Parliamentary questions
Russell Findlay
284 questions tabled in the Scottish Parliament, most recent first.
1 May 2025 · First Minister's Question
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24 Apr 2025 · First Minister's Question
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23 Apr 2025 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will lay before Parliament the Fitness for Judicial Office Tribunal report relating to part-time sheriff John Halley.
Answer · Angela Constance: A tribunal was constituted under section 21 of the Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 to investigate and report on whether Part-time Sheriff Halley is unfit to hold judicial office. Under Section 24(2) of that Act, the First Minister must lay the report of the…
23 Apr 2025 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-33050 by Shona Robison on 21 January 2025, how much it has spent on advertising in (a) national and (b) local newspapers, broken down by title, in each of the last five years.
Answer · Shona Robison: We are unable to provide the information requested on advertising expenditure broken down by newspaper title because an exemption under section 33 of FOISA applies. This is because disclosure of the information would (or would be likely to) substantially prej…
23 Apr 2025 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide the dates of the last 10 meetings of the Serious Organised Crime Taskforce, and how many of these meetings were attended by its ministers.
Answer · Angela Constance: The dates of the last ten meetings of the Serious Organised Crime Taskforce are listed.202520242023202220 February3 October5 October6 October 13 June15 June16 June 1 February2 February3 FebruaryKeith Brown MSP, previous Justice Secretary, chaired th…
17 Apr 2025 · First Minister's Question
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3 Apr 2025 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government, following the nationalisation of Ferguson Marine in 2019, whether responsibility for the contract to build MV Glen Sannox and MV Glen Rosa was transferred from CMAL to the Scottish Government.
Answer · Kate Forbes: Following the nationalisation of Ferguson Marine in 2019, ownership of vessels 801 (MV Glen Sannox) and 802 (MV Glen Rosa) was transferred to Scottish Ministers. As part of the restructuring arrangements, new contracts for the construction and completion of e…
3 Apr 2025 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government on what date MV Glen Sannox was transferred from the Scottish Government back to CMAL as part of its ferry fleet.
Answer · Kate Forbes: MV Glen Sannox was transferred to CMAL on 20 November 2024.
3 Apr 2025 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether MV Glen Sannox was completed to its original design specification as stipulated by CMAL.
Answer · Kate Forbes: During the build phase of MV Glen Sannox, certain specifications required amendment to ensure compliance with updated regulatory standards issued by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA). This is standard practice within the shipbuilding industry, where on…
3 Apr 2025 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what the price of MV Glen Sannox was upon transfer of responsibility for the vessel from the Scottish Government to CMAL.
Answer · Kate Forbes: The total costs of the vessel on its handover date on 20 November 2024 was £151.5m.
27 Mar 2025 · First Minister's Question
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20 Mar 2025 · First Minister's Question
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13 Mar 2025 · First Minister's Question
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6 Mar 2025 · First Minister's Question
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27 Feb 2025 · First Minister's Question
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20 Feb 2025 · First Minister's Question
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13 Feb 2025 · First Minister's Question
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3 Feb 2025 · First Minister's Question
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23 Jan 2025 · First Minister's Question
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16 Jan 2025 · First Minister's Question
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9 Jan 2025 · First Minister's Question
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3 Jan 2025 · First Minister's Question
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12 Dec 2024 · First Minister's Question
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5 Dec 2024 · First Minister's Question
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28 Nov 2024 · First Minister's Question
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21 Nov 2024 · First Minister's Question
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14 Nov 2024 · First Minister's Question
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7 Nov 2024 · First Minister's Question
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31 Oct 2024 · First Minister's Question
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24 Oct 2024 · First Minister's Question
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