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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 22 November 2024
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Question reference: S1W-00328

  • Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 June 1999
  • Current Status: Answered by Sarah Boyack on 11 August 1999

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it intends to seek information from Her Majesty's Government about any correspondence between Her Majesty's Government and the Chairman of the North of Scotland Water Authority regarding the Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) and, if so, whether it will make details of this correspondence available.

Question reference: S1W-00206

  • Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 June 1999
  • Current Status: Answered by Sarah Boyack on 11 August 1999

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide an estimate of the financial contribution the West Highland Way makes to the Scottish economy each year and the cost of necessary repairs to it.

Question reference: S1W-00350

  • Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 June 1999
  • Current Status: Answered by Rhona Brankin on 10 August 1999

To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to honour the memory of Thomas Muir.

Question reference: S1W-00710

  • Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 26 July 1999
  • Current Status: Answered by Sarah Boyack on 6 August 1999

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will publish the names of all those who applied for the position of chairman of Caledonian MacBrayne, the names of those selected for interview and the criteria against which the candidates interviewed were judged.

Question reference: S1W-00204

  • Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 June 1999
  • Current Status: Answered by Alasdair Morrison on 6 August 1999

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it intends to appoint a Gaelic Officer to promote the development of the Gaelic language and to be responsible for liaison with interested organisations and co-ordination of Gaelic issues within the Scottish Administration.

Question reference: S1W-00711

  • Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 26 July 1999
  • Current Status: Answered by Sarah Boyack on 5 August 1999

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will oppose any calls for the privatisation of Caledonian MacBrayne.

Question reference: S1W-00074

  • Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 10 June 1999
  • Current Status: Answered by Henry McLeish on 30 July 1999

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has entered into any correspondence with the Forum of Private Business and whether it intends to meet representatives of the Forum

Question reference: S1W-00389

  • Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 02 July 1999
  • Current Status: Answered by Rhona Brankin on 30 July 1999

To ask the Scottish Executive how many Scottish schools have a sports co-ordinator and how many do not.

Question reference: S1W-00260

  • Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 25 June 1999
  • Current Status: Answered by Iain Gray on 30 July 1999

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will review the current law and practice in relation to the means assessment of residents in residential and care homes.

Question reference: S1W-00529

  • Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 July 1999
  • Current Status: Answered by Henry McLeish on 27 July 1999

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide a breakdown of how the #700,000 additional funding for the Ossian project made available to the Area Tourist Boards in 1999 was spent.