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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

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Question reference: S5W-17527

Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 28 June 2018
Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 26 July 2018

To ask the Scottish Government how Ernst and Young was selected for its work on the proposed merger of British Transport Police in Scotland with Police Scotland.

Question reference: S5W-17526

Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 28 June 2018
Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 26 July 2018

To ask the Scottish Government how much it has spent to date on the proposed merger of British Transport Police in Scotland with Police Scotland.

As confirmed in the letter dated 29 May to the Justice Committee from the Chairs of the Joint Programme Board the estimated staff costs to the Scottish Government to financial year end 2017-18 are £310,000. This is based on all officials engaged on the project from Royal Assent of the Railway Policing (Scotland) Act 2017.

Scottish Government will provide projected costs of the merger as they emerge through the course of the re-planning process.

Question reference: S5W-17622

Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 05 July 2018
Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 23 July 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what the (a) core and (b) non-core revenue resource limit has been for the Scottish Ambulance Service in each year since 2007-08.

Question reference: S5W-17621

Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 05 July 2018
Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 20 July 2018

To ask the Scottish Government how many new vehicles have been provided to the Scottish Ambulance Service in each year since 2007-08.

Question reference: S5W-17535

Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 28 June 2018
Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 12 July 2018

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the Supreme Court ruling affecting heterosexual couples in England and Wales, what its position is on civil partnerships for heterosexual couples in Scotland.

Question reference: S5W-17534

Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 28 June 2018
Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 12 July 2018

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the Supreme Court ruling affecting heterosexual couples in England and Wales, whether it plans to pursue its 2015 announcement to allow civil partnerships for heterosexual couples in Scotland.

There was not an announcement on civil partnership for mixed sex couples in Scotland in 2015. The Scottish Government did carry out a consultation on civil partnership in 2015. This consultation, an analysis of responses, the responses we have permission to publish and the Scottish Government's response to the consultation are at http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Justice/law/17867/cpreview The Scottish Government is currently considering the implications for Scotland of the recent judgment by the UK Supreme Court.

Question reference: S5O-02240

Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 June 2018
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 20 June 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what the average waiting time has been in the last year for adults seeking diagnosis for ADHD, and how many rejected referrals for diagnosis there have been.

Question reference: S5W-16875

Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 24 May 2018
Current Status: Answered by Annabelle Ewing on 7 June 2018

To ask the Scottish Government how many people have been (a) charged and (b) convicted under section 5(1) of the Control of Dogs (Scotland) Act 2010 in each year.

Information on the number of people charged is not held centrally. The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service have provided the following table.

People reported to COPFS with at least one charge under Control of Dogs (Scotland) Act 2010 S5(1), 2010-11 to 2016-17

		Financial Year Reported
2010-11	2011-12	2012-13	2013-14	2014-15	2015-16	2016-17
0	12	16	20	31	23	35

Source: Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service

Information on people convicted in Scottish courts is provided in the following table.

People convicted of offences under the Control of Dogs (Scotland) Act 2010 S5(1), where main charge, 2010-11 to 2016-17

Financial Year	2010-11	2011-12	2012-13	2013-14	2014-15	2015-16	2016-17
Total convictions	-	-	4	4	9	6	9

Source: Scottish Government Criminal Proceedings database

Please note these two data sources are not directly comparable. As Criminal Proceedings statistics only measure the main charge in a case it would be expected that the COPFS figures would be higher. There will also be timing differences since the COPFS figures are based on the year of the report to COPFS, while the Criminal Proceedings figures are based on year of disposal.

Question reference: S5W-16878

Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 24 May 2018
Current Status: Answered by Annabelle Ewing on 7 June 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on how many people have been found guilty of an offence under Section 3 of the Control of Dogs Order 1992 in each year since it came into force.

Question reference: S5W-16876

Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 24 May 2018
Current Status: Answered by Annabelle Ewing on 7 June 2018

To ask the Scottish Government how many people have been disqualified from owning or keeping a dog under section (a) 5 and (b) 9 of the Control of Dogs (Scotland) Act 2010 in each year.

The available information on the number of people disqualified from owning or keeping dogs under the Control of Dogs (Scotland) Act s5(1) and s9 is provided in the following table.

Number of people disqualified from owning or keeping a dog under Control of Dogs (Scotland) Act 2010 s5/s9¹, 2010-11 to 2016-17.

		2010-11	2011-12	2012-13	2013-14	2014-15	2015-16	2016-17
Offences involving dangerous dogs	Control of Dogs (Scotland) Act 2010 Section 5	-	-	1	-	-	1	-
Offences involving dangerous dogs	Control of Dogs (Scotland) Act 2010 Section 9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

1 - where main crime

Source: Scottish Government Criminal Proceedings Database.