Pauline McNeill

5 Mar 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is regarding option 3 in the Transport Scotland consultation on the permanent solution for the M8 Woodside viaducts.

Answer · Fiona Hyslop: I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-43959 on 12 March 2026. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees…

2 Mar 2026 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to recent reports that police officers are attending up to 700 mental health-related calls per day.

26 Feb 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what action it and Police Scotland are taking to increase the funding available to improve the psychological wellbeing of police officers.

Answer · Angela Constance: Our police officers and staff do a challenging job, often in very distressing circumstances, where health and welfare remain a priority for Police Scotland. I welcome the commitment by the Chief Constable to ensuring her workforce receives the right physical …

26 Feb 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many full-time equivalent police officers have been employed in each year since the creation of Police Scotland.

Answer · Angela Constance: Information on the number of full-time equivalent police officers is published on a quarterly basis. These publications can be found on the Scottish Government website.The latest publication, Police officer quarterly strength statistics: 31 December 2025, con…

26 Feb 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government regarding the budget for Police Scotland, whether it will provide information on what it would have been if it had it kept up with inflation measured (a) using Consumer Price Index (b) by Retail Price Index, in each year since the creation of Police Scotland.

Answer · Angela Constance: Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of inflation faced by consumers, and is not an appropriate comparison for the Scottish Police Authority (SPA) budget. Retail Price Index (RPI) is not an Accredited Official Statistic, and the Office for Statistics Regul…

26 Feb 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government when it will complete the roll-out of new equipment to provide greater protection to police officers.

Answer · Angela Constance: While the rollout of all equipment to officers is a matter for the Chief Constable, Police Scotland have confirmed that the rollout of Body Worn Video (BWV) to the planned first tranche of 10,500 officers will complete in the coming weeks, with the final grou…

26 Feb 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it or Police Scotland has undertaken of public confidence in the police since the creation of Police Scotland.

Answer · Angela Constance: Since 2008-09, the Scottish Crime and Justice Survey (SCJS) has included questions on how confident respondents are in the ability of police in their local area across seven key areas (including preventing crime, catching criminals and supporting victims of c…

26 Feb 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many assaults on police officers have been recorded by Police Scotland in each year since the creation of Police Scotland.

Answer · Angela Constance: The production of the Accredited Official Statistics on recorded crime in Scotland was amended to allow the separate identification of assaults against police officers/staff from the reporting year of 2024-25 onwards. These can be further broken down into Ser…

26 Feb 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many mental health-related calls Police Scotland officers have attended in each year since the creation of Police Scotland.

Answer · Angela Constance: The Scottish Government is committed to delivering on mental health distress response, with continued delivery on Programme for Government commitments since 2023 to reducing mental health demands on police officers and protecting people in mental health distr…

26 Feb 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what action it and Police Scotland have taken to protect police officers from violence.

Answer · Angela Constance: I recognise the dedication and bravery of our Police Officers, who place themselves in harms way to protect the people and communities they serve, and it is simply not acceptable that our police officers are attacked or abused while going about their daily du…

26 Feb 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what the revenue and capital budgets allocated to Police Scotland have been in each year since the creation of Police Scotland.

Answer · Angela Constance: The Scottish Police Authority (SPA) revenue and capital budgets, as allocated at the annual Budget Bill from 2013-14 to 2026-27, are detailed in the following table. It is for the SPA to allocate its annual budget to support SPA Corporate, SPA Forensic Servic…

3 Feb 2026 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what financial or practical support is being made available to poultry producers affected by the latest avian influenza outbreak.

20 Jan 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many men completed the Caledonian System programme in 2024-25.

Answer · Siobhian Brown: From 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025 201 men are recorded as completing the Caledonian System Programme.

8 Jan 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government which prisons are currently operating a restricted regime; when these regimes at each prison are planned to come to an end, and what activities have been (a) stopped permanently, (b) suspended and (c) reduced in each prison as a consequence of the restrictions.

Answer · Angela Constance: I have asked Teresa Medhurst, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS), to respond. Her response is as follows:Regime restrictions can be applied by a Governor-in-Charge in order to maintain a safe and secure environment for those who live and wor…

8 Jan 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what activities have been (a) stopped permanently, (b) suspended and (c) reduced as part of the Focused Day initiative by the Scottish Prison Service.

Answer · Angela Constance: I have asked Teresa Medhurst, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS), to respond. Her response is as follows:Following constructive and collaborative discussions with our partners, SPS have moved away from the national concept of a ‘Focuse…

16 Dec 2025 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the Centre for Social Justice's Lost Boys campaign, which aims to raise awareness of the issues that boys and young men are facing, including in Scotland.

9 Dec 2025 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the article in The Herald on 4 December 2025, So who is leading Scotland’s grooming-gang review?, whether it will confirm who will lead the review into grooming gangs.

Answer · Jenny Gilruth: I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-42487 on 5 January 2026 2025. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-comm…

9 Dec 2025 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the comment by the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills on 3 December 2025 that “the national review [of group-based sexual harm] will provide a more accurate and focused picture of the scale of and response” to the issue, whether it will confirm who the mem…

Answer · Jenny Gilruth: The Independent National Review of Group-Based Sexual Abuse and Exploitation will be jointly undertaken by the Care Inspectorate, His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Constabulary in Scotland, His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Education, and Health Improv…

4 Dec 2025 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how much Police Scotland paid EY in total for the Your Leadership Matters training programme.

Answer · Angela Constance: It is for the Chief Constable, under the scrutiny of the Scottish Police Authority (SPA), to determine Police Scotland's operational approach to policing in Scotland, this includes the allocation of resources to Police Officer and Staff training programmes. D…

4 Dec 2025 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how it monitored and measured the value and impact of the Your Leadership Matters training programme for Police Scotland.

Answer · Angela Constance: Police officer and staff professional development is a matter for the Chief Constable, who is operationally independent of the Scottish Government.Oversight is provided by the Scottish Police Authority and Police Scotland training and development is monitored…

4 Dec 2025 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many police officers have taken part in the Your Leadership Matters training programme.

Answer · Angela Constance: As responsibility for Police Officer training and professional development is a matter for the Chief Constable, the Scottish Government does not hold this information.Oversight of this is provided by the Scottish Police Authority and is monitored by its Peopl…

3 Dec 2025 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many prisoners have been released from Scottish prisons in error over the last 10 years.

Answer · Angela Constance: I have asked Teresa Medhurst, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS), to respond. Her response is as follows:A range of checks are carried out before the release of a prisoner is authorised including but not limited to, an identity check of the …

26 Nov 2025 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the construction contract that it has entered into to build HPM Glasgow, whether there is scope in the contract for the project to go over budget, and, if so, by how much.

Answer · Angela Constance: I have asked Teresa Medhurst, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS), to respond. Her response is as follows:SPS are unable to provide specific details of the HMP Glasgow contract as it may be commercially prejudicial to the contractor and the c…

26 Nov 2025 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government how it is tackling the increase in demand for ADHD assessments in Glasgow.

19 Nov 2025 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what the capacity tolerance is for each prison, and how this compares with the current population in each.

Answer · Angela Constance: I have asked Teresa Medhurst, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS), to respond. Her response is as follows:The Design Capacity of each establishment represents an effective, manageable number at which prisons are not overcrowded, are occupied …

19 Nov 2025 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports of alleged animal welfare abuse at a Bakkafrost Scotland salmon farm.

11 Nov 2025 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what action it has taken to improve Glasgow City’s regional economy, in light of the economic effect of the COVID-19 lockdown on the city.

5 Nov 2025 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-40138 by Angela Constance on 16 September 2025, what ongoing monitoring of how many people could be eligible to have their convictions overturned under the Post Office (Horizon System) Offences (Scotland) Act 2024 it is carrying out, and how ma…

Answer · Angela Constance: The initial stages of identifying individuals eligible to have their convictions quashed under the Post Office (Horizon System) Offences (Scotland) Act 2024 focused on the assessment of potential cases referred by the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Servic…

5 Nov 2025 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the economy secretary has had with ministerial colleagues regarding the impact on Glasgow's economy, and the wider regional economy, of the absence of a rail link from Glasgow Airport to the city centre.

28 Oct 2025 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the potential impact that the proposed 15 walk-in primary care clinics will have on health inequalities.