To ask the Scottish Government how many jury trials were called but adjourned because of a lack of court time at each court in each of the last five years.

Question reference: S5W-03421

  • Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 03 October 2016
  • Current Status: Answered by Annabelle Ewing on 21 October 2016

To ask the Scottish Government how many summary procedures without a jury were called but adjourned because of lack of court time at each court in each of the last five years.

Question reference: S5W-03424

  • Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 03 October 2016
  • Current Status: Answered by Annabelle Ewing on 21 October 2016

To ask the Scottish Government how many indictments have been registered at each court in each of the last five years.

Question reference: S5W-03419

  • Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 03 October 2016
  • Current Status: Answered by Annabelle Ewing on 21 October 2016

To ask the Scottish Government how many jury trials there have been at each court in each of the last five years.

Question reference: S5W-03420

  • Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 03 October 2016
  • Current Status: Answered by Annabelle Ewing on 21 October 2016

To ask the Scottish Government how many criminal trials have been adjourned broken because of (a) a crown motion, (b) a defence motion, (c) a failure to appear by an accused, (d) a failure to appear by a witness, (e) a lack of court time and (f) another reason at each court in each of the last five years.

Question reference: S5O-00228

  • Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 September 2016
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 5 October 2016

To ask the Scottish Government what the vacancy rate is for GPs in Fife, and how many posts have been vacant for at least six months.

Question reference: S5W-02729

  • Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 15 September 2016
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 27 September 2016

To ask the Scottish Government how many females have been held on remand in each of the last five years, also broken down by how many subsequently received a custodial sentence.