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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 3 September 2024
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Question reference: S4W-02933

  • Asked by: Ken Macintosh, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 September 2011
  • Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 13 October 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive whether children with scoliosis wait longer than adults between seeing their consultant and having surgery.

Question reference: S4W-02932

  • Asked by: Ken Macintosh, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 September 2011
  • Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 13 October 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what the average waiting time is for patients with scoliosis between seeing a consultant and having surgery.

Question reference: S4O-00265

  • Asked by: Ken Macintosh, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 September 2011
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 6 October 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to address the needs of people with rare conditions such as paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria.

Question reference: S4W-02700

  • Asked by: Ken Macintosh, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 September 2011
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 22 September 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what cost it has estimated for providing tuition fee loans to Scottish students attending universities outwith Scotland in (a) 2012-13, (b) 2013-14 and (c) 2014-15.

Question reference: S4W-02699

  • Asked by: Ken Macintosh, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 September 2011
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 22 September 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what the cost was of providing tuition fee loans to Scottish students attending universities outwith Scotland in (a) 2008-09, (b) 2009-10 and (c) 2010-11.

Question reference: S4F-00148

  • Asked by: Ken Macintosh, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 19 September 2011
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 22 September 2011

To ask the First Minister what action the Scottish Government is taking following the loss of 1,000 jobs in the further education sector over the last year.

Question reference: S4F-00109

  • Asked by: Ken Macintosh, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 05 September 2011
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 September 2011

To ask the First Minister what agreement the Scottish Government has made with universities regarding access arrangements for students from the rest of the UK.

Question reference: S4O-00125

  • Asked by: Ken Macintosh, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 31 August 2011
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 September 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive how it supports private rented housing.

Question reference: S4W-02033

  • Asked by: Ken Macintosh, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 August 2011
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 30 August 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) primary and (b) secondary schools have a public library within walking distance.

Question reference: S4W-02032

  • Asked by: Ken Macintosh, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 August 2011
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 30 August 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) primary and (b) secondary schools have had a school library in each year since 2007.