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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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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 25 November 2024
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Question reference: S3W-23135

  • Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Edinburgh Central, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 April 2009
  • Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 1 May 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive how it envisages preventing antisocial behaviour by people using short-term holiday lets.

Question reference: S3W-22625

  • Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Edinburgh Central, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 02 April 2009
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 29 April 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-22032 by John Swinney on 27 March 2009, what the energy performance certificate grade was of each of the six buildings referred to. 

Question reference: S3W-22626

  • Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Edinburgh Central, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 02 April 2009
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 29 April 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-22033 by John Swinney on 27 March 2009, what the energy performance certificate grade was of each of the 78 buildings referred to. 

Question reference: S3W-23139

  • Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Edinburgh Central, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 April 2009
  • Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 29 April 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-22158 by Alex Neil on 19 March 2009, what it would define as a genuine holiday let.

Question reference: S3W-23136

  • Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Edinburgh Central, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 April 2009
  • Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 29 April 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive which of the issues in relation to antisocial behaviour and the licensing process for houses in multiple occupation highlighted by Sarah Boyack MSP in her speech on the antisocial behaviour framework on 2 April 2009 (Official Report c. 16538) it considers need to be addressed and what action it envisages taking to address them.

Question reference: S3W-23081

  • Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Edinburgh Central, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 20 April 2009
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 29 April 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it intends to introduce measures to encourage the operation of salary sacrifice schemes for public sector workers.

Question reference: S3W-23073

  • Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Edinburgh Central, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 20 April 2009
  • Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 29 April 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive when it will announce details of the selection of areas for the energy efficiency programme agreed in the 2009 budget.

Question reference: S3W-23074

  • Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Edinburgh Central, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 20 April 2009
  • Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 29 April 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive when it will announce the qualifying criteria for the energy efficiency programme agreed in the 2009 budget.

Question reference: S3W-22293

  • Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Edinburgh Central, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 March 2009
  • Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 27 April 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive what representations it has received identifying a loophole in the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 (Licensing of Houses in Multiple Occupation) Order 2000 relating to problems being experienced by residents and communities in Edinburgh as a result of holiday lets.

Question reference: S3W-22292

  • Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Edinburgh Central, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 March 2009
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Mather on 23 April 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will publish the (a) dates and (b) minutes of the meetings it had with representatives of Community Service Volunteers regarding changes to funding for the voluntary sector.