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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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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 27 November 2024
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Question reference: S1W-25083

  • Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 15 April 2002
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 13 May 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answers to question S1W-21028 by Mr Jim Wallace on 22 January 2002, who the members were of each delegation that was led by a Scottish Minister.

Question reference: S1W-25082

  • Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 15 April 2002
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 13 May 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-21028 by Mr Jim Wallace on 22 January 2002, whether it will give its definition of "led the UK delegation".

Question reference: S1W-25464

  • Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 29 April 2002
  • Current Status: Answered by Richard Simpson on 13 May 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive how much earmarked funding has been received, or will be received, by each NHS board for drug treatment services under the Arbuthnott Substance Misuse Formula (a) since the formula came into use and (b) in future financial years for which budgets are available, expressed in cash terms and per capita.

Question reference: S1W-25470

  • Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 29 April 2002
  • Current Status: Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 13 May 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-24633 by Cathy Jamieson on 23 April 2002, what further information it is awaiting in respect of the proposed Youth Convention and what the relevance is of the European Youth Gathering in Murcia, Spain, to the proposed Youth Convention and to potential Scottish participation in the convention.

Question reference: S1W-25469

  • Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 29 April 2002
  • Current Status: Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 13 May 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-24633 by Cathy Jamieson on 23 April 2002 and following the meeting of Minecor on 25 April 2002, whether it is now able to give its position on Scottish representation on the Youth Convention on the Future of Europe.

Question reference: S1W-25056

  • Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 12 April 2002
  • Current Status: Answered by Ross Finnie on 10 May 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-24417 by Ross Finnie on 9 April 2002, how many vessels which have had decommissioning plans accepted are being, or have been, scrapped in each of the locations mentioned.

Question reference: S1W-25055

  • Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 12 April 2002
  • Current Status: Answered by Ross Finnie on 10 May 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive how many new Category A fishing licences, excluding Category A (Pelagic Purser), Category A (Pelagic Free'er) and Category A (Pelagic Trawler), as referred to in paragraph 3 of the Fishing Vessels (Decommissioning) (Scotland) Scheme 2001, have been issued since the scheme began, regardless of whether the new licence holder had previously held such a licence or received any assistance under the scheme.

Question reference: S1W-25411

  • Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 25 April 2002
  • Current Status: Answered by Ross Finnie on 9 May 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Bill will allow it to make available all the correspondence between it and Her Majesty's Government in connection with changes to the Scotland/England fishing boundary made in April 1999.

Question reference: S1W-25399

  • Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 25 April 2002
  • Current Status: Answered by Mary Mulligan on 9 May 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive, with regard to its news release SEhd027/2002 of 25 April 2002, what the implications are for (a) general dental practitioners and (b) acute dental services in (i) Grampian and (ii) Tayside and whether both regions will have full access to available funding.

Question reference: S1O-05188

  • Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 May 2002
  • Current Status: Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 9 May 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive whether there are any plans to carry out an economic impact assessment on the impact of Her Majesty's Government's 10% tax on oil and gas profits.