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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 20 July 2024
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Question reference: S1W-07551

  • Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 02 June 2000
  • Current Status: Answered by Angus MacKay on 30 June 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive what financial and non-financial input it has had to the operation and policy framework for the National Drugs Helpline.

Question reference: S1W-05019

  • Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 03 March 2000
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 30 June 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide details of the minimum and maximum part-time and full-time nursing staff levels at Bowhouse Prison, Kilmarnock since its opening, including the current levels, and whether it will provide comparable figures for every other prison during the same time period.

Question reference: S1W-07395

  • Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 31 May 2000
  • Current Status: Answered by Sarah Boyack on 30 June 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has any plans to review the current division of responsibilities between Railtrack, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency and local authorities for the maintenance and upgrade of lands surrounding railway bridges, including underpasses.

Question reference: S1W-07870

  • Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 June 2000
  • Current Status: Answered by Ross Finnie on 27 June 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has any plans to review variations in prices of drugs for animals available in Scotland compared to other countries in the European Union and whether it will publish details of any measures it intends to take to improve the competitive position of the farming industry.

Question reference: S1W-04338

  • Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 11 February 2000
  • Current Status: Answered by Jack McConnell on 26 June 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive to provide a breakdown of the revenue support grant provided to North Lanarkshire Council, South Lanarkshire Council and East Ayrshire Council in each of the past three years, including the current financial year; what grant will be provided for 2000-01; what annual percentage change in real terms these figures represent over the four year period and what percentage of grant aided expenditure for each council for each year these grant figures represent.

Question reference: S1W-07403

  • Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 31 May 2000
  • Current Status: Answered by Henry McLeish on 26 June 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide details of the work it and its agencies are doing to promote and develop the (i) opto-electronics industry, (ii) textile industry, (iii) dairy industry and (iv) food industry, and what was the relevant spend on each industry in each of the last three years and the current year.

Question reference: S1W-07214

  • Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 25 May 2000
  • Current Status: Answered by Wendy Alexander on 22 June 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide a breakdown of the current spend estimates on commissions and committees contained in table 2.9 of the Annual Expenditure Report of the Scottish Executive, 2000.

Question reference: S1W-07210

  • Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 25 May 2000
  • Current Status: Answered by Wendy Alexander on 22 June 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide a breakdown of the current spend estimates on Partnerships contained in table 2.7 of the Annual Expenditure Report of the Scottish Executive, 2000.

Question reference: S1W-07208

  • Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 25 May 2000
  • Current Status: Answered by Wendy Alexander on 22 June 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide a breakdown of the current spend estimates on Working For Communities contained in table 2.7 of the Annual Expenditure Report of the Scottish Executive, 2000.

Question reference: S1W-07203

  • Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 25 May 2000
  • Current Status: Answered by Wendy Alexander on 22 June 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide a breakdown of the capital spend estimates contained in table 2.5 of the Annual Expenditure Report of the Scottish Executive, 2000.