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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 24 November 2024
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Question reference: S1W-04416

  • Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 February 2000
  • Current Status: Answered by Jackie Baillie on 1 March 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide the level of funding for the Council of Voluntary Service recommended by the Eglinton Review.

Question reference: S1W-04395

  • Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 February 2000
  • Current Status: Answered by Henry McLeish on 29 February 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to improve the quality of skillseeker traineeships in the light of the statement in the report Glasgow School Leavers 1998-99 published by Glasgow Careers Service that 90% of unemployed Glasgow school leavers are "not interested" in pursuing them.

Question reference: S1W-04400

  • Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 February 2000
  • Current Status: Answered by Sarah Boyack on 29 February 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will make funding available to support local authorities who may wish to introduce and promote congestion charging schemes.

Question reference: S1W-04402

  • Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 February 2000
  • Current Status: Answered by Wendy Alexander on 29 February 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive what advice and assistance it will give to local authorities to reduce their level of rent arrears.

Question reference: S1W-03267

  • Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 13 December 1999
  • Current Status: Answered by Sarah Boyack on 28 February 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to promote, support and fund freight rail links to airports and what freight facilities grants it will make available for such a scheme.

Question reference: S1W-04305

  • Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 10 February 2000
  • Current Status: Answered by Wendy Alexander on 24 February 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-3838 by Ms Wendy Alexander on 2 February 2000, what assistance it will give to housing associations seeking charitable status.

Question reference: S1W-04297

  • Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 10 February 2000
  • Current Status: Answered by Sam Galbraith on 24 February 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive what arrangements are being made for the pupils of St Thomas Aquinas School, Glasgow to travel to the Woodside site during the rebuilding of their school.

Question reference: S1W-04299

  • Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 10 February 2000
  • Current Status: Answered by Sam Galbraith on 24 February 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive how many general purpose classrooms there will be in St Thomas Aquinas School in Glasgow on completion of the new building and whether these rooms will be of the same si'e as the current rooms.

Question reference: S1W-04308

  • Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 10 February 2000
  • Current Status: Answered by Wendy Alexander on 24 February 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive Scottish Executive why tenants and trades union representatives have been excluded from the Glasgow Housing Stock Transfer Steering Group.

Question reference: S1W-03805

  • Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 January 2000
  • Current Status: Answered by Wendy Alexander on 24 February 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive how much was spent in financial years 1997-98 and 1998-99 on stock transfer feasibility studies, how much will be spent this financial year and how much will be spent in each of the next two financial years.