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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 25 November 2024
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Question reference: S1W-02746

  • Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow Pollok, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 November 1999
  • Current Status: Answered by Susan Deacon on 24 November 1999

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to S1W-346 by Susan Deacon on 12 July 1999, what are its current plans for the introduction of a ban on tobacco advertising.

Question reference: S1W-02664

  • Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow Pollok, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 11 November 1999
  • Current Status: Answered by Jack McConnell on 18 November 1999

To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to increase the number of women appointments to public bodies.

Question reference: S1O-00662

  • Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow Pollok, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 November 1999
  • Current Status: Answered by Jack McConnell on 18 November 1999

To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to increase the number of women appointments to public bodies.

Question reference: S1W-01919

  • Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow Pollok, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 07 October 1999
  • Current Status: Answered by Jack McConnell on 8 October 1999

To ask the Scottish Executive what proposals are being made to the European Commission for Objective 2 coverage in Scotland under the new round of European Structural Funds.

Question reference: S1W-01498

  • Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow Pollok, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 02 September 1999
  • Current Status: Answered by Sam Galbraith on 9 September 1999

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will make a statement on its plans to promote the involvement of parents in the education of their children.

Question reference: S1O-00288

  • Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow Pollok, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 September 1999
  • Current Status: Answered by Sam Galbraith on 9 September 1999

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will make a statement on its plans to promote the involvement of parents in the education of their children.

Question reference: S1W-00106

  • Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow Pollok, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 June 1999
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 30 July 1999

To ask the Scottish Executive to outline the differences between the proposed census in Scotland and in the rest of the U.K and to explain why there are such differences.