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S3W-40591 To ask the Scottish Executive whether the project for the new Strathclyde Police headquarters in Dalmarnock has been approved and, if not, what stage it is at. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 22 Mar 2011
S3W-40595 To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage pay rises have been awarded to each grade of senior police officer in Strathclyde Police in each of the last three years and whether further pay rises are Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 21 Mar 2011
S3W-40592 To ask the Scottish Executive what the projected cost of the proposed new Strathclyde Police headquarters is. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 21 Mar 2011
S3W-40457 To ask the Scottish Executive what its plans are to ensure that all prisoners undergo structured work, education and training or treatment throughout the normal working day. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 21 Mar 2011
S3W-40458 To ask the Scottish Executive whether it supports the development of a play and communication strategy. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 18 Mar 2011
S3W-40456 To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-39218 by Adam Ingram on 16 February 2011, what decisions were reached following the consideration of the short-life working group o Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 17 Mar 2011
S3W-40125 To ask the Scottish Executive, given that the Metropolitan Police has invested £600,000 in a specialist team in the five Olympic boroughs to combat an expected surge in trafficking, whether specific r Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 14 Mar 2011
S3W-40124 To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will report on the progress made by the Blue Blindfold awareness programme run by Strathclyde Police and the UK Human Trafficking Centre at the 2014 Commonweal Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 14 Mar 2011
S3W-40123 To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will report on the progress made in identifying and supporting women trafficked for sex during the construction phase and the games fortnight by the multi-agen Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 14 Mar 2011
S3M-08120 Local Services
2 linked amendments
 Brown, Robert Motion
Motion For Debate
 10 Mar 2011
S3M-08135 Handling of Asylum Claims in Scotland Brown, Robert Motion
Standard Motion
 09 Mar 2011
S3M-08119 Abolition of Police Complaints Commissioner for Scotland Brown, Robert Motion
Standard Motion
 08 Mar 2011
S3M-07979 British Stammering Association Brown, Robert Motion
Standard Motion
 21 Feb 2011
S3M-07976 School Clothing Grant Report Axed Brown, Robert Motion
Standard Motion
 21 Feb 2011
S3W-39218 To ask the Scottish Executive for what reason the report of the short-life working group on school meal and clothing grant provision was not published until 22 months after it was completed. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 16 Feb 2011
S3W-39015 To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-38511 by Kenny MacAskill on 24 January 2011, how much has been paid to prisons to hold prisoners beyond the base level in each of t Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 03 Feb 2011
S3W-38471 To ask the Scottish Executive how the £70 million Change Fund is to be distributed. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 02 Feb 2011
S3W-38989 To ask the Scottish Executive how many applicants for free (a) personal and (b) nursing care are awaiting a decision on their application. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 01 Feb 2011
S3W-38988 To ask the Scottish Executive how many applicants who qualified for free (a) personal and (b) nursing care in Glasgow received it in the last year for which information is available. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 01 Feb 2011
S3W-38987 To ask the Scottish Executive how many applications for free (a) personal and (b) nursing care in Glasgow were approved in the last year for which information is available. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 01 Feb 2011
S3W-38986 To ask the Scottish Executive how many people applied for free (a) personal and (b) nursing care in Glasgow in the last year for which information is available. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 01 Feb 2011
S3W-38887 To ask the Scottish Executive how many incidents of self-harm by prisoners there were in (a) 2009 and (b) 2010, broken down by institution. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 01 Feb 2011
S3W-38888 To ask the Scottish Executive on how many occasions each prison breached its assessed operational limit in 2010. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 28 Jan 2011
S3W-38628 To ask the Scottish Executive what the budgets have been for (a) prison visiting committees and (b) the Association of Visiting Committees in each of the last three years. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 28 Jan 2011
S3W-38623 To ask the Scottish Executive what bonuses have been paid to Scottish Prison Service staff in each of the last five years, broken down by grade, and for what purpose. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 28 Jan 2011
S3W-38622 To ask the Scottish Executive what additional prison place funding has been paid to each prison in each of the last five years and for what purpose. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 28 Jan 2011
S3W-38621 To ask the Scottish Executive what income has been received from prisoner work at HMP (a) Noranside and (b) Castle Huntly in each of the last 10 years. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 28 Jan 2011
S3W-38619 To ask the Scottish Executive what the capacity is of HMP (a) Noranside and (b) Castle Huntly and what the occupancy has been in each month in the last five years. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 28 Jan 2011
S3W-38523 To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-37905 by Kenny MacAskill on 7 December 2010, how many daily work places are available in prison work parties, broken down by establ Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 28 Jan 2011
S3W-38522 To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-37905 by Kenny MacAskill on 7 December 2010, whether it can estimate what proportion of prisoners are employed in work parties at a Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 28 Jan 2011
S3W-38514 To ask the Scottish Executive how many people are being prescribed methadone, broken down by NHS board. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 28 Jan 2011
S3W-38627 To ask the Scottish Executive what its estimate is of the (a) extra cost of gritting and (b) cost of repair to roads, streets and pavements to ensure a safe standard due to the recent severe weather c Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 27 Jan 2011
S3W-38626 To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers that methods of road surfacing are sufficiently robust to ensure that urban streets are safe and usable by motor vehicles and pedestrians and whether Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 27 Jan 2011
S3W-38625 To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to support local authorities in tackling the condition of urban roads following the recent severe weather. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 27 Jan 2011
S3W-38624 To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to follow the example of other countries that collect and recycle road grit. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 27 Jan 2011
S3W-38620 To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Scottish Prison Service owns or rents HMP (a) Noranside and (b) Castle Huntly. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 27 Jan 2011
S3W-38515 To ask the Scottish Executive how much the prescribing of methadone costs per year, broken down by NHS board. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 27 Jan 2011
S3W-38513 To ask the Scottish Executive what the current two-year reconviction rate is for long-term prisoners released (a) immediately from the closed estate and (b) after spending time in the open estate. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 27 Jan 2011
S3W-38512 To ask the Scottish Executive what the current one-year reconviction rate is for long-term prisoners released (a) immediately from the closed estate and (b) after spending time in the open estate. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 27 Jan 2011
S3W-38510 To ask the Scottish Executive how much capital investment there has been in HM Prison (a) Noranside and (b) Castle Huntly in each of the last three years. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 27 Jan 2011
S3W-38508 To ask the Scottish Executive what programmes preparing offenders for release are available at HM Prison (a) Noranside and (b) Castle Huntly. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 27 Jan 2011
S3W-38507 To ask the Scottish Executive what (a) work, (b) skills and (c) education opportunities are available at HM Prison (i) Noranside and (ii) Castle Huntly. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 27 Jan 2011
S3W-38761 To ask the Scottish Executive what documents were released by the police, the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service or the court to the press or public in connection with the prosecution of Her M Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 26 Jan 2011
S3W-38550 To ask the Scottish Executive when it plans to implement tenancy deposit schemes. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 26 Jan 2011
S3W-38487 To ask the Scottish Executive what its position is on the adequacy of the 20 metre limit for notifying neighbours of a planning application Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 26 Jan 2011
S3W-38486 To ask the Scottish Executive which neighbouring owners of land require to be notified about planning applications Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 26 Jan 2011
S3W-38618 To ask the Scottish Executive how many prisoners have absconded from HMP (a) Noranside and (b) Castle Huntly in each of the last 10 years. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 25 Jan 2011
S3W-38762 To ask the Scottish Executive whether recordings of interviews under caution with Tommy and Gail Sheridan by police officers of Lothians and Borders Police were officially released to the BBC and, if Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 24 Jan 2011
S3W-38760 To ask the Scottish Executive what guidelines cover the release of information and documents by the (a) police, (b) Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service and (c) courts to the press or public in Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 24 Jan 2011
S3W-38511 To ask the Scottish Executive whether prisons receive extra payments per prisoner when they are over-capacity and, if so, how much this is. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 24 Jan 2011
S3W-38509 To ask the Scottish Executive what the running cost of HM Prison (a) Noranside and (b) Castle Huntly (i) was in 2009-10 and (ii) will be in 2010-11. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 24 Jan 2011
S3W-38516 To ask the Scottish Executive to what extent abstinence-based alternative treatments to methadone are available to NHS patients, in light of evidence of the impact of methadone on the brain revealed b Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 21 Jan 2011
S3W-38467 To ask the Scottish Executive for what reason it has not published the report of the short-life working group on school meals and clothing grants and when it will be published. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 21 Jan 2011
S3W-38466 To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will consider the report of the short-life working group on school meals and clothing grants before the end of the current parliamentary session. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 21 Jan 2011
S3W-38465 To ask the Scottish Executive for what reason it has not considered the report of the short-life working group on school meals and clothing grants in the 21 months since it was submitted. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 21 Jan 2011
S3W-38485 To ask the Scottish Executive what action it takes to ensure that local authorities notify owners of land significantly affected by planning applications. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 20 Jan 2011
S3W-38484 To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to reduce procedural errors in appeals against planning decisions. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 20 Jan 2011
S3W-38470 To ask the Scottish Executive how much of the (a) £70 million Change Fund and (b) £5 million Carer Information Strategies funding will be available to support local carers’ organisations. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 20 Jan 2011
S3W-38629 To ask the Scottish Executive what its position is on the importance of the role played by prison visiting committees in opening up prisons to wider scrutiny. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 19 Jan 2011
S3W-38483 To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers that an amendment to the Public Records (Scotland) Bill would be an appropriate vehicle for imposing a requirement on local authorities to compile a Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 19 Jan 2011
S3W-38482 To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is considering imposing a legal duty on local authorities to compile and maintain a record of common good assets Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 19 Jan 2011
S3W-38481 To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has given direction to local authorities regarding the compilation and maintenance of a comprehensive record of common good assets. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 19 Jan 2011
S3W-38552 To ask the Scottish Executive what its position is on the appropriateness of university accommodation providers being exempt from tenancy deposit schemes. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 17 Jan 2011
S3W-38551 To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to make university accommodation providers exempt from tenancy deposit schemes. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 17 Jan 2011
S3M-07657 Closure of Noranside Open Prison Brown, Robert Motion
Standard Motion
 22 Dec 2010
S3M-07433 Fighting Visual Impairment and Age-related Macular Degeneration Brown, Robert Motion
Members' Business Motion
 22 Dec 2010
S3M-07605.2 Antisocial Behaviour Framework Brown, Robert Motion
Motion For Debate
 16 Dec 2010
S3W-38070 To ask the Scottish Executive how many trainee firefighters have undergone training at the Scottish Fire Services College in each of the last five years. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 15 Dec 2010
S3W-37890 To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) long-term and (b) life sentence prisoners have been released without first being sent to an open prison in each of the last three years. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 15 Dec 2010
S3W-37899 To ask the Scottish Executive how many local businesses supply HM Prison Noranside with goods and services. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 14 Dec 2010
S3W-37891 To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of (a) long-term and (b) life sentence prisoners have been released without first being sent to open prison in each of the last three years. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 14 Dec 2010
S3W-37903 To ask the Scottish Executive what the maximum length of time was between a report being made to the procurator fiscal and the commencement of a criminal case by (a) sheriff and (b) district courts in Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 13 Dec 2010
S3W-37902 To ask the Scottish Executive what the average length of time was between a report being made to the procurator fiscal and the commencement of a criminal case by (a) sheriff and (b) district courts in Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 13 Dec 2010
S3W-37896 To ask the Scottish Executive how many staff are employed at HM Prison Noranside, broken down by job type. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 13 Dec 2010
S3W-37894 To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to make full use of the open prison at HM Prison (a) Noranside and (b) Castle Huntly. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 13 Dec 2010
S3W-37889 To ask the Scottish Executive whether HMP Grampian is on schedule to open in 2014. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 13 Dec 2010
S3W-38071 To ask the Scottish Executive what the cost is per firefighter of providing training at the Scottish Fire Services College Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 09 Dec 2010
S3W-38006 To ask the Scottish Executive what action the community payback order working group is taking to ensure that, once introduced, their impact on reducing reoffending is monitored. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 09 Dec 2010
S3W-38005 To ask the Scottish Executive what action the community payback order working group is taking to ensure that, once introduced, their operation is monitored. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 09 Dec 2010
S3W-38004 To ask the Scottish Executive what action the community payback order working group is taking to monitor preparation for the introduction of the orders. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 09 Dec 2010
S3W-38003 To ask the Scottish Executive how many meetings of the community payback order working group have taken place. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 09 Dec 2010
S3W-38002 To ask the Scottish Executive who sits on the community payback order working group. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 09 Dec 2010
S3W-37905 To ask the Scottish Executive how many hours per week on average prisoners serving sentences of (a) less than six months, (b) six months to two years and (c) over two years spend working. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 07 Dec 2010
S3W-37904 To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-35269 by Kenny MacAskill on 22 July 2010, what the minimum number of hours is that a prisoner has to work. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 07 Dec 2010
S3W-37897 To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Scottish Prison Service has met the Governor of HM Prison Noranside to discuss the possible closure of the prison. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 07 Dec 2010
S3W-37895 To ask the Scottish Executive what the average daily population of HM Prison (a) Noranside and (b) Castle Huntly has been in each of the last five years. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 07 Dec 2010
S3W-37893 To ask the Scottish Executive whether it remains committed to the value of open prisons. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 07 Dec 2010
S3W-37892 To ask the Scottish Executive what measures are taken to prepare those long-term prisoners who have not had access to the open estate for reintegration into society. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 07 Dec 2010
S3W-37722 To ask the Scottish Executive on what date it expects to complete its consideration of the report of the short-life working group established to review school meal and school clothing grant provision. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 07 Dec 2010
S3W-37721 To ask the Scottish Executive on what date the short-life working group established to review school meal and school clothing grant provision submitted its report. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 07 Dec 2010
S3W-37901 To ask the Scottish Executive what the maximum length of time was for a criminal case to be dealt with by (a) sheriff and (b) district courts in each of the last three years, broken down by police for Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 06 Dec 2010
S3W-37900 To ask the Scottish Executive what the average length of time was for a criminal case to be dealt with by (a) sheriff and (b) district courts in each of the last three years, broken down by police for Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 06 Dec 2010
S3W-37898 To ask the Scottish Executive whether its officials have met the Scottish Prison Service to discuss the possible closure of HM Prison Noranside. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 06 Dec 2010
S3W-37757 To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to ensure that football banning orders issued in England and Wales apply in Scotland and vice versa. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 06 Dec 2010
S3W-37756 To ask the Scottish Executive whether people subject to football banning orders issued in England and Wales can be prosecuted in Scotland for attending a match in Scotland. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 06 Dec 2010
S3W-37755 To ask the Scottish Executive whether football banning orders issued in England and Wales apply in Scotland. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 06 Dec 2010
S3W-37729 To ask the Scottish Executive how many people convicted of possessing cannabis received (a) a custodial sentence, (b) a community sentence order, (c) a probation order, (d) a drug treatment and testin Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 02 Dec 2010
S3W-37728 To ask the Scottish Executive how many people convicted of possessing amphetamines received (a) a custodial sentence, (b) a community sentence order, (c) a probation order, (d) a drug treatment and te Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 02 Dec 2010
S3W-37727 To ask the Scottish Executive how many people convicted of possessing heroin received (a) a custodial sentence, (b) a community sentence order, (c) a probation order, (d) a drug treatment and testing Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 02 Dec 2010
S3W-37726 To ask the Scottish Executive how many people convicted of possessing ecstasy received (a) a custodial sentence, (b) a community sentence order, (c) a probation order, (d) a drug treatment and testing Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 02 Dec 2010
S3W-37725 To ask the Scottish Executive how many people convicted of possessing cocaine received (a) a custodial sentence, (b) a community sentence order, (c) a probation order, (d) a drug treatment and testing Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 02 Dec 2010
S3W-37724 To ask the Scottish Executive how many people have been convicted of possession of illegal drugs in (a) 2008-09 and (b) 2009-10, broken down by (i) police force area and (ii) type of drug. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 02 Dec 2010
S3W-37723 To ask the Scottish Executive how many people have been prosecuted for possession of illegal drugs in (a) 2008-09 and (b) 2009-10, broken down by (i) police force area and (ii) type of drug. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 02 Dec 2010
S3W-37748 To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will take account of the legal system of England and Wales and the Aarhus Compliance Committee’s recent ruling in relation to non-compliance with the Aarhus Co Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 01 Dec 2010
S3W-37747 To ask the Scottish Executive what consideration it will give to the timely access to justice requirements of the Aarhus Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making an Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 01 Dec 2010
S3W-37746 To ask the Scottish Executive whether communities of interest and non-governmental organisations will have greater access to justice as required by the broad access to justice requirements of the Aarh Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 01 Dec 2010
S3W-37745 To ask the Scottish Executive what consideration it will give to the access to justice requirements of the Aarhus Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Acces Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 01 Dec 2010
S3W-37744 To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers protective cost orders to be sufficient to meet the requirements of access to justice without prohibitive cost in environmental matters as set out in Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 01 Dec 2010
S3W-37743 To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Court of Session Rules Council will take account of the recent decision of the Aarhus Convention Compliance Committee regarding protective cost orders in envi Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 01 Dec 2010
S3W-37742 To ask the Scottish Executive when it expects the Court of Session Rules Council to promulgate new rules governing the award of protective cost orders in environmental cases. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 01 Dec 2010
S3W-37741 To ask the Scottish Executive what preparation the Court of Session Rules Council is making regarding new rules governing the award of protective cost orders in environmental cases, following the Scot Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 01 Dec 2010
S3M-07507 Silently Stressed, NUS Scotland's Research on Student Stress
1 linked amendment
 Brown, Robert Motion
Standard Motion
 29 Nov 2010
S3W-37397 To ask the Scottish Executive how many hours per day on average prisoners carry out (a) work and (b) training or education, broken down by (i) length of sentence and (ii) prison. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 22 Nov 2010
S3W-37058 To ask the Scottish Executive what progress has been made since it agreed to undertake a review of the school clothing grant system in 2007. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 19 Nov 2010
S3W-37399 To ask the Scottish Executive whether prisoners working in Scottish Prison Service Industries production workshops gain qualifications. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 17 Nov 2010
S3W-37398 To ask the Scottish Executive what the income of Scottish Prison Service Industries has been in the last year; what the cost of production has been, and how the money has been used. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 17 Nov 2010
S3W-37396 To ask the Scottish Executive what kind of work opportunities are available in Scottish Prison Service Industries production workshops. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 17 Nov 2010
S3W-37395 To ask the Scottish Executive how many prisoners have worked in Scottish Prison Service Industries production workshops in the last year. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 17 Nov 2010
S3W-37394 To ask the Scottish Executive whether Scottish Prison Service Industries products are manufactured in all prisons. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 17 Nov 2010
S3W-37393 To ask the Scottish Executive how appearance rates for solicitors compare with those for advocates. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 17 Nov 2010
S3W-37391 To ask the Scottish Executive what the cost has been of advocates appearing in the sheriff courts in (a) criminal, (b) civil and (c) children’s cases in the last year. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 17 Nov 2010
S3W-37060 To ask the Scottish Executive how many patients are awaiting a placement in a care home in each NHS board area and what the (a) average and (b) maximum length of wait is, also broken down by local aut Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 17 Nov 2010
S3W-37392 To ask the Scottish Executive how many hours advocates have spent in the sheriff courts in the last year. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 16 Nov 2010
S3W-37052 To ask the Scottish Executive what its position is on the assertion by the Scottish Human Rights Commission that the use of taser guns on children is likely to breach international human rights standa Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 16 Nov 2010
S3W-37051 To ask the Scottish Executive whether, following the publication by the Scottish Human Rights Commission of the draft framework setting out shared responsibilities for the use of taser guns, it mainta Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 16 Nov 2010
S3W-37050 To ask the Scottish Executive what its position is on the assertion by the Scottish Human Rights Commission, as set out in its draft framework on shared responsibilities for the use of taser guns, tha Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 16 Nov 2010
S3W-37049 To ask the Scottish Executive what its position is on the assertion by the Scottish Human Rights Commission, as set out in its draft framework on shared responsibilities for the use of taser guns, tha Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 16 Nov 2010
S3W-37048 To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to fulfil its responsibilities, as identified by the Scottish Human Rights Commission, which include “the duty to continue to monitor how the use Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 16 Nov 2010
S3W-37047 To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to fulfil its responsibilities, as identified by the Scottish Human Rights Commission, which include “a duty to ensure that the system of law and Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 16 Nov 2010
S3W-37046 To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to ensure that use of taser guns by Scottish police forces is consistent with human rights law and standards as is its duty under the Scotland Ac Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 16 Nov 2010
S3W-37045 To ask the Scottish Executive what its position is on the draft framework produced by the Scottish Human Rights Commission setting out shared responsibilities for the use of taser guns. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 16 Nov 2010
S3M-07407 Keeping Family Links in Prison Brown, Robert Motion
Standard Motion
 15 Nov 2010
S3M-07406 Aung San Suu Kyi Brown, Robert Motion
Standard Motion
 15 Nov 2010
S3W-37057 To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to increase and standardise the school clothing grant available across Scotland to parents on low incomes, given that a qualifying child currently receiv Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 15 Nov 2010
S3W-37059 To ask the Scottish Executive how many beds in residential care homes have been commissioned by each local authority in each month of the last three years. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 11 Nov 2010
S3W-37008 To ask the Scottish Executive whether the number of measures that police forces are required to report to it each year as part of compiling the Scottish Policing Performance Framework has increased, d Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 11 Nov 2010
S3W-37007 To ask the Scottish Executive how many data measures police forces are required to report to it each year as part of compiling the Scottish Policing Performance Framework. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 11 Nov 2010
S3M-07365 Kilts for Kids Day Brown, Robert Motion
Standard Motion
 08 Nov 2010
S3W-37062 To ask the Scottish Executive what the maximum length of time it has taken to obtain guardianship orders under the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000 for dementia patients in hospital beds in Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 04 Nov 2010
S3W-37061 To ask the Scottish Executive how long it takes on average to obtain guardianship orders under the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000 for dementia patients in hospital beds, broken down by loc Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 04 Nov 2010
S3O-11771 To ask the Scottish Executive how many electroencephalograph (EEG) technicians are in post and what support the NHS provides for out-of-hours EEG access for people with suspected acute epileptic seizu Brown, Robert Question
General Question
 04 Nov 2010
S3M-07334 National Dementia Strategy Should Include Care Homes Brown, Robert Motion
Standard Motion
 03 Nov 2010
S3M-07333 No Consultation with Scottish Human Rights Commission on Emergency Legislation Brown, Robert Motion
Standard Motion
 03 Nov 2010
S3W-36858 To ask the Scottish Executive whether the 25% of the police budget reported to be spent on administration is 25% of the (a) Scottish Government’s policing budget, (b) police grant to local authorities Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 03 Nov 2010
S3W-36857 To ask the Scottish Executive whether the 25% of the police budget reported to be spent on administration includes spending on the (a) Scottish Police Services Authority, (b) Scottish Crime and Drug E Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 03 Nov 2010
S3W-36856 To ask the Scottish Executive, in light of the reported finding by the Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland that 25% of the police budget is spent on administration, whether it will provid Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 03 Nov 2010
S3W-36790 To ask the Scottish Executive whether chief constables in Scotland would require ministerial approval to issue the X12 Taser weapon to frontline officers. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 02 Nov 2010
S3W-36789 To ask the Scottish Executive whether it would consider a decision by a chief constable to issue the X12 Taser weapon to frontline officers as an operational decision. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 02 Nov 2010
S3W-36788 To ask the Scottish Executive whether any police forces in Scotland use the X12 Taser weapon. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 02 Nov 2010
S3W-36787 To ask the Scottish Executive whether chief constables in Scotland must have regard to guidance issued by the Home Secretary to forces in England and Wales regarding the weapons that may be used by po Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 02 Nov 2010
S3M-07234 Celebrating 150 Issues of the Local News in Glasgow Brown, Robert Motion
Standard Motion
 20 Oct 2010
S3W-36489 To ask the Scottish Executive what its position is on any attempt by Scottish Government officials to stop Northern Constabulary from recruiting a new chief constable because they view the future of t Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 01 Oct 2010
S3W-36488 To ask the Scottish Executive what action it has taken regarding claims that Scottish Government officials told members of the Northern Joint Police Board that there was no point wasting time and mone Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 01 Oct 2010
S3W-36487 To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is aware of claims that Scottish Government officials told members of the Northern Joint Police Board that there was no point wasting time and money recruiting Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 01 Oct 2010
S3W-36486 To ask the Scottish Executive whether Scottish Government officials told members of the Northern Joint Police Board that there was no point wasting time and money recruiting a new chief constable beca Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 01 Oct 2010
S3W-36485 To ask the Scottish Executive what action it has taken regarding claims that Scottish Government officials tried to stop Northern Constabulary from recruiting a new chief constable. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 01 Oct 2010
S3W-36484 To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is aware of claims that Scottish Government officials tried to stop Northern Constabulary from recruiting a new chief constable and, if so, when it became awar Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 01 Oct 2010
S3W-36483 To ask the Scottish Executive whether Scottish Government officials tried to stop Northern Constabulary from recruiting a new chief constable and, if so, when ministers first became aware of this. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 01 Oct 2010
S3W-36470 To ask the Scottish Executive how many times in the last 12 months it has contacted independent fostering agencies to obtain information regarding the number of children waiting for a place in a foste Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 01 Oct 2010
S3W-36469 To ask the Scottish Executive how many times in the last 12 months it has contacted local authorities to obtain information regarding the number of children waiting for a place in a fostering househol Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 01 Oct 2010
S3W-36468 To ask the Scottish Executive how many times in the last 12 months it has contacted independent fostering agencies to obtain information regarding (a) the number of fostering households that they have Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 01 Oct 2010
S3W-36467 To ask the Scottish Executive how many times in the last 12 months it has contacted local authorities to obtain information regarding (a) the number of fostering households that they have and (b) whet Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 01 Oct 2010
S3W-36466 To ask the Scottish Executive what measures it takes to monitor the number of children who are waiting for a place in a fostering household to become available; how often it collates this, and what me Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 01 Oct 2010
S3W-36465 To ask the Scottish Executive what measures it takes to monitor the number of (a) local authority and (b) independent agency fostering households; how often it collates this, and what mechanisms are i Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 01 Oct 2010
S3W-36464 To ask the Scottish Executive how many children are waiting for a place in a fostering household to become available, broken down by local authority. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 01 Oct 2010
S3W-36463 To ask the Scottish Executive what shortage of fostering households exists, broken down by local authority. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 01 Oct 2010
S3W-36045 To ask the Scottish Executive whether any new review of data protection protocols will include an assessment of existing databases and IT system procedures with a view to addressing existing flaws and Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 30 Sep 2010
S3W-36043 To ask the Scottish Executive what educational rationale supporting the proposed merger of the three central Glasgow colleges underpinned its advice to ministers to approve the merger. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 30 Sep 2010
S3W-36042 To ask the Scottish Executive, given an absence of citation of the evidence underpinning it, whether it is satisfied that the Scottish Funding Council’s consultation process on the Glasgow college mer Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 30 Sep 2010
S3W-36041 To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers that the Scottish Funding Council is sufficiently independent of the merger decision process to enable it to report satisfactorily to the Parliament Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 30 Sep 2010
S3W-36040 To ask the Scottish Executive what the role and remit of the Scottish Funding Council is in overseeing the implementation of the City of Glasgow College merger and when the first progress report on th Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 30 Sep 2010
S3W-36039 To ask the Scottish Executive whether any engagement has taken place between the proposed City of Glasgow College and trade unions with a view to agreeing the harmonisation of pay and conditions and, Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 30 Sep 2010
S3W-36038 To ask the Scottish Executive what role it foresees for Stow College within the wider college sector in Glasgow. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 30 Sep 2010
S3W-36037 To ask the Scottish Executive what capital funding has been made, or is to be made available, to support the newly created City of Glasgow College. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 30 Sep 2010
S3W-36036 To ask the Scottish Executive what implications the merger between the central Glasgow colleges is likely to have on existing jobs within the colleges and what measures are being put in place to reduc Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 30 Sep 2010
S3W-36035 To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has approved the curriculum proposals for the City of Glasgow College and, if so, whether these have implications for other colleges. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 30 Sep 2010
S3W-36034 To ask the Scottish Executive what its position is on the place of engineering and science specialities in the new City of Glasgow College. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 30 Sep 2010
S3W-36033 To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has plans to ensure the future of Stow College in light of the creation of the new City of Glasgow College. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 30 Sep 2010
S3W-36482 To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to ensure that best use is made of the open prison estate. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 28 Sep 2010
S3W-36481 To ask the Scottish Executive for what reason the open prison estate is operating at approximately 60% capacity. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 28 Sep 2010
S3W-36480 To ask the Scottish Executive what its position is on the acceptability of the open prison estate operating at approximately 60% capacity while there is overcrowding in the closed estate. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 28 Sep 2010
S3W-36291 To ask the Scottish Executive, in view of the lacuna in the law inhibiting the prosecution of certain domestic abuse cases, when it will commence section 38 of the Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scot Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 28 Sep 2010
S3W-36046 To ask the Scottish Executive what timescale it has in place for its prospective review of data handling procedures in public bodies. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 28 Sep 2010
S3M-07045.3 The Future of Forensics Services in Scotland Brown, Robert Motion
Motion For Debate
 23 Sep 2010
S3W-36296 To ask the Scottish Executive how much it would cost to merge police forces into (a) three forces or (b) a single force. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 23 Sep 2010
S3W-36295 To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will seek a debate in the Parliament on the outcomes of the work of the Scottish Policing Board exploring police force structural reform. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 23 Sep 2010
S3W-36294 To ask the Scottish Executive what bodies the Scottish Policing Board will consult in its work exploring police force structural reform options Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 23 Sep 2010
S3W-36293 To ask the Scottish Executive when the Scottish Policing Board will complete its work exploring police force structural reform options. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 23 Sep 2010
S3W-36128 To ask the Scottish Executive what the average cost is of processing an offender on (a) arrival and (b) release from prison. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 16 Sep 2010
S3W-36127 To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of crime is committed by offenders who have previous convictions. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 16 Sep 2010
S3W-36126 To ask the Scottish Executive what the average cost is to the criminal justice system of each incident of reoffending that leads to reconviction. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 16 Sep 2010
S3W-36125 To ask the Scottish Executive what the annual cost of reoffending is to the criminal justice system. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 16 Sep 2010
S3M-06978.4 Drugs Strategy Brown, Robert Motion
Motion For Debate
 15 Sep 2010
S3W-36044 To ask the Scottish Executive, in view of recent findings on the loss and theft of personal data by public bodies, when it expects to publish its guidelines on identity management and privacy principl Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 15 Sep 2010
S3W-36032 To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide greater detail on the likely capacity of the third Paisley Corridor Improvement (PCI) track, in light of claims that it is likely to have an extra Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 13 Sep 2010
S3W-36031 To ask the Scottish Executive what its position is on asking a UK authority to circumvent the decisions made by the Scottish Parliament in the Glasgow Airport Rail Link Act 2007 by amending the statut Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 13 Sep 2010
S3W-36030 To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is aware of Transport Scotland’s plans to use the powers of the Office of the Rail Regulator to change the statutory documents relating to the Paisley Corridor Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 13 Sep 2010
S3W-36029 To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has undertaken, or plans to undertake in the near future, the consultation on the future use of the new third track between Glasgow and Paisley as the major pa Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 13 Sep 2010
S3W-36028 To ask the Scottish Executive what the current position is regarding the Paisley Corridor Improvement (PCI) works. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 13 Sep 2010
S3W-35386 To ask the Scottish Executive, in light of its recent case against the Scottish Information Commissioner not reaching court, what the cost was of its action regarding the commissioner's right to see S Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 08 Sep 2010
S3W-35709 To ask the Scottish Executive what part increased hydro-electric development plays in its energy strategy. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 06 Sep 2010
S3W-35708 To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to support further hydro-electric developments in Scotland. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 06 Sep 2010
S3M-06909 Holyrood Secondary School Fair Trade Group Brown, Robert Motion
Standard Motion
 03 Sep 2010
S3W-35662 To ask the Scottish Executive how many children are in foster care organised by independent agencies, broken down by the local authority of origin of the child. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 01 Sep 2010
S3W-35661 To ask the Scottish Executive how many households foster for independent agencies, broken down by the local authority area of the household. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 01 Sep 2010
S3W-35660 To ask the Scottish Executive how many children are in foster care organised by each local authority. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 01 Sep 2010
S3W-35659 To ask the Scottish Executive how many households foster for each local authority. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 01 Sep 2010
S3M-06853 Edwin Morgan, Scotland’s National Poet Brown, Robert Motion
Standard Motion
 20 Aug 2010
S3M-06847 Better Community Eyecare Services in Scotland Brown, Robert Motion
Standard Motion
 20 Aug 2010
S3M-06846 Scotland’s Population 2009 Brown, Robert Motion
Standard Motion
 20 Aug 2010
S3M-06802 Stow College Gains Investors in People Gold Award Brown, Robert Motion
Standard Motion
 10 Aug 2010
S3M-06768.1 Scottish Parliament Election and the Proposed Alternative Vote Referendum Brown, Robert Motion
Amendment
 03 Aug 2010
S3W-35272 To ask the Scottish Executive what (a) work and (b) education opportunities are available to offenders in prison on remand, broken down by prison. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 29 Jul 2010
S3W-35271 To ask the Scottish Executive how many prisoners have taken part in work programmes in prison in each of the last three years. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 22 Jul 2010
S3W-35270 To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of prisoners serving sentences of (a) less than six months, (b) six months to two years and (c) over two years has taken part in prison education programm Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 22 Jul 2010
S3W-35269 To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of prisoners serving sentences of (a) less than six months, (b) six months to two years and (c) over two years has taken part in prison work programmes in Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 22 Jul 2010
S3W-35268 To ask the Scottish Executive what work programmes are available to offenders serving custodial sentences, broken down by prison. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 22 Jul 2010
S3W-35267 To ask the Scottish Executive what average monthly number of prisoners engaged with learning centres in prison in 2009-10. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 22 Jul 2010
S3W-34981 To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will consider convening a working group to look at difficulties arising from the operation of the Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 21 Jul 2010
S3W-34980 To ask the Scottish Executive for what reason the National Licensing Forum was disbanded. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 21 Jul 2010
S3W-34979 To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to introduce standardised licence application forms and issue guidance to applicants relating to the Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 21 Jul 2010
S3W-34978 To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will review the rateable value banding system for licence fees under the Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 21 Jul 2010
S3W-34977 To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will address the variation across Scotland in premises licence fees from £200 to £2,000 identified by the Regulatory Review Group in its review of the operatio Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 21 Jul 2010
S3W-34976 To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking on the recommendations of the Regulatory Review Group regarding the operation of the Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 21 Jul 2010
S3M-06687 Glasgow Women’s Library Brown, Robert Motion
Standard Motion
 29 Jun 2010
S3M-06636.2 The Independent Review of Sheriff and Jury Procedure Brown, Robert Motion
Motion For Debate
 24 Jun 2010
S3W-34425 To ask the Scottish Executive how many incidents of vandalism have been recorded at fire stations or of fire service equipment in each of the last three years, broken down by (a) type of incident and Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 24 Jun 2010
S3W-34001 To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers that the Scotland Act 1998 (Transfer of Functions to the Scottish Ministers etc.) Order 1999 (SI 1999/1750) transfers responsibility for section 5 of Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 24 Jun 2010
S3W-34453 To ask the Scottish Executive how the new carers and young carers strategies will support the sustainability of carers organisations in light of the £7.6 billion contribution made by carers to the ec Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 23 Jun 2010
S3W-34452 To ask the Scottish Executive how it will recognise the contribution of unpaid carers and young carers during Carers Week and beyond. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 23 Jun 2010
S3W-34451 To ask the Scottish Executive how the new Scottish Drug Recovery Consortium will support carers, young carers and families who support people with alcohol and drugs misuse problems. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 23 Jun 2010
S3W-34450 To ask the Scottish Executive how the new strategies for carers and young carers will provide timely and effective support for carers of people who are misusing alcohol and other substances. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 23 Jun 2010
S3W-34449 To ask the Scottish Executive how the new Scottish Drug Recovery Consortium will work with carers centres and organisations to ensure that unpaid carers and young carers get the support that they need Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 23 Jun 2010
S3W-34448 To ask the Scottish Executive what effect the disbandment of community health and care partnerships is likely to have on the provision of carer support in Glasgow. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 23 Jun 2010
S3W-34417 To ask the Scottish Executive how many children were admitted to hospital with injuries from (a) assault by a blunt object, (b) assault by a sharp object and (c) gun shots in (i) 2008-09 and (ii) 2009 Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 23 Jun 2010
S3W-34426 To ask the Scottish Executive how many incidents of vandalism of ambulance service equipment have been recorded by the Scottish Ambulance Service in each of the last three years, broken down by (a) ty Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 21 Jun 2010
S3W-34424 To ask the Scottish Executive how many incidents of vandalism have been recorded at police stations or of police equipment in each of the last three years, broken down by (a) type of incident and (b) Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 21 Jun 2010
S3W-34423 To ask the Scottish Executive how many people have been convicted for sex crimes since 2007, broken down by (a) police force and (b) local authority area Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 21 Jun 2010
S3W-34422 To ask the Scottish Executive how many sex crimes have been reported since 2007, broken down by (a) police force and (b) local authority area. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 21 Jun 2010
S3W-34421 To ask the Scottish Executive how many incidents of (a) attempted and planned and (b) actual self-harm by young offenders have been reported since 2008, broken down by institution. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 21 Jun 2010
S3W-34420 To ask the Scottish Executive how many children were born in prison in 2009. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 21 Jun 2010
S3W-34419 To ask the Scottish Executive how many assaults by prisoners on prison officers have been recorded in each (a) prison and (b) young offender’s institution since 22 April 2009. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 21 Jun 2010
S3W-34418 To ask the Scottish Executive how many prisoner-on-prisoner assaults there have been in each prison since 23 April 2009. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 21 Jun 2010
S3M-06597 Future of Stow College Brown, Robert Motion
Members' Business Motion
 17 Jun 2010
S3O-10985 To ask the Scottish Executive whether the future of Stow College is adversely affected by the development of the new Glasgow Metropolitan College. Brown, Robert Question
General Question
 17 Jun 2010
S3M-06562 Eye Health Week Brown, Robert Motion
Standard Motion
 11 Jun 2010
S3M-06557 Support for Princess Royal Trust for Carers Brown, Robert Motion
Standard Motion
 11 Jun 2010
S3W-34018 To ask the Scottish Executive, in light of the recent findings of Big Brother Watch that local authorities are using covert surveillance powers to investigate people for minor offences, whether it pla Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 10 Jun 2010
S3W-34017 To ask the Scottish Executive what assessment it has made of the recent finding of Big Brother Watch that local authorities are using covert surveillance powers to investigate people for minor offence Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 10 Jun 2010
S3W-34016 To ask the Scottish Executive what its position is on the recent finding of Big Brother Watch that local authorities are using covert surveillance powers to investigate people for minor offences. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 10 Jun 2010
S3W-34015 To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to review the operation of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Scotland) Act 2000. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 10 Jun 2010
S3O-10915 To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to mitigate the effects of financial cutbacks on public services. Brown, Robert Question
General Question
 10 Jun 2010
S3W-33769 To ask the Scottish Executive what planning is underway to ensure that public safety is not adversely affected by any required budget reductions among police forces. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 01 Jun 2010
S3W-33768 To ask the Scottish Executive what planning is underway to ensure that police forces are able to meet future needs despite any required budget reductions. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 01 Jun 2010
S3W-33767 To ask the Scottish Executive what projections it has for the future size of police forces across Scotland in the case that the final tranche of the £40 million funding package is (a) given to forces Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 01 Jun 2010
S3W-33766 To ask the Scottish Executive, in light of the budget deficits facing police forces, what projections it has for the future size of forces across Scotland. Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 01 Jun 2010
S3W-33765 To ask the Scottish Executive whether civil servants told, or indicated to, chief constables that the final tranche of a £40 million Scottish Government funding package would be withheld if forces all Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 01 Jun 2010
S3W-33764 To ask the Scottish Executive whether ministers are aware of allegations that civil servants told, or indicated to, chief constables that the final tranche of a £40 million Scottish Government funding Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 01 Jun 2010
S3W-33763 To ask the Scottish Executive what it is doing to investigate claims that civil servants urged chief constables not to reduce police numbers prior to the outcome of a UK Government spending review in Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 01 Jun 2010
S3W-33762 To ask the Scottish Executive whether civil servants urged chief constables not to reduce police numbers prior to the outcome of a UK Government spending review in autumn 2010 and, if so, when ministe Brown, Robert Question
Written Question
 01 Jun 2010
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Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the project for the new Strathclyde Police headquarters in Dalmarnock has been approved and, if not, what stage it is at.

S3W-40591 · Written Question · lodged by Brown, Robert

Lodged on
08 Mar 2011
Heard / answered on
22 Mar 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the project for the new Strathclyde Police headquarters in Dalmarnock has been approved and, if not, what stage it is at.

The answer

This is a matter for the Strathclyde Police Authority. I have made clear to the authority my view that consideration of this project should be put on hold, and that no significant sums of public expenditure should be committed to it, until decisions about the future structure of Scottish policing have been made after the next Scottish Parliamentary elections.</p> <p >This project would be mainly funded by borrowing which would not be repaid until 2064. We should not allow a project which may not be needed to impose such a burden on Scotland''s police service and public finances.</p>

Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 22 Mar 2011.