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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 25 November 2024
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Question reference: S1W-13587

  • Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 22 February 2001
  • Current Status: Answered by Sam Galbraith on 9 March 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will list all grant and relief schemes to the water industry which have been withdrawn in each of the last four years; what the total estimated value was of each scheme, and what the total estimated overall loss is to those in receipt of such schemes.

Question reference: S1O-03049

  • Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 February 2001
  • Current Status: Answered by Rhona Brankin on 8 March 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will make additional financial aid available to the catching and processing sectors in the light of the current situation in the fishing industry.

Question reference: S1W-12304

  • Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 05 January 2001
  • Current Status: Answered by Nicol Stephen on 6 March 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to make parents pay the financial cost of vandalism caused by their children.

Question reference: S1W-11711

  • Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 04 December 2000
  • Current Status: Answered by Susan Deacon on 6 March 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Health Technology Board for Scotland will report on the efficacy of the Al'heimer's drug Aricept, Rivastigmine and Galantamine and, if so, when or whether the recommendations of the National Institute for Clinical Excellence will be adopted in Scotland.

Question reference: S1W-12311

  • Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 05 January 2001
  • Current Status: Answered by Jack McConnell on 5 March 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive how many teachers (a) took early retirement and (b) resigned in each of the last five years, broken down by sector for each local authority area.

Question reference: S1W-12572

  • Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 18 January 2001
  • Current Status: Answered by Sam Galbraith on 5 March 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive how many court proceedings were initiated by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency and how many and what percentage of the cases taken to court resulted in a conviction, broken down for each year since the establishment of the agency.

Question reference: S1W-11913

  • Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 December 2000
  • Current Status: Answered by Jackie Baillie on 5 March 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive what measures are available so that tenants of private property who are a nuisance to their neighbours can be evicted.

Question reference: S1W-11015

  • Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 November 2000
  • Current Status: Answered by Jack McConnell on 5 March 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive how many incidents of violence and aggression against school staff have been recorded, by local authority area, for each of the last three years.

Question reference: S1W-11636

  • Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 November 2000
  • Current Status: Answered by Susan Deacon on 5 March 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the #30 million announced in July for the replacement of medical equipment was accompanied by additional revenue funding that could be used for the hiring of additional staff to help fully utilise any new equipment purchased.

Question reference: S1W-11635

  • Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 November 2000
  • Current Status: Answered by Susan Deacon on 5 March 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will list the names and titles of the NHS clinicians consulted in connection with the #30 million announced in July for the replacement of medical equipment.