Questions and answers
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
Urgent Questions aren't included in the Question and Answers search. There is a SPICe fact sheet listing Urgent and emergency questions.
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Question reference: S6W-38209
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 June 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 17 June 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to changing the rules on anonymity and reporting in the criminal justice system.
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Question reference: S6W-38221
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 June 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 17 June 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how many people under 18 have been detained in police stations under section 297 of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 in each of the last five years.
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Question reference: S6W-38218
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 June 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 17 June 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what it plans to do to ensure a reduction in the number of people detained in police stations under a place of safety order.
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Question reference: S6W-38223
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 June 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 17 June 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how many place of safety orders were made in 2024-25.
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Question reference: S6W-38220
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 June 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 17 June 2025
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason data is missing from the Mental Health Act Monitoring Report 2023-24 on the number of individuals who were taken to either a healthcare facility or a police station under a place of safety order.
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Question reference: S6W-38222
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 June 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 17 June 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how many people under 18 have been taken to healthcare facilities under a place of safety order in each of the last five years.
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Question reference: S6W-38208
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 June 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 17 June 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to the possibility of introducing anonymity rules in domestic violence cases.
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Question reference: S6W-38219
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 June 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 17 June 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to ensure that healthcare facilities have physical capacity for individuals detained under a place of safety order.
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Question reference: S6W-38205
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 June 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 17 June 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how much funding was provided to the Independent Working Group on Misogyny and Criminal Justice in Scotland during its lifetime.
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Question reference: S6W-38224
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 June 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 17 June 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how many individuals were taken to police stations under section 297 of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 in 2024-25.
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