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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 19 July 2024
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Question reference: S2W-12645

  • Asked by: Shona Robison, MSP for Dundee East, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 26 November 2004
  • Current Status: Answered by Andy Kerr on 13 December 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive how many people sit on the appeal panel in respect of the Skipton Fund.

Question reference: S2W-12643

  • Asked by: Shona Robison, MSP for Dundee East, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 26 November 2004
  • Current Status: Answered by Andy Kerr on 13 December 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive what the average length of time is for an appeal to be heard against a decision by the Skipton Fund not to award an ex gratia payment.

Question reference: S2W-12636

  • Asked by: Shona Robison, MSP for Dundee East, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 26 November 2004
  • Current Status: Answered by Andy Kerr on 13 December 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive how many applicants to the Skipton Fund have had their stage 2 application for ex gratia payment declined.

Question reference: S2W-12641

  • Asked by: Shona Robison, MSP for Dundee East, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 26 November 2004
  • Current Status: Answered by Andy Kerr on 13 December 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive how much, in total, has been paid out to date by the Skipton Fund in respect of stage 2 ex gratia payments.

Question reference: S2W-12651

  • Asked by: Shona Robison, MSP for Dundee East, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 26 November 2004
  • Current Status: Answered by Andy Kerr on 13 December 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive how people are appointed to the appeal panel in respect of the Skipton Fund.

Question reference: S2W-12633

  • Asked by: Shona Robison, MSP for Dundee East, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 26 November 2004
  • Current Status: Answered by Andy Kerr on 13 December 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive how many applicants to the Skipton Fund have received the first stage ex gratia payment of £20,000.

Question reference: S2W-12656

  • Asked by: Shona Robison, MSP for Dundee East, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 26 November 2004
  • Current Status: Answered by Andy Kerr on 13 December 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive whether appellants will have access to expert opinion to challenge the decision of the medical panel in respect of the Skipton Fund.

Question reference: S2W-12649

  • Asked by: Shona Robison, MSP for Dundee East, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 26 November 2004
  • Current Status: Answered by Andy Kerr on 13 December 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive what criteria are used to select lay members of the appeal panel in respect of the Skipton Fund.

Question reference: S2W-12652

  • Asked by: Shona Robison, MSP for Dundee East, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 26 November 2004
  • Current Status: Answered by Andy Kerr on 13 December 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive where in Scotland the appeal panel in respect of the Skipton Fund sits.

Question reference: S2W-12639

  • Asked by: Shona Robison, MSP for Dundee East, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 26 November 2004
  • Current Status: Answered by Andy Kerr on 13 December 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive how many applications to the Skipton Fund for stage (a) 1 and (b) 2 ex gratia payments are outstanding.