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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-02011

  • Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 09 July 2007
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 24 July 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive what the level of unemployment is, broken down by local authority area.

Question reference: S3W-02009

  • Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 09 July 2007
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 24 July 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive what the social work expenditure on care of elderly people was in each of the last five years, broken down by local authority and expressed also per head of population.

Question reference: S3W-01547

  • Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 June 2007
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Mather on 24 July 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive what the average suicide rate was per capita in the top 10 council wards with the worst levels of deprivation, as defined by the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation, in each year since 1999.

Question reference: S3W-02003

  • Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 09 July 2007
  • Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 24 July 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive what assessment has been carried out of the potential impact on the Scottish economy if proposals by the UK Government to reduce rail services on the east coast mainline proceed. 

Question reference: S3W-02031

  • Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 July 2007
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 24 July 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive how many cases of computer misuse there have been in each of its departments since 1999, broken down by category of misuse, and how many of these cases resulted in disciplinary action.

Question reference: S3W-01907

  • Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 July 2007
  • Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 23 July 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive what the temporary staffing costs were in respect of (a) doctors, (b) nurses, (c) other healthcare professionals, (d) managers and (e) administrative staff in each of the last five years, broken down by NHS board.

Question reference: S3W-01917

  • Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 July 2007
  • Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 23 July 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive what the cost increase to the NHS was between 1999-2000 and 2006-07 in respect of (a) medical secretaries, (b) record keepers, (c) health educators, (d) IT technicians, (e) financial managers, (f) caterers, (g) launderers, (h) cleaners and (i) all other staff and what proportion of the total NHS budget was spent on administrative staff in (i) 1999-2000 and (ii) 2006-07, broken down by NHS board.

Question reference: S3W-01368

  • Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 21 June 2007
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Mather on 23 July 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive what level of public funding has been allocated for wind farm developments in each year since 1999.

Question reference: S3W-01922

  • Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 July 2007
  • Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 23 July 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive what the annual NHS staff costs were in each of the last five years, broken down by NHS board, expressed also as a percentage of each board’s total budget and showing year-on-year changes.

Question reference: S3W-02005

  • Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 09 July 2007
  • Current Status: Answered by Stewart Maxwell on 23 July 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive how many houses have been (a) built and (b) renovated in each local authority area in the (i) private and (ii) social rented sector in each of the last five years, broken down into (A) housing association and (B) local authority builds.