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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

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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Dates of parliamentary sessions
  1. Session 1: 12 May 1999 to 31 March 2003
  2. Session 2: 7 May 2003 to 2 April 2007
  3. Session 3: 9 May 2007 to 22 March 2011
  4. Session 4: 11 May 2011 to 23 March 2016
  5. Session 5: 12 May 2016 to 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 29 November 2024
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Question reference: S2W-22746

  • Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 30 January 2006
  • Current Status: Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 21 February 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is aware of any illegal transportation of prisoners on flights by the CIA, or by agencies to whom the CIA has outsourced services, landing at airports operated by Highlands and Islands Airports Ltd and, if so, when it became aware of such transportation.

Question reference: S2W-22785

  • Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 30 January 2006
  • Current Status: Answered by Nicol Stephen on 21 February 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive how the projected economic growth figures for East Lothian over the next 10 years compare with the Scottish average.

Question reference: S2W-22781

  • Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 30 January 2006
  • Current Status: Answered by Tom McCabe on 21 February 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive how many new business openings ministers attended in each year since 1999, broken down by company and location.

Question reference: S2W-22780

  • Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 30 January 2006
  • Current Status: Answered by Tom McCabe on 21 February 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive how many visits ministers made to each local enterprise company in each year since 1999.

Question reference: S2W-22779

  • Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 30 January 2006
  • Current Status: Answered by Tom McCabe on 21 February 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive how many visits the First Minister made to local authorities in each year since 1999, broken down by local authority.

Question reference: S2W-22777

  • Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 30 January 2006
  • Current Status: Answered by Tom McCabe on 21 February 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive how many ministerial visits to local authorities took place in each year since 1999, broken down by (a) local authority and (b) minister.

Question reference: S2W-22748

  • Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 30 January 2006
  • Current Status: Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 21 February 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has ever authorised the transportation of prisoners via airports operated by Highlands and Islands Airports Ltd to a third country and, if so, whether, where appropriate for it to do so, it has sought assurances regarding the conditions under which such prisoners are held.

Question reference: S2W-22778

  • Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 30 January 2006
  • Current Status: Answered by Tom McCabe on 21 February 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive how many invitations to visit local authorities were declined by ministers in each year since 1999, broken down by local authority.

Question reference: S2W-22784

  • Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 30 January 2006
  • Current Status: Answered by Nicol Stephen on 21 February 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive how the projected economic growth figures for the Scottish Borders over the next 10 years compare with the Scottish average.

Question reference: S2W-22851

  • Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 February 2006
  • Current Status: Answered by Andy Kerr on 20 February 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive how many experienced allied health practitioners have applied for travel scholarships of up to £5,000, broken down by NHS board area.