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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 18 July 2024
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Question reference: S1W-00303

  • Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 June 1999
  • Current Status: Answered by Henry McLeish on 29 July 1999

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will publish details of the number of companies in Scotland which have taken on young people under the employment option of the New Deal for Young People to date and what percentage of trading businesses in Scotland this figure represents.

Question reference: S1W-00304

  • Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 June 1999
  • Current Status: Answered by Henry McLeish on 29 July 1999

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will state how many young people have taken up the employment option under the New Deal for Young People in Scotland to date, how many of these have completed the six month period of employment, how many have left before completion of the six month period, and how many obtained permanent employment with their host company on completion of the six months.

Question reference: S1W-00302

  • Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 June 1999
  • Current Status: Answered by Henry McLeish on 29 July 1999

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will state how many young people who have obtained employment through the New Deal Gateway have been taken on by employers who are not receiving the New Deal subsidy, and what percentage does this represent of all those who have been taken on under the employment option.

Question reference: S1W-00300

  • Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 June 1999
  • Current Status: Answered by Henry McLeish on 29 July 1999

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will publish details of the expenditure and numbers of young people involved in Scotland to date in respect of the New Deal for Young People.

Question reference: S1W-00299

  • Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 June 1999
  • Current Status: Answered by Henry McLeish on 29 July 1999

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide details of the division of responsibilities between the Scottish Administration and Her Majesty's Government for expenditure and policies relating to the New Deal for Young People.

Question reference: S1W-00310

  • Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 June 1999
  • Current Status: Answered by Henry McLeish on 22 July 1999

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will publish details of the expenditure by Scottish Trade International for each of the last two years and its budget for the current year.

Question reference: S1W-00316

  • Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 June 1999
  • Current Status: Answered by Wendy Alexander on 22 July 1999

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has been consulted on Her Majesty's Government's proposed changes to the administration of child support through the Child Support Agency and, if so, what representations it has made.

Question reference: S1W-00219

  • Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 24 June 1999
  • Current Status: Answered by Henry McLeish on 21 July 1999

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it intends to make an assessment of the impact on the Scottish economy of the proposed Climate Change Levy.

Question reference: S1W-00343

  • Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 June 1999
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 21 July 1999

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide a detailed breakdown of which public sector bodies have initiated poindings and warrant sales in each of the last 3 years in Scotland.

Question reference: S1W-00315

  • Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 June 1999
  • Current Status: Answered by Jack McConnell on 21 July 1999

To ask the Scottish Executive whether, it will publish the list of Private Finance Initiative/Public-Private Partnerships contracts awarded in Scotland which do not include a purchase option for the public sector on completion of the project, and details of when these contracts were signed.