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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 23 July 2024
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Question reference: S2W-16530

  • Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 13 May 2005
  • Current Status: Answered by Andy Kerr on 25 May 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-15713 by Mr Andy Kerr on 5 May 2005, what percentage of category A (life threatening) calls were answered by an ambulance within eight minutes and what its target rate is for such responses.

Question reference: S2W-16439

  • Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 May 2005
  • Current Status: Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 25 May 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it intends to implement recommendations made by Sheriff Croan in his fatal accident report of November 2004 in respect of the appointment of designated watch officers in prisons.

Question reference: S2W-16695

  • Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 19 May 2005
  • Current Status: Answered by Tom McCabe on 25 May 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive whether Her Majesty's Government pays rates on buildings and land that it rents or owns in Scotland and, if so, how much revenue this generates annually for the Executive and Scottish local authorities.

Question reference: S2W-16529

  • Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 13 May 2005
  • Current Status: Answered by Andy Kerr on 25 May 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-15713 by Mr Andy Kerr on 5 May 2005, what evidence it has to indicate that "the reduction in performance in some areas, especially those with sizeable urban conurbations, may be seen as an indicator of the progress the Scottish Ambulance Service is making towards delivery of its eight minute response time target for category A (life threatening) calls" and whether it is able to evaluate this progress.

Question reference: S2W-16417

  • Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 May 2005
  • Current Status: Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 24 May 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive what the budget has been of each (a) prison and (b) young offenders institution for each of the last three years.

Question reference: S2W-16413

  • Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 May 2005
  • Current Status: Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 24 May 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive what the needs and risk numbers have been in each (a) prison and (b) young offenders institution in each of the last three years.

Question reference: S2W-16410

  • Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 May 2005
  • Current Status: Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 24 May 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive how many assaults by prisoners on other prisoners there have been in each (a) prison and (b) young offenders institution in each of the last three years.

Question reference: S2W-16398

  • Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 May 2005
  • Current Status: Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 23 May 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive what the percentage night sanitation rate has been in each (a) prison and (b) young offenders institution in each of the last three years.

Question reference: S2W-16406

  • Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 May 2005
  • Current Status: Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 23 May 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive what the (a) design and (b) available capacity is of each (i) prison and (ii) young offenders institution.

Question reference: S2W-16401

  • Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 May 2005
  • Current Status: Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 23 May 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive what the staff complement has been of each (a) prison and (b) young offenders institution in each of the last three years.