Parliamentary questions
Johann Lamont
1,407 questions tabled in the Scottish Parliament, most recent first.
11 Jun 2012 · First Minister's Question
To ask the First Minister what engagements he has planned for the rest of the day.
31 May 2012 · First Minister's Question
To ask the First Minister what engagements he has planned for the rest of the day.
28 May 2012 · First Minister's Question
To ask the First Minister what engagements he has planned for the rest of the day
21 May 2012 · First Minister's Question
To ask the First Minister what engagements he has planned for the rest of the day.
14 May 2012 · First Minister's Question
To ask the First Minister what engagements he has planned for the rest of the day.
3 May 2012 · First Minister's Question
To ask the First Minister what engagements he has planned for the rest of the day.
30 Apr 2012 · First Minister's Question
To ask the First Minister what engagements he has planned for the rest of the day.
23 Apr 2012 · First Minister's Question
To ask the First Minister what engagements he has planned for the rest of the day.
16 Apr 2012 · First Minister's Question
To ask the First Minister what engagements he has planned for the rest of the day.
26 Mar 2012 · First Minister's Question
To ask the First Minister what engagements he has planned for the rest of the day.
19 Mar 2012 · First Minister's Question
To ask the First Minister what engagements he has planned for the rest of the day.
12 Mar 2012 · First Minister's Question
To ask the First Minister what engagements he has planned for the rest of the day.
5 Mar 2012 · First Minister's Question
To ask the First Minister what engagements he has planned for the rest of the day.
27 Feb 2012 · First Minister's Question
To ask the First Minister what engagements he has planned for the rest of the day.
20 Feb 2012 · First Minister's Question
To ask the First Minister what engagements he has planned for the rest of the day.
6 Feb 2012 · First Minister's Question
To ask the First Minister what engagements he has planned for the rest of the day.
30 Jan 2012 · First Minister's Question
To ask the First Minister what engagements he has planned for the rest of the day.
23 Jan 2012 · First Minister's Question
To ask the First Minister what engagements he has planned for the rest of the day.
16 Jan 2012 · First Minister's Question
To ask the First Minister what engagements he has planned for the rest of the day.
9 Jan 2012 · First Minister's Question
To ask the First Minister what engagements he has planned for the rest of the day.
19 Dec 2011 · First Minister's Question
To ask the First Minister what engagements he has planned for the rest of the day.
21 Nov 2011 · First Minister's Question
To ask the First Minister how the Scottish Government will ensure that proper security checks and policing are in place at ports.
27 Oct 2011 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many procurators fiscal employed on a temporary contracts will not have their contracts renewed in 2011-12.
Answer · Lesley Thomson: Between April and October 2011, eight lawyers left at the end of their fixed term contracts. Fourteen lawyers are currently employed on fixed term contracts that are due to end before the end of March 2012. Decisions with regard to use of Fixed Term staff a…
27 Oct 2011 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many procurators fiscal employed on a permanent contract will be offered (a) early retirement and (b) voluntary redundancy in 2011-12.
Answer · Lesley Thomson: The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) does not have a formal early retirement or redundancy scheme at present. COPFS does have authority to offer voluntary early release schemes that operate within Cabinet Office rules. A voluntary early rel…
18 Aug 2011 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it proposes to extend football banning orders to junior football matches.
Answer · Roseanna Cunningham: The Joint Action Group set up following the Football Summit in March recommended in its report that we should consider amending the current legislation relating to Football Banning Orders, to support their enhancement and enforcement. Officials are in discuss…
18 Aug 2011 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to circulate its booklets People with Learning Disabilities and the Criminal Justice System and Adults with Learning Disabilities and the Criminal Justice System.
Answer · Michael Matheson: The People with Learning Disabilities and the Criminal Justice System handbook and its seven associated easy read versions have been widely circulated. Web-links to the electronic versions of the documents have been sent to internal Scottish Government collea…
18 Aug 2011 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what guidance it has sent to procurator fiscals regarding the implications of the recent riots in England.
Answer · Lesley Thomson: The Scottish Executive has not issued any guidance to procurators fiscal regarding the recent riots. Prosecutorial guidance is solely a matter for the Lord Advocate. The Lord Advocate issued instructions to police and prosecutors across Scotland on how to de…
18 Aug 2011 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many times the Cabinet Sub-Committee on Scottish Government Resilience has met to discuss the implications of the recent riots in England and which (a) ministers and (b) agencies participated in these meetings.
Answer · Kenny MacAskill: The implications of the recent riots in England were discussed at three meetings of the Cabinet Sub-Committee on Scottish Government Resilience. The following ministers participated in those discussions: the First Minister; Cabinet Secretary for Justice, and …
28 Jul 2011 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it would consider creating an organisation similar to the Security Industry Authority in the event of the UK Government abolishing that body.
Answer · Kenny MacAskill: We are currently working with the Security Industry Authority to develop a new regulatory regime that can be applied consistently across the United Kingdom. If that new regulatory regime does not fully meet Scottish needs then the Scottish Government reserves…
28 Jul 2011 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S4O-00068 by Kenny MacAskill on 23 June 2011 (Official Report, c. 1039), what further information it has received from the UK Government regarding the future of the Security Industry Authority.
Answer · Kenny MacAskill: No further information has been received from the UK Government since 23 June. The Security Industry Authority are currently developing their proposals for a new regulatory regime and are in regular contact with the Scottish Government about these plans. I ex…