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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 28 November 2024
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Question reference: S3W-09814

  • Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow Pollok, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 February 2008
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 29 February 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it intends to pilot single outcome agreements.

Question reference: S3W-09811

  • Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow Pollok, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 February 2008
  • Current Status: Answered by Adam Ingram on 29 February 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive whether there will be statutory targets and indicators for education and early years provision.

Question reference: S3W-09583

  • Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow Pollok, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 February 2008
  • Current Status: Answered by Adam Ingram on 29 February 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive how many pupils in each Glasgow primary school were taking free school lunches in (a) June 2007 and (b) December 2007.

Question reference: S3W-09807

  • Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow Pollok, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 February 2008
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 28 February 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive whether local authorities will only have access to the £70 million identified in the concordat with COSLA if they sign up to the terms of a single outcome agreement.

Question reference: S3W-09582

  • Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow Pollok, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 February 2008
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 28 February 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive how the development of single outcome agreements will be informed by Taking Forward the Government Economic Strategy: A Discussion Paper on Tackling Poverty, Inequality and Deprivation in Scotland.

Question reference: S3W-10094

  • Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow Pollok, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 February 2008
  • Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 27 February 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive what steps are being taken to implement the recommendations of the House of Commons Defence Committee’s report on the health care needs of military personnel and their families.

Question reference: S3W-10095

  • Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow Pollok, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 February 2008
  • Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 27 February 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions are planned with NHS boards regarding the implementation of the recommendations of the House of Commons Defence Committee’s report on the health care needs of military personnel and their families.

Question reference: S3W-09848

  • Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow Pollok, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 February 2008
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 27 February 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive which agency will have responsibility for national co-ordination of community engagement in the event of the abolition of Communities Scotland.

Question reference: S3W-09808

  • Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow Pollok, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 February 2008
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 27 February 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive how it will achieve national minimum standards of service for vulnerable groups.

Question reference: S3W-09590

  • Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow Pollok, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 07 February 2008
  • Current Status: Answered by Stewart Maxwell on 27 February 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it intends to replace Communities Scotland’s local offices with a Scottish Government presence at a local level to address housing investment issues.