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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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  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 24 November 2024
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Question reference: S1W-28388

  • Asked by: John Swinney, MSP for North Tayside, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 August 2002
  • Current Status: Answered by Andy Kerr on 25 September 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will state the (a) person responsible for payment of non-domestic rates, (b) total cost to the public body of non-domestic rates paid by it for the project over the project's life to date, (c) cost to the public body of paying non-domestic rates in each of the last three financial years and (d) expected cost to the public body of paying non-domestic rates in 2002-03 for each of the following private finance initiative/public private partnership projects, (1) Stirling Further Education Centre, (2) North Ayrshire College, Kilwinning, (3) Livingston Further Education Centre, (4) Larkfield geriatric assessment facility, (5) Cumnock Community Hospital, (6) provision of 90 elderly mental illness care beds for Ayrshire and Arran NHS Board, (7) provision of 60 frail elderly and 30 elderly mental illness care beds for Ayrshire and Arran NHS Board, (8) day surgery and maternity unit for Dumfries and Galloway Acute & Maternity Hospitals NHS Trust, (9) Kincardine Community Hospital, (10) provision of 25 beds for the mentally ill at Spynie Hospital, (11) provision of 120 elderly care beds at Ruchill Hospital, (12) provision of 120 elderly care beds at Shettleston Hospital, (13) provision of 180 elderly care beds at Rutherglen Hospital, (14) provision of 120 elderly care bed at Darnley Hospital, (15) Inverness Psychiatric Unit, (16) Wishaw General Hospital, (17) Hairmyres Hospital, (18) provision of 40 elderly care beds in Cumbernauld, (19) provision of 60 elderly with dementia care beds in Cumbernauld, (20) provision of 90 elderly care beds at Bellshill Hospital, (21) clinical waste disposal in Lothian, (22) Ferryfield House, (23) provision of 60 elderly care beds at Ellen's Glen House, (24) New Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh Phases 1 and 2, (25) clinical waste disposal in northern NHS trusts (Orkney, Shetland and Western Isles), (26) Mearnskirk Hospital geriatric beds, (27) Dundee Ninewells Hospital psychiatric services, (28) clinical waste disposal for Lothian and Forth Valley NHS boards, (29) SGH geriatric medicine and assessment facility for South Glasgow University Hospitals NHS Trust, (30) multi-storey carpark/carparking facilities for Tayside University Hospitals NHS Trust, (31) Tippethill Hospital, (32) care of the elderly services for West Lothian NHS Trust, (33) Baldovie waste to energy plant, (34) Falkirk schools, (35) Project 2002 (Glasgow Schools Project), (36) office accommodation for Perth and Kinross Council, (37) Balfron School, (38) Inverness Airport Terminal, (39) M6 design, build, finance, operate, (40) Skye Bridge, (41) HM Prison Kilmarnock, (42) Almond Valley and Seafield sewage scheme, (43) Esk Valley purification scheme, (44) Inverness main drainage and Fort William sewage treatment, (45) Findlay House for Lothian Primary Care NHS Trust, (46) Aberdeenshire schools project, (47) Argyll and Bute waste management project, (48) Mearns Primary and St Ninian's High School, (49) Fife schools, (50) Highland schools project, (51) Edinburgh schools project, (52) West Lothian schools project, (53) Police Force Training Centre, East Kilbride, (54) Levenmouth purification scheme, (55) Moray coast wastewater project, (56) Aberdeen, Stonehaven, Fraserburgh and Peterhead sewage and sludge treatment, (57) Tay wastewater project and Dundee, Carnoustie and Arbroath wastewater treatment, (58) Dalmuir sewage treatment, provision of secondary treatment, (59) Daldowie and Shieldhall sludge treatment centres and (60) Meadowhead (Irvine), Ayr, Stevenston and Inverclyde sewage treatment.

Question reference: S1W-22166

  • Asked by: John Swinney, MSP for North Tayside, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 January 2002
  • Current Status: Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 5 February 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive how many separate pieces of information for motorists are displayed within a quarter mile radius of the Ballinluig junction of the A9, and of these, how many would be removed if a grade-separated junction was in place at this location.

Question reference: S1F-01351

  • Asked by: John Swinney, MSP for North Tayside, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 05 November 2001
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 8 November 2001

To ask the First Minister what issues were discussed at the last meeting of the Cabinet.

Question reference: S1W-13370

  • Asked by: John Swinney, MSP for North Tayside, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 February 2001
  • Current Status: Answered by Jack McConnell on 2 May 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive how many technical committees and working parties of the EU Council of Ministers have been attended by Scottish Executive officials since 1 July 1999, specifying the date and subject of each of these meetings.

Question reference: S1W-14604

  • Asked by: John Swinney, MSP for North Tayside, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 March 2001
  • Current Status: Answered by Susan Deacon on 26 April 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive how many cases of hospital acquired infection have been recorded in each year since 1997 at (a) Ninewells Hospital, (b) Perth Royal Infirmary and (c) Stracathro Hospital.

Question reference: S1W-13371

  • Asked by: John Swinney, MSP for North Tayside, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 February 2001
  • Current Status: Answered by Jack McConnell on 19 April 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive how many times Scottish Executive officials have attended technical committees and working parties of the EU Council of Ministers as the lead UK officials since 1 July 1999.

Question reference: S1W-13375

  • Asked by: John Swinney, MSP for North Tayside, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 February 2001
  • Current Status: Answered by Jack McConnell on 9 April 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive how many working meetings have been held between Scottish Executive ministers and members of the European Commission since 1 July 1999, specifying the date and subject of each of these meetings and the names of the ministers and commissioners present at each.

Question reference: S1W-13374

  • Asked by: John Swinney, MSP for North Tayside, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 February 2001
  • Current Status: Answered by Jack McConnell on 30 March 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive how many Joint Ministerial Committee meetings regarding European Union issues have been held since 1 July 1999.

Question reference: S1W-13367

  • Asked by: John Swinney, MSP for North Tayside, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 February 2001
  • Current Status: Answered by Jack McConnell on 29 March 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive which ministers have attended formal and informal meetings of the EU Council of Ministers since 1 July 1999, specifying the date and subject of each of these meetings.

Question reference: S1W-13373

  • Asked by: John Swinney, MSP for North Tayside, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 February 2001
  • Current Status: Answered by Jack McConnell on 28 February 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive how many technical committees and working parties of the EU Council of Ministers it has been informed about in advance by departments of Her Majesty's Government since 1 July 1999.