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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 26 November 2024
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Question reference: S3W-01514

  • Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 June 2007
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 31 July 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has on the amount of unclaimed council tax benefit in each year since 1999, also broken down by local authority area.

Question reference: S3W-02027

  • Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 July 2007
  • Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 31 July 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive what the average length of sentence for crimes of indecency has been in each of the last five years, broken down by (a) main offence and (b) sheriff court district.

Question reference: S3W-02006

  • Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 09 July 2007
  • Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 31 July 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive what the police clear-up rate has been in each year since 1999 for serious violent crimes, as referred to in Building a Better Scotland Spending Proposals 2005-2008, expressed also as a percentage of all serious violent crimes and broken down by local authority area.

Question reference: S3W-02012

  • Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 09 July 2007
  • Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 31 July 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive what the budget for its Environment and Rural Affairs Department was in each of the last five years, broken down by issue and detailing year-on-year percentage increases and decreases.

Question reference: S3W-02007

  • Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 09 July 2007
  • Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 31 July 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has been notified of any funding surpluses in the operation of the concessionary fares scheme and, if so, what the surpluses have been for each year since the scheme came into operation, broken down by local authority area.

Question reference: S3W-02013

  • Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 09 July 2007
  • Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 31 July 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive how many staff were employed in the environment sections of its Environment and Rural Affairs Department in each of the last three years, broken down by responsibility.

Question reference: S3W-02014

  • Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 09 July 2007
  • Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 31 July 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive how many staff were employed in the fisheries sections of its Environment and Rural Affairs Department in each of the last three years, broken down by responsibility.

Question reference: S3W-02044

  • Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 July 2007
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 30 July 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive how many detoxification beds for drug misusers have been available in each NHS board area in each year since 1999.

Question reference: S3W-02008

  • Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 09 July 2007
  • Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 30 July 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has been notified of any funding deficits in the operation of the concessionary fares scheme and, if so, what the deficits have been each year since the scheme came into operation, broken down by local authority area.

Question reference: S3W-02033

  • Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 July 2007
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 30 July 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive how many dentists have provided NHS dental services in each year since 1999, expressed also as a percentage of all dentists and broken down by NHS board.